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    Summary Of Hurry Kane

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    Hurry Kane. It’s a kind of as storm." (469) Bull makes a joke about Kane’s size and his name. As we know Hurry Kane is six foot three and very big. It was known that Kane loved to eat and looked very big. Bull finds that thread and starts to pull on it. Bull picks that characteristics of Kane because back then there was not a lot of tall people and it was rare to see one standing six feet. So‚ Bull used that moment to make another joke about Kane and confuse him even more. Also‚ Bull makes fun

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    ”A cowboy went to the hairdresser’s. When he got out again‚ his pony was gone.“ Do you think this joke is funny? It is translated word by word from German into English. In German this sentence is a joke. The part which makes this sentence funny‚ however‚ cannot be translated into English because the German word for pony and fringe is the same – ”Pony“. This shows that the joke is lost in translation. This essay is going to analyse what is lost in translation from one language to another and why it

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    major folkloric contribution to keep students sane is the traditions of college rivalry through pranks and jokes. Campus rivalries help students cope with the anxiety of trying to belong within their college or university of thousands. Without a sense of belonging many students will feel they are a number and not a part of a larger community. For example‚ at Indiana University a rivalry joke claiming that Purdue fans say they are number one but do not know how many fingers to hold up is passed around

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    Feminism vs. “Meninism” In 2015‚ “It was just a joke‚” is most commonly used among social media disputations. We are told not to take it seriously and to laugh it off because they’re not targeted towards us personally; and yet they degrade our gender as well as their own in every sort of way. Feminism simply means‚ “The advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political‚ social‚ and economic equality to men.” Being a woman and/or being part of the LGBTQ+ community it is difficult and terrifying

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    the film Sex and the City (2008) be considered a "post-feminist" movie? To answer the question why the film Sex and the City can be considered a “post – feminist” movie you first have to define what “post- feminism” actually is. According to Joke Hermes‚ post –feminism “may mean the loss of a political agenda‚ or the foundation for a new one‚ where it signposts the overcoming of unproductive old distinctions between feminist and feminine (Mosley and Read 2002).”[1] She also claims that “Post

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    In a world where something that is slightly offensive to anyone is censored and is often times discredited it is truly a wonder how Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s animated creation‚ South Park‚ manages to stay on air to this day. Comparing it to other shows in its category including the likes of Family Guy‚ The Simpsons‚ or Futurama‚ which is also on the same network as South Park‚ South Park is much more edgy‚ much more willing to use foul language‚ and makes all these other series seem incredibly

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    Mercutio Humor

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    most obvious form of humour that is evident in the play is the use of puns‚ jokes and ironic comments. These forms of humor are

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    Family Guy, Friend or Foe?

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    Ryan Klosterman ENG: 101 Assignment 1‚ Draft 1 January 18‚ 2013 Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious In Antonia Peacocke article “Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious‚” she discuses the show created by Seth MacFarlane‚ stating how she loves the show and how she can even recite several episodes by heart. However‚ when she first started watching the show she did not care for the type of humor that was expressed. Peacocke goes onto explains

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    Oral Quiz Practice 2

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    Student A 1. Have you ever played an instrument? If yes‚ which instrument did you play? 2. Have you ever gone skiing? Tell me about it. 3. Which of your possessions is the most valuable? Why? 4. Do you like to tell jokes? Why/why not? 5. What are your favorite types of movies? Why do you like them? Student B 1. Have you ever ridden a horse? Tell me about it. 2. Have you ever written a diary? When did you write it? 3. Do you like to tell stories? Why/why not? 4. What might you do if you

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    This is for the voiceless person I once was and all of those today who feel suffocated within their own silence. I’ve noticed that sttudents are making awful statements although they are not awful people. It is detrimental to me that you all understand that your words hold meaning and comprehend that the impact of ignorance is hurtful. I feel that you aren’t capable of knowing how insensitive you’re being unless someone were to tell you why it hurts. Allow me to say that we are not speaking for sympathy

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