‘The Clown Punk’ by Simon Armitage Learning Objectives: AO1: Respond to the using details from the poem to support your opinion AO2: Analyse the writers’ methods (language‚ structure and form) and the purposes of these methods Pre-reading Activity Look at the pictures below and state your initial reaction(s) to the person / people in the photo. Do not spend more than 5 seconds on each picture. 1 2 3 Reaction: Reaction: Reaction: Overall‚ what do these people have in common
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time‚ the fear of clowns has increased in the general public. Despite their joyous intent‚ clowns generate fear in the hearts of many. Clowns have caused mental damage to thousands of men‚ women‚ and children around the world due to scary movies and books like Stephen King’s “It”. Clowns have been around for ages‚ but not all of them were called clowns. In ancient Egypt‚ clowns were a very prevalent feature in the Pharaoh’s household. In ancient China‚ there was a well-known clown by the name of Yu
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Clown loach fish are only found in Indonesia (specifically on Borneo and Sumatra). They live in murky backwater rivers where the water may be moving swiftly or standing still. The waters are densely vegetated and there is plenty of food for the feisty bottom-feeding clown loaches. They are on omnivorous and often enjoy eating crustaceans in the area or nibble on plants in the water. Borneo and Sumatra both straddle the equator so the temperature is quite high for most of the year. The temperature
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the Clown (2005) had over 10 million viewers merely 46 days after its release. Joon-gi Lee‚ the actor cast for Gong-gil in the film became famous and sparked a ‘pretty man’ craze in South Korea. The popularity of the box-office hit The King and the Clown demonstrates that Korean people are fascinated by this film; Homosexuality and cross-dressing are key themes of the film and these concepts have been considered as out of social norms in Korea. However‚ the popularity of The King and the Clown proves
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Carl N Williams Sociology 101 Evette Mathews Monday‚ May 07‚ 2012 Homework Essay #4 During the past 2 days I have recorded my interaction with approximately 15 people‚ both male and female ranging from age 18 to 45. This is a qualitative project based upon the symbolic interactionism theory‚ which focuses attention on the way that people communicate and interact with one another through words‚ gestures and symbols that have conventional meaning. With this in mind‚ the following is a brief
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an object‚ place‚ or situation. Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns. As kids get older‚ the once playful and funny clown turns into something that is scarier. A clown’s appearance‚ actions‚ and its symbolism change to make them appear more horrific. A child’s opinion of a clown is often made based on how the clown is portrayed to them. A clown’s appearance is a huge part in how the child will view the clown. To young audiences‚ a clown appears with more color and seems to be happier. All of the bright
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Book Review: Shalimar The Clown Salman Rushdie The story begins with chapter „India“. India is a young girl‚ ambassador’s daughter. His father is Max Ophuls‚ American former ambassador to India‚ and now the counter-terrorism chief. In this chapter writer describes her wish to know more about her dead mother and reason why her father dont’t want to talk about her mother’s death. The plot of this chapter is setteled in Los Angeles in 90’s. There she met her father’s chauffeur who was
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to go see his first clown with his family. He experienced his first clown when he went to the circus. He went to the Ringling Bros Circus and met a Whiteface clown. Joe later found out that the Whiteface clown was not the only type. In addition to the Whiteface clown‚ Joe soon discovered that there are more kinds of clowns: the “Auguste” clown as well as “character” clowns‚ which are all very different in appearance and character (All About Clowns‚ “Types”). The Whiteface clown‚ also known as the
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1 Clown Phobia (Coulrophobia) Mary Jane Oakley SOCL215-1202B-22/Colorado Technical University Instructor: Joelouie Genus May 23‚ 2012 Phase 1 DB 2 After conducting the interviewing process in Clown Phobia‚ I found it to be very interesting in the answers that I have received. The person that I interviewed that was under the age of 40 had given me the following responses. When asked if they liked clowns and what they thought about them‚ their reply was that they found them to be funny on
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initial reaction would be find the source and seize it. In War of the Clowns when two random clowns arrive at a city‚ they do not stop fighting. People watch and encourage the fighting as long as none of their own people seem to get hurt. However‚ when one of the clowns kill a citizen within all the action‚ chaos ensues. The people of the city would never intervene before the killing because to them the situation is only two silly clowns having a dispute. “Who could take them seriously? Ridiculous the
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