Circus clown

After reading about P. T. Barnum and his show business, I was intrigued by how the public responded to exotic acts and how Barnum’s understanding of this desire made him a fortune. Since my young age, whenever there is a circus performance on the television, I am always most eager for the magician’s part. There is something out summoning a rose from thin air that captivates me much better than a clown’s juggling. Hence, in this paper I will explore the history of magic to seek to understand how…

and take advantage of this pessimistic view and explore in detail aspects of life/death and good/evil, especially their interaction with each other and the balance or overpowering of one over its counterpart. I plan to produce a series of carnival/circus focused works that depict an atmosphere completely different…

Although many relatives can fall under these categories, Some people in my family just happen to stick out. The clown of my mom's side is my cousin Jermaine, but we call him Twin because he had a twin Brother who passed in 2003. Through the pain of loosing his twin brother he still goes through the act to be the family comedian.One reason I would say he is a clown because a clown's purpose is to entertain and when your around him you cant do anything other than laugh. Even though he doesn't wear…

Every once in awhile, you get the opportunity to attend something special, emotional and lasting. Last week I attended the 19th Annual Music Master Awards/ Conference/Tribute Concert for The Everly Brothers. I will cherish and remember the conference but especially the concert forever. When I think about it today I have two distinct emotions, joy and a tear. At the conference we saw some very rare footage of The Everly Brothers, film clips from Germany and England not seen by my many until…

The Clown Panic Seen from a Social Psychology Standpoint The article I chose was about the recent anxiety about clowns caused by the plague of aggressive individuals dressed as clowns in America. Ruben Castaneda, a staff writer of U.S. News, wrote this article on the 17th of October of this year. The best chapter to accompany this article would be chapter 12 Social Psychology. I used this chapter to understand why the mass hysteria has a spread, the reason behind people's behavior caused by the…

and then others use these places for education reasons, to observe these exotic animals behavior or how they do certain actions since zoos are a more reachable source where you can view with your own eyes and opinions than taking someone’s word on these animals on T.V. or paying tons of money just to get their research, although zoos may be a good source to observe the conditions of these animals, these animals as well act much different due to being held in captivity, which Captive Animals…

Many events throughout an individual 's life will help to shape the kind of person they become. These events can be both depressing and inspirational. Examples of life altering events may include the loss of a loved one, the birth of a child, near-death experiences, or even participating in large scale events that comply with either their life goals or career paths. One event that has helped to shape my own life was attending the NHSFR, or National High School Finals Rodeo. I qualified as the…

evil, shape shifting demon who can pose as a clown and other personalized fears. They then come back as adults and fight the clown again when it starts to terrorize the town once more. The eponymous being from another dimension comes out every 27 years to feast on the children of the town. The clown likes to call himself Pennywise. When trying to fight the vigorous Pennywise, the children must face their own personal demons as well as the murderous clown. Still, they may have the same…

he Future is determined by one’s action in the present, So when given a chance to look at the future, people will want to come back to the present, and change their actions for a better future. In the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge, the main character, is a wicked and grumpy man to start with. As four ghost visits him, with the ghost of future as the most influential, Scrooge becomes a caring, joyful man. While the all the ghosts are important in the development of…

Kyle Kennedy Nordsiek Honors American Literature 12 October 2015 Expectations Versus Reality in A Prayer for Owen Meany Throughout A Prayer for Owen Meany, events often do not play out as the characters originally intended or predicted. This motif – that “nothing bears out in practice what it promises incipiently” – is one of the most important motifs in the novel, and it is realized through several major events. Three components of the book are significant examples of this motif: Johnny’s…