In the episode, the Simpsons win the Americas fattest family and their price is having a free holiday to Afghanistan. Homer and Bart go to the gun shop to see what they can play with. Bart buys his first gun because the age limit is 6. Lisa goes to the book store to find her favorite novel, Enders Game except the Afghans have changed it to fit their culture. The book is about the boy going to space to learn how to become the best bomber possible and fights through simulations to learn properly. He bombs the Americans and becomes the most well known bomber in Afghanistan. Next scene you see the boy in heaven waiting for his 72 virgins and he gets 72 old men with his god saying to him, "i never said they were young women"
This episode highlights the immoral culture of the Afghans and makes fun of them. It also highlights the satire that Americans are fat.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Satirical Cartoons
| Text Number | Why it made me laugh | Techniques Utilised |
| 7 | Politically incorrect and harsh. Ironic about the political views | Incongruity |
| 10 | It doesn't have any meaning and is useless. Making fun of the use of report cards when it doesn't matter. Highlights the ridiculousness. | Incongruity Exaggeration |
| 2 | They exaggerate Julia's nose saying its bigger than it actually is. It also shows the nose not fitting on someones page. | Exaggeration |
| 19 | It emphasizes gender roles and how certain genders cant do certain things. It shows the guy wanting to have a bag full of his toys but the girl says hes not allowed to because its a purse. | Reversal |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Why does it matter: Learning English - Tom Cho
Learning English
Tom Cho
Learning English is a typical display of an Asian that doesn't know how to speak English. The author says that they didn't fully learn how to speak English until about 20 years of being in Australia. The author also uses phrases like 'yada yada yada" and "whatever". Tom didn't understand English and learned from TV and celebrities.
The author celebrated their 20 year stay in Australia by adopting an Anglican name (an Australian English name). His use of celebrities to choose his name was influenced by learning the language from TV and celebrities. He chose a name from Fantasy Island, Ricardo Montalban.
Learning English is an interesting story because it shows us how he learned English and his influences from learning it that way.
Tom Cho
Learning English is a typical display of an Asian that doesn't know how to speak English. The author says that they didn't fully learn how to speak English until about 20 years of being in Australia. The author also uses phrases like 'yada yada yada" and "whatever". Tom didn't understand English and learned from TV and celebrities.
The author celebrated their 20 year stay in Australia by adopting an Anglican name (an Australian English name). His use of celebrities to choose his name was influenced by learning the language from TV and celebrities. He chose a name from Fantasy Island, Ricardo Montalban.
Learning English is an interesting story because it shows us how he learned English and his influences from learning it that way.
My First Kiss by Lian Low
1. How does the author describe Malaysia in regards to showing affection?
The author describes Malaysia in regards to showing affection as bare and almost non-existent.
The author describes Malaysia in regards to showing affection as bare and almost non-existent.
2. What happens to the author when she hits puberty?
When the author hits puberty, she starts looking and guys differently and tries to orchestrate a kiss in her play.
When the author hits puberty, she starts looking and guys differently and tries to orchestrate a kiss in her play.
3. What is the author’s experience at school when she first arrives to Melbourne?
She's sort of made into an outsider and only knows the people in her ESL class.
She's sort of made into an outsider and only knows the people in her ESL class.
4. What is it that made the author feel that she wasn’t Australian even though she spoke English fluently?
Her Asian accent when she spoke and because she doesn't use slang.
Her Asian accent when she spoke and because she doesn't use slang.
5. What else was it about the author that further alienated her from her peers?
She doesn't know anyone except the other Asians.
She doesn't know anyone except the other Asians.
6. What does the use of description like ‘crash hot’ do to the audience’s perception of the author?
It shows she's trying to speak with more slang and not always speak proper.
It shows she's trying to speak with more slang and not always speak proper.
7. What opportunity does university give the author? What is it about university which would allow her to express herself more freely?
University gives the author an opportunity to direct and write plays. She expresses her feelings more freely because she can do this.
University gives the author an opportunity to direct and write plays. She expresses her feelings more freely because she can do this.
8. What role does creativity play for the author? Why do you think that creativity would be so important to her?
Creativity plays a big role for the author because it allows the author to express herself more freely. I think creativity is important to her because it would bring her closer to others.
Creativity plays a big role for the author because it allows the author to express herself more freely. I think creativity is important to her because it would bring her closer to others.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Teenage Dreamers by Phillip Tang
1. What are the first two sentences of the story and how do they create a tension in the story?
The first two sentences are "My father had a sixth sense. He could tell when people were going to die." These first two sentences create tension by setting the serious and depressing mood of the story. They create the vibe that this story will not be a pleasant one.
2. What has happened to the author’s father as a result of his wife’s death?
He grew an obsession with Leslie.
3. How does the description of the father removing his hands from his face as ‘unmasked’ related to the seriousness of his following statement?
He took his hands away from his face and unmasked himself to show the seriousness and the reality of the statement. He unmasked the truth.
4. Consider how the father lives his life and conducts himself and the other people in the theatre for the film the author and his father are watching. How does this relate to the title of the story?
The way the authors father lives his life and conducts himself with Leslie more than the others in the theater shows that he is having a teenage dream and is acting like a teenager, that's how it relates to the title of the story, the authors father is having a dream most teenagers have.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Conversations with my Parents by Oanh Thi Tran
1. What is ironic about the way the author and the father become close? What has to happen to the father?
What's ironic about how the author and the father become close is that the father is very sick and will probably pass away soon, just as they're getting close.
What's ironic about how the author and the father become close is that the father is very sick and will probably pass away soon, just as they're getting close.
2. How would you characterise the conversation that the author has with her parents?
Short and awkward.
3. What is it that worries the author most about these conversations?
The author worries that we will grow distant from his parents and the convo's will become even slower.
4. There is a gap between the author’s need to express feelings common in western countries and her family’s lack of desire to express their feelings verbally. How does the family still express their feelings for their child, just not verbally?
The family still expresses their feelings by always wanting to talk to their child and caring about what he's saying.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Lessons from my School Years by Ray Wing-Lun
1. There is a stark contrast created in the opening of this story between what the narrator had been doing before entering school and what will be expected at school? What is this contrast and what does it immediately create in the story?
The contrast is from the fun relaxing things he would do before school to the time passing, interesting things in school. This creates a sense of unawareness throughout the story.
The contrast is from the fun relaxing things he would do before school to the time passing, interesting things in school. This creates a sense of unawareness throughout the story.
2. The author continues this theme of contrast at the start of the story. How does he do this in his description of his experience of Sydney’s North Shore?
He continues this contrast at the start of the story with his experience of the North Shore by the dark ally ways and where all the mechanics drove their cars to his shiny clean shop.
He continues this contrast at the start of the story with his experience of the North Shore by the dark ally ways and where all the mechanics drove their cars to his shiny clean shop.
3. What was the father’s background in business before he opened the fruit shop? What has helped him become successful?
His fathers background in business was him working hard and unpacking crates and boxes of fruit and vegetables on and off trucks. What helped him become successful was working hard.
His fathers background in business was him working hard and unpacking crates and boxes of fruit and vegetables on and off trucks. What helped him become successful was working hard.
4. The narrator’s description of his father is complex. What makes the father a complex character?
What makes the father a complex character is the knowing about his work side but not much about him.
What makes the father a complex character is the knowing about his work side but not much about him.
5. (91) How does the author describe his role in doing ‘things that counted’?
The author describes his role is doing this that counted by standing back and listening to his/her siblings stories.
The author describes his role is doing this that counted by standing back and listening to his/her siblings stories.
6. What experience does the author have at school while keeping to himself? What does he learn from this experience?
not sure..
not sure..
7. How would you characterise the narrator’s tone in regards to the events that are occurring around him?
I would assume the narrator's tone in regards to the events that are occurring around him as sad, dull and slow. I don't think is something he/she would want to be talking about.
I would assume the narrator's tone in regards to the events that are occurring around him as sad, dull and slow. I don't think is something he/she would want to be talking about.
8. How does the narrator characterise the ways that one could ‘get the strap’ and ways that one could avoid it?
The narrator characterizes getting the strap as very easy and very hard to avoid getting it.
The narrator characterizes getting the strap as very easy and very hard to avoid getting it.
9. What event evokes a racist speech to the class by the teacher?
What evokes the racist speech is the note saying he/she cant go swimming.
What evokes the racist speech is the note saying he/she cant go swimming.
10. What effect did the author’s experience with ‘Strap Happy Jack’ have on him?
The effect Strap Happy Jack had on the author was positive. He didn't like him but it made him focus more.
The effect Strap Happy Jack had on the author was positive. He didn't like him but it made him focus more.
11. What was the one advantage school provided the author?
School provided the author with a sense of accomplishment and the life lesson of working hard which set him up for a lifetime of learning.
School provided the author with a sense of accomplishment and the life lesson of working hard which set him up for a lifetime of learning.
12. What did the author do at his school? What was his motivation for doing it? What did he feel was lacking at school?
The author created a workshop class for people to study together and helping them study well. He was motivated by his bad concentration. He thought that groups like these were lacking at the school because they could help.
The author created a workshop class for people to study together and helping them study well. He was motivated by his bad concentration. He thought that groups like these were lacking at the school because they could help.
13. What did the parents want their son to do at school? What did the author fear would happen by obeying his parents?
His parents wanted him to do as the teacher wanted him to do, not what he wanted to do, the author feared he wouldn't be able to be able to think for himself if he did that.
14. At school, what did the author learn about his own type of thinking and how to use it?His parents wanted him to do as the teacher wanted him to do, not what he wanted to do, the author feared he wouldn't be able to be able to think for himself if he did that.
not sure..
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