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    Prologue.” Twenty-nine strangers embark on a pilgrimage to Canterbury‚ one of them being the Wife of Bath. In “The General Prologue”‚ “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue”‚ and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ the Wife of Bath is described in a very critical‚ yet amusing way. In “The General Prologue” the narrator introduces the characters in order of who he likes the best‚ to who he likes the least. The Wife of Bath is in the middle of that list‚ somewhat near the end. She is not the prettiest woman‚ “Bold was

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    Homeward Bound Homeward Bound is a satiric play‚ which attacks the socially accepted standards of today’s society. This play is known as a comedy of manners; defined as light social satire. Homeward Bound also consists of amusing characters that the audience can relate to. This type of play appeals to mostly sophisticated audiences and actors because the play consists of clever use of language and brilliant conversation. Elliot Hayes’ use of satire in Homeward Bound plays an

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    “A Liberating Curriculum” Roberta A. Borkat assembles an amusing article in which she presents that all students should receive an A for their semester grade despite effort or intelligence (Borkat). In a comedial way‚ Borkat produces a satire that mocks and derides her students‚ and any reader who takes her proposal seriously. By using a fine tone and sarcasm‚ Borkat scorns those who favor her decision. Many students hope to pass a class by simply handing in their homework on time‚ while displaying

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    family group photo in front of Tiananmen and connects it with an example that happened in China. As an audience‚ I immediately know “slavery” will be the main topic throughout the speech of Bales and the question he raised – the possibility of having millions of slaves. His move induces my personal feeling towards the issue. When I am well informed of what I am going to analyze‚ I will be more attentive to listen to the speaker‚ so do other audience. On the other

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    Humorist Essay Humor is all about a person making an amusing observation that in result creates laughter and provides entertainment for the audience. In the book titled Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton‚ the author makes a statement that the role of humor in society is to allow people to say things that other people cannot or will not say because of their role in the community. I agree with de Botton’s statement because humor secretly allows people to get a message across without having to worry

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    platforms to help their product stand out rather than have their adverts placed on ubiquitous platforms like the television‚ radio‚ newspaper‚ magazines or the Internet. Placing adverts in new venues like a video screen in a taxi and on eggs have been amusing. Adopting such strategies have assisted to expose an average city dweller to approximately 5‚000 ads per day‚ up from 2‚000 per day three decades ago (Here‚ There and Everywhere‚ 2007). With the competitions becoming ruthless everyday not only companies

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    for me I like Warner Brothers Pictures more. ‘Miss Congeniality’‚ ‘Harry Potter’‚ ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ are my favourite films made by this studio. The reason I like this film company is that its movies are of high quality‚ breath-taking and amusing. But not everyone agrees with me because our tastes differ. So‚ these are my hobbies. Cinema Cinema is a new alternative to the theatre and other performance-based entertainments. Cinematographyhas quite long history starting with motion pictures

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    I prefer movies designed primarily to amuse and entertain. The amusing and entertaining movies can make people laugh‚ while the serious ones can make people think. In my opinion‚ I believe that we can get more benefits from entertaining movies. Children are always fascinated by funny movies‚ such as cartoon but I think the people who truly should watch entertaining movies are adults. They help us get a lot of fun and always have power to cheer us up. This world we live in is filled with lots of troubles

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    is asking for justification. Another example is when my friends say‚ “You’re funny” after I say a joke. A phrase such as that can be interpreted as the person saying that I am genuinely amusing. However‚ if “you’re” is stretched‚ the sentence comes out being sarcastic‚ implying that person is actually not amusing. Another example is when my mother says‚ “Can you please clean your room?”. In this case my mother is politely asking for me to tidy up my room. However‚ after she said this to me many times

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    performances and built a strong brand name that became their core competencies and competitive advantage. Cirque presents the typical circus in a modern way. Initially Cirque was a ragtag band of street performers in Quebec‚ which turned into a multi-million dollar‚ worldwide phenomenon. KEY ISSUES • Cirque has reached its optimum point hence needs to revaluate itself for future growth. • Whether the answer to the sustainable growth of Cirque is aggressive commercialization at the cost of creativity

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