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    next?” I get to practice telling her over and over again what I’m doing. Best of all though, she was incredibly patient even when she realized I had no idea what I was doing. Watching how hard everyone at the LTC facility worked made the moments of laughter and free time so much sweeter. When I helped in the shower room I laughed until I cried and I realized that I wanted to stay. I realized my stomach wasn’t that weak when I followed the wound care nurse and watched her clean pressure ulcers, I loved

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    everyday people to make life more enjoyable and cause the greatest feeling to man… Laughter. The first theory otherwise known as Superiority theory, is the idea that people laugh at the misfortune of others. When people make a group of peers laugh it adds a sense of, “sudden glory,” to a person and allows people to feel dominant. The bases of superiority theory is people thrive for dominance and can use laughter to win dominance by getting everyone to admire or follow a person; by seeing someone

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    Yesterday, the ride home from Wingate was bitter sweet. Being Corson’s Sherpa this past semester has touched my heart in many ways. Corson and I shared many moments of laughter. When he laughs his eyes light up, his happiness infects me and when I laugh, his laughter rises to an appealing rambunctious roar. Mind you, he was generally laughing at one of many foibles which only served as a high octane igniter and often we both laughed until our sides ached. The time spent sitting behind him in

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    max because you're still somehow laughing. The doctors will be able to replace your voice box from a donor while you're in the coma. Your still happening laughter will be so strong that you'll be woken up. He first think you’ll say when you wake up is nothing because you still laughing. Then your kidneys will shut down because the magic of laughter is so strong

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    Nearly everyone in America is aware of the slang word as “LOL,” which stands for laughing out loud. “LOLOL” means close to the exact same thing as the slang word “LOL” but it represents a continuation of someone, or multiple people expressing their laughter by “lots of laughing out loud,”. There are multiple definitions for this slang word, but the way Internet Slang defines this word is the one that relates most to the meaning I believe in. According to Urban Dictionary, the definition of the word

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    a comedy club, or a family gathering, jokes are common, and even expected. However, there are many places where jokes should not be told. Places such as a classroom, a serious dinner, and a business meeting, are not good settings for jokes and laughter. I think it is important to learn when and where to tell jokes, not to always seek attention, and know what jokes are appropriate for your setting. Jokes can be very helpful. After a great loss, people might watch a comedy in the hopes of bringing

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    half-witted things, and Rosa comes in with a witty comeback full of sarcasm that it will have you roaring with laughter! When Paralta was trying to figure out how many months he had been working on a project to catch the

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    of the people in it. The concept that nothing is as it seems pervades the entire novel. Everything, including much of the setting, is a façade. The characters even act out emotions rather than allow themselves to actually experience them. However, laughter, grief, and surprise are often acted rather than actually felt, rage and hatred are genuinely portrayed. These emotions often surface because the illusion that the characters are fighting so hard to maintain is disrupted. When the characters are

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    Laughter is the Best Medicine Encouraging other Pastors has always been a passion of mine. When I was invited to speak at a Pastor’s retreat at a northern Saskatchewan camp about coping with stress, I accepted, offering not my expertise but my own experience of what it was to be a survivor. Older pastors were trained to be available 24/7, and as the demands and nature of ministry changed, many became victims of over-responsibility and high self- expectations. Over the years, pastoral families have

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    Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis and The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood The adolescent years are often associated with turbulence, illusion, and self-discovery; however, Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim and Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman demonstrate that more often than not, the twenties possess these qualities to a greater extent than adolescence. The age period of the twenties often consists of relationships, employment and self issues and using the premise of these uncertain times, Amis and

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