Satire: The ridiculing of folly, stupidity or vice; the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule for exposing or denouncing the fatalities and faults of mankind. Satire is a literary manner, or technique, that blends humor and wit with a critical attitude toward human activities and institutions. Satire is a general term, one usualy considered to involve both moral judgement and a desire to help improve a custom, belief, or tradition.
Can you think of a clear and present evil about which the audience of the modern mass media has become too complacent or fatalistic? What would it take to break through the crust of complacency or apathy? Write your own modest proposal on a topic like the following. Make sure your audience knows your iroic or satirical intent and offer some genuine proposals within your essay.
-How to rid the city of homeless people
-How to reduce juvenile delinquency
-How to lower the school dropout rate
-How to end prostitution
-How to combat anti-American feeling abroad
-How to combat crime
-How to end unemployment
-How to end our involvement in Afghanistan
-How to help our state’s (or country’s) budget crisis
-How to solve the drug problem
-How to improve our education system
-How to solve pollution problems
-How to solve illegal immigration
Or choose a current issue yourself
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