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• sat·ire Pronunciation [sat-ahyuh r] –noun • 1. use of wit to criticize behavior: the use

of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to criticize faults

• 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

• 3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

• [Origin: 1500 Latin satira]

a novel composed of DOCUMENTS such as:• announcements• diary entries• newspaper articles• memos and telegrams• friendly and business letters• transcripts of conversations, phone calls, and

discussions• test questions and answers

by Green DayCome together like a foot in a shoe

Only this time I think I stuck my foot in my mouthThinking out loud and acting in vain

Knocking over anyone that stands in my waySometimes I need to apologize

Sometimes I need to admit that I ain’t rightSometimes I should just keep my mouth shut,

Or only say helloSometimes I still feel I’m walking alone

Walk on eggshells on my old stomping groundYet there’s really no one left that’s hanging around

Isn’t that another familiar faceToo drunk to figure out they’re fading away

• It’s a free country.

• Politics makes strange bedfellows.

• “Children and fools tell the truth.” - Thomas Fuller

• “It takes two to speak the truth—one to speak, and another to hear.” - H.D. Thoreau• “Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally

promoting falsehood.” - Anthony Hawkins

• “A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.” - William Blake

• It was 1814 and the United States had been waging war with the British for two years.

• Francis Scott Key, a Washington lawyer being held hostage aboard a British ship, watched in horror as the british attacked Fort McHenry.

• The incredible survival of Fort McHenry inspired Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner”

Oh, say, can you see by the dawn’s early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight

O’er the ramparts we watched were so galantly streamingAnd the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still thereOh, say, does that star spangled banner yet waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave

•Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?•Does anyone say no?

Vocabulary 1-6Vocabulary 1-61. steadfast2. middling3. carpe diem4. assassinated5. ramparts6. facilitate7. symbolic8. portrayal9. beneficiaries

1. steadfast – standing firm, not wavering

2. middling – ordinary, common place, average

3. carpe diem – seize the day4. assassinated – to kill suddenly or

secretly5. ramparts – a raised mound of earth

built for defensive purposes6. facilitate – to assist or make easier7. symbolic – serving as a symbol of

something 8. portrayal – to act as someone else9. beneficiaries – ones who benefit

Vocabulary 1-6Vocabulary 1-6

1. foreseen2. allocated3. bickering 4. sprints5. bedlam6. vigilant7. insolence8. botched9. bygones10.infraction11.obscure12.arbitrary 13.condone

Vocabulary 7-12Vocabulary 7-12

Vocabulary 7-12Vocabulary 7-121. foreseen – to suspect or predict before it

happens2. allocated – to set apart for a special purpose3. bickering - arguing 4. sprints – to run a short distance very fast5. bedlam – a scene of noisy uproar or confusion6. vigilant – ever alert, awake, and watchful7. insolence – the quality of being rude and

disrespectful8. botched – ruined, harmed, or spoiled9. bygones – that which is past10.infraction – to break a rule, a violation 11.obscure – not clear, vague, hard to understand12.arbitrary – subject to individual judgment 13.condone – to agree or go along with

Vocabulary 13-19Vocabulary 13-191. squelches

2. provocative

3. animosity

4. misconstrue

5. expedite

6. sabbatical

7. equitable

8. prudent

Vocabulary 13-19Vocabulary 13-191. squelches – prevents from being heard

2. provocative – to stimulate, provoke, or irritate

3. animosity – a feeling of strong dislike or ill will; hatred

4. misconstrue – to misinterpret or misunderstand

5. expedite – to speed up progress

6. sabbatical – a leave from one’s work

7. equitable – equal and fair

8. prudent – wise and reasonable