Satire is a way of making fun of people's mistakes or bad behavior in art, books, movies, and other forms of entertainment. It often uses jokes or clever language to show the silly or bad things that people or groups like companies and governments do. The hope is that by pointing these things out, they might change and get better.
When people make satire, they use tools like pretending to agree with the bad things they're actually criticizing, using strong sarcasm, and making silly comparisons. These help to make their point in a funny and smart way.
The word "satire" has a long history and comes from an old Latin word that means "a mix of different things." Long ago, Romans wrote a special kind of poetry that was satire, and they used this word to describe it. They were the first to really make satire a big deal in writing, even though the Greeks did something like it before them.
Satire can be found everywhere today – even in funny pictures called memes that people share on the internet. It's a popular way to talk about important issues while making people laugh.
There was a film made in 2006 about an Italian family moving to America long ago. The story begins in Sicily and ends in the United States. The film is about the Mancuso family who are poor and live in the mountains in Italy. They get some postcards from America that make them dream of a better life there. They think of America as a magical place with huge vegetables, rivers of milk, and money that falls from the sky. So, the father, Salvatore, decides to take his family to America. They include his two sons and his old mother, who is known for her healing powers. The film shows their journey by boat to the new world. This movie was shown at a big festival in Venice and many people liked it, but it did not get chosen for an award at the Academy Awards. It was a drama and many talked about how beautiful it looked and sounded.
Timeline of Birmingham history
Long ago, in a place called Birmingham in England, many important things happened. People started living there a very long time ago, even before there were kings and queens.
Around the year 1200 BC, people made something out of wood and charcoal. Later, the Romans came to Birmingham. They built a fort in the year AD 48 but left it two times, the last in AD 120. The Beormingas clan, who were like a big family, lived there during the time of the Anglo-Saxons.
In the 7th century, Birmingham might have begun as a very small village. By the year 968, there was a place nearby called Duddeston.
After the year 1066, a family named De Birmingham took care of the area. In 1086, Birmingham was written down as a small village in a big book called the Domesday Book. William FitzAnsculf looked after Birmingham and some places around it.
In 1154, a man named Peter de Birmingham got permission to have a market every Thursday. This helped the village grow into a bigger place called a town. By 1160, people built the first church out of stones in Handsworth.
By the year 1218, there were farms and mills in Birmingham. People could also cross a river on a path called a ford. William de Birmingham was allowed to have a special market for four days every year starting in 1250. Roads started to connect Birmingham to other places, which was very important for people to travel and trade.