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and who are in control of our government is something that could deeply affect how our world is. SNL “Millennials” satire analysis The Saturday Night Live writers and actors, in the sketch, “Millennials,” explains that the older generation thinks millennials are immature and are too self-absorbed in themselves and their phones. The Saturday Night Live writers support their explanation by providing examples of how people presume that millennials are self-absorbed and act entitled for everything. For

I exist in a grayscale. My mother once frolicked under palm trees in the Dominican Republic while my father munched on warm croissants in France; flakey crumbs smothered his cheek. Although born in New York City, I lack a certain sense of identity. Entangled in my very own roots, I feel neither American, nor French, nor Dominican. Still, my identity seems obscure, a ceaseless confusion that clouds my mind, endlessly drowning me in unfounded thoughts. I perch over my chair skittishly. Twirling

Comedy is defined as professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. Comedy is meant to make you laugh, whether it is a joke against the world or the comedian is using themselves or their personal experiences to get an audience to relate to it, making them laugh. Comedians use different techniques to connect with their audience. According to Mel Brooks, “ Humor is just another defense against the universe.” Many comedians such as, George

I used to be the person that went along with what everyone else was doing. I used to be the person that focused on basic values such as love, honesty, and confidence. Even though those are values that everyone is expected to have, I never fully understood what they were supposed to look like in everyday life. It was last year around September when my Church released the sign up sheet for a mission trip to Costa Rica. When I was 14-years-old, I attended a trip to Costa Rica with my church. I had the

harassment to promote awareness. A recent article published by Fortune Magazine addressed how important it is to have a voice,“more than half of all American women—54%--have experienced unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances at some time in their lives”. The article states that 33 million U.S women have been sexually harassed and 95% of male perpetrators of this type of abuse usually go unpunished. The video “Late Night with Seth Myers -- Harvey Weinstein Apology” conveys a compelling message. The

This year started atrociously and I was asceticism to the fact that my job was keeping me from doing my finest in school. I look back at it not with disappointment but with the recognition that I can’t multi-task two major time-consuming activities. I was working 5-9pm, 6 days a week was physically and mentally exhausting I would always come to school tired. I would be tardy and or late every day in my 1st hour. At one point I was failing four classes. I would come home from work and be up until

Women are not known to be funny. They are not known to act silly. They are not known to be the class clown. They are known to be mature and serious. But where exactly does this assumption that women aren’t funny come from? I disagree with Penelope Eckert's The Good Woman commentary. I believe that women can be seen as being funny, silly, or even be seen as a class clown, but still be considered a "Good Woman."   Many women who are stand-up comics are very successful. For example, the three female

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Health and Human Services stated that fifty two percent of students have been cyber bullied. Being spiteful and malicious has become “cool” as seen in characters in movies and television shows while being helpful and kind to others has become a huge gesture and is sometimes looked down upon. So can kindness become cool? Contrary to popular belief from the media, I think being rude isn’t cool and being kind should be cool and the popular thing to

careers to raise families. Carol wants to make a difference with her college education. She turns down many offers of marriage and changes her career path many times before settling on librarian studies, which she hopes to make a difference in people's lives. After graduation she moved to St. Paul she finds work as a librarian in the city library. She continues to reject all suitors until she meets Dr. Will Kennicott, they court for a year

weekend.’ So you have options” (page 56). With the footnote it offers more precision and the reader can take away from it the true intent, this guy was not a friendly guy. Furthermore, one chapter as dedicated to her Sarah Palin skits on Saturday Night Live. This chapter was filled with sub-chapters such as, “Week 4: Weekend Update Prime-Time Special with Will Ferrell,” and “Week 5: The ‘Sneaker Upper’” (page 205-207). The sub-chapters and footnotes that Fey included allowed for the memoir to remain