Part of being a responsible citizen of the world is to keep informed on current issues and be able to look through a critical lens to try to find solutions. In this class, students will read about current events and report their findings to the group. Students will watch and discuss documentaries on the hot topics of health, education, and nature, such as Supersize Me, Bully, and Blackfish, and will watch films that connect to these issues. After forming a good base knowledge, students will then examine the world around them through the critical lens of satire. Students will focus on light-hearted through the use of The Onion, The Simpsons, and The Daily Show, and dark satire, specifically dystopian, through readings and film. Students will also examine art and poetry as means of social criticism.