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Slapstick Masters Woody Allen and Charles Chaplin

machine. The idea is that this feeding machine will cut down on the time needed for lunch breaks and, thereby, make the factory mo...

Comparison of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Iliad' by Homer

are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...

An Analysis of Verdecchia's Play, Fronteras Americanas

This paper analyzes Guillermo Verdecchia's play, Fronteras Americanas. The author focuses on the immigrant experience and Verdecc...

Aristophanes and Using Comedy as Commentary in The Clouds and Lysistrata

In twelve pages this paper considers how Aristophanes criticized the politics, morality, and society of his time through the use o...

Society and Humor

Twains Letters From the Earth or John Irvings The World According to Garp. While authors have used humor to convey various points,...

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

In ten pages this paper discusses Langston Hughes' 1930 novel debut and analyzes the author's use of speech to convey 'black humor...

Angela Carter's 'The Werewolf' and Edgar Allan Poe's 'Hop Frog'

These two stories are contrasted and compared in seven pages in terms of how the protagonists' emotionally appeal to the reader al...

Comparison of Medieval and Modern Views with William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Ben Jonson's Every Man

and turned" (Every Man - III, 2, pp. 48) and Hamlets "imagination" as he dwells on the experience of seeing his fathers ghost: "Th...

Humor and Television Commercials

In six pages this paper examines how humor is used in TV commercials' advertising strategies. Four sources are cited in the bibli...

The Miser by Moliere

is marrying for the money he supposes her to have and it is suggested that she marry him for the comforts that he will provide her...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

through his demonstration of the comedic emptiness of the emotions of the characters in the play. Feste is a stage clown. With e...

Serious Purpose of Humor in the Workplace

job can draw people together, inspire creativity, improve health, create a pleasant work environment, reduce stress and help keep ...

Comparing Lysistrata by Aristophanes and Tartuffe by Moliere the Uses of Humor

terms to refer to exaggeration and understatement within the realm of comedy. As far as I can determine, both Moliere and Aristoph...

A History of Temperament Theories

1995; Classical Astrology, 2003). If the person were healthy, there was a balance among these fluid substances (Heineman, History,...

Persuasion Through Humor

Material in a Persuasive Sermon, it was hypothesized that humor has two important roles in speechmaking: persuasion and increasing...

Boundless Possibilities and Gender Equality?

In five pages this paper discusses gender equality in terms o the importance of humor. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....

Kenneth Cole's Marketing

has been a central feature of the company, demonstrating the culture and values as well as increasing brand awareness and informin...

Critical Modality of Humor

In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Humor

to show his countrymen that fame and success had not spoiled him. This would further endear him to them and cement his status as ...

'Humor' Essay by William Zinsser

was important, but rather that his satire, once read, would forever change the perspective of the reader regarding this subject, t...

Elements of Screwball Film Comedy

legacy of screwball comedy. Both Ninotchka and Roman Holiday encompass themes that are more sophisticated than the typical screwb...

Analyzing the Heroic Characterization in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

knight-errant, does everything by the book. But by Part II, he doesnt rely on books to lead the way. He is confident enough in h...

Comedies of Neil Simon

but Simons characterization that is the source of the humor. Similarly, in Barefoot in the Park, young newlyweds adjust to marri...

A Confederacy of Dunces

at others. The ability to understand and envision what the author presents indicates that there are people like that, people that ...

"Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease In Children With Type 1 Diabetes" - Brief Analysis

to occur in someone who has had diabetes for many years" (Federal Citizen Information Center, 2006). Type 1 diabetics walk ...

The Big Mac Index

comparison illustrate "much, in Big Mac PPP terms, selected currencies were over- or undervalued at the end of" (The Big Mac index...

Ritalin, Pro & Con

vision problems or learning disabilities or "whether a childs behavior is simply immature or exuberant" ("Attention" 77). Accurate...

Article Critique/Effect of Humor on Attraction

a long-term partner" that fitted with the "range of attributes thought to be consistent with evolutionary theorys concept of an id...

Humor, Sexuality and Aging

and we cant go to her house. Im married and we cant go to my house. The Holiday Inn charges $98. The Hilton charges $139. We do it...

Negative Impact Television Programs Have Upon Children's Behavior

a social ill that grows worse with each passing generation as children are exposed to cleverly marketed television commercials foc...