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"How does the Simpson's Satirize Television?"  

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English Coursework: "How does the Simpson's Satirize Television?" The opening animation sequence and credits feature the Simpsons family travelling home from work or school individually. Some details of opening scenes are modified in each episode, like the lines Bart is writing on the classroom board, or the tune Lisa plays on her Saxophone, but the Simpsons are ultimately racing home to watch the television. Television is like a form of religion, The Simpsons, with the occasional exception of Marge, believe in everything they see on it without question, like many modern Americans, and yet still question Christianity and God. Even though the Simpsons go to church they have effectively replaced real religious faith with faith in television. They all see television as an essential medium in everyday life, and yet even though we frequently see them congregate at the T.V. it brings them together as a family only physically, with their...

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