The Simpsons: Laughing at Ourselves Jessica French Professor Jean Graybeal The Existential Imagination 16 October‚ 2003 Comedy gives no better an answer to existential question than any other form of art or literature. It does however‚ give such a familiar yet ironical response‚ that the relief attained is often more satisfying than other medium. Jerry Rannow states‚ “humor is necessary to life.”1 The Simpsons is for many‚ the quintessence of comedy and offers a wonderful philosophical study
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I was born and it became stronger when I received my First Holy Communion. First Holy Communion is a Catholic Church ceremony. It is the colloquial name for a person’s first reception of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. Catholics believe this event to be very important‚ as the Eucharist is one of the central focuses of the Catholic Church. It is the day when we partake in Lord’s last supper. Before receiving the Holy Communion I need to attend special catechism classes and prepare myself to
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The Simpsons are one of the longest running and most popular television shows. This popularity exists because "the Simpsons [have] always operated on two levels. On one level appealing to children as a fast paced cartoon and then for the older audiences for its wit and [satire]" (Batscha). Satire is the common thread with binds all of The Simpsons episodes. The writers show the absurdity in ordinary everyday situations including religion‚ politics and other social issues. This has been the leading
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The Simpsons The Simpsons does more than make us laugh. Do you agree or disagree? Long running animated comedy The Simpsons is known for making its audience laugh at the outrageous antics of its larger than life characters. However‚ The Simpsons does more than just make us laugh. It challenges us to think about issues we deal with on a daily basis such as morality‚ institutional power‚ and politics‚ giving us an avenue in which we can release tension we have built up over such issues through
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Hello I am called Bart Simpson and I was born on the 1st of January 2003‚ 10 years ago. I am currently 150cm tall however last year I was 140 cm tall. I keep a chart of my height on my wall because my mum and dad think it is a good idea and I also agree. I am a medium build and I like it because I am not a stand out in a crowd. My hair is short‚ yellow and spikey because I like it to be kept neat and tidy. As a person I believe that I am confident‚ funny and friendly because I am very popular however
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The OJ Simpson murder trial case is one of the most known famous court cases ever. With OJ being such a popular football star‚ when he was accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend it blew up all over the media. The cases has been the largest publicized case in United States history. Everyone thought he was guilty for the murder because with all of the evidence it seemed that way‚ well the jury thought otherwise. All evidence pointed at OJ. All through out the investigations there was a
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Concerning the OJ Simpson case‚ I think everyone had a feeling he was guilty. It’s a shame because of flaws in the collection of evidence‚ a seemingly obvious murderer got away with it. As I followed the trial‚ even my 7 year old mind knew that he was guilty. It wasn’t until later that I found out why he was let off. I agree with James that there are other things that should be covered in the new but at the same time it’s the public’s attraction to the celebrity cases that generates so much
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case of football legend O.J. Simpson was one of the most outrageous media moments. This was all because of the killings of Simpson’s wife‚ Nicole Brown Simpson‚ and friend Ronald Goldman and it rapidly made the headlines of all the new channels‚ magazines‚ new papers and all social medias. On June 12‚ 1994‚ the bodies of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside of her condominium in Los Angeles. When evidence led police to suspect Simpson of the murder. Then he fled
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The Simpsons The Simpsons is a popular‚ prime-time‚ animated comedy program. Those who have never seen the program may dismiss it as being merely a children’s show. That assumption could be made of many animated programs. However‚ those non-viewers are likely unaware that The Simpsons is a very cleverly written show. The humor in the show is written with various aspects that appeal to different segments of the audience. The characters are written in such a way that many people can relate
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THE O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL On June 12‚1994‚ Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered. Their bodies were discovered outside Nicole Simpson’s condominium. Nicole Simpson was the estranged wife of the famous football player and T.V. star O.J. Simpson. The people directly involved with this case are Judge Lance Ito‚ the prosecution lawyers‚ Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden‚ the defense lawyers‚ Johnnie Cochran‚ Robert Shapiro and Robert Blasier ‚ the jury and the defendant
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