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I need an idea for a satire essay. The essay only has to be a page long so length isn't an issue. The paper is due Monday and just found out about the assignment today and I can't think of anything.

Asking for topics to get me started

>> No.1330915

Here's an idea. Do your own fucking homework.

>> No.1330919

>>1330915

I am doing the paper myself. I was asking for ideas on what to do it on.

>> No.1330925

>>1330919
write a satire about you coming to /lit/ for help with homework and how helpful we were.
META-SATIRE

>> No.1330928

>>1330925

Thank you. At least now I'm getting some inspiration.

>> No.1330933

>>1330928
Watch The Onion for a while.

Thats what we did for our satire section

>> No.1330939

>>1330933
This is what academia has come to?

>> No.1330941

>>1330933

or the simpsons

>> No.1330943

>>1330939

You want to make a living writing satire, you study the people making a living writing satire.

It is not that hard to understand.

>> No.1330945

>>1330939
Its satire...?

>> No.1330952
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1330952

>looking for inspiration for satire
>the onion, the simpsons
>cartoons and internet shows before jonathan swift, voltaire
>mfw

>> No.1330957

>>1330952
Yeah the onion 5 min clips of simple satire.

>> No.1330958

I remember having this exact assignment last year my senior year in high school.

I wrote about competing companies and the non-ethical ways they go about advertising their products or attempting to run down the opposing company. I related this to gangs and their non-ethical ways of going about running down their opponents and other gangs and how companies should form a gang-like mentality.

Only person in the class to get a perfect score on the paper. 100, fuck yeah.

>> No.1330966

>>1330952

The class read Jonathan Swift, but I was sick so I missed class. Anyways it has to be on something current and the only ideas I've had are about universal health care and the exponential rise of celebrities.

>> No.1330973

>>1330966
You wouldnt believe how many people took A Modest Proposal seriously. it was sad.

>> No.1330979

>>1330973

I think that's what they read. I only read an excerpt so I could get an idea of what I missed

>> No.1331016

wait!!! you mean they werent actually going to eat babies