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Living to Be 200: Satirical Reflections on Health Fanaticism

This essay explores the humorous and satirical take on health fanaticism, offering absurd tips on living to a grand old age without traditional healthy practices. By mocking health fanatics and exaggeratedly portraying a life without exercise, the author challenges the seriousness with which some approach health. Through the lens of satire and humor, the essay delves into the futility of extreme health practices in the face of mortality. The narrative follows a comedic tone to highlight the irony of striving for an unattainable age of 200.

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Living to Be 200: Satirical Reflections on Health Fanaticism

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  1. What does this have to do with today’s view on maintaining one’s health?

  2. What comes to mind? Globally Where do people live the longest? What are their secrets? What is the average life expectancy in Canada? Personally What makes people take their health seriously? What aspects of health can be taken lightly? Okinawa has a population of one million and of those 900 are centenarians, four times higher than the average in Britain or America.

  3. To be able to identify an essay’s genre Identify the key elements that contribute to this classification To do Literary devices in The bully & The revenge Reading How to live to be 200 Group exercise Literary devices review Today’s goal

  4. How to live to be 200 Pre-reading What does the title suggest about the content of the essay? How do we immediately determine that this is misleading? While reading Note literary devices used

  5. Notes Satirical & Process Essay Humorous, light-hearted, witty Leacock offers absurd tips on how a person might live to a “grand, green, exuberant, boastful” old age – without having to exercise or be healthy (thesis?) Using humour, exaggeration and absurdity to mock health fanatics Health fanatics: opposing/contrasting their fanaticisms (Because ironically everyone will eventually die and no one can live to be 200 years old so we might as well enjoy ourselves.) He satirizes people (like Jiggins) who exercise excessively and die anyway

  6. Group essay analysis In a group of four, develop a schema to represent the essay and its contents Example Break the essay into its structural parts Note the literary devices used in each part Be prepared to make a comment about the essay’s takeaway thesis

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