Absolute Teacher Stereotypes

Comedy is a type of entertainment that uses jokes and skits that are intended to make the audience laugh. In the short story, “Priscilla and the Wimps,” Monk Clutter had the school under control with his gang, the Klutters Kobras. Before Priscilla came, the gang would go around the school stealing kids lunch money from students. When Priscilla came, Monk had finally met his match. Richard Peck’s short comedy, “Priscilla and the Wimps” is a high level of comedy that uses comic characters, comic situations, and comic language to convey the importance of treating others the way you want to be treated.

People often think that comedians have a straight forward job: they practically just have to joke about a topic and make people laugh. But not many realize the brutality comedians have to face when they are “forced” to change their acts according to the setting and diverse range of their audience. In the article “That’s Not Funny”, the author Caitlin Flanagan, explains on how comedians face an uphill talk when they perform in colleges and how they have to change their scripts to make sure they don’t offend students on the basis of gender, religion etc. Colleges are paying comedians big money and that’s the main reason comedians still perform even when they can’t express themselves freely through comedy. In this essay, I will explore how Caitlin argues about the unjust conditions interested comedians face who want to perform in college campuses. Caitlin builds the credibility of her work by stating strong and valid points, different types of arguments and rhetoric situations.

Norman Cousins said, “Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions" (Moss 1). Humor is studied by many researchers in sociology, psychology, art, literature, and medicine. When people wonder whether humor aids in areas other than health, a treasure trove of possible benefits to the learning or educational community is opened up. Humor can be used as a tool to promote learning.Research speaks to the many benefits of humor in healing, to its benefits in the classroom or boardroom, from reducing stress of students or employees, to boosting self-esteem and feelings of camaraderie. Additionally, studies show that those who use humor to convey a message are often more favorably perceived. Humor helps deliver the presenter's message to

People always say that laughter alleviates tension. If this is the case, then it makes sense that the use of humor when discussing uncomfortable topics can make the conversation easier and more light-hearted. One of Mark Twain’s most frequently used devices in works such as “Advice to Youth”, “To the Person Sitting in Darkness”, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is satire, which can provide society a method to bond over uncomfortable topics, and facilitate the ability to sustain that bond through an easier way to create discussion.

The development of new theories pushed the boundaries and immensely expanded the complexity of what makes something funny, its psychological effects, ethical issues and how humor is used in social contexts. Many of the theories developed are commonly portrayed in

Humor is viewed by some people as an important part of life. Most people enjoy amusement, and some turn to humorists as a source for that amusement. Some further view humorists as holding an important position in society because society allows humorists to say things that others can and will not say. Due to their unique position in society, humorists serve a role that is certainly unique and can be important, but not vital. Furthermore, humor can very well have a dangerous side, whether intentional or unintentional, so humorists should try to be careful with their powerful position.

Kids in middle school, are enduring a time period in their life where they're becoming teens, who are becoming adults. Kids going into middle school are at a point where boys being friends with girls was somewhat acceptable, to adults thinking if two 11 year olds of the opposite genders are gonna have sex with each other if they're left alone together for 5 minutes.

The stereotype of science teachers always missing days is another reason why students find all science classes struggling. Students think that the reason most science teachers miss days of school is because they want to get away from the students and not teach the lesson for that class. The other reason is that students think that the teacher would rather have the students learn from an educational movie the substitute puts on for the class along with a worksheet to go along with the movie rather than learning from a lesson plan. The reason why science teachers are missing days of class is because the teacher is trying to catch up on grading test papers, planning out new lesson plans, or researching new labs that are related to the subject for the students to do

Clearly, negative stereotypes result in Black students having negative mindsets. Ferguson depicted Black students’ behaviors and attitudes when they were stereotyped by their teachers or under stereotype threat. They feared not doing well on school tasks because they assumed that this would confirm the negative stereotypes of Black people that their teachers and peers had (2003). This mindset interferes with their abilities and frustrates them. Although Black students perform well in mathematics, they feel frustrated at their situations that teachers still perceived them with lower expectations because they have to prove their intelligence every year to be placed in honors-level classes (2003). In this injustice situation, Black students cannot be affirmative and cannot have positive mindsets. Through this unfair circumstance, they felt rejected by their teachers due to their race, and their behaviors became in a careless manner (2003). For example, they behaved immaturely, were loud or disrupted classes, and did not participate in the class (2003). Black students tend to suppress themselves when they do not do well on the test or are

Have you ever been judged before for the smallest and unimportant things you can imagine? Or maybe you have seen others getting judged for the way they act or dress. On September 16, at James Giles School 7th and 8th graders were having lunch and recess. The students were having a good time talking playing games and eating lunch naturally having a good time. A group of 7th grade girls were talking and suddenly another girls joined them. The girls that joined them was their friend because they would go to the park together and walk together after school. The girls didn't like the idea of joining them. The girls started being mean and judging her of what she wore to school. People that judge others in a mean way know that its mean and hurtful

From overt to subtle, prejudices and stereotypes in the United States sustains a widespread, structured institutional presence in culture, law, and psychology and remains one of the greatest determinants of inequality (Ladson-Billings & Tate, 1995). A ubiquitous misconception is often posited that Black males, an underrepresented and highly stereotyped group on higher education campuses, utterly and unequivocally share similar experiences and backgrounds (Harper & Nichols, 2008). Conceivably, some misconceptions generated about Black male undergraduate students can be attributed to changing demographics in higher education and the acknowledgement of differences between established races. Efforts dating back to the 1960’s, accompanied by affirmative

Jacob Whitmer Professor Lopez English 1B 31 October 2017 Racism in Hollywood Race-based comedy provides stereotypical misconceptions with stereotypes that influence racial characteristics rather than denounce them. Racial differences that are joked about, encourages people to apply life to myth. Famous Hollywood comedy Rush Hour stars an Asian and African American as major roles as a “buddy cop”, but the difference in Rush Hour is that the protagonist and sidekick are both non-white actors. The series disguises stereotypes most people would find offensive, but are played off in a humorous manner. Humor is a rhetorical way of stereotyping because it gives people the ability to look past race and can understand others.

Over the past 70 years, there has been great change in comedy especially for African-Americans and other Non-American races. During the early days of comedy, many of these people were considered to be minorities during that era. This influenced many comedic stints of that time which over the years have evolved to catch up with the modern day society. Some of these include the humor, the topics discussed and also epithets. Over the years many comedians have emerged from ‘this’ group of minorities and have played a major factor in the evolution of comedy itself and how the different minorities have evolved from being quiet to playing a great part in show casing their lifestyle. Compared to the past, there has been a great change in comedy from the old times of Dick Gregory to the modern times of Aziz Ansari.

If we laugh it’s not always that we’re happy, but sometimes it’s a silent message to truth. Comedy is a way of expressing laughter, sarcasm, and comics. If we go in depth and examine comics from philosophical perspective we intriguer different views and opinions regarding to what comedy is really about. Philosophers such as Hegel and Bergson defined comedy as delivering a message that relates to phenomenology of spirit as Hegel mentioned, or as Bergson has mentioned it is laughter and comedy that relates to something. In my paper, I’ll expose why each of them make sense in a way that defines what is the significance meaning of comic moment, also how it combines tragedy to comedy while still we can see the difference in between.

Recently, increased awareness of stereotypes has spread throughout society, often halting open discussions of these stereotypes. Many people have become hypersensitive to comments even acknowledging race or language for fear of offending others. Though awareness of stereotypes is a positive step, the approach taken has significantly decreased open dialogue among the different cultures. Comedian Russell Peters mimics socially recognizable dialects and language varieties using their linguistic stereotypical features to add a unique sociolinguistic element to his humor. By discussing these serious social issues in a light-hearted manner, Peters restores open communication of these issues. During his Green Card Tour, he imitated many accents, including Indian, Spanish, Chinese and Arab. These four accents will be discussed separately, followed by a sociolinguistic analysis of all three accents and Peters’ sociolinguistic comedy style as a whole.