Ignorance is not Always Bliss
In “High School Students Demand Wars in Easier-to-Find Countries” the author uses satire to describe their discontent with high school students who simply do not want to put in the effort to study and learn about geography and social studies. Many students who are cited in this essay complain about wars being fought in foreign places they have never heard of, but then one student mistakes “Macedonia” for “Massachusetts” which does not help their argument (SatireWire.com). It is mentioned that these these children do not even know United States’ allies, capitals of states, or the difference between fictional and nonfictional countries, so what do they know? This piece of literature is directed towards the hard working adults who have put in their time and effort to study geography and social studies when they were in high school. Today’s students do not …show more content…
This statement is for sure to gain some chuckles from adults. This example not only provides some comedic relief for the audience, but also a great example as to why students should learn about capitals, states, and countries they are unfamiliar with. This work as a whole is satire, aimed towards mocking students’ lack of effort towards their school work specifically in history. Locations of wars should not be altered; students should be taught about these foreign countries and not just “Germany and England” because they are “places [students] have heard of” (SatireWire.com). Students argued that wars should be in places like “France, Australia, and Austria, unless, [the students said], those last two are the same country,” students do not even recognize that Australia and Austria are two different places, all the more reason they should learn about these countries
In “High School Students Demand Wars in Easier-to-Find Countries” the author uses satire to describe their discontent with high school students who simply do not want to put in the effort to study and learn about geography and social studies. Many students who are cited in this essay complain about wars being fought in foreign places they have never heard of, but then one student mistakes “Macedonia” for “Massachusetts” which does not help their argument (SatireWire.com). It is mentioned that these these children do not even know United States’ allies, capitals of states, or the difference between fictional and nonfictional countries, so what do they know? This piece of literature is directed towards the hard working adults who have put in their time and effort to study geography and social studies when they were in high school. Today’s students do not …show more content…
This statement is for sure to gain some chuckles from adults. This example not only provides some comedic relief for the audience, but also a great example as to why students should learn about capitals, states, and countries they are unfamiliar with. This work as a whole is satire, aimed towards mocking students’ lack of effort towards their school work specifically in history. Locations of wars should not be altered; students should be taught about these foreign countries and not just “Germany and England” because they are “places [students] have heard of” (SatireWire.com). Students argued that wars should be in places like “France, Australia, and Austria, unless, [the students said], those last two are the same country,” students do not even recognize that Australia and Austria are two different places, all the more reason they should learn about these countries