Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructivesocial criticism, using wit as a weapon.
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There was a big earthquake in Japan on March 11th. The magnitude of th earthquake was 9.0, which is the sixth largest earthquake that has ever been measured. It was a total disaster. Several hundred thousands of people lost their home, more than 20 thousand people were dead and about 30 thousand people were lost.
Korea, as the closest nation, tried to help Japan as much as possible. Korean people voluntarily gathered money and provided Japan with diverse helps such as medical care, food support and rescuing. However, Japanese government betrayed the help. Japanese government kept claiming Dokdo, the island located in East Sea, which definitely infuriated Koreans.
The picture above is a satirical cartoon of which the background is showing the imperialism that is left in Japan and describes Japan as a nation that is engaged in diverse territorial conflicts. For satire, I am going to write about the hypocrisy and insincerity of Japan.
I disagree with you on the strength of the connection between the earthquake and Dokdo. If Dokdo is a concern of Japan's after a massive earthquake, it is definitely that of a very very small minority. So, I think it is a bit insensitive to link these situations, and "betray" is a strong word. Japan is country full of "people" and we can't solely judge them by what a few politicians of war criminals do.
답글삭제As well, I'd rather have you reiterate what Wiki says about satire instead of cutting and pasting.
Some good ideas and writing here, but I think it would be best to focus on the Dokdo issue without mentioning a single thing about the earthquake.