https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6 Post your modern examples and thoughts on those examples. en-us 2018-02-02 17:32:27 UTC 2025-10-06 13:10:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Mweber31 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227617772 Decide on 2 of your group's examples of modern satire to post. Share the two examples. In each of your posts, explain the satire (what it is commenting on) and why it is effective. Include the names of your group members. Each group will have 2 posts. Then, watch one other post and comment on the post. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR GROUP MEMBER NAMES IN YOUR RESPONSE! ]]> 2018-02-02 18:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227617772 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227619799 This satire shows the irony of people in modern day society having to show the good we do instead of allowing the good to just happen. Society feels like we have to show people that we are doing “good” in order for everyone to see the we are “good” people.]]> 2018-02-02 18:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227619799 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227620601 This is showing how kids these days don’t go out to play anymore because technology is taking over their lives. It is effective because it is shedding light on how kids should be kids & get out to play more rather than be glued to their devices all the time.]]> 2018-02-02 18:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227620601 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227621715 This cartoon shows that lower class people work hard for their lives, to survive and they feel like the government is taking their money by taxing them.]]> 2018-02-02 18:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227621715 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227621906 The purpose is showing that in this generation kids are addicted and being slaves to electronics. They are to worried about social media and what’s on their phones rather than what’s happening in the real world. This is a Horatian satire and its device is situational irony. It’s effective because it shows the struggles parents have and this can influence the parents to take more control of their kids and take their phones away so they can see the many more things that are more important than what’s on a phone.]]> 2018-02-02 18:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227621906 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227622557 This post shows the irony of how the business man thinks that the United States is getting taken over by the immigrants. The irony of the man saying this is that before the Europeans came to claim the U.S the native Americans where occupying the land already but the Europeans still took the land making them the illegal immigrants.]]> 2018-02-02 18:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227622557 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227622809 This clip is an example of satire directed towards the elderly and their struggles with dealing with technology. This is shown by the usage of Horatian satire, and it effectively teases the relationship old people and technology.]]> 2018-02-02 18:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227622809 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623349 This shows how attached kids are to their phones/devices. They're forgetting to enjoy their childhood due to modern technology. It is effective because it brings awareness to this generation and shows how society has become less connected to the natural world and more to the cyber world.]]> 2018-02-02 18:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623349 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623484 This is commenting on how people care more about saving the Twinkie than about our planet. It's effective because it uses verbal irony and a used to be modern issue to make a point.]]> 2018-02-02 18:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623484 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623535 This clip is an example of satire that is commenting on people who try to solve diverse conflicts and problems, but only end up making it worse than it is. It is effective because it brings awareness to the prejudices that people use in the workplace and in everyday life.]]> 2018-02-02 18:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623535 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623642 The purpose of this post is to show that designers will go so far to do the next big thing that it might start to become a less effective version, rather than the good old fashion way. Situational irony is present in this. It is not effective, because it is not effending anyone, rather showing humor towards Tesla.]]> 2018-02-02 18:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623642 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623951 https://youtu.be/YvT_gqs5ETkhttps://youtu.be/YvT_gqs5ETk
The video is commenting on old people’s struggles with the modern day technology. 
Horatian, and uses verbal irony 
Effective because it shows how older people struggle with technology today ]]> 2018-02-02 18:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227623951 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227624331 This cartoon shows how Americans are worrying about the wrong things. The man representing the USA is concerned about ebola but he is not worried about obesity, tobacco, and alcohol which are real problems for Americans everyday. This is effective because it makes people makes think about where their priorities should be.]]> 2018-02-02 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227624331 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227624632 This is an example of satire that criticizes and emulates the exaggeration of products shown in infomercials. This is an example of Horatian satire, with its playful nature, and it effectively teases the near nonsensical stockwatering of "seen on tv" products.]]> 2018-02-02 18:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227624632 https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227624923 This comments on Christian music being generic and all sounding very similar. It's makes it'spoint with sarcasm and other funny pokes through the video]]> 2018-02-02 18:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Mweber31/b6/wish/227624923