http://www.theonion.com/content/index
The Onion
http://www.satirewire.com/index.shtml
Satire Wire
http://www.nationalpost.8m.com/
The National Post Online
The essays that you discover will cause you to smile-chuckle-perhaps, even laugh out-loud. I have decided to post-pone your satire "mimic" until the completion of the documentary presentations. Prior to the actual written assignment, I will have you choose a satirical piece (from one of the sites listed above) and explain how the use of satire makes the piece better or worse at tackling its specific issue.