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A humorous tone, achieved through the use of diction, allows Pi to see events in such a way that they become amusing, rather than confusing or frightening. For example, after hearing

One day my sister Dakota, my uncle Raven, my mom, and I went to a farm the day before Halloween. At first we were just going to get a few pumpkins but then, I saw a corn maze. I asked my mom “ Can we go in it, please,” My mom said,” If it is free.” I told her thanks. We went to a pumpkin patch to get a couple pumpkins.

Ultimately, satire is complex, ambiguous, and esoteric. The pleasure of laughter is deceptive, executing the tangible goal for entertained audiences; which leads satire to open discussions, but require thorough interpretation. Overall, satire works best by those who have the courage to not just go for the

The new technologies such as internet and new concepts such as online dating  are represented by the Napoleon Dynamite's brother Kipp. By exaggerating these ideas and concepts, One of the main devices that the director uses is parody. using this device the creator exaggerate the daily life of  a teenager by mocking the school life, activities such as student elections  and different types of groups in the school. The actors exaggerate different groups by mocking their style, fashion, way they talk etc. The

Humor and irony play very important roles in Everyday Use. The humor found

Using Satire to Convict Social Media Social media has inspired a stronger set of issues in the lives of the current youth, according to Shannon Purtle in “Why Social Media Should Be Left Alone”, specifically issues dealing with authenticity. In a time when social media is on the rise, Purtle addresses the lacking of real connections and endangerments surrounding magnified typical teenage issues caused by those programs within the lives of young Americans. As a teenager, or young adult, there is an immense amount of exposure to assimilation from one self-conscious teen to the next unsure teen. Through using satirical strategies such as an ironic tone, ridiculous and contradicting rhetoric, ironic questions and analogies to common phrases, Purtle

Another way, is using verbal irony to make the viewer feel surprised. Also, they can use situational irony to make surprise. Overall, the use of irony can be used to make the viewers feel different emotions such as

In recent events, mass shootings and other violent acts have been taking a place all over the United States. From college campuses to the parking lots of supermarkets, they are not limited to one place. But why are these kinds of violence so common today? Many Americans claim that the portrayal of violence in the news is a primary cause of violence in America today.

My thoughts and feelings on this video are that the Germans are cold and heartless people. How could you do this to other humans and be fine with, what all because they practice a different religion or aren’t the same as you, Hitler must have been messed up in the head? I am so mad that people treat other people like that because they are different but to be honest, we all are the same on the inside with like the organs and blood, just because someone is different on the outside does not mean that you have to kill them or make them feel bad about themselves. I hated the viewing in this video it was so hard to watch but, we do need to learn from the past in order to prevent it from happening in the future.

From the quiet kid in the back of the classroom who can shock an entire class with a well-placed joke, to the scrawny little red-head whose knock-knock jokes everyone pretends to appreciate, to the loud and jeering class clown whose antics are the envy of his peers and a headache to his teachers, everyone can find some value in being funny. Whether you prefer slapstick, satire, dry humor, sarcastic quips, or a healthy dose of cynicism, you should always appreciate and make room for a little amusement in your daily life. Anyone is capable of being humorous. That’s not to say that everyone has to be the poster child for hilarity; but it doesn’t take much to get a laugh out of most people. One of the most satisfying feelings in the world is cracking a joke or making a witty remark that just so happens to strike a chord with everyone in the room, resulting in

The creative team at Publicis Russia were challenged to promote gun control. To do this, they wanted to see what would happen if they put guns in the hands of the everyday person. They told people to aim and shoot at someone in a courtyard filled with people, and little did they know, it was only an online simulation. The people on the screen were actors, and if someone actually shot at someone, fake blood would come on the screen showing the shooter what it would be like if they actually shot someone. The actors would then pop back up and a message appeared on the screen, “ Not everyone owns a gun responsibly”, “ but they’re still openly sold”.

Secondly, there is frequent interaction through text and social media where horror is found, where audience gained practical consciousness of their social and relevant cultural movement and environment. In easy words, audiences and films have touch of horror to make the world amusing (Radner,

Amusingness is about force and control of the humorist as much as it is an arrival of anxious vitality of the gathering of people. A comic tries to hypnotize you and control your feelings through his jokes and funniness. You, the clueless group of onlookers joyfully offer into the startling quality, the sudden stunning exhibition of everything and stand enraptured under the force of the humorist, prepared to discharge your repressed apprehensive vitality through uncontrolled

What I think is that the point which makes this issue worthy to discuss is that satire which is the oldest form of social study plays a role as an initiative to inform people and make them think in depth about various kinds of issues. Therefore, the quality of satirical comedy which is mostly derived from political satire has a significant importance. Especially, in current conditions, almost every shows and publications are trying to be the bad boys by using the power of satire that is able to draw people's attention in a

Jamie Jackson Ms Calimlim English 9B September 9, 2015 Negative Effects of Youtube On Teenagers Youtube is full of potentials, especially giving opportunities for young upper comers. With youtube being available on such a big variety of devices, Big trending You tuber’s videos spread around the cities, countries and continents in a matter of minutes from uploading their video. With these big trending videos it creates jealousy and becomes an influences for teens to attempt these daring acts for fame. As Youtube’s popularity is get getting more and more popular the standards of a video to go viral keep getting higher and higher, thus people nowadays attempt to do bigger more dangerous things just for attention.