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    “In spite of their variety‚ folk festivals of the carnival type‚ the comic rites and cults‚ the clowns and fools‚ giants‚ dwarfs and jugglers‚ the vast and manifold litterateur of parody - all these forms have one style in common: they belong to one culture of folk carnival humor.” (Bakhtin‚ 1965‚ p.4). Carnival was a way of bringing people from all

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    Culture Clowns‚ dancers‚ and musicians aren’t the first thing people think of when they hear Café du Monde‚ but these are just a few of the things that set it apart from other restaurants in the French Quarter. This French market is not only a destination for tourists to each during their time in the Quarter‚ but it is also a hot area for performers. Tourists can either watch a party clown twist balloons for kids or listen to the sound of a trumpet while they eat. Dwaino‚ a party clown who performs

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    abused him and his sister. Gacy deeply wanted to gain his father devotion and attention.” Transition sentence: Now that you have a better understanding of his early life‚ let’s talk about the Serial killing. II. Serial Killer A. Pogo the Clown/Killer Clown 1. His alter ego was one of the ways he lower young boys in his home. 2. According to the Crime and Investigation crime files “Gacy had convinced his self that his alter personality Jack Hanson had committed the murders and was trying

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    Said Ahmed Mr. Weinhold CP English 11 1 November 2013 Irrational Fear Everybody is scared of something. Whether it is spiders‚ clowns‚ or the dark‚ everybody has something that sends chills down their spines. Rational fear has a place in our lives. Without it‚ humans are unable to sense danger. Irrational fear is the type of fear that should be avoided. Irrational fear can be destructive and potentially ruin society. Fear‚ as previously stated‚ is a necessity in order to survive.

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    Irving Berlin is one of the most famous American composers and lyricist‚ having effect on the American Broadway‚ cinema‚ and music. He produced seventeen film scores and twenty-one Broadway scores‚ in addition to writing over three thousand songs. His songs are classics that most people know‚ some of his most famous songs are God Bless America and White Christmas. He is one of my favorite composers of all time‚ because he has written both songs‚ Broadway scores‚ and film scores that I have listened

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    English‚ “Festival”. Feste the fool gives us the image of a jolly man who is like a clown. I find that his name isn’t entirely true for Feste as during the play‚ Feste is portrayed as a wise man rather than a fool. Also‚ Feste is not always happy! At the end of the play‚ Feste sings the line‚ “For the Rain it Raineth everyday”‚ suggesting that every day brings some kind of misery - a somewhat melancholy line for a clown I think you’ll

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    Females are meant to look pretty and alluring to catch male attention‚ evident in the majority of adult female costumes being revealing and form-fitting‚ or the killer clown example. Men are either supposed to be masculine and heroic‚ which is seen in superhero or astronaut costumes with unnecessary added muscles‚ or to be aggressive and violent‚ which is shown in their more frightening selection of Halloween costumes

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    an actor. As for the characters‚ they were really motivated and fitting into the role that they were playing. In fact it was obvious that both are professional actors. Each actor had to switch between different roles: The actor‚ the person‚ the clown‚ the interviewer‚ the teacher‚ etc which will be hard for an amateur to perform this way. Moreover‚ it was clear that most of the play was written after the selection of both character. Both of the actors did a great job and the acting was really

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    of the circus industry seem to be saturated. The industry structure was not stable‚ being in long-term decline by alternative various type of entertainment‚ changes of the preference of customers‚ uprising concerns of animal rights and diminishing clowns in value‚ which they are the critical elements used by traditional players in the industry. It all brought in decreasing audience and increasing costs by accelerating competition and changing environmental factors. The traditional circus industries

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    nearby Des Plaines River. Gacy lured his victims to his home with the promise of construction work‚ and then captured‚ sexually assaulted and eventually strangled most of them with rope. When he killed‚ he sometimes dressed as his alter ego "Pogo the Clown." Gacy’s trial began on February 6‚ 1980‚ with a prosecution team headed by William Kunkle. With Gacy having confessed to the crimes‚ the arguments were focused on whether he could be declared insane and thus remitted to a state mental facility. Gacy

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