Sarcasm

know if it is as credible as the Orange county editorial where the author clearly stated where the author found the information. Some people might say that adding too much pathos and sarcasm to an editorial will make the editorial less reliable but in this situation. Adding just the right amount of pathos, sarcasm and commentary made The Orange County Register editorial more convincing than The New York TImes editorial. Since the New York Times editorial was impacted with pure statistics it…

panics” caused by new forms of media. Pinker persuades the reader that most panics caused by the media are either overly exaggerated or just false. Pinker effectively uses historical evidence, logical analysis, and some humor mixed in with a lot of sarcasm to back up his main statement “But such panics often fail reality checks.” Pinker also provides some scientific evidence but most of his arguments are logically proven with common knowledge rather than a lot of scientific data. Pinker states…

David Sedaris' goal in writing, Me Talk Pretty One Day, is to take the reader on a journey through a challenging time in his life through which he ultimately persevered. I was able to determine, through a deeper, more analytical reading that the author's reference to his age and location emphasize the difficulties he would face. The author sets the tone for what appears to be an impossible situation. He is well past prime school age, he is in a foreign country surrounded by younger…

perseverance and hard working attitudes. In “One Last Time” Gary Soto works hard all summer so he can wear new clothes to school. He even goes to a harder job to get more money. In “Me Talk Pretty One Day.” David Sedaris persevered through being subject to sarcasm and disrespect. He, at the end, realized that his teacher’s teaching methods, as harsh as they were, were somewhat…

A stereotype of a Puritan is to be boring. Bradstreet defies this by showing sarcasm and irony in her poem The Prologue, by writing "for my mean pen are too superior things" which contradicts that she is too lady-like to write about ‘manly’ things. "Who says my hand a needle better fits" is another example sarcasm because of the Puritan thought of women being inferior and how they should be knitting, which Bradstreet does not do. Bradstreet contradicts…

their lawn. Jennifer Price leaves clues throughout her text that portray how she feels about America through the context of a pink flamingo. She uses words in italics such as “flamingo” and “pink” to create a sense of sarcasm towards the average, flamingo loving American. This sarcasm makes America look like a joke. She also adds in the irony of how Americans hunted flamingos into extinction in Florida in the 1950’s and how now we are using flamingos as a symbol of boldness, wealth, and leisure.…

The TLC program has had a larger impact on my life than I would previously have thought possible. At first, I did not fully understand the point of TLC and was skeptical of its supposed effects. Since beginning TLC, I have noticed a change in my view of success, view of bad days, body language, and leadership. TLC has given me motivation to be the best that I can be by showing me how much better life is as a top 20. Top 20’s are happier, more successful, and better leaders than bottom 80’s,…

“War is Kind” by Stephen Crane is a poem extremely critical of war and questions if the war and the death and destructions that the results are truly worth it. Crane uses sarcasm and irony to move the reader to be critical towards war and to see the pain it the causes. The pain suffered by the soldier is obvious, but this poem shows the pain that family members of the soldiers suffer as well. The repeated chorus, “Do not weep/for war is kind,” ties the emotional experience and the actual…

himself and the dog, by stating “I hated the dog. The feeling was mutual” (Bedford 471). Since the beginning, the author lets his readers know that the relationship between him and his pet is full of hatred and annoyance. He narrates the story using sarcasm and humor to describe the disgust he feels towards the dog. Since the story is told from Hansen’s point of view, it is easier to understand why he commits certain…

ocean reveals the rebellious and defiant nature of Zeus and Prometheus relationship. The theme of the tragedy is developed through the important exchange between Prometheus and Ocean. Ocean’s reconciliatory character is met with Prometheus pride and sarcasm, leading the audience to…