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    Psychoanalyzing Jokes

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    Psychoanalyzing Jokes Jokes are a part of culture that tries to bring about laughter in words that appears to be humorous. As the saying goes “jokes are half meant “‚ there are implications of jokes to the human person. Simply put‚ jokes that are often said in a casual conversation are means for a repressed expression or feeling of a person to come out in the open. Kind of like a “slip of the tongue” situation. To establish the link of jokes in relation to the subconscious‚ let us take a look at

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    That Was a Joke

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    That was a Joke “Crust of Bread Found‚ Nation thrilled by Discovery of Yeasty Morsel” During the Great Depression many did not have enough food. Money and work were scarce before Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the first and second New Deal. During the Great Depression the poor were poorer and the rich were richer‚ which ties in the second article “Evil‚ Bloated Plutocrats Losing Favor with Some Americans” which depicts wealthy looking men in suits enjoying a banquet. “Another Impossible Huge

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    Uncertainty In Batman

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    conversation explains Batman has no limits to saving people. However‚ people did not react the way he thought they would; they were not grateful‚ but blamed him instead for the craziness. In another scene where Bruce has a date with Natascha and Rachel with Harvey Dent‚ the white knight‚ Natascha says‚ ?Gotham needs heroes like you[Harvey Dent]- elected officials‚ not a man[Batman] who thinks he’s above the law?(Dark Streaming). Natascha makes it clear she does not agree that batman is a hero. His self-doubt

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    Batman and Supergirl

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    ​Supergirl comics were published in the late 1950’s‚ in an atmosphere that is considerably different from that in which Batman: The Dark Knight Returns was created. Supergirl comics were created in the post World War II setting‚ when Americans reverted to their traditional beliefs. In contrast‚ Batman; The Dark Knight Returns was created during the Cold War era of the late 1980’s‚ when tensions ran high between the two super powers; the Soviet Union and the United States of America. These two different

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    Old Joke

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    Old Joke by Alan Shapiro ALAN SHAPIRO Radiant child of Leto‚ farworking Lord Apollo‚ with lyre in hand and golden plectrum‚ you sang to the gods    on Mount Olympus almost as soon as you were born. You sang‚ and the Muses sang in answer‚ and together    your voices so delighted all your deathless elders that their perfect happiness was made more perfect still. What was it‚ though‚ that overwhelmed them‚ that suffused‚    astonished‚ even the endless ether? Was it the freshest

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    Batman In The Giver

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    Receiver of memory is the perfect example because he is living and takes part in the action. Protagonist – In the movie‚ The Dark Knight Rises‚ there is Batman. He is a well-known superhero who protects the city of Gotham. He dresses as a bat‚ is a billionaire‚ and has tons of weapons to defeat bad guys. Although many people are not superhero’s‚ Batman is a great example of a protagonist because of what he goes through. Many can sympathize with his need to help or his isolation

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    Batman Stereotypes

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    “Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.—43.8 million‚ or 18.5%—experiences mental illness in a given year.” In movies like Batman: The Dark Knight and books including Joey Pigza Loses Control mental illnesses are misrepresented. Most mentally ill individuals are seen to be dangerous or incompetent. It is putting a stigma on mental illnesses. “”The portrayals serve to distance ’them’ from the rest of ’us.’”” Movies and TV shows make it seem like most criminal or violent acts are done by people

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    Batman Is A Hero

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    Throughout history‚ there have been many superheroes‚ but Batman stands above all others. Batman‚ whose real name is Bruce Wayne‚ is the CEO of a billion dollar company by day and a superhero at night. Bruce Wayne could easily just sit back and waste his wealth on anything. Instead‚ he chooses to give his life to beating criminals who threaten Gotham City. Batman may seem invincible‚ but Bruce Wayne is human. He doesn’t have the power of invulnerability. He can be hurt and killed. He relies on his

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    Monomyth: Batman

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    Batman: A Modern Hero "If Hero means sincere man‚ why may not every one of us be a Hero?” (Thomas Carlyle). In the youth of many‚ comics and heroes played an important aspect in most of our lives. Growing up most children in the United States and around the world has cherished their comic books and cartoons that demonstrate their favorite heroes courage and self-sacrifice in the face of danger and adversity. Joseph Campbell‚ in book The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ describes his idea of the

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    Is Batman A Hero

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    comic book characters is that the heroes are good and the villains are evil. Although the batman is portrayed as a hero many of people would see him as a villain just as the joker‚ even though the joker is the antagonist the joker and batman walk in the same shoes but decided to be on different sides. by this I mean the joker kills for pleasure but batman also kills for revenge which is still wrong although Batman uses this for a reason to be called a hero and continue to do so the Joker although being

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