Satire In Everyday LifeSatire is a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. In the article "The Impotence of Proofreading" Taylor Mali shows how people who use spell check when writing a paper aren't always correct. The purpose of spell check is to make sure there is no incorrect spelling. So if I misspell a word I might not get the word I was really trying to use. He is using satire by writing an article that is completely incorrect. The idea is right but the spelling is horrible. Words that sound and are spelled similar replace the proper words so it throws off the entire paper. My reaction to the article "Manny Ramirez: 'Am I In Trouble?" is simple, it is hilarious. The Onion is taking a real life situation and making it into a big joke. The idea is right but the way it is written makes the entire situation a joke. Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games for being found with a banned substance in his system during a random drug test. In reality his defense was that he did not know the substance was banned therefore he does not know why the punishment is so harsh. The Onion takes his ignorance one step further by making him seem like a complete idiot. In the article Manny Ramirez To David Ortiz: 'Road Trip' satire is used to show how both players are at a low point in their careers. Manny Ramirez is suspended for 50 games and David Ortiz just isn't doing to well, so in the article they suggest a road trip order to get back on point. It is just funny how these former teammates think that a road trip would help their problems, instead of practicing their game so they won't get rusty. The article 2008 Tax Records Reveal Sasha Obama Made $136 In Allowance Money makes me think of my youth as satire is used. President Obama gives his daughter an allowance like most parents do. The article makes it seem as if it is wrong to give your child an allowance during the recession we are going through. Personally I think a parent has to find a way to make a child's upbringing the best. Teaching your daughter the importance of earning money is a good way to teach responsibility and that is exactly what the President is doing. The article "Advice to Youth" by Mark Twain, Twain provides six advices for today's youth, don't lie, obey your parents, handle a firearm carefully, go to bed early, and read books. In Twain's opinion obeying your parents is the best policy because if you don't obey your parents they will make you obey them. Parents have the superstition that just because they are older and your parents they will always know whats best for you. They think what you think is best for yourself isn't always whats best. Twain tells the youth to not be careless when using a gun. Anything can happen when using one whether you think it's loaded or not. Twain explained how a young child was playing with a old rusty firearm when he approached his grandmother and pointed the gun to her chest. He pulled the trigger but luckily there was no bullets in the gun. The grandmother was scared but was relieved to know she was okay. Lying is bad because
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