Come on we have a mess to clean up the others will be here tomorrow and we have a lot to take care of. Oh… Didn’t I tell you. Now we have 4 extra hands to help us thanks to the Chief, Kyle said.” “You are sly my friend, Brandon chuckled.” “Na…The chief knew we were going to need some help after the quake so he sent 4 of his best guys to us. They were already on their way right before our uninvited guests showed up. Our chopper guy reported to him after the first quake and I think Chief Eagle…
Humor fails when a line is crossed. The older we get, the more we may realize how we should learn the circumstances in which humor might be used. The timing must always be right or it could place a strain on a situation such as a relationship. The Benign Violation Theory says that, “A joke can fail in one of two ways: it can be too benign, and therefore boring, or it can be too much of a violation, and therefore offensive. To be funny, a joke has to land in that sweet spot between the two…
Personal Vignettes- It’s the time of year when, even at 9:00, the sun has just only began to set over the orange and purple skyline. The blanket of white stars has just been laid over the rest of the world, but it’s still warm out. The sunlight wraps around my friends and I as we walk around on the hot pavement, which bleeds through our thin shoes and makes our feet hot. This particular day after Peter Pan rehearsal, my friends and I decided to walk around town, which turned into this evening,…
“Here you go Clover” I stare at Jeff the zoo keeper, while he drops a gold coin into my tank. When he walks away, I slowly slide down from my perch that was up on top of the fake little rainbow, that they had given me for my tank. I didn’t like the rainbow that much, but I guess it will have to do. In my opinion the rainbows back home were the best. Colors mixed perfectly in the golden rays of the sunlight. The rainbow in my tank was the complete opposite. It had a glare from my warm yellow tank…
Being popular in high school can truly be a struggle. Mean Girls is a teen comedy film loosely based on the self-help book titled Queen Bees and Wannabes. The main character is a high school student named Cady that just moved from Africa and has been homeschooled her whole life. The American culture and society she is introduced to is embodied by the Plastics, who are the most popular girls at North Shore High: Regina, Gretchen, and Karen. Mean Girls criticizes the idea that women can only be…
Why is Humor the Best Coping Strategy for Stress? One might ask why is humor the best coping strategy for stress? In a vast majority of people's’ perspectives, they believe laughter is the best medicine because it creates a sense of relief as well as reducing muscle tension. For these and many other reasons, humor is the best coping strategy for stress (“Managing Conflicts with Humor”). One of the main reasons why humor should be the best coping strategy to relieve stress is one’s well being…
In today’s world, humor is portrayed through many different outlets of society. Whether it be on the radio, in person during stand up, or on television, comedy is an easy way to lighten the mood and make easy conversation out of controversial topics. In Humor as a Technique of Social Influence the author states, “Humor may indeed be used to influence others, and suggest that humor may be a powerful agent of change in everyday life” (O’Quin and Aronoff, 355). Comedy in television is a crucial…
It was Oprah herself, whom had an entire TV segment called, Daring Greatly: Why Vulnerability Is Your Greatest Strength. It was on the episode where Dr. Brené Brown says,” You can't have true courage unless you open yourself up to vulnerability” (: http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/daring-greatly-why-vulnerability-is-your-greatest-strength-video#ixzz4fT8jbNzC). Where the topic of discussion was, why being open, sharing your feelings, and having hard conversations, is indeed the only…
Only a few hours until midnight would drape over the town, the car abruptly braked causing Courtney to jump from her sleep. Wiping the foggy window, Courtney imagined the brown brick home bordered with flowers from the website photo, but she was staring at a snowy dark abandoned shack. The house was five minutes away from the town, she wanted a low profile while she was staying, but what worried her the most was how long she could stay hidden. Few weeks before, she planned it all out. Tomorrow…
Never Too Weak To Stand For Yourself “CREAK”, the bus door opened and I waited as I watched all of the children struggling to get out. There is only one way I feel… I don’t want them to go. Every day I see them get off the “special needs” bus and get laughed at and see the fingers pointed straight at them, it’s ridiculous. You would have thought that tenth graders would have learned by now that bullying and harassment is childish, but apparently not. It’s amazing how much potential the…