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It consisted of racy and often satirical spoken ( English ) dialogue, interspersed with songs that are deliberately kept very short to minimize disruptions to the flow of the story.
Epigrams are also thought of as having a " point " that is, the poem ends in a punchline or satirical twist.
Yet these are not solely bleak in nature and demonstrate the artist's sharp satirical wit, particularly evident in etchings such as Hunting for Teeth.
" While the things that Thompson wrote about are basically true, he used previously mentioned satirical devices to drive his points home.
Seth Putnam's lyrics are notorious for their black comedy, while The Locust tend toward satirical collage, indebted to William S. Burroughs ' cut-up method.
Ideas can be either serious or satirical, but ideas written too formally are not well received.
A satirical song published in The Times newspaper of 1789 referring to the rumoured clandestine marriage between Prince Regent and Mrs. Fitzherbert also reflects this symbolic usage of the broomstick imagery: “ Their way to consummation was by hopping o ’ er a broom, sir ”, and there are plentiful other examples of ‘ broomstick ’ being using in other contemporary contexts but all with a similar implication of dubiousness or fakery.
A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm —" in satire, irony is militant "— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing.
While dealing with serious topics in what are now known as anthropology, sociology and psychology, he introduced a satirical approach, " based on the premise that, however serious the subject under review, it could be made more interesting and thus achieve greater effect, if only one leavened the lump of solemnity by the insertion of a few amusing anecdotes or by the throwing out of some witty or paradoxical observations.
Such depictions are mostly dystopian, and in some cases humorous or satirical ; positively presented theocracies are very much the exception.
Ultimately, readers are left to form their own interpretations as to which, if any, of the numerous contradictory viewpoints presented by the characters are valid or plausible, and which are simply satirical gags and shaggy dog jokes.
Blocos are generally small informal groups also with a definite theme in their samba, usually satirical of the current political situation.
The ninots and their falles are constructed according to an agreed upon theme that has traditionally been, and continues to be, a satirical jab at anything or anyone who draws the attention of the critical eyes of the falleros — the celebrants themselves.
Houyhnhnms ( or ; Swift apparently intended all words of the Houyhnhnm language to echo the neighing of horses ) are a race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satirical Gulliver's Travels.
The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal American family ; an eccentric, wealthy clan who delight in the macabre and are unaware that people find them bizarre or frightening.
His best-known plays are the tragedies The Changeling ( written with William Rowley ) and Women Beware Women, and the cynically satirical city comedy A Chaste Maid in Cheapside.
The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent, and satirical ; they were written principally in Medieval Latin ; a few in Middle High German, and some with traces of Old French or Provençal.
These books, by two of the most prolific writers of Daria episodes, have comedic and satirical material based upon the show as aired, but ( apart from character guides in Diaries ) are not reference works.
The principal among these are: ( a ) it has to be possible to make ( i. e., it has to actually exist ), in spite of its absurdity ; ( b ) it has to remain in the public domain ( i. e., it cannot be given a patent ); and ( c ) it must not be exclusively a vehicle for humor, or the warped satirical worldview of the inventor.
Online message boards were populated by large threads about the incident, and a satirical work even stated that CCTV's website was the number one " very erotic very violent " website on the internet, with some users even creating their own toplists of sites which meet these criteria, the " top 8 very erotic very violent sports events " and even identifying things that are yellow as being erotic ( since 黄, huáng, the Mandarin character for " yellow ", also means " erotic ").

are and abusive
The Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989, proscribes words or behaviours which are " threatening, abusive or insulting and are intended or, having regard to all the circumstances, are likely to stir up hatred " against " a group of persons in the State or elsewhere on account of their race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, membership of the travelling community or sexual orientation.
Sibling abusive incest is most prevalent in families where one or both parents are often absent or emotionally unavailable, with the abusive siblings using incest as a way to assert their power over a weaker sibling.
They are regulated by state laws, which include restrictions on rates and forms, and which aim to protect consumers and the public from unfair or abusive practices.
" As mentioned previously, Vigoda-Gadot categorizes these behaviors in a separate category of OCBs as " compulsory OCBs " or CCBs, which he suggests are a form of " abusive supervision " and will result in poorer organizational performance, similar to what has been seen in other research on abusive supervision and coercive persuasion.
The Painted Bird, Kosiński's controversial 1965 novel, is a fictional account that depicts the personal experiences of a boy of unknown religious and ethnic background who wanders around unidentified areas of Eastern Europe during World War II and takes refuge among a series of people, many of whom are brutally cruel and abusive, either to him or to others.
However, in the 2009-2010 series Superman: Secret Origin, Lex, his father, and his sister Lena Luthor are poor and Lionel is an abusive alcoholic.
Nichiren Buddhism emphasizes the sanctity of life and absolute non-violence: “ To deprive a being of life is to commit the gravest kind of sin ”, and considers debate or dialogue as the only avenue to resolve disputes: “ When in public debate, although the teachings that you advocate are perfectly consistent with the truth, you should never on that account be impolite or abusive, or display a conceited attitude.
Psychohistorians maintain that the six modes of abusive childrearing ( excluding the " helping mode ") are related to psychiatric disorders from psychoses to neuroses.
Gradually they open up to each other and reveal their inner secrets ( for example, Allison is a compulsive liar, Bender comes from an abusive household and Brian and Claire are ashamed of their virginity ).
Among them, there are: Nguiagain v. Commission de la fonction publique, in which the judge rejected the plaintiff's motion for a mandamus to enjoin his union to revise the grievance that he had filed on the grounds that the motion was groundless and abusive ; De Niverville c. Descôteaux, where an injunction was rendered declaring the respondent, disbarred lawyer Descôteaux, as a vexatious litigant due to the multiple unfounded and frivolous actions that he had sought against the plaintiff De Niverville ; and in Fabrikant v. Corbin, a motion to declare the plaintiff Valery Fabrikant as a vexatious litigant was granted to the defendant, Dr. Corbin.
ROBS plans, while not considered an abusive tax avoidance transaction, are questionable because they may solely benefit one individual – the individual who rolls over his or her existing retirement 401k withdrawal funds to the ROBS plan in a tax-free transaction.
System operators ( sysops ) at sites offering pseudonymity, such as Wikipedia, are not likely to build unlinkability into their systems, as this would render them unable to obtain information about abusive users quickly enough to stop vandalism and other undesirable behaviors.
PETA Asia Pacific also coordinates protests against other uses of animals which it believes are abusive, such as improving the treatment of rats, and it advocates for improvements for companion animals.
# Consent-trafficking victims are those who have been subjected to coercive, deceptive, or abusive action by traffickers.
Spike's skills of analysis allowed him to realize Willow was barely holding it together after Oz's departure even though Giles and Buffy thought she was doing better, to be the first to see through Tara's abusive and controlling family, forced Buffy and Angel to admit that they were more than " just friends " and identify when and why some relationships, such as between Buffy and Riley, are not meant to last, masterfully feeding Riley's insecurities in an effort to sabotage his relationship with Buffy, so Spike can pursue her.
This is the case where photographs are taken by private individuals and shown on private websites for no commercial purpose ( the current trend for photo albums ), as long as these pictures are displayed at a low resolution ( 600 pixels maximum, resolution of 72dpi ) to avoid abusive usage and downloads.
Sometimes, an a mensa et thoro separation is used when one partner is said to be emotionally, verbally, or physically abusive, keeping the marriage in existence while the two spouses are physically separated.
Certain forms of argument from self-evidence are considered fallacious or abusive in debate.
As one reviewer noted: " in the world of Fruits Basket, good parents are as common as penguins in the Sahara — every single one is either neglectful, smothering, unfeeling, abusive, misguided, or dead.

are and they
For, unlike the Sioux and the Crows, the Aricaras are not great horsemen, nor are they aggressive like the savage Blackfeet.
After another long pause he asked, `` How many people know who they are ''??
Whatever they are talking about??
If it were not for an old professor who made me read the classics I would have been stymied on what to do, and now I understand why they are classics ; ;
All the drivers knew about the plates and they also knew about the big floppy straw hat with shredded edges, the kind natives in travel ads wear when they are out joyfully chopping cane.
And both in their objectives of non-discrimination and of social progress they have had ranged against them the Southerners who are called Bourbons.
The two main charges levelled against the Bourbons by liberals is that they are racists and social reactionaries.
Whatever their faults, they are not hypocrites.
and I have heard many say that they are content to earn a half or a third as much as they could up North because they so much prefer the quieter habits of their home town.
to some degree they are being supplanted by a concept of national responsibility.
Accidental war is so sensitive a subject that most of the people who could become directly involved in one are told just enough so they can perform their portions of incredibly complex tasks.
Only one rule prevailed in my conversations with these men: The more highly placed they are -- that is, the more they know -- the more concerned they have become.
Its radar screens would register Soviet missiles shortly after they are launched against the United States.
What these fragments are and how they activate the go order may not be revealed.
Now let us imagine a wing of B-52's, on alert near their `` positive control ( or fail-safe ) points '', the spots on the map, many miles from Soviet territory, beyond which they are forbidden to fly without specific orders to proceed to their targets.
Others are confined to vast reservations, and not only does the Australian government justifiably not wish them to be viewed as exhibits in a zoo, but on their reservations they are extremely fugitive, shunning camps, coming together only for corroborees at which their strange culture comes to its highest pitch -- which is very low indeed.
they are the places where Persians live.
On Fridays, the day when many Persians relax with poetry, talk, and a samovar, people do not, it is true, stream into Chehel Sotun -- a pavilion and garden built by Shah Abbas 2, in the seventeenth century -- but they do retire into hundreds of pavilions throughout the city and up the river valley, which are smaller, more humble copies of the former.

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