Thursday, September 1, 2016

Gender Roles, Sexism Satire

This year, 2016, there are so many problems with gender roles and sexism.

 Women are being judged on how they should act, how much makeup they have on, how they dress and how they behave.

 Men are judged on how manly they are, how their jawline isn't on "fleek", how much of a "player" they are and how much of a "sissy/pansy" they are. 

Not only this but there are still people that think a man's place is bringing home the bacon and women are here to please the men emotionally and physically. A women is not meant to work besides working at home to provide her family with meals and clean clothes/ house if not then she will be punished by her husband. A man is meant to be the head of the house. He should be the sole provider of the house and meant to keep his wife and family in check. If the man were to lose his job he should already be looking and receiving another one.

Friday, August 26, 2016

theme-  subject of a thought, a person's writing (ex: The theme of the story was courage and ambition because without these two Thomas the Train couldn't keeo moving forward.) 
tone-  The general character or attitude of the place, piece of writing, etc (ex: The tone of the short story was dreary and spooky)
mood-state of mind or feeling (ex: The mood of the party was hyped!)
diction- choice and use of words and phrases in writing (ex: Elle's perfect diciton never failed to be discussed about.)
syntax- Arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. (ex: No rules of syntax are given)
syllogism- deductive reason consisting of two premises and a conclusion. (ex: The crossing of terms in a syllogism requires it.) 

stupid - lacking intelligence (ex: She stupidly put salt in her coffee then the sugar right next to it) 
adumbrate - report or represent in outline (ex: The artist will adumbrate a picture of the couple)
apotheosis - climax (ex:The apotheosis of my career was when I got promoted to CEO of the company)
ascetic - a person who lives a  strict-self discipline (ex: When Max became a Monk he chose the ascetic life.)
bauble - a small showy decoration (ex: I paid twenty-five hundred for the tropical trinket till I realized that it was just a merely bauble.)
beguile - charm or enchant in a deceptive way. (ex: She was extremely beautiful to beguile her classmates to do her work.)
burgeon -begin to grow or flourish (ex:As gas prices go down, gas stations are expecting people coming in to burgeon)
complement - thing that completes or makes perfect (ex: The beautiful diamond necklace complemented Sheila's wedding dress.)
contumacious - stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority (ex: Contumacious defendants are usually immediately removed from the court room.) 
curmudgeon - bad-tempered person (ex:Because my neighbor is curmudgeon, we never get our soccer balls back. )
didactic -intended to teach (ex: The motive of the didactic PowerPoint was to learn table manners at a business meeting.
disingenuous - Not candid or sincere (ex: Most detectives are disingenuous to trick others into confessing)
exculpate - show or declare that someone is not guilty (ex: My mother exculpated me against the cheating rumors)
faux pas - embarrassing or tactless act (ex: She made a huge faux pas when she slurped from the ladle spoon and put it back in the pot of soup to serve the guest.) 
fulminate-complain angrily ( The restaurant manager fulminated over the teenagers loud talking and laughing)
fustian -coarse cloth of linen and cotton (ex: The comforter was fustian with a violet color.)
hauteur -arrogance (ex: Jen's hauteur has led her to believe she is better than everyone else.)
inhibit -restrain or prevent (ex: The government inhibited the couple from going in their house.)
jeremiad -long mournful complaint (ex: While away at camp, Jerad sent his parents a jeremiad letter.)
opportunist -take advantage of a circumstance to better his or her situation (ex: The hotel owner was an oportunist who took advantage of the hurricane to raise her room rates.
unconscionable-Not right or reasonable (ex: It is unconscionable to let blind people drive)

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Satire Idea

I've been stuck in a "satire writing box" for the past couple of days. One side of me wants to be political but everyone makes fun of Trump and Clinton. The other side of me wants to just be very funny but that gives me no motivation. Thinking of politics made me think when Kanye West proclaimed that he was going to run for president in 2020. I might be one of the few people who dislike the Kardashians or anything to do with them. Anything to do with them meaning Kanye West too. He was high when delivering this "presidential speech" and I just can't stand for this joke he set upon us, the people. Another idea is to focus on the actual Kardashians and on how they got "famous" yet act as if they come from riches. Any help?

Response to "Conscience of a Hacker"

I think I want to change my career dream of being a business CEO to becoming a hacker...hmn...  Anyways I completely love this essay. It makes you think outside the box. It completely makes you see the brighter side of teenagers. We are not all alike, we all have different ideas on mind on life and how we do things. Although the older generation believe we are all alike. We are all criminals, we are all lazy, we all cheat, etc. This essay is more of an ice breaker. It is to break people out of their "perfect shells" and to seek new opportunities. Becoming a hacker is a new experience. "You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike."

That moment my computer works... Hope ya'll love me making a fool of myself pronouncing this tongue twisting tale that teeters on the side of insanity. Adios! (Tried to have some alliteration.) (:

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

A Modest Proposal

Now I've heard about cannibalism but to eat your OWN children! No! I understand the author describing how these little monsters (children) are good for nothing and just wear their mother down but this is outrageous. The more I read from A Modest Proposal the more disturbed I felt. 

 "A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends....and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day" 

I don't know how I feel about this. Personally I think that this goes by so many morals and responsibilities of being a parent. However some of these people aren't parents yet they do know how to feel as a child. To even think of eating children sounds terrible and barf worthy. 

"I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs."

Roasting pigs and roasting children is completely different! This is some weird type of fetish that needs counseling. Maybe back in the 1700s when food was a big deal would this may have been considered but not actually acted upon. 

Sorry guys but I can't deal with this child pedo fetish, sorry Mr. Author (Mr. Jonathon Swift). No hard feelings, eh?