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After watching several videos that use satire in order to support their purpose, I believe satire can work as a very effective way to engage audiences. In the video that depicts pageant queens from different states, the purpose was to illustrate a very common stereotype among them that defines pageant queens as less intelligent, and ignorant to the more important issues in the world. The satire in the video makes it obvious that the video is using humor in order to achieve a greater purpose. In addition, in the article “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady, the author uses reversal when she writes in the point of view of a man in order to emphasize her point on the endless expectations that men have on women within a marriage. The satire Brady uses within the article makes it more approachable by men and helps to stray away from directly calling out men by using a different method to depict the unfair treatment that women receive by men. Although satire can be very effective in achieving it...

The Great Gatsby represents a time period of when people valued money and having material goods. Having more things and striving for money was one of the biggest motives for people during the Roaring Twenties which is the primary setting of Fitzgerald’s novel. I really enjoyed reading The Great Gatsby because of the different/darker side of the American Dream that Fitzgerald portrayed through the characters. For example, Daisy, who had money and wealth which was considered the American Dream, was still unhappy with her life because she chose a path that provided her with stability instead of love. Her choice represents greed that the people in the novel were always comprised of. The characters were never satisfied with what they had, and instead always wanted more which illustrates the materialistic idea of the American Dream. In addition, Gatsby is another character who demonstrates a different aspect of the American Dream as well. Gatsby is different in a way from the other becau...

I believe that although some may believe the American Dream is increasingly being associated with materialism, it still remains similar to what it meant to people in the past. The American Dream for people within America in the past was to have the “perfect family” that consisted of a white-picket fence and a family with two model children. This idea is only just a representation of what the American Dream meant to people in terms of living comfortably. It signified having a family that could live without having to worry about having any financial burdens, as well as living in a place that provides equality. However, when considering the factor of money in the American Dream, being wealthy and having more things should not be what one strives to achieve. I believe that the American Dream still remains similar to the idea of living comfortably and finding equality which is represented by the immigrants that move to America just for that. This applies to my own family when my parents an...

Liberty is something that the people of America value greatly and have fought for over many centuries. It is an idea that everyone from across the world desires but may not always be able to fully achieve due to inequalities that exist in their own countries. To compare, we can look into the liberties women have in Saudi Arabia and the liberties women have in the United States. Saudi Arabia is a country that is known for its more conservative values which can be viewed as the cause for the oppression of women in the country from gaining equal rights. Women in Saudi Arabia have fewer liberties than women in America because of their government’s opposition of them being able to do certain things, such open their own bank account or freely travel without consent from a male guardian. These are just a few examples of what they are unable to do which demonstrate the lack of liberty that they have when compared to women in America. In the United States, women are able to do just about anyth...