Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although, in practice, it is also found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit. A very common, almost defining feature of satire is its strong vein of irony or sarcasm, but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. The essential point, however, is that "in satire, irony is militant". This "militant irony" (or sarcasm) often professes to approve (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist actually wishes to attack. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Merry Existential Christmas assuages those of us who bemoan holiday season. This short and smart novella is the perfect Christmas story for those who are sophisticated, savvy and grouchy on your list. This ten chapter tome chronicles Christmas from post World War Two France through the Swinging Sixties to present day at an exclusive rehab in the Malibu mountains. Every chapter is a story about seeking meaning and hope in one’s life during the Christmas season. It, at times, illuminates as well as entertains. What is out there for all the over educated cynics to read (besides The Christmas Carol) during the Yuletide season? The answer, we hope, is right here. Read an ExcerptRating: Adult, Young Adult http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/BookDetails.asp?BookID=248522&Origine=2104
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Why Can’t I be Normal? Tells the story of a man who wants so badly to be normal, that he becomes increasingly weird. “Amazing! Warnings uses a powerful and ridiculous human need, to generate countless laughs and insights.” – Sarah Gray “This is exactly what books are supposed to be. If there were more like this, I would be reading all the time.” –John Smith Read an ExcerptRating: Adult, Young Adult http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/BookDetails.asp?BookID=225127&Origine=2104
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MEN ARE ALL MURDERERS AND WOMEN ARE ALL WHORES
Rap videos
equate violence with manliness. Teen
girl videos equate
sluttiness with femininity. These gender
roles have existed as long as
civilization. In Roman times, Our Hero
wants to be a great man. Along the
way, he falls for The Princess who wants
to be a beautiful woman. Can they
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