The correct answers are A. A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity, B. A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy, and D. An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be
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The purpose of satire is to criticize negative aspects of individuals, society or government, for this, satire does not use literal language but relies on irony, humor or exaggeration that show indirectly the absurdity of some behaviors and actions. This also implies texts that use literal language and do not focus on criticizing society are not satirical.
According to this, from the options provided the texts that are example of satire are "A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity" because this uses exaggeration to show a negative aspect of people and create a critique; "A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy" because this exposes the flaws of government through humor; and "An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be" because as other examples this focuses on showing flaws or vices by using humor.
The answer is bandwagon! i hope this helps :)
Answer: My thoughts on arranged marriages are that they shouldn't happen. I know parents do it in some cultures because they think that the person they chose is the best out there and is most of the time wealthy. Although, people should have the right to marry whoever they want (as long as they are of age). That person's life can be miserable and maybe be abused by the person their parents picked for them.
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Grendel is a fictional character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem <u>Beowulf </u>.
As Grendel is characterized as a monstrous being or person who had an evil soul. He was cursed and for that he wandered the face of earth just to harm innocent beings. Grendel killed king Hrothgar's men (Hrothgar was a Danish king) .
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Beowulf belonged to a Swedish tribe. He was a warrior who fought Grendel when he faced him. Beowulf injured the monstrous Grendel and killed him. As Grendel's mother tried to harm Beowulf in order to avenge her sons death but she was killed in the attempt to do so by Beowulf.
Answer: D
Explanation: The sentence is talking about the dumpster and what the dumpster is doing is overflowing.
