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    as ‘self-centred’. This is full of negativity. Although it is for Beatrice’s benefit that Hero and Ursula are tricking the couple‚ the description comes as a surprise contrast to the nature of the play‚ and also the plot of the scene. The play is a comedy‚ and should be full of pleasant words and funny actions. In this scene‚ in which Ursula and Hero are wanting to do good for Beatrice‚ Shakespeare’s use of blatant negativity in Hero’s words conveys a stark contrast to the supposedly friendly and light-hearted

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    Sassy Pants

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    but gets into the fashion school of her dreams and goes off to college there. I found this film humorous‚ enjoyable‚ charming‚ and overall a delightful film to watch. The film “Sassy Pants” was enjoyable because of its humor. It wasn’t an overall comedy film but it had its moments. There was a scene I felt was especially funny‚ well‚ according to my standards. It was during the time that her grandma was bed-ridden‚ and Bethany’s brother walks into his grandma’s room and smells something vile‚ and

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    My topic of discussion is the humor and irony that is used in the play The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde. In the play the comedy and dramatic irony used made the plot and material engaging. By giving a description of comedy and dramatic irony‚ it is hopeful that you can see and understand why I felt his writing provided the characteristics of both in my analysis. The puns and paradox that were used created the comedic aspect within the play and the dramatic irony which was shown

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    Gender Roles In Lysistrata

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    Monica Wojciechowski Dr. Luttrell Lysistrata Discussion Paper Feminism in Ancient Greece did not exist. Women were simply seen as dumb and inferior human beings who live to serve the hardworking intelligent men. In Lysistrata‚ in trying to satirize women fighting for the end of the Peloponnesian War‚ Aristophanes actually underscores the prevalence of sexism in his society. To the casual reader‚ Lysistrata is seen as an Ancient Greek feminist manifesto‚ however in reality it

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    A discourse community is essentially a group of people that aggregate together at a time when their interest may meet. I’m a member of an immoderate number of discourse communities‚ as are others I’m sure. Interestingly‚ when I mull over what community I can say I find most attractive‚ there is almost no confusion on which community that is. Quite astonishing‚ really‚ since most would likely have multiple favorite discourse communities. It wasn’t until I thought deeply about this particular matter

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    Parody vs Spoof

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    Francisco‚ Karl Angelo G| 2012-79267 Ms. Louise Jashil Sonido| ENG 10 WFX3 Concept Paper: Parody 15 Oct 2012 “Parody vs Spoof” People are often confused about the word or the concept of a “Parody”. They often thought that it is synonymous to a “Spoof” because they share the same features that are commonly misunderstood. But there’s a difference between the two; and this paper aims to redefine‚ disambiguate‚ and clear the concept of a “Parody” from the concept of a “Spoof”. This paper will

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    Chiaruscuro

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    dark‚ it features the plays Barbie Shop and Bloody Mary. The production was held on a 3-day presentation‚ February 13‚ 14 and 15‚ 4pm-5pm at the PUP Amphi Theater. Christopher Fuensalida’s Barbie Shop (directed by Mary Grace Saldo)‚ was a light and comedy one. The story revolves about Barbie‚ a gay who sells Barbie dolls and his two friends. The story tolds about the real happiness in life‚ friendship and something about our daily lives. In contrast in the light concept of Barbie Shop‚ Paul Torren’s

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    Blackadder goes forth? The media release thousands of programmes every day each with their own type to be placed within. Humour is just one of the many types of program there are and many people have the stereotypical view that a comedy has to be full of laughs. The comedy I will be looking at is Blackadder goes forth. Humour must rely on several things‚ one of the most important things is the time of making if it is about a sensitive subject‚ as for example Blackadder goes forth clearly shows you

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    of Being Earnest​ is to amuse.” To what extent do you agree? The play ​ The Importance of Being Earnest​ was written by Oscar Wilde in 1894. It is a farcical comedy in which the main protagonists maintain a fictional persona to escape from social obligations‚ and keep it up throughout the play. It has also been known as ‘A Trivial Comedy For Serious People’. The character of Jack Worthing has the persona of Ernest‚ who is his brother‚ whilst the character of Algernon Moncrieff has the persona of

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    Cookies. Not the kind you by in the store that are harder than a rock and taste like they should be in a dog’s bowl. I’m talking about the fresh-out-of-the-oven‚ melt in your mouth cookies. The kind that makes you salivate as soon as you smell them removed from the oven. The kind that when you dip in your milk will still hold together‚ but as soon as you place it on your tongue it falls apart. The kind that as soon as you take that first bite you taste an array of flavors; chocolate‚ sugar‚ vanilla

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