Friday, March 6, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Satire Homework
Read the prompt below, and state your claim, and have one paragraph to support it. This must reach 250 words, and make sure to comment on two other posts.
In his 2004 book, Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that the chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but “to convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” Because society allows humorists to say things that other people cannot or will not say, de Botton sees humorists as serving a vital function in society. Think about the implications of de Botton’s view of the role of humorists (cartoonists, stand-up comics, satirical writers, hosts of television programs, etc.). Then write a claim and paragraph that defends, challenges, or qualifies de Botton’s claim about the vital role of humorists. Use specific, appropriate evidence to develop your position.
In his 2004 book, Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that the chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but “to convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” Because society allows humorists to say things that other people cannot or will not say, de Botton sees humorists as serving a vital function in society. Think about the implications of de Botton’s view of the role of humorists (cartoonists, stand-up comics, satirical writers, hosts of television programs, etc.). Then write a claim and paragraph that defends, challenges, or qualifies de Botton’s claim about the vital role of humorists. Use specific, appropriate evidence to develop your position.
Monday, February 3, 2020
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Monday, December 2, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Why is our mid-Michigan region so segregated?
Key Question: Do we all have the right to buy a home of our own, wherever we want?
Black Flight to the Suburbs
Racial Segregation Persists
Report Finds
Discrimination in Housing
Why do you think housing discrimination existed in the American past? Why do you think housing discrimination continues today? What do you think the existence of housing discrimination says about contemporary American society? Do you think we all should have the right to buy a home of our own, wherever we want? What do you think should be done to ensure that right?
Black Flight to the Suburbs
Racial Segregation Persists
Report Finds
Discrimination in Housing
Why do you think housing discrimination existed in the American past? Why do you think housing discrimination continues today? What do you think the existence of housing discrimination says about contemporary American society? Do you think we all should have the right to buy a home of our own, wherever we want? What do you think should be done to ensure that right?
Monday, November 18, 2019
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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