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Saturday Night Live: The Use Of Satire

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The satire reflects today's society in a way that we still place a deal of opinion on beauty, and vanity. People in today's society contain a quality of being vain and self-obsessed with their opinions towards beauty and political views. Satire is now used to make fun of politics and situations in society with the hopes of creating humor. Television shows such as "Saturday Night Live" use humor to poke at present day issues in the world. The satire exaggerates events to create a dramatic effect on these problems.

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