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    Visual Rhetoric Analysis

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    Visual rhetoric Is the investigation of purposely-composed pictures influencing the gathering of people, however visual rhetoric introduces to the efficient structuralism way to deal with representation, which endeavors to depict these showed ways that political illustrated cartoons depict, moreover we discover that cartoons individual are used as a part of visual rhetoric devices that operate as part of political cartoons. It also employs celebrities, objects and even animated images…

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    GUYS, MUTANT FLEAS ARE TERRORIZING THE MIDWEST! Well, not really. Dave Barry's story about mutant fleas is basically a fake news article, that is very unrealistic, making fun of the way that news reporters blow things out of proportion, and tell a story, rather than what actually happened. There are not actually mutant fleas and giant flying cats, and berry hints at this in the story. Dave Barry's short story called “mutant fleas terrorize midwest”, there were lots of examples of high humor,…

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    Flannery O’Connor was a writer from the twentieth century who made her characters inflexible, ignorant, and with too much pride. She used black humor mixed with some of her religious beliefs, lots of irony, and extreme situations. She wrote two novels in her lifetime and thirty-two short stories. Her first novel was “Wise Blood’ in 1952. She was born in Savannah, Georgia to Edward F. O’Connor and Regina Cline. She died August 3, 1964 at age 39 from lupus. In her stories O’Connor leaves with a…

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    O Brother, Where Art Thou, loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," deals with the adventures of Everett McGill and his fellow fugitives Delmar and Pete in 1930s Deep South. It picks up with the trio in a chain gang where Everett is trying to get home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist. Along the story, the characters are faced with a series of odd characters- among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George Nelson AKA "Baby Face", a campaigning governor, a KKK mob, and a blind man who warns…

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    Alain de Botton once said, “The chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain, but to convey the impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” This quote shows that there is more to writing than just to entertain. Through writing, writers often convey messages that are not easily spoken about, such as criticizing a global trend or idea, by lightening up the topic and underlying messages through the usage of satire and humor. Joshua Ferris uses humor and satire…

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    first time appeared in public, people changed their conventional concept about animation. Even though The Simpsons is not the show for children, some parents are still okay with letting their children watch the show with them (Alters, 2003). Animated comedy sitcom can also cater to the whole family’ tastes. The Simpsons’ impact permeates all cultural aspects in American society. The Simpsons lies in the description of an ordinary middle-class Americans daily household’s absurd experiences,…

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    What is your time zone? UTC+10:00 (Melbourne, Australia) What is your current in game name: Nyloa What are your previous account names or alternate account names: Previous names of mine are: KatyCarrots Inflamed LordPepeKun MirandaSings_ How old are you? 13 How long have you been a part of the community? I joined this server roughly 3 and a half years ago. How often are you available to moderate the server? I am currently taking part in online schooling (similar to homeschooling), so have…

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    Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer. He was best known for his national radio and television acts between 1937 and 1971, and as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. Skelton, who has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, also appeared in vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. Skelton began developing his comedic and…

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    money that President Obama is just sporadically spending on countless endeavors. A final example of the juvenalian style of Gorrell would be the modern relation of “The Black Lives Matter!”. Gorrell is bringing out the social issue that broke out in Baltimore, Maryland, in earlier 2015. Gorrell is poking fun at the hastag of Black Lives Matter while the underlying meaning that police officers, public safety, and private property mean nothing. Therefore Gorrell, while being satirical in tone he…

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    Andrew Lincoln charmed his way into being one of America’s most popular actors, as starring as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead. Although, Rick Grimes is how Andrew Lincoln became a television phenomenon, he has been acting for years. He has been involved in many small roles, and those small roles lead to a big lead, and a big pick up in his acting career. He has done his fair share of training, by attending acting schools, and doing voice overs. Overall, Andrew Lincoln has worked his way up the…

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