Laughter

something more to snicker and laugh about. ‘No, wait, the urn, the urn, Oh, By the three!’. As if with new purpose produced by broken resolve, he tried to run. His legs though so bruised and crippled from the torture would not respond. He could hear laughter behind him. Slowly he began putting one foot in front of the other, not unlike a baby taking first steps. He gasped. The pain was unbearable, yet, he still remained upright and worked to get his legs moving. The men behind did not seem…

Lastly the mechanical theory created by Henri Bergson, breaks down repetition and why machine like characteristics turn out to be laughable. Most comic characters depend for their laughs on enduring personality traits: Take Homer Simpson's inability to anticipate consequences — "Doh!" — or Austin Powers' single-minded sex-drive. The French philosopher Henri Bergson believed that it is inadaptability or rigidity — the repetitive nature of our personalities— that is the source of humor. If this…

“There’s a truth in every joke.” This phrase mean on a joke being taken seriously after all the laughs have died down. Joking around can be for the sake of getting laughter from others, but it is a fun and lighthearted way to bring awareness. Satire isn’t an unfamiliar subject to most performers and comedians. Comedian Dave Chappelle used satire, that usually dealt with racial identity and politics in America in most of his comedy bits in his comedy hit, The Chappelle Show. The use of satire in…

Full of laughter and joy, always wanting to make people smile. That was Heaven. She’s becoming more of a fugue memory now, but I remember that day so clearly, I seem to relive it too often. It was a tragic time for her family and mine. I struggled so deeply with growing close to anyone else after this, everyone around me assumed I was just shy, but I was afraid of losing another friend. I continued blaming God for the…

“We often laugh simply because someone else is laughing. Laughter, like yawning, is behaviorally contagious, and we can catch it easily from other people, especially if we know them.” (Scott). That explained everything! I had never shared a connection with the characters that was in the sitcoms, but the individuals…

It is often said that laughter is the “best form of medicine.” While it may be a stretch to say that it is the absolute best medicine, laughter is certainly known to have some health benefits. Studies have found that laughter causes “physiological, psychological, social, spiritual, and quality-of-life benefits” with no adverse effects, and there are not many medications that can do that (Mora-Ripoll, 2010). We chose to design a health promotion campaign that aims to improve the mental health of…

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…

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…

young child or infant laughs at you or with you, your heart melts and it makes you feel so wonderful inside. Sometimes we may not know the reason behind their laugh or smile, but knowing that you were there to witness their happy mindset is awesome. Laughter is part of a child’s development and sense of humor. What is humor to an infant or young child? It’s something that they are born with but takes time develop. Is the child aware of what they are doing? They are aware, it is a intellectual…

It is fascinating to find that things that apparently seem to be so different can be developed in such way that they sustain the same point of view. If we think about the career of a very tall, basketball player; people attraction to voyeurism; the career of a country music singer who beats records in discs’ selling, and the use of laugh tracks in comedy sitcom, it looks like there can not be a strong connection between them. Now if we consider that the public is looking for this basketball…