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    Satire is a form of literature that ridicules and criticizes power structures and societal weaknesses through irony and sarcasm. It originated from the Latin word "satura" meaning a mixture of things. A satire holds up a mirror to society to embarrass individuals and institutions into improving. Narrative nonfiction tells a factual account of real events from the author's life in a story-like format, combining factual and fictional elements. It is written in first person from the author's perspective using dialogue and precise language. Reflective essays express the writer's views and feelings on a subject, discussing personal experiences and life lessons learned, as well as future goals. Slavery reduces people to the legal status of property that

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    Satire is a form of literature that ridicules and criticizes power structures and societal weaknesses through irony and sarcasm. It originated from the Latin word "satura" meaning a mixture of things. A satire holds up a mirror to society to embarrass individuals and institutions into improving. Narrative nonfiction tells a factual account of real events from the author's life in a story-like format, combining factual and fictional elements. It is written in first person from the author's perspective using dialogue and precise language. Reflective essays express the writer's views and feelings on a subject, discussing personal experiences and life lessons learned, as well as future goals. Slavery reduces people to the legal status of property that

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    Satire is a form of literature that ridicules and criticizes power structures and societal weaknesses through irony and sarcasm. It originated from the Latin word "satura" meaning a mixture of things. A satire holds up a mirror to society to embarrass individuals and institutions into improving. Narrative nonfiction tells a factual account of real events from the author's life in a story-like format, combining factual and fictional elements. It is written in first person from the author's perspective using dialogue and precise language. Reflective essays express the writer's views and feelings on a subject, discussing personal experiences and life lessons learned, as well as future goals. Slavery reduces people to the legal status of property that

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    African Literature: Herald G. Cariño

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    Satire is a form of literature that ridicules and criticizes power structures and societal weaknesses through irony and sarcasm. It originated from the Latin word "satura" meaning a mixture of things. A satire holds up a mirror to society to embarrass individuals and institutions into improving. Narrative nonfiction tells a factual account of real events from the author's life in a story-like format, combining factual and fictional elements. It is written in first person from the author's perspective using dialogue and precise language. Reflective essays express the writer's views and feelings on a subject, discussing personal experiences and life lessons learned, as well as future goals. Slavery reduces people to the legal status of property that

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    African Literature

    Part 2
    Herald G. Cariño
    Satire
    • A form of literature where an author provides a keen insight
    into society's structure of power.

    • A satire is a work or manner that attacks, pokes fun of, ridicules,


    or mocks the abuses, failures, and weaknesses of governments,
    societies, or people in power, with the intent to embarrass or
    humiliate in order for such institutions or individuals to improve.
    The word satire came from the Latin word
    " satura" which literally means "a mixture of
    all sorts of things" or a collection of
    different things.

    An essential and built-in component of satire


    is irony and sarcasm.
    Irony
    A literary technique in which a situation appears
    strange or funny because things happen in a
    way that seems to be the opposite of what is
    expected.
    Ex. A nurse is afraid of blood.
    A physical therapist tickled by a massage.
    Sarcasm
    Is a sharp, biting remark which is accompanied by
    insult.
    Ex. Principal to Teacher:
    Alice, I need you to type this report for me.
    Teacher to Principal:
    Oh, finally! I have been waiting for you to ask me!
    Narrative Nonfiction
    Is a factual and an accurate account of events that
    chronicles an actual experience in writer's life
    presented in narrative or story form.
    Personal Narrative
    Tells the author's story in a compactly written,
    clearly defined style, focusing on the writer's
    singular personal experience which is
    very meaningful to him/her.

    The characters, places, and events are all factual.


    Personal Narrative
    To give form and substance to the story, narrative
    nonfiction combines factual and fictional
    elements.
    Writers are the main character.
    Dialogue is conveyed in a precise and
    straightforward language.
    Written in first person point of view.
    Activity
    What does peace mean to you?
    Reflective Essays
    Is a piece of writing that expresses a writer's views and
    feelings about a particular subject.

    The goal is to convey the personal experiences and the life-


    changing lessons learned from the writer's experiences

    It also discusses the future goals or actions of the writer.


    A Glimpse of the Past
    What is slavery?
    • According to Duncan Clark in his book Slaves and Slavery
    (1998), slavery is "the reduction of fellow human beings to
    the legal status of chattels, allowing them to be bought
    and sold as goods."
    • Slavery is a demeaning institution iin which a human being
    is treated as a property or an object that can be bought
    and sold as goods or commodities or discarded at any
    given time.
    • People who are enslaved are owned or possessed by a
    master who can do with them as he/she please.
    • Slaves have no rights at all. They are always at the mercy
    of the master who owns them.
    • Today, slavery is not only confined in Africa, but it
    has become a global disease that continues to afflict
    humanity, in spite of the advancements taking place.
    Homework
    With a partner, do a research on modern day slavery and
    explain how it can affect a country and it's people.

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