Amusement

The workplace is not always an exciting place to be at. It can be hectic, loud, busy, and sometimes just plain nerve wrecking. Not to mention your there every day. It is only natural to have mental blocks or unable to come up with new ideas. Humor can boost creativity and a positive asset to any work environment. Employees form any level position in the workplace can use humor to be creative. Humor helps boost creativity in the workplace, but there is a time and place for it. One might ask…

Laughter. It is universal and it is complex. There are many theories associated with laughing all trying to answer whether laughter an acquired social construct or is it an innate behavior that has been engineered from our biology? A drive is an “excitatory state produced by a homeostatic disturbance” (melon, 1996), an inherent demand that carries the potential of activating and forcing the behavior of the individual. The drive theory assumes that individual is innately programmed…

Richard realized that white people took sport in abusing, humiliating, and demeaning a Negro whenever they had the chance, and not because of hatred but merely for amusement. Richard witnessed as members of his race were abused on a daily basis just for mere seconds of amusement in the eyes of the whites. Richard became a mere play thing in the white man’s toy box during one of his jobs as one of his many superiors, Mr. Olin, attempted to make Richard kill another black…

In the painting “Amusements at Higashiyama in Kyoto”, the artist, Kano Eino, displays the insignificance of modern technology during the traditional 1600s through his use of a predominantly gold background and the visible synergy of the Japanese rural villagers which is comparable to John Steinbeck’s critical tone towards the belief of corporation owners that tractors are essential to the agricultural industry’s recovery in The Grapes of Wrath, thus proving that a man’s capability overpowers the…

railroad worker in the tunnels, or a young folk in New York, music and popular culture shaped the work experience in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Scott Nelson, the author of “Steel Drivin’ Man”, and Kathy Peiss, the author of “Cheap Amusements”, found ways to show the effects of the new called popular culture harmoniously, while dealing with completely different worlds in America. The stories of young women and their choice in leisure, and the legend of John Henry both give a…

And its owner the only customer. Jaybirds migrated over the sky at the beginning of the year. Children used to laugh looking at the strange patterns the birds made when they came together. An acrobatic feat well worthy of a place in history. The Amusement Park, once very amusing, beamed with Japanese lanterns, and roller coasters and Frankenstein-themed…

The CEO of Screamland Amusement Park believes the company can turn ticket sales around with advertising focused on safety to appeal to parents who purchase tickets for the park. His belief is that there is correlation between research from the car industry and how parents select activities for their children. While a new advertising campaign might have a positive impact, the rationale for the safety focus is not completely logical, and the campaign could use more research before being rolled out…

Magic Kingdom is the most visited amusement park in North America (Yarborough). Biggest amusement part in world is Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Miller). There are more than 400 amusement parks and attractions in the United States ("Amusement Park and…”). Florida has 7 of the top ten amusement parks in the world. 6 Flags magic Mountain teamed up with samsung to get a rollercoaster using virtual reality (Yarborough)…

I. Introduction: A. On October 30th, 2005, Houston, Texas lost its only major amusement park when Six Flags decided to close the gates to AstroWorld after operating since the summer of 1968. B. AstroWorld was once full of history and thrilling attractions, and although some of the rides have been taken elsewhere, it may soon be open for business under a new name. C. Now, unless you are a native Houstonian or visited Houston when AstroWorld was still up and running, then you probably weren’t…

in a sense. An amusement park called, Coney Island was a part of the revolution against genteel culture. John Kasson in his book Amusing the Million, addresses the change that Coney Island…