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Post by The Giant-Size Man Thing on Sept 25, 2004 17:03:25 GMT -5
The Daily Show released their new book, America (The Book), which is a satirical look on our country and its workings. They set the book up like a school text book, even including discussion questions and classroom activities.
And no, to all you people who believe that the Daily Show is liberal bullshit, this book is not unbalanced. It makes fun of America as a whole. If the current administration is mentioned or used as an example, it's because they are the current administration. It's fun to make fun of the people who are incharge at the present.
AND UNDER AN CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT LOOK ON PAGES 99-100 UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE MENTALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY SCARRED FOR LIFE.
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Post by Ai on Sept 26, 2004 11:52:13 GMT -5
I want it. Daily Show rules...
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Post by The Giant-Size Man Thing on Sept 26, 2004 13:55:40 GMT -5
Yes, you really want it.
On Ancient Greek Society:
"Imagine a system in which anyone could wind up on the Supreme Court. Anyone. Think about your family. Friends. The guys you knew in college who would eat dog feces for ten dollars (Fig. 1.4)."
On Columbus:
"Now, some have argued Columbus actually discovered the West Indies, or that Norsemen had discovered America centuries earlier, or that you really can't get credit for discovering a land already populated by indigenous people with a developed civilization. Those people are communists. Columbus discovered America."
On Director of Homeland Security:
"Came up with color-coded "terror" chart in 2002. Hasn't done jackshit since."
On the types of Members of the Supreme Court.
"2. A strict constructionist interprepts the Constitution according to language and original intent of the text at the time of its writing, in much the same way fundamentalist views the Bible. Fortunately for strict constructionists, they have been endowed by God with the superhuman gift of being able to read the minds of people who died 200 years ago. Naturally, they use this power only for good."
On the Founding Fathers:
"Quipped a jubilant Hamilton, 'The only way it could fail is if one party gained control of not just the Executive, but also the Senate and House chambers, and upon doing so, proceeded to bring in like-minded judges!!!!' And then the Framers all laughed and laughed and laughed."
And of course fun discussion questions such as:
"Why are the framers of the Constitution so soul-crushingly boring."
"In Star Wars Episode II, Chancellor Palpatine convinces the Galactice Senate to grant him emergency powers in order to squelch the Separatist movement's droid army, led by Count Dooku. But Palpatine ultimately abuses his authority, disbanding the Republic and appointing himself the lone ruler of a new Galactic Empire. Could it happen here?"
And of course classroom activities such as:
"1. Have your students draw a topographical map of Ancient Greece. For every elevation they get wrong, punch one in the arm."
"4. Time Machine
Turn your classroam into a time machine by making the students perform tedious busy-work for the entire morning while you read a John Grisham novel. When they're done, close your book, point to the clock, and announce, "See? We're three hours into the future!"
"2. Disenfranchise a black student."
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