me. Jolted by its unpleasant appearance‚ I dropped the box and ran into my mother‚ who was quick to intercept me. "It’s just a clown Sammy‚ it won’t harm you" she chided. That was seven years ago. However‚ since then‚ I have kept all forms of interaction and even the sight of clowns to a bare minimum. I was fortunate to have been able to avoid any contact with clowns for the previous few years‚ which I am exceedingly grateful for. Today‚ however‚ was a family day out and we decided to visit
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children wince at the sight of the vagrant when he tries to wash the windscreen of the car in the hope of making a few pence. The father tells the children to remember the ’clown punk’ although his reason is unclear. The philosophical tone of the poem would suggest that the speaker wants his children to look past the decay of the clown punk and see his inner tragedy and humanity. The image of the windscreen wipers and rain in the final rhyming couplet suggests a washing away of the past‚ or a sense
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Melissa Chan debriefs the clown epidemic in the article‚ “Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Clown Attack’ Craze”. She goes on explaining many different perspectives‚ such as the terrified citizens of America‚ the real professional clowns‚ and the police force. With the continuation of the situation of people dressing up as clowns‚ people’s fears have not decreased. Instead people have taken their emotions to justify their violent and ill behavior. Now all clowns are found guilty of wanting
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‘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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childhood. Halloween makes me think of a lot of great memories‚ hayrides‚ trick-or-treating‚ and dressing up. As a child‚ I loved the feeling of being able to dress up and get candy‚ but that has been distorted. As a child‚ I have always had a fear of clown‚ no it was more of a phobia. My fear started when I walked in on my older cousins watching the movie Stephen King’s movie‚ It. I did not watch the whole movie but I remember specifically what scene it was that initiated my phobia.
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With detailed analysis of the Return of the Soldier and the Complete Poems of Keith Douglas‚ and with wider reference to The Behaviour Of a Fish In An Egyptian Tea Garden‚ compare and contrast the presentation of women in all three texts. Gender has a specific role between the texts. As a main theme it raises interesting yet different thoughts. For example‚ in Return of the Soldier‚ in Victorian literature superficial beauty is disapproved of‚ in this case Kitty; who represents the order of pre-war
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Who is the Corporate Fool? Not much unlike the courtroom jesters‚ the Corporate Fool is one who operates within the corporate system‚ yet is not afraid to highlight the hubris‚ follies and myopia of the leaders of the organization. The Corporate Fool is the reality check to every over-confident leader‚ a solution to gun-point problems and a divergent lens for visionary leaders. However‚ just as the power that a single monarch once held‚ is sometimes dispersed amongst the top management of present-day
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finding out that the consequences can be rather severe. The following are 19 shocking examples of how political correctness is destroying America… #1 The Missouri State Fair has permanently banned a rodeo clown from performing just because he wore an Obama mask‚ and now all of the other rodeo clowns are being required to take “sensitivity training“… But the state commission went further‚ saying it will require that before the Rodeo Cowboy Association can take part in any future state fair‚ “they must
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Big Fish: Edward Bloom’s Failure as a Father Creating and overseeing a decent family relationship between a parent and their children is not simple. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that their children grow up in a nurturing environment. Daniel Wallace’s Big Fish explores the mythical life of Edward Bloom‚ a great man who lacks the realistic element of sharing his history and inner thoughts. He also has an egocentric personality which urges him to pursue his dreams instead of family;
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death of a clown‚ living with a baboon. People hiding behind truth and suspicion. Ancient cults lurking in the shadows as some hide in plain sight. There are many odd scenarios to the story “The God of Dark Laughter”. When reading the story one has to think like a detective and try and explain the underlying mysteries to the murder of the man dressed in the mad suit of orange and purple velour. As the story proceeds you come to the understanding that the murder victim was a clown from the Entwhistle-Ealing
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