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Literary Nature of Comedy

this suggests, comedy provides numerous benefits. When the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean lay on his deathbed, it is reput...

Workplace and Humor

Humor can be used in the workplace as a management tool but it must be used judiciously (Farrell, 1998; Yarwood, 1995). It must be...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Minor Characters and Humor

agrees that this scene is enlightening on Hamlets background and character. In fact, Bloom argues that loosing Yorick, who died in...

First 3 Chapters of David A. Karp and William C. Yoels' Sociology in Everyday Life

presents a rationale for the study of everyday behavior. The notion that clear cultural expectations underlie daily activity is il...

Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Humor

literatures of the Native American Indians. There was a significant oral and narrative gamut of American culture which is both his...

Analyzing the Barbarians at the Gate Film

ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...

Analysis of Frank Conroy's Stop Time

that night, or of what they would be doing at school the next day. They are only thinking about the moment at hand. Frank speaks...

'An Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living' Contention of Socrates

Applying Socrates' philosophy to one's own life is the focus of this paper consisting of five pages. Four sources are cited in th...

Masahiro Shinoda's 1984 Film, 'MacArthur's Children'

is this so? Intolerance is a significant factor among the many reasons countries enter into world conflicts. Coupled with the fa...

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,...

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...

Purpose Served by Humor

the author describes as being broken down into eleven categories which are anecdotal, satire, sarcasm, invective, sardonic, irony,...

Political Commentary and Jim Hightower's If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates

In ten pages this text's content is summarized and analyzed in terms of its humor and very serious political message in an era of ...

Nigerian Life in Flora Nwapa's One is Enough

In five pages the self discovery as presented in this novel by Flora Nwapa is analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliograp...

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...

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...

Advertising and Celebrities

In six pages the argument is presented that using celebrities in product advertising does not provide the advantages it previously...

Christopher Paul Curtis's Literary Style

use of language on the part of his young characters give a warmth and depth to them that is more reminiscent of Huckleberry Finn t...

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...

Humor in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

In five pages the humor exhibited in Chaucer's masterpiece is examined particularly in terms of its use in the comedic 'The Miller...

Personal Narrative and a Clarifying Moment

operates under the principles of love and caring for each other. In the modern world this can be a handicap. I was employed as...

Romeo and His Friend Mercutio's Opinion of Him

through. Romeo is very serious about life and his feelings, sometimes too serious for me, I must admit. But, while my life often...

Chaucer and His Characters

In five pages The Canterbury Tales are considered in terms of what they reveal about the author, his compassion, humor, thoughts a...

Life and Works of the First Roman Christian Emperor Constantine

before Constantius died and the army promptly proclaimed Constantine as Caesar; this was something which worried Galerius, but he ...

A Review of Holes

A 5 page analysis of irony and dark humor in the book by Louis Sachar. Character and plot development revolve around both. 1 sourc...

At Fault by Kate Chopin

fiction demonstrates that she was an accomplished practitioner of humor, which she sometimes employed to avoid the sentimentality ...

Performance Art and Humor

according to one of the creators, Blue Mans "role" was to "challenge the audience to accept that art isnt necessarily elitist, hum...

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

In five pages this essay examines Lewis's use of humor and satire in his depiction of how people can be led away from a godly path...

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters

In five pages this paper critically reviews The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis in terms of the author's values and how they manif...