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The science generator uses big words whenever possible. The words in the sentence serve to make the sentence longer and appear more scientific. This leads to sentences full of mindless jargon and long words randomly placed. It reads like the writer got their first thesaurus. The sentences are otherwise well organized and grammatically correct. Figures are used but since the words are generated randomly, they are meaningless. The paper is segmented through the use of headers, which act as transitions between the different topics covered.

The comic generator uses three frames with a random image filling each image. The comics are all done in color and include one or both of the main characters. The comics generated also focus on facial expression, drawing the characters faces so they fill most of the frame. This allows more details in the face to be shown, allowing emotion to more easily be conveyed to the reader. The comics vary in tone with some being incredibly dark, depicting suicide, while others show partying and compliments. This randomness leads to the whole comic rarely making sense as a whole. This nonsense is what makes the generator appealing as it can often lead to humorous sequences.

Contrary to the previous generators, the meme generator has a rigid structure; each meme must follow a set precedent. Each meme must have two lines, top to bottom, and use impact font text. Every meme is composed of an image that serves the dual purpose of pop culture reference and showing the subgenre of meme that the generator is following. The subgenre of the meme dictates that the content of the text must follow the image that accompanies it. For example, the Morpheus meme must begin with “what if I told you?”. This rigid structure allows the generator being able to create convincing memes that are often impossible to distinguish from human created memes.

The final generator I chose was the rap generator from rappad.co. The rap generator takes a random  word or phrase and uses it as a topic to create a song about. The generator tends to a basic rhyme scheme and attempts to base the rhymes of the topic. The songs make pop culture references whenever possible and however far from the topic they may be. The songs do not have a set length with some being only four bars long. The language used is always casual and often vulgar; with references to sex and drugs being frequent. Quotes from other rap songs are also used whenever possible with Tupac appearing to be the most popular to draw from. Bravado is common in all songs, with some form of flaunting of wealth or women existing.

What is happening in the generators can help someone understand genre because, the generators show, in an extreme manner, the actual conventions of a genre. The science paper generator also displays how figures are used and referenced, the frequency of citation, and the diction of a scientific paper. The exaggerated papers that the science paper generator creates can help a STEM student better understand what makes a CS paper. The meme generator can provide endless examples of a certain meme, allowing someone to learn how to make their own. The comic generator can help a beginning artist grasp the importance of facial expression and emotion in comics. The rap generator can help a beginning rapper understand basic internal rhyme in songs. The generators can create entertaining nonsense because they are truly random. The generators can still be used as a learning tool of genre by studying their exaggeration of their respective genres’ conventions.