Use of Humor in Senior High School English Teaching Author: Wei Lei Number: 05680211 Tutor: Yin Ting Abstract: Humor is an artistic method. Teaching humor is also considered as a kind of art. If it is properly utilized‚ it can make students obtain knowledge and wisdom in pleasant surroundings. The characters of teaching humor are that it is full of interest‚ implication‚ enlightenment and cheerfulness. This paper firstly analyzes the definition and connotation of humor and the
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or the awkwardness of a situation? This definition completely disregards the different types of humor. A revised definition that would solve this problem would look something like this: “Comedy is a type of entertainment that uses elements including but not limited to sarcasm‚ irony‚ hyperbole‚ absurdity‚ offensiveness‚ and satire intended to make an audience laugh or become to become aware of the humor associated with a situation or group”. Although this definition may seem unwieldy‚ it solves the
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In the article by Marta Dynel‚ verbal humor was divided into the categories of canned jokes and conversational humor. Conversational humor is the term used for verbal humor that are spontaneously fashioned. The different types of conversational humor are: lexemes and phrasemes‚ witticism‚ retorts‚ teasing‚ banter‚ put downs‚ self-denigrating humor‚ and anecdotes. Lexemes and phrasemes are the shortest kind of conversational humor and they deliver humor by juxtaposing their components and their new
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A project report On INFLUENCE OF HUMOR ADVERTISING ON CONSUMER BRAND PREFERENCE Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION By Nidhi gupta MBA/1056/2011 Ankit khandelwal MBA/1055/2011 Prabhat Kumar MBA/1036/2011 Aniket MBA/1060/2011 Vishal MBA/1053/2011 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY‚ MESRA CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. RESEARCH PROBLEM
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language between men and women exist. "Humor" is one of the fields that researchers investigate significant linguistic differences between genders. In the modern world‚ both males and females have specific humor dynamics and according to the researchers‚ they indicate them in different ways. Therefore‚ what are the remarkable reasons that men are more jocular than women? One of the major reasons why men are more jocular than women is that men use a sense of humor for their
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INTRODUCTION Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health.”Humor is the tendency to look at things from the mirthful or incongruous side. It is the quality that makes something laughable or amusing. Humor is the ability to perceive‚ enjoy‚ or express what is amusing or comical. It is the source of laughter and the catalyst of smiles. Humor is the spark that lights our eyes as well as the cause of tears
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generally comes to mind when you think about an emergency room. Many people believe that the hospital’s emergency room is a dark and scary place. While this is true‚ the common misconception is that the emergency room is a place clear of humor‚ when in reality humor is present‚ even necessary‚ for many reasons. Many television shows‚ like the show ER‚ are based in the setting of the hospital’s emergency room. Clearly‚ when you watch the show you can differentiate fact from fiction on what goes on in
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it were nothing? Would your humor be a way of denying the truth? People use humor in different ways. In "The Approximate Size of My Favorite Tumor"‚ Sherman Alexie tells how one man tries to use humor to deny the reality of his terminal disease. He shows how humor can be taken too far. This story demonstrates how humor can destroy one part of your life as it helps you cope with another. Jimmy has been diagnosed with cancer and knows he is going to die. He uses humor as a way of dealing with his
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia‚ conqueror of the Persian Empire‚ and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Even at an early age‚ Alexander had the promise to become a great leader. Through all his victories and conquests‚ he has become a great hero and has had a large impact on history. That is why I chose he book Alexander the Great‚ by J.R. Hamilton for my review. Hamilton does a very good job with the story of Alexander the Great. The book
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The Persian civilization was an empire while the Greek civilization was city states Over 35 million people were ruled by the Persians. Their political system was built on top of the preexisting systems of Mesopotamia. The emperors of the Persian system were only approachable by high class people. The greeks were city states that had about 500 to 5‚000 people. The Greeks didn’t build their civilization upon civilizations that existed before them. The Greek’s ideology included equality for their citizens
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