Funny Essay

La’Zhala Hodges Miss Sibbach English IV 10 December, 2014 The Importance of Being Earnest, Funny or Witty Lies and betrayal through the story of the four lovers becomes a witty or funny look through life. There remains an argument about the author transpiring between funny or witty. The Importance of Being Earnest goes through hidden identities of lovers and all the reason for the love of the name Earnest. Also, going through the play wondering who will tell the truth first about their actual identities

In Caitlin Flanagan’s 2015 The Atlantic article “That’s Not Funny,” the author illustrates the phenomenon in which today's college students are the consumers who are preselecting risk-free entertainment to shelter their hypersensitivity and which Flanagan believes is in a way detrimental to their future in the real world. The author is describing conversations and events that occurred at the annual convention of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) that took place in Minneapolis

The book “Its kind of a funny story” by Ned Vizzini tells the story of Craig Gilner. Craig decided to enroll into Executive Pre-Professional High School. While his friends Aaron and Nia attend this elite academy. Craig starts to develop depression and stress, along the way into attending this school. Which started all of his psychological problems. While dealing with his problems he decides to see a counselor while being subscribed to Zoloft. One night he decides to kill himself by jumping off the

however was that she was always known as an immigrant even after years of being in the U.S. An immigrant should be called a citizen when they pass the test or are born here but many people may still consider them an immigrant. In Firoozeh Dumas’ memoir, Funny in Farsi if the immigrant takes advantages of the freedoms that America grants to its people than they should be considered an American citizen. They way immigrants are treated could impact their success positively or negatively. Also in Firoozeh Dumas’

Social standards and beliefs has always been a weakness of humanity. It all differ, depending on the country or cultural background that they were brought up in. In Funny Boy, Arjie faces a lot of complications living up to his father’s standards and beliefs. During his time growing up, his father have always deemed him to be “funny” or peculiar. This created an invisible gap between them that Arjie could not seem to grasp. The father son bond, that they ought to have seems to not be there, because

It’s Kind of a Funny Story was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, portraying the main character, Craig Gilner, is Keir Gilchrist. The cast also includes well known names like Zack Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, and Viola Davis, the play Bobby, Noelle, and Dr. Minerva. This film takes place in the adult psychiatric floor of a hospital found in Brooklyn, a New York City borough. It’s Kind of a Funny Story is based of a novel of the same, of course the film is not identical to the novel. However, it

Howard the Duck is strange reading material and in a completely different category than what we read last week. I think it is really interesting as an example of the “funny animal” trope. This is when an animal (in a comic, cartoon, etc.) walks around on two legs like a human, and acts like a human, and is saddled with human problems. Usually, I associate this with silly characters meant for kids, like Goofy or Mickey Mouse. But I think the character type is much more interesting when its creator

Books possess the ability to open the mind, increase creativity, and deliver an enlightening education. “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”, a young adult novel by Ned Vizzini, is about a teenager whose dealing with depression while attending a prestigious school in New York, which subsequently lands him in a psychiatric hospital due to suicidal intentions. This particular book has affected me in a similar way the dictionary affected Malcolm X, it encouraged me to face and combat my inner demon; attention

Over 350 million people suffer from depression worldwide. It’s Kind of a Funny Story, written by Ned Vizzini, is a realistic fiction novel about a high schooler named Craig Gilner who struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts. This story was a great read and for multiple reasons. Vizzini does a great job of making Craig, the protagonist, a very interesting character, and the novel itself is very relatable to anyone who is/was a student. Craig has many intriguing qualities that are hard to ignore

physical qualities, everybody has their own idiosyncrasies or quirks, things which make them peculiar and yet interesting. These features make us who we are and even if we consider them as flaws, they still make us beautiful somehow. The 1957 film, Funny Face, was actually a tribute to the late Audrey Hepburn’s rather unusual, quirky facial features—her large nose, thick eyebrows, slightly crooked teeth, being doe-eyed—which all summed up to her being the epitome of a truly beautiful woman that she