Write a research paper essay 1200-1400 words long (not counting notes) on one the following topics:

(first you need to Turn in a one page (350 words or so) description of what you are planning to do for final paper.) (2-3days then we can get feedback)

1. Discuss the issue of free speech versus censorship (either external or self imposed) as itrelates to satire, based on what you have read, viewed, and heard in this class ordiscovered on your own. This should be a detailed analysis of at least two sides of thisargument. You should include examples of the speech your are analyzing. Don’t restrictyourself to visual material such as editorial cartoons or TV parody and comedy routines.And, if you are dealing with a specific incidence of potential or actual censorship, be sure tocite the references (news reports, critical commentary, opinion pieces, etc.). In other words,what are people on both sides of the issue saying? In every case, you should provideaccess to these sources. This topic may also include your opinion as a conclusion, as longas it is backed up by solid reasoning and supporting sources.

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2. Discuss the way gender and race issues are addressed by satire by comparing the way twosatirists address these issues in their work, perhaps contrasting how the topic is treated bysatirists of the same or different genders, or satirists of the same or different races. Don’tjust quote them, use a detailed analysis based on satirical approaches and techniques. Thiswill also require some background on the topics of race and gender, their place in modernsociety, and the delicate nature of dealing with these subjects publicly. You may alsoexpress your opinion as to the success, failure, or even the appropriateness of the satire youexplore—backed, of course, by solid reasoning and supporting or contrasting sources.

In addition to quotations and references from the sources you choose, you MUST use at leastONE scholarly secondary source—book, book chapter, or journal article—to support yourargument. This critical work may be about one of the authors/filmmakers/artists you havechosen, and/or about the subject, technique, or theme you are discussing, or (for graduatestudents) about the theoretical approach or approaches you are using. [Please note: A bookreview or film review, encyclopedia article, or Web or magazine interview (even a scholarly one)does not count as a critical source.] You might want to look at the reading list for grad studentson the “resources” page of the course website.Be sure to cite your source(s) (whether printed or electronic) properly, following either Chicago(which would include a bibliography separate from the endnotes) or APA style.All online source citations should include the complete URL. If I can’t find it on a first click, itdoesn’t exist. You should either embed any visual works you are referencing into your paper orprovide a link to them.Proofread your paper carefully for thesis statement (in your introductory paragraph), properstructure, grammar, and spelling. Points will automatically be deducted for grammar and styleissues.

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