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    Black comedy

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    just let them do it. Although it expleores the arrogance and façade of art‚ it also explores the universal and controversial idea of “change if you love me”‚ and how the exterior‚ the physical appearance can both positively and negatively impact confidence‚ and as a byproduct‚ either encourage faithful or unfaithful behavior. The black comedy of the play arises from the moral uncertainty wherein the audience is asked the rhetoric question “is it right to change someone for the sake of art?” The students

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    Has Society Changed? Throughout the history of politics there have been many instances where individuals have found ways to suppress opposition and take extreme measures to secure their power. Many authors have written about totalitarians and what they could entail. One of the most famous authors‚ George Orwell‚ dictates the story of how Ingsoc led to the rise of the Party and recounts the daily lives‚ struggles‚ and adventures of its citizens. In the book‚ 1984‚ Orwell cautions society about the

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    Greek Theatre – Tragedy & Comedy As part of the festival called Dionysia which honoured the God Dionysus‚ tragedy‚ comedy & satyr play were the three genres to emerge from the theatre of ancient Greece. Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. From its obscure origins in the theatres of Athens 2‚500 years ago‚ from which there survives only a fraction of the work of Aeschylus‚ Sophocles and Euripides

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    Lear and Comedy.... Lear and Comedy. Strangely enough‚ it is G. Wilson Knight‚ a critic famous (not to say notorious) for a vehemently Christian interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays‚ who notes in The Wheel of Fire some of the comedic aspects of King Lear[1]. Whether or not the harsh moral ecology of King Lear fits comfortably with the Christian ethos of forgiveness‚ structural elements of comedy are plainly present in King Lear‚ quite apart from the sardonic humour of the Fool. Indeed‚ a ‘happy

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    Techniques of Comedy

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    Theater 208 Comedy: Techniques behind the Laughter Comedy is the genre of film that makes even the saddest times bearable and gained a lot of popularity in a time when people needed a boost. Comedy is a unique form of film in its wide range of methods‚ and in all of these methods there is at least some of a select group of approaches. The true magic that comedy has arises from these select few techniques‚ that‚ when used properly‚ will never fail to generate a laugh. Comedy comes in a wide

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    Comedy Definition

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    on academic or athletic pursuits‚ I choose to hone in on the social realm. This is what defines me. I choose comedy to define me because it is a subject where everyone can win. In athletic activities‚ there is always a hierarchy of players based on talent. In academics‚ the hierarchy is defined by GPA and SAT or ACT scores. In the social realm‚ there is a ladder of popularity‚ but comedy can be used anywhere on the ladder. I am not the most popular person at my school‚ but I use jokes and

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    How Has Racism Changed

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    truly horrible issue and our world is overrun by it‚ has racism really changed‚ who has tried to stop it and is racism present in New Zealand? Most of us think that racism has positively improved over the past years and that may be true but it is still long from gone. For example‚ in America on the 26 of February 2012 17 year old black male‚ Trayvon Martin was shot dead by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman saw Trayvon who was walking back from a convenience store and

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    Comedy and Plautus

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    if not the most powerful city-states in all of Europe. For this great society‚ historians use literary works to research and understand what the period was like. Aulularia is great play that can help historians investigate how slaves were‚ through Plautus’ humor you can catch how marriage and pro-creation is done and viewed in Ancient Athens. Titus Maccius Plautus‚ born sometime around 254 B.C.E.‚ (died in 185 B.C.E.) in the village of Umbria was not always known as the famous comedic play-writer

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    2015 Dr.Godfrey Women and Gender Studies Bruce Jenner: Transitioning I know we all keep up with the Kardashians‚ but are we keeping up with Bruce Jenner and his gender transition? Slowly and slowly Bruce Jenner is becoming more womanly. We all see it and have questions of our own whether it’s true or not. But because he is a celebrity and it might not be acceptable to some people in society‚ it is kind of put on the back burner. This example with Bruce Jenner only leads to bigger problems between

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    Satire and Comedy

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    Satire Satire is a term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It has significant functions in social and political criticism. Satirical literature exposes foolishness in all its forms‚ such as vanity‚ hypocrisy‚ sentimentality etc. It also attempts to effect reform through such exposure. Satirists‚ therefore‚ design a work of literature focusing on human or individual vices‚ follies‚ abuses‚ or shortcomings

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