The period of time between 1600 and 1700 is often referred to as A Period of Enlightenment or The Age of Reason. It was called that because it became a time when mankind began to question not only "how" something worked but also "why" it worked that way and "who" was at the controls. It was the time that brought forth the birth of modern science, creative thinking, and expanded philosophy.No longer satisfied with being told what to do and when or how to do it, man began to question the entire order of things. Radical new theories like those that ascribed to the thought that "all men were created equal," challenged the very core of how countries had been ruled for hundreds of years and questioned the so-called divine right of the ruling class. The average man suddenly felt that he deserved a say in the way he was to be governed and who was chosen to govern him. And in quiet corners of Europe, women were already beginning to meet to for the purpose of exchanging ideas about subjects like literature and science; topics previously the purview of their male counterparts alone.
Some credit the work of the French philosopher, Rene Descartes, with the kick-off of this new age. His concept that truth needed to be proven by evidence and reasoning challenged the very core of certain types of beliefs, not the least of which was Christianity itself.Prior to this new age movement, man was basically spoon fed a pabulum of information in which he was forced to believe. To do otherwise would have subjected him to being labeled a heretic. Such a label could result in death by the most torturous means ever invented. Finally, man was free to explore new thoughts and ideas. But this freedom wasn't embraced by all. Kings and queens throughout Europe, who had long believed that they had the divine right to rule, could see the writing on the wall and feared their rule would shortly be over. In many cases, they were, of course, correct. |
This is my piece of satire in the form of legalizing marijuana cartoon by Adam Zyglis who is the staff cartoonist for “The Buffalo News”. This cartoon involves a number of devices to convey its meaning. The first tool used in this photo is verbal irony. Its saying which joint is a bigger conflict in the world, when we all know its the penitentiary that's costing us millions of dollars every year. This photo is also using exaggeration because the effect of one joint is not close to being as big of a conflict jail is if they were to legalize marijuana. The theme this photo is using is saying whether it should legalize marijuana or not. If marijuana were to be legalized they would tax it and get money out of it and not have so much crime as they do now.
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The point in this Satire project is to show that teen pregnancy is rapidly increasing across America, and is ruining the futures of many gifted and talented teens. Our tone is mock serious. Our seriousness lets the audience understand that teen pregnancies are surely increasing and nobody is doing much to stop this. We exaggerate a few different situations in this skit, such as, The father of the child breaking up with the mother and the father of the daughter being acceptive of the pregnancy.
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Satire project |