Journal 10

Respond to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". After having researched and written about media, do you agree that the nature of writing, power, and knowledge is changing as technology is increasingly democratized? Does this inform your ePortfolio assignment?'

Yes, I do believe that since the rise of technology, the nature of writing and communication has changed drastically. Because of blogs, social networking sites, and even online restaurant ordering systems have stopped the communication of people face to face, and started a whole new generation of a different form of writing. No longer do people send each other long letters discussing what they have done recently in their lives, instead they write a sentence long "post" on their "wall" for them to "like." It completely changes traditional forms of writing and replaces it with a fake, public form of communication that can be viewed by all. As technology continues to increase, the value of communication and writing decreases at the same rate.

Journal 10

Respond to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". After having researched and written about media, do you agree that the nature of writing, power, and knowledge is changing as technology is increasingly democratized? Does this inform your ePortfolio assignment?

Yes, I completely agree with this statement. With the use of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, we have forgotten what it is like to communicate with each other face to face. When we think of how to reach someone now a days, most people choose the internet as a way of communication other than talking on the phone. Technology has become a part of our everyday lives. I feel that in a lot of ways, technology distracts us from learning in that we pay more attention to social networks instead of interacting and learning from the world around us. I know that even during class, students are on their phones and lap tops tweeting and facebooking. Although, technology has helped us in various ways as it has made it easier to communicate and also is used for educational purposes. The eportfolio is an example of this in that we have taken the internet and have turned it into an opportunity for our project. This is not a bad thing, it just reflects the fact that internet has become a large part of our lives.

Journal 10

Respond to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". After having researched and written about media, do you agree that the nature of writing, power, and knowledge is changing as technology is increasingly democratized? Does this inform your ePortfolio assignment?

Yes, i completely agree. I have actually thought this for a while now. Specifically about the new greatly expanding social networks, (facebook, mediafire, twitter) I think they are ruining social interactions between people. Only about 30% of interaction is what people actually say and the rest is facial expressions, inflection of voices...etc. All that is lost with communication on social networks. Plus, personally i think the excitement of talking to a new friend in person or a girl you lost is lost in social networks. Its not as exciting or nerve wrecking and therefore not as rewarding. Also there is not nearly as strong of a connection made. I know I talked to girls by texting, IM, or facebook and our friendship just fizzled so quickly when we didnt talk online. Its not a real social interaction, its not reality.

What have you learned about your own style this semester? Do you agree with Vonnegut’s rules for style? What might you add, change, or remove?

This semester i have learned that i have some really cool ideas, i just need to spend time expanding and fully developing them. I can develop them when I sit down and think about them, but a lot of times i don't think long enough about my ideas or cant express them on paper the way i want. I've realized that if i spend time analyzing texts, and spend time thinking about what i want to say i can come up with some really cool ideas and papers. I do agree with Vonnegut's rules for style, I think he has some really good advice. I myself need to learn how to "have the guts to cut." I think a lot of unimportant information is important to my paper when really it needs to be cut out. I also have trouble realizing what information needs to be cut out and what needs to stay. I feel like I might accidentally cut important information out. Also, i need to learn how to not ramble on. I think i do this a lot, sometimes to lengthen papers to meet length requirements but i need to work on coming up with more important information in some papers. This may just be a need to do more research.

journal 10

i agree completely with the article. the internet has changed our world a lot and we have gone from having to interact with people in reality and now we interact with people through the web. and a huge part of communication is facial expressions and body language, and when on the web its hard to show that expressions so it has major impacts on peoples life that way. i also feel that it does give you a lot of information. i think that our eportfolio just shows how much the internet is in our lives and it makes it much easier to share our work.

Journal 10

I agree with everything that this article is reflecting upon. In fact I would even take the topic to a new level in that google/internet is not only changing the way we think, but it's changing the way we engage and act socially. Since the internet is a gigantic source of information, we no longer are required to socially interact to obtain information. Now, we can virtually obtain all information about anything through the internet in a small amount of time. When asking someone to go on a date, all the joy of personal engagement is gone when a 2-d text comes through asking the very same. All in all, I agree with the article in that google is in fact making us dumb, for we no longer need to seek adults knowledge and textbooks and instead have to seek out information through the internet.

Journal 10

After reading "Is Google Making Us Stupid", I have to completely agree with the author's concerns. Reading for me used to be one of my favorite things, something that I both enjoyed and took pride in. Yes, I'm in college and really don't have time for reading anymore with the mounds of schoolwork I have to finish each week. But, even when I do have time, when I'm on vacation, I find myself lacking the ability to immerse myself in the novel as I once did. Even when watching a movie, I find myself on the internet, it feels like I have ADD at some points. I even find myself asking why should we have to learn so and so. It's not like I'm ever not going to be out of reach of my cell phone, more importantly my mobile web. I can just google it if I don't know the answer. I think this relates to a lot to my inquiry III and my parody of Facebook. I think we as a society and even the entire world need to be more aware of the harmful side affects of the internet.

Respond to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". After having researched and written about media, do you agree that the nature of writing, power, and knowledge is changing as technology is increasingly democratized? Does this inform your ePortfolio assignment?

The first thing I found ironic about this article is that it's long enough that I found myself drifting from concentrating...I'll admit it, I was simultaneously reading the article, listening to iTunes, and flipping back and forth between 3 conversations on facebook...so I'm definitely busted for falling into the whole technology whirlwind. The internet is definitely a huge source of distraction, and because Google's goal is to make things as easy and accessible, it's also in turn easy to feel like we don't have to try hard to focus on the material...everything becomes geared towards making things as quick and easy as possible. It also mentions that having so much information at our fingertips creates a false sense of wisdom...which I somewhat agree with; we assume that we know about so many things because we can easily read about them and gain information without having to go out and actually experience them. The internet tends to diminish our real connection with the outside world and replace it with a false sense of true knowledge and experience. In that sense, I don't know that Google is really making us stupid, but I do think it's making us careless...we feel less compelled to explore new experiences in the real world, and even in our internet use we devote less patience and focus to the information at hand.

After reading the article, "Is Google making us stupid?" I realized it was not just me that believes society is conforming to web-surfing androids. This past year, since receiving my own computer, I surf the web more than ever, Facebook like no tomorrow and always have access to anything at my fingertips. I am completely guilty of typing in mindless questions into the Google search bar and having the answer pop up in less than two seconds. Books these days seem to be overrated. Assignments and readings for class are simply put on Blackboard and papers turned in electronically. I miss my highlighter for books, and I miss my red editing pen more than ever. I think google is not making us dumber, just more ignorant. I personally know some people who have asked me how to spell things on a fifth grade reading level and rely on the internet for just about everything. I do believe this culture is straying away from text that you can hold into audio and visual on the computer. Its definitely a change, but change isn't always good.

Journal 10

After having researched and written about media, I agree that writing, power, and knowledge will and has changed with the increase in technology. Technology is now part of every aspect of our lives. Buisnessmen and women are forced to master technology if they have hopes of getting a job. I agree that technology has definitely made buisness, communication, and retrieving information easier and faster. However we no longer have to learn many things as a result of technology. We don’t have to memorize facts,we can simply type the question into google and get the answer in seconds. This concept also has to do with our ePortfolio assignment. Even to complete a portfolio I now have to know how to work technology. I also know that because everyone relies so heavily on technology I should add bits of technology, such as videos, or links to my portfolio to make it more appealing to an audience.

Journal 10

I agree with the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” I agree with it especially in the sense that changing technology is influencing the way humans think. The fact that technology has affected the human brain toas a point as impactful as how are brains function is an incredibly scary idea. It is scary because, as the article points out, new technology is decreasing the amount of direct experiences humans have. When I say direct experiences I am talking about face-to-face communication and actually applying knowledge to real-life situations. It seems that as humans change the way they think to become more efficient and quick, we are skimming over many important aspects of life and have started doing things halfway instead of whole-heartedly—this is because technology has taught us to think quickly and not deeply. I feel as if this goes along with the e-portfolio assignment since the assignment is completely online and therefore uses the technology that has made us skimmers rather than true readers.

Journal 10

After reading the article, "Is google making us stupid?" it had made me realize that the internet has been taking advantage by society. Instead of reading books, we tend to refer to the internet for the answers by simple typing into google our question and receiving the answer in a matter of second. Google makes it easy for us go to instead of finding the answer out the hard way. I think that because of Google our society is lacking some knowledge. If we continue to rely on the internet for answers, our society will slowly stop reading books, articles, and other sources that help us gain knowledge.

Journal 10

Respond to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". After having researched and written about media, do you agree that the nature of writing, power, and knowledge is changing as technology is increasingly democratized? Does this inform your ePortfolio assignment?

Due: Thursday, April 21

I do agree with this article. I believe that more and more people find it hard to sit down and read a book rather than getting on the internet and just skimming looking for the answers. People now days do not go to the library and read books that give you the information, you skip right to the internet and find the answer in a matter of seconds. I believe that the internet is started to make people more anxious all the time and want to find the answer right away. I even found myself scroll down to see how much longer I had to go while I was reading the article because it seemed rather long to me and I was just seeing if I was close to being done. It's sad that it's starting to come down to that were everyone seems to be in such a hurry all the time and less about finding the correct information instead of the first information that you see on the internet which could more likely than not, be wrong. Reading this article makes me wonder what the world is really going to be like in 50 years, if books are even going to be around. The ePortfolio assignment is also on the internet so it makes me feel like were moving more into technology and away from pencil, paper and books.

Journal 10

After reading, "Is Google Making Us Stupid" I realized some of my own concerns about the technology increasing. Reading to me is an different thing that I do for school purposes only. However, I have noticed that throughout the years as the internet is becoming more popular that I cannot seem to read efficiently anymore with books or even online. It is hard for myself to get interested I feel as if I cannot focus on one particular reading at a time. This article just re-insured myself that Google could be making us "stupid". I believe the internet is decreasing our knowledge, power, and writing. It decreases our knowledge because we do not feel like we have to absorb anything because we have our answers online. The writing is probably decreased a little, but not as much as our writing. However, it dissolves our ability to write because the internet is making us less capable to read and without reading writing slowly diminishes. Power is decreased because power is the ability to read, write, and to obtain knowledge. This definitely puts a damper on our e portfolio project, however, I still think this is a good idea because we can see our mistakes, and writers memos all together which helps us become better writers.

Journal 10: The last one!

Respond to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". After having researched and written about media, do you agree that the nature of writing, power, and knowledge is changing as technology is increasingly democratized? Does this inform your ePortfolio assignment?

Due: Thursday, April 21

What have you learned about your own style this semester? Do you agree with Vonnegut’s rules for style? What might you add, change, or remove?

I have learned a lot about my style this semester. Because these inquiries involve thinking about and incorporating different sources, this semester has taught me about my skills within organization, and how to fit everything that I want to get in into my essay. I also have learned my strengths and weaknesses within organization. I know that my strong points are within paragraph organization, but my weaknesses are within the transitions between paragraphs. I have learned that my papers move more fluently when I speak in the first person, so the papers this semester have been extremely helpful to my style of writing.

Journal 9

What have you learned about your own style this semester? Do you agree with Vonnegut’s rules for style? What might you add, change, or remove? Due: Thursday, April 14

I believe my writing style has progressively improved throughout this semester. I have learned how to express my ideas more easily, and make my papers more interesting. This semester has given me an opportunity to write about topics that I am interesting and reflect my personality through these. I certainly agree with Vonnegut's rules for style in that writing about something that interests you will make your writing stronger. I have realized that when I write about topics that I don't know much about and don't care to know more about, it is more of a struggle for me and my papers may come out somewhat unclear. Also, his rule about sounding like yourself is true as well. I have found that when I try to use vocabulary that I don't know how to incorporate into my essay properly it sounds awkward and it is best to just sound like yourself. Something I might add although it sort of goes along with find a subject you care about is make sure you understand what you write about. Don't pick something that you haven't researched or don't know much about. This will make your writing much stronger and interesting to your audience.

Journal 9

I think my biggest improvement to my writing was being able to stop and truly think about how I am going to make every idea and possible form of approach work in my head. In having to focus on one major theme yet, be able to choose any topic to cover, I learned to effectively shape my ideas to work with existing or opposing ideas. This year really got me thinking and shaped my writing in such a way as to help make my writing more precise and organized. When I write now, my writing come from deep within me. I think that now, even if I were assigned a topic and a specific argument to follow, I could do so due to the way this semester organized my thinking.

sexing up my writing

i think that the biggest change in my writing style is how i portray masculine and feminine traits. before this semester i never noticed how i described male or female in my writing now when i am writing if i want to make something some aggressive or strong i use a masculine trait to define it or if i want something to sound sweet or kind i use a feminine trait. i agree completely with vonnuget but i would add that if you can't write about a subject you like to try and relate the subject to something that interests you.

Journal 9

In my own writing, one thing I have noticed I have trouble explaining my point and backing it up with important details and information. I definitely agree with Vonnegut's rules. One rule I especially agree with is Don't Ramble. I have noticed that I tend to ramble a lot in my writing especially when I don't think enough before I start typing. Another rule I agree with is Sound like Yourself. Many times when students, including myself, write an essay they try to sound more intelligent than they are. Students want to impess their teacher by sounding incredibly smart, but most of the time it just sounds awkward. I might remove the rule Keep it Simple because often times writing must be complex and students need to give great detail to explain a point, so simple is not always technically better.

The thing I've learned most about my writing style is that I get too wordy. I always end up wording things in really confusing ways and I need to learn to be better at getting straight to the point and avoiding the fluff. I've always learned that I attempt to be funny sometimes with my papers or journals when its acceptable for the project. I also learned, I'm really not that funny, I'm the only one who finds myself clever. I also agree with focusing on having good content instead of worrying about the length. I need to edit my papers to their best potential and the length aspect will fall into place.

journal 9

I definitely agree with vaugnets rules of writing. I agree that you should be yourself and use your own writing style and language. It shows who you are and every piece of work you write is different from your peers. However, in certain in situations like writing research papers your writing style is quite different. It is more of a strict, particular writing style that usually does not include a writers own voice. Whats different about this class is that you want us to use your own voice and writing style in each inquiry that we do, which i love because it helps us as writers to distinguish what type writing is best for us as individuals.

Journal 9

I think what I've learned the most about myself this semester through inquiries and writing is that I can be a creative writer with fresh ideas, I just have to challenge myself to look for them. I think my style could definitely use some work, but it's definitely there and unique. I could use some work in "simplicity" and "saying what you mean to say", however. I tend to make syntax more complicated that it actually needs to be, but I'm definitely working on it. I think Vonnegut's pointers are right on, though. Something I might add it to not be afraid of your opinion or if you think your audience will judge you.

My Writing Style (Journal 9)

This semester I have noticed several new tendencies in my writing style. I tend to add unimportant information, and I am often not clear in what I am trying to say. The unclearness usually stems from too many words. I fully agree with Vonnegut's article. One of the most important things I've learned it that I need to write about something that I truly believe in. When I write about a topic that I don't believe is true, or I have absolutely no interest in, my writing is awful and often hard to comprehend. However, when I write about a topic that I have an interest in, the writing comes easily. It is easy to gather support for my theses and the words flow well. If I could add or change something to my writing style, it would be the ability to easily express meanings without directly stating the words. I believe that this is true writing skill but it is very difficult to do. It is also difficult to know how your audience will interpret it.

My Writing Style

I have learned that my style of writing is detailed, sometimes unorganized and resourceful. There are still things I wish to work on but I am grateful that I can even acknowledge my writing style is a working process. My writing has improved compared to last semester. It is kind of difficult to describe my writing style in great detail because to be honest I never really thought too much about it. Yes I do agree with Vonnegut's rules for style but everyone should still use their own signature in writing because the differences in your writing style makes you stand out. it is great for people to understand you but if your writing has no flare the reader will become uninterested and bored.

Journal 9

This semester I think I have drastically improved my writing and through my freshman year. I have learned especially how to analyze readings which I didn't do as well in the past. I agree with Vonnegut's rules for the most part. I agree with his first rule when he says find a subject you care about, which we are not always given the opportunity to do. It is extremely hard for me for write about a subject that I could careless about so I do agree with that rule. I also agree with the rule do not ramble and I catch myself doing that just to meet the requirements. The only rule that I would maybe change would be pity the readers.

Journal 9

What have you learned about your own style this semester? Do you agree with Vonnegut’s rules for style? What might you add, change, or remove?

This semester has really improved my writing I believe. I think I am a stronger writer than I was before I began 112. I think I love to summarize more than analyze which leads to problems more often than not. Its hard for me to analyze text without summarizing it into detail before so you understand it before I analyze. I'm trying to get better with that but it is harder for me to do than I thought originally. I really agree with the statement "have the guts to cut." I find it really hard when I'm writing a paper to cut our sentences or even paragraphs because I want to make sure that I make it long enough. But, then I begin to ramble which is another thing that he says we shouldn't do. I think he's right with those two.

Journal 9

What have you learned about your own style this semester? Do you agree with Vonnegut’s rules for style? What might you add, change, or remove?

Due: Thursday, April 14

Journal 8

My favorite satire has to be both the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Watchmen. For some reason I have always been drawn to exploitations of the human condition and our species realizing how primitive many of us still act. In an educational sense all these works seek to teach the rest of the world to be consciously aware of their surroundings and take time to think about what their actions may entail about the future. These novels really poke fun of people who don't utilize intelligence and instead act on impulse. Those whom do act upon impulse truly fit a natural stereotype implied by these novels. In addition, these novels really look down upon those who are not grateful for the gift of sentience and instead use it for greedy reasonings rather than for helping humanity endure and prosper.

Journal 8

I like satire in art like in caricatures. This picture is a Daumier's "Gargantua" from a 1822 newspaper. It depicts King Lousie Phillpe as he takes the bread from the poor and in return, excretes laws. Gargantua is the name of a mythical figure who eats everything in site. My favorite part about this satire is it started newspaper censorship laws in 18th century France.

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I chose this picture because I'm secrectly terrified of seagulls. When I was little one can down and grabbed the sandwich I was about to put in my mouth and I've been scared ever since.

Journal 7 - (I can journal now)

I have a fear that I will turn into a hoarder later in life.

Journal 8

My favorite satire would have to be The Colbert Report. I can not just pick one episode, because the entire theme of the show is a satire of the same thing. He does a great job on satirizing the extreme right side by creating the Stephen Colbert character, an extreme right winger who doesn't completely think through anything he says, does, or endorses. This is a fantastic satire, because it really opens your eyes to how many people in the U.S. actually feel about things. It is clear to see that Colbert is liberal in real life, but he makes this character so realistic that it is hard to see that part of himself. The Colbert Report is a fantastic satire of the right wing extremists.

Journal 8

My favorite satire is probably, like many others, the skits from Saturday Night Live. But one of my favorites from this class is the Twilight and Buffy satire. I think it did a good job because it showed a different side of Edward normally not shown. It also shows that a woman can be strong and a "romantic" man can actually be creepy. The satire is also interesting because in the books and movies they idolize how Edward acts, but in this satire, compared with Buffy, it seems odd and stalkerish.

Journal 8

My favorite satire would have to be the SNL skit about Sarah Palin. First of all Tina Fey did a great job of looking exactly like Sarah. She was very convincin in her manerism and way she conducted herself. She exagerated on many occasions about what Sarah would do using her hair flip and what not. Beyong how she acted, she was very convincing,persuasive, and very charismatic. It made watching SNL very easy because it was fun to watch, also she was up to date with all the current events.

journal 8

My favorite satire would have to be some of the slits from Mad Tv. For example, the "Can I get your number" skit, where the actors portray the situation where a guy is flirting with a girl in a movie and trying to get her number. The skit uses indirect satire because the skit doesn't come right out and say that it is using satire but it is made known through the characters. It also is uses the parody satirical device, because the characters are imitating real life situations or sometimes real people except that everything is exaggerated as to poke fun at it. THe particular skit, "can I get your number" is commenting on how some males in our society today approach woman and it is showing how ridiculous it looks. The satire works in this one, because the message comes across and it is funny at the same time On the other hand, Mad Tv does have a few skits where the satire is a bit more harsh and raunchy and it losses some of it's humor.

Journal 8

One of my favorite satires is Saturday Night Live. In one of the episodes, Will Ferrell and another actress play your typical cheerleader duo. They're forced to cheer at a high school chess match and come up with some "non-traditional" cheers to say the least. I think their point was to point out the heicharchy of highschool with the female cheerleader's arch nemisis, Alexa. Also with the stereotype of cheerleaders and their peppy personalities and highschool.

Journal 8

My favorite satire would have to be the satire that is on SNL in general, but specifically a recent clip of a game of Jeopardy where Alex Trebek is played by Will Ferrel, and the game contestants are Bill Cosby, Sharon Osborne, and Shaun Connery, all played by SNL characters. These characters exaggerate these actors humorous tendencies on the game show Jeopardy and end up getting no where in the game. They actually lose money. The only "normal" person is Alex Trebek who gets so annoyed with these contestants that he calls the game off and walks off stage. It is a very funny imitation of how these actors are in real life.

Satire

One of my favorite pieces of satire would have to be Modest Proposal by Johnathan Swift. My Junior year of high school in English we spent a great deal of time analyzing this proposal. This paper is important because it addresses a huge issue for England in the 1800s which were poverty and starvation. Swift addressed the issue very cleverly. He explains the underlying issues in England that causes poverty and starvation. I think this piece was effect because it exposed the selfishness among the Royalty in England and their lack of empathy. His solution to the problem was so outlandish that it caught many people attention therefore quickly spreading the knowledge of his proposal.

Journal 8

My favorite satire would probably be anything that is made fun of on Saturday Night Live. A lot of times, they make fun of whatever is going on in the news or who has been in the news. Recently on Saturday Night Live they made fun of Charlie Sheen and what has been going on in his life. I found this really interesting and funny because it just showed how ridiculous he was. They have done this with a lot of different people such as celebrities and political candidates. Each time they make a satire out of these people they are effective because they show the flaws of these people or the ridiculous/ stupid things they say and do.

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Journal 8: Barbie Girl

One of my favorite examples of satire is the song Barbie Girl by Aqua. This song is making fun of the unrealistic expectations that Barbie makes young girls have because Barbie is seemingly flawless. Aqua does this by using many different methods of satire. It is horatian satire because it is light and fun. It is also indirect because it's communicated through the Barbie characters rather than direct statements. Sarcasm is used during the statement, "Life in plastic, it's fantastic." This is also an example of verbal irony. Persona is used in that Barbie becomes the "perfect" woman, satirizing the unrealistic expectations she introduces.

journal 8

This is my favorite satire. It rose a lot more questions and concerns about Obama and his wife because The New Yorker made Obama look like the terrorist, Osama bin Laden, and his wife with a machine gun fist bumping her husband. It portrays that Obama is not a sufficent president since he is burning the United States flag and has the picture of Osama bin Ladenon the wall which looks like their in the white house. This satire is is a direct burlesque because is way over exaggerating an opinion about Obama. However, I do not believe this is persuasive at all.

my favorite satire is the family guy episode where they satirize star wars. in the video they are commenting on how ridiculous star wars is and how it is was such a big hit because of its ridiculousness. it works because the makers of family guy made it funny by doing things like using the force in ways that it was not planned to be used for and by making the characters make fun of the actual characters in star wars. the main reason this satire is funny is because they show how unrealistic the actions are in star wars and do it by having the actions fail in the satire. this satire really got the point across that star wars was a major hit because it was complete fantasy.

Journal

My favorite satires are the ones done on Saturday Night Live when they make fun of Sarah Palin. I find it hilarious when Tina Fey acts like Sarah Palin and makes jokes about her and her campaign. This satire is funny, convincing, and persuasive because it just shows some of the stupid things that Sarah Palin can say. This satire is well known because it is current and Sarah Palin is well known. They get their point across by making it into a comedy and making fun of how Sarah Palin was the governor of Alaska by mocking her and saying that nobody lives in Alaska. This satire is hilarious to me because of the fact the Tina Fey really looks like Sarah Palin and she portrays her character very well.

Refer back to the satire handout on Blackboard and perform a brief analysis of your favorite satire. What is it commenting on? How does it work? Why is it funny, biting, or persuasive?

My favorite satire is the one Family Guy did on Jersey Shore. It was funny how they made the characters look, as well as making them look like they were the bad people. It shows how ridiculous the show really is and how even though it's so stupid, people still watch it. I believe this is indirect satire because it is communicated through the characters, however it could also be direct because it is pretty obviously stated that it is making fun of Jersey Shore. Acting like if they are from Jersey Shore is a crime or something makes the satire very funny and entertaining.