CM 1145- Essay Reading

In class we had to answer questions on four different essays and hand them in. I was really dreading having to read them all, they were all really serious, not that it is a bad thing, I thought they were all really good, I was just hoping for at least one positive one, something lighthearted and satirical. I found that in the essay The New Causality by Steve Martin. At first I said to myself, " great another celebrity thinks that they are a writer." Maybe that's a bit prejudiced and I was wrong, I guess I was just in shock from finding out that "Snooki" from Jersey Shore wrote a book. That is the most atrocious thing I have ever heard of and I would say that it was preposterous but it's true. I was surprised by this essay though, Martin is basically trying to make a point about the legal system in the United States in this day and age, that many people are just suing over nothing, they are just greedy and avaricious, all they want is money. He uses many examples of court cases in which the person suing wins gross amounts of money for stupid reasons. It reminded me of a story that I thought was funny, it was told to me by a friend so I have no idea if it's true but I thought that I'd bring it up since it fits with this essay. Apparently some girl and her boyfriend are at a restaurant, she gets in a fight with him and throws her drink at him, then she slips in it. Want makes this even more hilarious is that she sues the restaurant and wins. That is ridiculous, probably not true but if it is then my faith in humanity just continues to dwindle down. I recommend that people read this essay, it made me laugh and I actually enjoyed answering the questions on this one.