July, 2010

What is Menippean Satire?

There are several different types of satire, but none are as interesting as menippean satire. Menippean satire refers to a work of satirical literature that focuses on not one but several different …

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The Daily Show – Satirical News

Everyone knows by now that if there's one show that will never get canceled its the daily news. The daily news is a television programming that is utilized to keep viewers up to date and aware o…

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A Few Examples of Satire

To give everyone a good idea of what satire actually is, here are a few works of literature and even a shady adult cartoon that are definite satires and some of the bests.

George Orwell's Nin…

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The Importance of Political Satire

Everyone's seen an example of political satire probably a hundred times over by now. It's most commonly found in news paper politic comic strips or even on certain TV shows and movies. Aroun…

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Satire vs Parody

Two words that people tend to get confused pretty often are satire and parody. Though, the difference between the two words is quite vague there is a difference.

Satire is a subtle way of mocking r…

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Exaggeration Satire

Sometimes things are just funny because they're so true. When we stretch or exaggerate the truth it can become a whole lot more entertaining. It's like those silly characterture drawings whe…

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Humor Satire in the Funny Papers

Some things are just funny because they're true. That's what makes satire a great way to get a laugh. Using examples of real people and real places put into real situations with exaggerated …

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Wall-E: A Family Satire Film

Wall-E is a family film created in complete computer generated animation that features the most adorable robot the world will ever know. Wall-E spends his days all alone in a world literally flooded…

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Social Satire by Chuck Palaniuk

Many of us are familiar with satire and what it means to mock a situation for the sake of entertainment, but is it okay to hit the nail so clearly on the head? Chuck Palahniuk thinks so. Which is a …

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The Liar

Generally speaking, having defects is something common because it's what makes humans. Therefore, every person has good sides and bad ones. Lying is part of the….you decide.

People are not a…

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