I chose this topic because people need to think before they make rules for schools. Also that school shootings are rarer than a lot of other types of violence in schools. The point that I want to make is that even though there are a lot more school shootings than ever, that there are a lot of other things that are dangerous to students on a day to day basis. Also that there are a lot of stupid rules and regulations for schools. I am showing just how stupid the regulations for schools are in a lot of cases. Also that we are worried more about shooters and terrorist attacks than school fights. The audience for the shooting part is mainly students, and the fire rules is for teachers. I chose a video because to me it was the easiest. I used satire throughout but mainly with sarcasm at the part where I am talking about the fire. That section is also an understatement. Also there is some sarcasm at the end where I say “COME ON AMERICA…”
In recent years more shootings have happened than ever before. The first school shooting was in 1996. 57 have been killed in school shootings in 2012 alone. There have been 45 school shootings since 1996. Even though it is impossible to stop students from getting hurt one way or the other there are bigger threats to student safety than shooters. All over the country there are hundreds of fights that injure lots of students each year.
There are many stupid school rules, and rules made for school. On a recent visit to Huntley Hills Elementary the fire marshal imposed some new rules which are very hard to enforce, and are plain stupid. Some of the new rules are that: nothing can be hanging from the ceiling, on flammable objects in the room, no fabric covered furniture, no papers on the wall, and everything has to be three feet from the ceiling. If you were to remove all of the flammable things in a class room you would be left with nothing except the floors and walls. It is just unreasonable to expect teachers to remove everything from the walls. The rules should be made more reasonable. Also each time they come they add more and more dos and don’ts. Bibliography "School Shooting Statistics." Statistic Brain. Statistic Brain, 19 Apr 2013. Web. 20 Feb 2014. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/school-shooting-statistics/>. Carel, Melissa. Personal Interview. 20 Feb 2014. "DeKalb County Student Code of Conduct." DeKalb County Student Code of Conduct. DeKalb County School System. Web. 20 Feb 2014. <http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/www/documents/student-relations/elementary-code-of-conduct.pdf>. Here is a link to get to my satire project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fwb96zwFuk In the article there are funny points, but out of context they would not be. One example of something that is funny in context is when the author is talking about your dad should go out with his mom, and if she is too old or dead, that it is not your fault, but he will still try to blackmail you. This is an example of satire in the story. This article is satirical because this does sometimes happen in real life, but it is also exaggerated and absurd. I think he was trying to be funny in the paragraph about acting like a baby, but it did not work for me, and it ended up looking stupid, not funny. Also, the paragraph at the end where he wishes his mom was 20 feet tall was more disturbing and creepy than funny. The front side is more realistic and a bit more funny than the back. The reason the front is more realistic is there are grains of truth in is.
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