Slapstick Slapstick is a type of broad‚ physical comedy involving exaggerated‚ boisterous actions (e.g. a pie in the face)‚ farce‚ violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.[1][2][3] Origins The name "slapstick" comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the "slap stick" in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in commedia dell’arte. When struck‚ the battacchio produces a loud smacking noise‚ though little force transfers from the object
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which did duty for some years. Boag worked steadily and determined and before he knew it‚ he had transformed the place into an exquisite scenery. He then expanded the place into 1700 acres and started importing England shorthorn bulls of the best lineage. He started breeding more and more animals and sold their meat for good money. Because of this‚ his stocks become very well known to even Australian colonies and was constantly in demanding supply. Later in Boag’s years‚ he started to participate
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title character and her American lover (a POW in Vietnam)‚ who is herself pregnant and curious about her family history. Letters‚ diaries‚ and narratives from numerous characters help Juana reconstruct her maternal and‚ to a lesser extent‚ paternal lineage. Stories of the women in Magdalena’s family are woven together to demonstrate the dependency of the present on the events of the past. Magdalena’s grandfather‚ a Filipino nationalist who fought the American military after the Spanish-American War
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skandhas. Theravada Buddhism‚ the “way of the elders”‚ predominant in the Buddhist parts of South and Southeast Asia‚ adheres closely to these teachings and views itself as standing in the tradition of the historical Buddha. For monks‚ who claim a lineage that extends back to the Buddha’s original samgha‚ it emphasizes meditations leading to spiritual agility and nirvanic consciousness. For the laity‚ it emphasizes act and attitudes that will lead to merit and good rebirths. The Mahayana Buddhism
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(whose only extant species is the pronghorn)‚ evolved from the extinct family Palaeomerycidae.[9] The earliest known giraffid was the deer-like Climacoceras. While the progressive elongation of the neck and limbs can be found throughout the giraffid lineage‚ it became more pronounced in genera such as Giraffokeryx‚ Palaeotragus (possible ancestor of the okapi)‚ Samotherium‚ and Bohlinia.[9] Bohlinia entered China and northern India in response to climate change. From here‚ the genus Giraffa evolved and
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Dramatic Research Paper (Grade 92) “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles Introduction/Thesis “Oedipus Rex” was a Greek Tragedy written by Sophocles in the fifth century BC. It was the first of a trilogy of plays surrounding the life of Oedipus. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays approximately 100 years before Aristotle even defined a tragedy and the tragic hero. Aristotle’s definition of a tragedy is “… an imitation of an action of high importance‚ complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced
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Introduction The type of communication used to transmit information is closely related to the animal’s lifestyle and environment. This can be seen in most terrestrial mammals which are nocturnal so use olfactory and auditory which work as well in the dark as they do during the day. Visual communication would be relatively ineffective in this lifestyle. In contrast humans are diurnal and use primarily visual and auditory signals for communication‚ but miss many chemical cues which many other
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that gives the mother’s family certain terms of kinship than the father’s family. Matriarchal is when women have control of a community. Matrilocal and matrilineal societies do not mean that the women hold more power than the men. Inheritance and lineage does not equal power. Whereas‚ matrifocal is the gravitating toward or centering on the mother. Native American’s were well known to have a matriarchal system. Most early societies were organized around matrilineal lines. Women were the center
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basis by the thousands‚ everywhere around the world‚ primarily in Southeast Asia. Each culture has its reasons for aborting a fetus of a certain gender or race‚ but mainly gender. Male babies are sought after for many reasons: a few being family lineage‚ manual labor‚ and to look after the parents later on in life. I believe it would be unethical for a woman who is the vessel and the main future care provider‚ to not have a say in the gender of their baby. Why would a husband or the father not have
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hold grudges‚ which often have catastrophic results. Relating to these Gods is the protagonist of the story‚ King Gilgamesh. Son of a mortal and the goddess Nisun‚ Gigamesh is described throughout the epic as “two-thirds God‚ one-third man.” This lineage is extremely relevant‚ as Gilgamesh’s parentage is directly related to his lack of moral integrity. Although Gilgamesh may have completed quests that require bravery‚ he is not a hero in the conventional sense as he does not exhibit the selflessness
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