Thursday, January 15, 2009
Another Version of Huck Finn
In Spike Lee's version of Huck Finn, Jim is portrayed as a much more complex character with more emotions than in Twain's version. Since it is a screenplay, you can actually see the characters facial expressions and actions. The screenplay is in third-person point of view so it describes all characters well and it also shows Jim as not just a dumb slave, but an intelligent human being.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Banned in the USA
Why are books banned in the USA? Most books are banned because of sexual content. The pattern I see on the list is that they are mostly banned because of their sexual content and racism. I believe that books shouldn't be banned from our society., maybe just for certain age groups. We need to be more open minded to things and learn from these human flaws we carry, like racism even, children need to learn this things.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Lowest Animal
I believe that humans are generally good people but with many flaws. None of us are perfect and probably will never be. Some flaws that we have are that we can be very selfish and greedy people. Some people think that if they help someone out with something then their going to get something out of it. They just won't help a person out without expecting anything in return. I think people should be more willing to help other people and not expect anything from it. All of us should stop being greedy and selfish. We should share what we have if its possible and care about everyone, not just ourselves.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Satire
What is Satire?
Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity and vices, and politics.
Some of the articles on theonion.com use satire because they exaggerate some real news and add humor and irony to the articles. They also make of politics in some articles.
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