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1. Briefly state what you are satirizing in your Satirical Comic Project:
I am satirizing that some students use money to go to a good college, while others are really working hard to get accepted.

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Irony (sarcasm) - The irony is that people would expect the main character to get into the college, but it turns out that his friend, who has used his parents' money, got accepted instead of his friend.======

What have you learned from your study of satire, including Candide and the Satirical Comic Project?
I have learned that Satire is a great way to tell the audience about the point that you are trying to make. It is kind of indirect but the audience gets the point of the writing.

Satirical Comic Project Proposal
Directions: Complete the following questions – short answers are acceptable. Please get approval from Mr. Stephens before beginning your project.

What do you plan to satirize (idea, organization, person, etc.)? I plan to satirize the students and their parents who gets into a good college with their money. Some of the parents spends many money paying other people to write good applications and other great activities for their child.

What is the conﬂict in your story? My conflict is that some of the real hard-working and brilliant students are missing their opportunities to go to a good college, because those who have spent money to write applications forms are getting picked by the colleges.

Brieﬂy outline the plot events (bullet points okay)…
 * The main character receives a great GPA through 9th-12th grade
 * receives a great score in SAT
 * Leader of the soccer team/member of the student council
 * does all the community service hours and spends a lot of time doing extra activities
 * works hard on his essay for the college
 * finally submits the college application
 * The results come and his friend goes to a better college
 * The main character notices that his friend has done less and his grade was lower
 * His friends tells him that he thankful to his parents for spending the money and all the other person who has done the work for him
 * The main character despairs

Who are the characters? (a limited number is a good idea)
 * The main character-a boy (I didn’t want to have a name)
 * the friend
 * the friend’s parents
 * college administration

State how you will use the following devices (use at least ﬁve of the seven listed):

Allusion

Hyperbole (exaggeration) - I’m gonna exaggerate the activities that the friend did with his parents’ help done by money

Oxymoron - bitter sweet

Irony (sarcasm) - The irony will be that those who really work hard doesn’t get picked to go to a good college. Instead, those who spend money to get the activities done gets picked.

Parody - I will parody the idea of optimism in Candide.

Understatement - The understatement would be the SAT score that the main-character gets

Juxtaposition -