To me, comedy is a funny story, joke, or sentence that makes me laugh out loud and that allows me to forget all my problems and miseries. I find the American sitcom “Friends” to be very funny. In each episode of the sitcom that ran for ten seasons, starting in 1994 and ending in 2004, the 6 friends: Rachel, Ross, Joey, Chandler, Phoebe, and Monica encountered different problems and situations that they solved in their own unique way. Watching comedy is like taking a break, having a good laugh,…
You might know it as the plant that ate the south. In this essay I will argue that humans should take action regarding invasive species because they could be dangerous for the environment and for the health of the humans. As is the case with the kudzu. Many people seem to be feared by the kudzu, yet they seem to not be doing anything about it. The kudzu is very known as the plant that ate the south. This type of species grows up to 1ft (30cm) every day in the summer months and can break…
Primacy meets the conventions set up by Martin Esslin about the theater of the absurd. The repetitive and meaningless dialogue, confusing situations along with unrealistic plots each of these present in the play represent the makeup that consist inside the absurd theater. There are also other multiple ways that make up this play as absurd. One aspect of the absurd is that the plays are only limited in their setting along with what they do, and so is Primacy, “All the plays are restricted in…
Theme: The theme of this book is change and transformation. This quote shows how the theme is present in the book,“I always thought I could only do things with you, that you made me more interesting. But I guess I was wrong. Honestly, I pulled some of this stuff out of my butt. You would have been proud. I’m still me... but at least I know I’m capable of doing some things on my own now.” (pg. 320) This quote is an example of the theme because it shows how Ginny has coped with her aunt's death…
The Big Sleep is an interesting novel by Raymond Chandler with many twists and turns throughout the entire plot, with an abrupt plot twist at the very end. The story is set in the in Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, from the point of view of Philip Marlowe, the protagonist. The basic plot of the entire story starts when a private detective, Philip Marlowe, gets hired by a wealthy man, General Sternwood, for a job, which involves the blackmailing of one of his two daughters, Vivian Regan.…
Possibly taking money from the younger generation would help economically, it would also cause too damage because of teen crashes. The death rate of American teens I could see easily double or even triple because of lowering the drinking age to 18. Another con is the development of the average person’s brain stops at 25 lowering the age would insure that a lot of immature people would be out there. In the 1980s a law was passed on the drinking age to be increased to 21, while some still drink…
In the beginning of the story, she is lying in the bedroom with a hangover. When Bevel is asked by the preacher if his mother is sick, he responds with “She hasn 't got up yet”(pg38). We first actually see the mother “ lying on half the sofa”(pg 39). When her son finally comes back after being gone all day, instead…
A study conducted in Israel by researchers at Bar-Ilan University shows promising results in the battle of alcohol addiction. Scientist test fruit flies to discover how to pleasure flies without alcohol consumption. The head of the research team, Galit Shohat-Ophir tested flies under the red-light district to see if they were affected by the red-light. This activated a protein, called corazonim (CRZ) located in their abdomen that caused them to ejaculation. As a result, to their exposure the…
One more epiphany is when Sydney learns that Ms. Tertwilleger has known all along about vampiric and alchemist affairs. Later in the book, Sydney alludes to “Ms. Chang’s hangover accusation” from events that took place earlier in the book (Mead 311). Imagery is apparent throughout the book when Jill and Adrian’s spirit bond. This formed when Adrian brought Jill from the brink of death creating the bond that allows them to…
The truth that some individual use substances such as alcohol or illicit drugs, or that some individual abuse prescription drugs is not new. The awareness that the abuse of substances may affect the workplace just as the workplace may affect substance abuse is, however, increasing in acceptance. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), highlight that of all drug users, 68.9% are employed and active in the workplace. Many areas of the workplace today need…