Humour

American society has always depicted gender roles, showing the population how certain genders should behave in relationships through the American mass media. Woman are shown as the passive character who often do not take charge while acting as the caregiver of the group. The male gender role is always the contrary acting assertive and predominantly the character in charge carrying the weight of the relationship. These roles are agreed upon by American society because these are the…

Good morning distinguished guests I’m Samantha Crawford and it’s a pleasure to be here discussing the performance Absurd by Homunculus theatre company. Absurd is about “An internationally renowned brother and sister comic duo… doing a lecture on 4 adaptions of 4 Absurdist Plays” (Humunculous theatre company, n.d.).This production successfully produced a fascinating and interesting theatrical form of entertainment through the clever utilisation of the elements of drama; specially movement,…

The Creation of Humor and Drama In Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare created a lighthearted comedy regarding love and all that it entails, with entertaining characters. Although Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy, drama also plays a factor in the story through the diverse mix of serious personalities such as Don John, with more humorous personalities such as Benedick. In addition to these extremes on the serious-humorous spectrum, Shakespeare also uses more complex personalities, such as…

Gotta Share Description In the media piece, Gotta Share, the speaker, John Reynolds, was going to announce the release of a new social media platform, Twirlr. Reynolds requested the audience to turn off their cellular devices for the duration of this presentation, as he wanted their full attention. However, after his request, an audience member started to sing about the reasons why he could not turn off his phone. Soon after, other audience members joined him in singing about the reasons why…

The book “We” tells the story of an organized future world. Each character of the book are named by she or he numbers, they are not individuals; they live in identical little glass apartments. All the citizens of the futuristic place, have the same schedule and do the same things at the same time. The schedule also known as “The Table of Hours” is located somewhere where all the citizens pass every day and can see it. “We” is known to be influenced by the book “1984” by George Orwell. The book…

This liquid is constantly produced by the ciliary body, which surrounds the lens of the eye. The aqueous humour then flows through the pupil and leaves the eye through small channels. These channels are in what is called the angle of the eye drainage. This angle is where the transparent cornea, which covers the front of the eye, it sticks to the base of the…

In Manal Younis’ ‘Call Him a Terrorist’ and Waleed Aly’s ‘ISIL is Weak’, they focus on the same theme, terrorism. Although they share the same foundation, their opinions and techniques in presenting their ideas are completely contrasting. Younis’ poem is opinion based and incredibly emotional whereas Aly’s speech is full of facts with credible sources. Despite the fact that their texts are displayed in different ways, a lot of the stylistic devices used are similar. These devices are used to…

person because he is engaged in all the activities because of the valued outcome rather than the interest in the activity in itself. He also has a really good sense of humour and this is really important for a sports coach because it shows how individuals can balance achieving goals, be motivated toward success, and incorporating humour as a way to keep the work environment positive and fun. It is really important for a sports leader to have a good personality such as Jose Mourinho because it…

satisfied. Man’s satisfaction in his relationships never comes during his life and literature mirrors this irony of relationships. In the present paper, I will scrutinize the comic prowess of Pulitzer Prize-winning comic playwright Neil Simon who uses humour as a ‘relief mechanism’ to grapple with the pain, dissatisfaction, burden and the routine boredom of relationships. His plays expose human weaknesses and make people laugh at themselves. He uses innovative comic techniques…

Rafiah is a hardworking member of the class. She always listens attentively and puts a lot of effort into everything she does. Rafiah reads clearly and fluently. She has some great opinions and is starting to quote and refer to the text to justify her answers. Rafiah is beginning to use inference and deduction but needs to keep working on this. Well done! Keep up the good work. Rafiah has worked hard on her written skills and can use a range of imaginative language in her writing to engage the…