kinds of people and those who don’t." After laughing out loud‚ I became pensive. I wondered why the quip was so funny. A year or so later‚ I formed a theory. Humor is based on the unexpected.(br)In the passage above‚ the topic sentence and the thesis are one and the same. What makes the last sentence effective as a thesis statement? A. Humor B. Specific detail C. Assertion
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by a “dull-witted farmer who has just heard it for the first time” (Twain‚ 13) becomes humorous‚ because the listener does not know when or if there will be a punch line to it. Twain explains how this dim-witted manor of telling a story adds to the humor with “The Golden Arm” as well. Twain suggest that the narrator of the story is an uneducated black man just by the way he tells the story‚ “Once ‘pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man”
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atmosphere cannot but make me want to go there every time. I like to receive challenging tasks and cope with them. I am a very enthusiastic student and I think this is a strong point of mine. My friends say I am a very funny with a good sense of humor. As soon as I meet new people who are up to me I feel extremely comfortable with them. I believe that friendship is one of the most important values in human life. We exchange new ideas‚ find many interesting things about each other‚ have new experiences
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"A Launching Pad of Belief: Kurt Vonnegut and Postmodern Humor Kevin Brown Humor critics have argued that satire is not possible any longer‚ largely due to the horrors ofthe twentieth century and the postmodern belief in the lack of objective truth‚ especially in relation to morality. Because of these developments‚ they argue that no moral stance can be taken through satire; instead‚ satirists now write merely for pleasure‚ not to instigate any change in morality. Several postmodern authors
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Intro: This essay will investigate and explore the similarities and differences between the linguistic and presentational techniques used to have an effect on the reader used in two articles with the shared topic of pets. The first article is by two women who call themselves ’Barking Blondes’‚ the use of the word ’Barking’ having two meanings: one relating to the sound dogs make and secondly referring to madness. This may be because they are slightly eccentric dog lovers. The formal online newspaper
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without you saying ’I know’". Many of times Dillard was in line at the checkout stand with her mother at supermarkets‚ the cashier would ask "Save Stamps?" and mother would reply "No. I build model airplanes". The quickness of diction and dry sense of humor makes Mother that much more unique and different from other mothers. When Dillard’s younger sister‚ Molly‚ started to crawl‚ Mother bought her gowns with drawstrings. Mother would walk up behind Molly and step on the drawstrings to get a laugh out
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“Family Guy and Freud” Satire is the use of humor‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose and criticize people ’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. “Family Guy” portrays carnivalesque imagery such as those seen in “South Park” and “The Simpsons.” The author Peacocke is a fan of “Family Guy” but she says‚ “It’s important not to lose sight of what’s truly unfunny in real life-even as we appreciate what is hilarious in fiction (308)
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didn’t exactly mesh. Tim was a classic software geek—methodical‚ khaki-clad‚ and‚ unless you were cracking jokes about binary code‚ fairly reserved. He had been visibly uncomfortable with Alessandra’s almost hackeresque persona: her sarcastic sense of humor‚ visible tattoos‚ and odd hours. Her Vespa was more likely to be in the company lot at 9:00 PM than at 9:00 AM. She could find bugs faster than anyone else in the company‚ but a reorg had left her reporting to Tim‚ and six months later she had announced
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Satire‚ in order to resonate with the audience‚ has to reflect something about reality‚ but‚ in Juvenal’s case‚ it is surely a heightened‚ exaggerated version of it‚ even a caricature. As evidenced‚ this is by far the longest‚ and in some ways the most offensive‚ of the Satires by Juvenal‚ his sixth‚ which he devotes to a wide-ranging attack on the folly‚ for men‚ of marriage. Postumus‚ are you really Taking a wife? You used to be sane enoughwhat Fury’s got into you‚ what snake has stung you
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Understanding Satire Worksheet Part A: Twain and McCullough Provide supporting evidence from the texts to support your responses to these questions. All answers should be in the form of complete sentences. 1. What is the issue Twain is satirizing? That children blindly follow tradition and don’t think for themselves. 2. What techniques does Twain use to create his satire? sarcasm‚ so that he can assume the role of an elder in society 3. What is the issue McCullough is satirizing? The fact that all
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