English Final Blog Reflections

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       "Find your own example of satire. This can be anything appropriate for school, but cartoons seem to work the best. Once you have found your example of satire, analyze the purpose of the piece and explain what type of satire it is and why. Your response should be at least one well-developed paragraph."

       These where the instructions for the blog post on satire. The first part: Find your own example of satire. I did so by using the cartoon about debt. The next set of directions was to analyze the purpose saying what kind of satire it was and why. This is the first thing I say. I state that it is horation satire.

I went back to the power point that Mrs. Noble made where it showed the definition of haration satire and showed how the definition related to the components of the cartoon satire. I stated in the blog, "Its horation because it ridicules the absurdities of humans and does make people have a "wry smile". In this cartoon, the cartoonist is simply making fun of the fact that college graduates will be in debt." This is the main part of the well-developed paragraph I responded to about satire.

Knights of the Old Republic

This is a wonderful series. The first book was a book of trust, friendship, hardship and overall anarchy. This book is about a boy named Zane Carrik who is a padwan in training to become a Jedi. He leaves the Jedi council to go find an escaped convict but comes back to see his friends murdered by his master. This is a big surprise and they blame the who thing on him. Now he is wanted throughout the whole galaxy. He needs to clear his name. I don't want to give a spoiler alert of what he does but you should read the graphic novel to find out. I highly recommend this book. It is amazing.

HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Thomas Kemery
Mrs. Noble
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       This book reminded me an awful lot of The Giver. It takes place in a world where society is
controlled by the government. But it a overwhelming control. Everyone must remain the same. Anyone who is physically or mentally advanced are placed with handicaps that decelerate their advanced ability. And what ends up happening is a man who has handicaps placed on him, takes them off and claims himself emperor. This might have been his way of getting back at the corrupt government. But it ends up backfiring because the handicap general comes in and kills him with a shotgun.

Satire

       I would say that this is an example of  horation satire. Its horation because it ridicules the absurdities of humans and does make people have a "wry smile". In this cartoon, the cartoonist is simply making fun of the fact that college graduates will be in debt. They either don't have the money to pay off their college funds or they were not ready for a world with debt in it. It is laughed at because of the acceptance of the graduate. He knows what he has gotten himself into, making the reader have a laugh.

Hunger Games III Mokingjay

Hunger games III Mokingjay

       I have been reading the third hunger games. This is after the uprising has happened  with Katniss Everdeen as the rebellions Leader. She is looked up to by many. This brings a lot of pressure to her as she doesn't want to make the wrong move and get people to dislike her for her actions. But she seems to have other things on her mind.

       Peta is with the capitol as they use him to say that he is against the rebellion. This causes confusion because everyone thought that Katniss and Peta were on the same page. So people start to think things about Katniss. But she still pulls through as a strong leader. And she seems to never get up with the help of her friends. I admire this because it takes a real leader to go through times where they are not trusted, and still make the right decision most of the time.

Hunger Games Mokingjay

Hunger Games III Mokingjay

       I chose this book because I have read the first two and the movie is about to come out. I want to have the book read before I can go and see the movie. I love these series. They are action packed and have a lot of drama. I also seem to get attached to the characters. They make you feel as if you personally know them and have a relationship with them.

       The author also does a really good job of how to go about a pace with the book. On the slow boring parts that readers normally get bored in, she finds a way to fire through those parts, still leaving you with the important information that you need. and as you get toward the action parts she slows it down so you know whats going on.                                                                                    

The Time Machine

The Time Machine, is a book about a man who is obsessed with time and how it works. So he devotes himself to making a time machine. After years of working he eventually comes up with a working time machine. And he wants to go into the future. This is his only wish.

       As he's traveling through the future he finds himself 800,000 years into the future. At the year 802701. This is when he sees how much the world has changed. It is very different for him and he takes time to figure out the world. But this is when he discovers a whole new class of species. This is a very well written book and keeps you on your toes. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read.