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    Ethnic Humor

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    are harmless and should not be taken personally. Furthermore‚ some comedians and critiquers believe that ethnic humor can lead to catharsis and can be a way to initiate conversations about traditionally taboo topics. However‚ the increasing political and social tensions interfere with the idealism of jokes being seen as simple jokes. In this essay‚ I argue that the use of ethnic humor should be restricted to in-group membership because the sociopolitical tensions frame every joke in political terms

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    Sense of Humor

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    Sense of Humor Fenley Lamothe 11-29-13 English What is a Sense of Humor? Is it something we all need in life? Is it a bad thing to have it or a good thing? According to the dictionary and resources of online a Sense of Humor is the ability to perceive humor or appreciate a joke. Well I say that definition is vague‚ not enough proof to help what does it really means. I’m proving that there is more to explain what a sense of humor is. In my own definition I say that a sense of humor is being

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    Humor Outline

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    org/information/questions_and_answers/faq4/faq4.html quotes‚ “"If I had no sense of humor‚ I would long ago have committed suicide." Humor is a tool that makes people laugh. Humor describes the benefits of how humor helps people in situations or lifestyle. II. Thesis: Humor has interesting healing powers that enable us to reduce stress‚ to spread happiness‚ and to combat fear. Body I. Main Point: One benefit of humor is that humor reduces stress A. People who laughs enormously

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    Importance of Humor

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    rThe Importance of Humor in our life’s. We are such a different species. We are also a species with a sense of humor. I think the two are connected. Current research has indicated that humor‚ specifically to laugh‚ is the opposite of the stress situation on the body and immune system‚ so‚ it’s obvious to me that a sense of humor would calm the stress of new situations. We were given a sense of humor‚ the capacity to laugh‚ for a purpose. It helps us adapt‚ learn‚ grow and survive. Taking

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    Humor theories

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    Humor Theories There are three leading theories of humor that serve as the intellectual foundation for what is considered funny. These three theories are the superiority‚ relief‚ and incongruity theories. The superiority theory focuses on the dark side of comedy‚ asserting that we laugh in response to our perceived supremacy over other’s unfortunate situations or social rank. The relief theory claims that humor is a form of releasing excessive energy. Lastly the incongruity theory says that something

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    The Politics of Humor

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    appropriately utilize humor. The war on terror provides unavoidable roadblocks on an already-tumultuous campaign trail‚ and even primitive technology such as television suffices in establishing the general 9/11 ‘fear climate ’. The presumption of a candidate ’s entrepreneurial priorities over his public relationship undermines the use of humor as the candidate ’s ultimate weapon. The primarily noticeable aspect of political campaign humor pertains to its absence. Undoubtedly humor "is used more sparingly

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    Comedy and Humor

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    People can interpret humor in many different ways. Some people may find a joke hilarious while other may find it offensive. People must be careful of how they use humor. Some may find it offensive because the joke makes fun of their culture or their personality. We experience comedy in our everyday lives‚ or when we sit down to watch a funny movie. In modern day most comedy targets a certain group of people or race. Humor is the quality or being amusing‚ however it is funny only to some extent

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    Black Humor

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    at any of those subjects. However‚ in Kurt Vonnegut’s anti-war novel‚ Slaughterhouse-Five‚ he laughs at all of them through the use of black humor. Vonnegut uses black humor as a way to criticize societies in all of his novels‚ but most notably in Slaughterhouse-Five (Klinkowitz). He uses black humor to criticize peoples’ glorification of war and make humor of death‚ Christ‚ and inhumanity. Vonnegut uses an array of situations to ironically make death humorous. Such as when Billy is training

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    Sense of Humor

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    Name : Dao Le Hong My Sense of humor is one of the most important qualities of human. Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Brainstorming and Outlining : Agree with this statement: - abate working or studying pressure - open minded and easily to make friends - help friends who are under troubles - bring a comfortable working enviroment - ( beneficial for ourselves -->beneficial for community Whether a sense of humor is an important characteristic or not

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    Mercutio Humor

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    Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most well known plays. One could speculate the reasons for this plays timeless qualities‚ but one of these reasons would undoubtedly be the uncanny use of classic humor that Shakespeare utilizes to cut the tension in between dramatic scenes and appeal to the humor of the Elizabethan audience from the most unsophisticated peasant to the most proper and formal noble of the era. Humour has a very important role in Romeo and Juliet as it creates a vast array of

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