In this course, the main lesson I learned was how something serious and current could be portrayed as funny. I noticed it in each section we went through throughout the month. In the essay, I analyzed Plato’s Apology and Demitri Martin’s Socrates’ Publicist. I analyzed Dr. Strangelove  and Zombieland for the next section. I used South Park as my example for the third, and finished up … Continue Reading →

I chose to create my own satire about Elon University. It is an article that has the style of an Onion article, but actually features more of a Hogarth styling in that it features enormous detail. I used Modern Times and A Confederacy of Dunces as ways to show how my depiction of Leo Lambert is similar. The article I created … Continue Reading →

South Park really likes to push limits and boundaries in each of their episodes. The show is known for its mockery of a very wide range of celebrities, public officials, and even religious figures. At the beginning of each episode, the following message is shown: “All characters and events in this show-–even those based on real people–-are entirely fictional. All … Continue Reading →

Let’s face it. There is a lot of profanity coming from the mouths of children in each episode of South Park. There is some reason behind it though. Trey Parker and Matt Stone claim that this is the way they believe young boys really talk like when they are alone from adults. Stone has gone as far to say that, … Continue Reading →

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, have an interesting system of creating South Park episodes. The truth is, they only give themselves one week to write, produce, and edit each week’s episode! Comedy Central airs the show on Wednesdays, and Parker and Stone start writing next week’s episode on Thursday. Sometimes, the completed episode is sent … Continue Reading →

I wanted to make sure that Uncle Dan could at least understand why I appreciate the arts so much. I used Zombieland and Dr. Strangelove as a way to show how humor could be used to take pressures of of us in light of serious situations. I used dada, Essaydi, and Walker as ways to show how art can be … Continue Reading →

For my letter, I decided to go with the approach that great art is meant to invoke human emotion. While different from genres like drama and romance, comedy is able to present a case to be taken seriously. It is up to us as the audience to learn enough to make something meant to be witty, a joke. I also … Continue Reading →

Hey, my name is Harrison Chabinsky. I’m from Raleigh, NC and I am planning on majoring in marketing with minors in statistics and accounting. My interests are tennis, basketball, and following sports in general. I wrote for the ACC sports website this past year and I am going to be helping out with the football team at Elon in the … Continue Reading →