Simpsons Essay

The Power of Satire in Babbitt and The Simpsons      Sinclair Lewis used his writing to promote the enrichment of American society by attacking the weaknesses he perceived in his era.  His most notable work, Babbitt, is a satire on the middle class lifestyle and attitude of the 1920s.  Lewis' satirical style and voice is comparable to the modern television series The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening.  Babbitt and The Simpsons contain numerous similarities in satirical writing, presentation

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh is a trade book that talks about the history of The Simpsons and Futurama and how mathematics is embedded into numerous episodes in each series. Along the way Singh, in addition to the other main writers for The Simpsons, talk about many of the subtle math jokes that are present. These jokes range from very simple jokes that students in elementary school could understand to jokes that not even some mathematics professors with doctorate degrees

13 June, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were discovered in the front courtyard of Brown’s apartment. Both were stabbed to death before midnight on 12 June 1994. Brown had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck with defence wounds on her hands. Evidence found and collected at the scene and at Brown’s ex-husband, Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson’s home, led police to suspect that Simpson was the murderer (People v. Simpson, 1995, 85; 86A; 102A; 112A). Simpson’s lawyers

diverse cultures. A nation where many come together to form a multicultural environment. Stemming from this American melting pot of culture is the animated television show, The Simpsons, “a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle,” (Flew 1994, p. 97). Starting out as a comic strip created by Matt Groening, The Simpsons came into existence as a thirty minute television show in 1989. As of today, the show has produced over 573 different episodes over a remarkable span of 26 years, and has already

for movies I really enjoyed watching Spider-Man movies, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, etc. It was easy to find a character in which I could personally relate too. The three fictional characters that most represent my personality are Bart Simpson from “The Simpsons” for getting himself into trouble but also mainly because he is a fast learner, Goofy for his funny charismatic personality, and Naruto for his determination of never giving up and proving to people what he is capable of doing. Firstly I

The Simpsons -Hurricane Neddy The Simpsons is an American situation comedy created by Matt Groening. The first episode of The Simpsons aired December 17, 1989. An exciting 24 million people tune in to watch The Simpsons each week. On April 19th, 1987 after the shorts of The Simpsons were shown on The Tracy Ullman Shown they developed it into a half-hour prime time show. The episode I will be focusing on is Hurricane Neddy which focuses on the character Ned Flanders as his family goes through a

The episode “ Marge vs. the Monorail” is an example of The Simpsons making a comment on society that doesn’t portray the good values and traits in the American society. While most episodes of The Simpsons display family and communal values this episode shows that America isn’t always practicing what it preaches. The United States of America was founded on the belief that all people would be free and equal. While the American society has taken huge steps in making equality a reality the country still

Doughnutostupidiotis Introduction The Simpsons are constantly in the limelight with their own reality television show however, celebrity status does not protect Homer Simpson from a diagnosis of stupidity, caused by the over indulgence of icing coated, ring shaped boiled pieces of bread. According to the Butter and Jelly (2000) the overeating of this food item lead to Mr. Simpson falling into a coma for several weeks, before waking up. Doctor Riviera (2013) followed the case of Mr. Simpson through his diagnosis

Family Referral Today I received a referral from a family who is seeking help regarding their dysfunctional family structure. The Simpson’s are a nuclear family that is having difficulties living as a family. I have already spoken to Marge Simpson and agreed to find a way to get her husband and children to therapy. She has very high aspirations of attending therapy with her family because she has longed for a “normal” functioning family in which her husband and children interact in a much healthier

Fluffy white clouds part to reveal a perfect blue sky and The Simpsons writing moves toward the screen. The font of the title and the music create an almost heavenly idea of the sitcom. This is perhaps to give the misleading impression that The Simpsons are yet another perfect television family depicted in a sitcom. Next we meet Bart for the first time. He is in school detention, writing lines