Humorists have played a substantial part in any society for as long as everyone can remember. Whether it’s your common‚ light-hearted comic or the one who’s trying to rebel and prove a certain point with humor‚ there will always be someone idolizing them. For instance‚ in his book Status Anxiety‚ Alain De Botton declared that humorists play an absolute vital role in our society because they are able to avoid otherwise dour consequences. While I believe that Botton’s logic is correct in many examples
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The Role of Humorists in Society “Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and why not”‚ said by George Bernard Shaw (miscellaneous quotes). In society today‚ many people go about with things and don’t ask why they do such matter. In the article‚ “Corn-pone opinions” by Mark Twain‚ he uses a good example: he states that “fashion has established itself: it is admired‚ now‚ and no one laughs”. In other words‚ fashion is created‚ and people go along with it
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the chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but to convey with impunity‚ messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly. He believes humorists are allowed by society to say things that others won’t or do not want to express‚ thus serving a vital role in a functioning society. Alain De Botton expresses a very complicated process of viewing humorists and there roles they partake in society. Humorist are inhabitant to all societies‚ and in all societies they take part in
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Humorists in our society are to entertain us‚ however their purpose is to also voice their opinions which may not always be acceptable in public‚ but they say it in a funny‚ carefree manner that we‚ ordinary people are allowed to laugh at. I believe de Botton’s point of view towards humorists having a vital role in society makes sense because humor allows people to say what they want without society looking down on them‚ but it also shows people the wrongs in society as well. Comedians are allowed
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Imagine life without humorists. Everyone would be serious all the time. There would be no one to tell jokes and no one to ramble on about various topics that effortlessly make us chuckle and giggle. There is no doubt that humorists strive to entertain the public. Stand-up comics make themselves sound and appear as fools in front of millions of people‚ just to get the satisfaction of knowing that they have made someone laugh. Cartoonists‚ stand-up comics‚ satirical writers‚ and hosts of television
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Ruffolo English 12 22 May 2013 The Role of Humorists in Society Imagine a society where there is no humor or humorists. How would you deal with information if there were no humor or humorists? In many articles‚ YouTube clips‚ and movies that I have viewed such as deadly sins happening at a church bake sale by “The Onion”‚ the comedian Sebastian Maniscalco in “Doorbell”‚ and Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire show that they play a vital role in society by addressing information to the public that
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be seen when you do not take it too seriously. Humorists are the ones who can help you do that with their witty remarks‚ clever remarks‚ and satirical material on life’s issues. Sure some humorist might look like they go to an extreme at times with their material‚ even to the point where you feel that they purposely offend you‚ but that is the best way to get their message heard without being heavily scrutinized by people. I believe that since humorist are meant to be a source of entertainment for
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James Mack English Block 2 The Role of Humorists Cartoonists‚ stand-up comics‚ and hosts for television programs promote a diverse sense of humor to the public. According to Alain de Boton‚ “The chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” I agree with his assertion that humorists can speak about topics that may be very rash or considered a “grey area” because it is expected rather than an individual
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Humorist Essay Humor is all about a person making an amusing observation that in result creates laughter and provides entertainment for the audience. In the book titled Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton‚ the author makes a statement that the role of humor in society is to allow people to say things that other people cannot or will not say because of their role in the community. I agree with de Botton’s statement because humor secretly allows people to get a message across without having to worry
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Alan de Botton’s views on the vital role of humorists in conveying unpopular or difficult to say perspectives is mostly incorrect. While it is undeniable that humorists are allowed to say some things other people normally can’t‚ the role of humorists in society is not vital because of these messages‚ nor is this immunity all-powerful in protecting these humorists from backlash. The vital function of humorists in society is not to be some sort of activist (society has enough of those already)‚ but
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