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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Democracy Kicks In !

For my humorous arguement i chose a segment from the show Family Guy. Family Guy is known for its random humor and satirical content that sometimes gets viewers wondering where its all going. This clip is criticising the American government for staying in Iraq until a secular democracy is in place. The show argues that it seems like the guys in charge are simply waiting for Democracy to Kick In.

Heres the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlIm-riMN6Q

13 comments:

Eric said...

I thought your humorous article from class today was well written. I especially liked the reference to Al Gore winning the Noble Peace Prize before any of the negative effects of war would occur. Your point was clear and your use of humour was great.

whopkins said...

Your argument was very good and I thought it really did show what you wanted. I would onyl say, if you wanted to make it a skit you could add a little more to it, or even you could make it a cartoon and just have one tagline using the al gore comment, but it was really good and I enjoyed it.

Sara V said...

I thought your humorous argument was very good. I think it could work as either a skit or a cartoon, but if you decide to make it a skit, I think you should make it a bit longer. Great job!

Justin S. said...

I liked the sarcasm but could be a lot funnier needs some work to stregthen point. It also seemed to serious to be humorous

akwilkins said...

Tom. Your dialouge was very well written and informative while expressing your opinion effectively. I would say that it would work better as a skit for the venue.

Marissa S said...

Your humorous article from class on tuesday used very good irony and sarcasm to make your article very funny. I definetly laughed out loud at your part about Al Gore winning the Noble Prize. Very good job.

craig kocay said...

I like your style. The dry humor was great. I especially liked the part closing with "I just don't know!", i would drag that out longer. It is hard to give advice i think you nailed it. Good job.

David F said...

Perfect satire, and use of dry humor to criticize the Iraq war in a funny way. Strong points, the only suggestion that Elsa and I mentioned to you already is to make a 5 years later....and make your character say something about still being there. Other than that it was great.

Noelle said...

I liked your use of the Nobel prize and Al Gore and referencing things that did happen in the future, even though it takes place a few years ago. I don't think that it is too short for a skit, but if you had one or two more points it would solidify the length. I like how it was easy to understand for any audience.

Xander said...

Very creative, Tom. I liked how you used the obvious to make a not so obvious point. Your point was extremely well-thought out. This is definately a skit, and for "family guy" it is exactly the right length.

Elsa Dithmer said...

I really liked your idea and how it was in the past. The Irony is very funny. I think an illustration would really add a nice tough. Maybe if you had one slide of the cartoon fast forwarded till now! Just an idea! good job.

AlleOsborne said...

I loved the sarcasim and Al Gore comment. It's just too easy to make fun of him now after South Park made a joke a him. Good job.

Lindsay B said...

Your humorous article was creative and i liked the sarcasm. I also think it would be well done as a skit.