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Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week ("Satire & Satirists")

Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week ("Satire & Satirists")

Aug. 27-Sep. 2, 2023 | THIS WEEK'S THEME: “Satire & Satirists”

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Opening Line of the Week

If you’re going to begin an essay with an observation that attempts to capture the essence of your subject, it had better be a good one—and in this case, once you get by the outdated notion that a satirist is “a man” rather than a person of either gender, it turns out to be a superb observation about satire and the motivation of …

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