Miami Herald journalist Carl Hiaasen comments on dangerous collegiate Greek life in “FSU right to suspend the dangerous idiocy of Greek life on campus”. He shares his political stance in “Let’s give Trump the TV remote, no the nuclear button”. Lastly, Hiaasen scrutinizes those guilty of sexual harassment in “‘I’m humbled and troubled--especially since I got caught.’”. Hiaasen’s entertaining and sarcastic tone coincides with logical and emotional statements. As well as a strategic use of succinct sentences, to form a convincing case about dangerous college life, Trump’s uneasy presidency, and inconsiderate tormentors.
Hiaasen’s ability to be jocular, reflects the ridiculousness he wants to magnify in these article subjects. Hiaasen unveils that fraternity deathly “horse play”, can easily be discontinued if university …show more content…
Hiaasen is concerned that not many modifications have been made since he pledged to a fraternity “back in the Dark Ages” (Source 1). He correlates that fraternity parties were common then and now, because, “A frat house with no booze is about as popular as a crematorium on a Saturday night” (Source 1). This added sarcasm provides a sense of friendliness when discussing unreasonable causes of deaths due to an absurd amount of alcohol consumption. In one case 18 alcoholic drinks in 82 minutes (Source 1). Hiaasen uses humor to accentuate the lack of character in men found guilty of sexual harassment. Hiaasen’s vexation with these pigs’ insensitive apologies is revealed with sarcasm, “Lauer and his team are checking all the requisite boxes: regret, sorrow, shame, embarrassment and a vow to change his ways” (Source 2). Hiaasen’s derision aids in revealing the absurd similarity between these men’s