Nervous laughter

“Only the dead have seen the end of war”-unknown. In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, he tells us what a true war story is. Throughout chapter 7, he writes what he believes is a true war story. It’s through evil, disbelief, embarrassment, and hidden meanings in Mary Anne’s trip to Vietnam that we know what a true war story is. The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong is a perfect example of a true war story. In a war, nothing ever hangs onto the good; it always grabs on to the evil. Rat Kiley

from my class and stared at the mini library. In case you haven’t experienced this, it is quite difficult to hide when you are in the front of the classroom with anger boiling the water that glazes your eyes. All of this was the consequence of my nervous habits, but a teacher that acted a teensy bit ridiculous influenced it. Maybe she hates me, maybe she was having a rough day, whatever the reason was, it didn’t stop my emotions from impacting the situation. I genuinely hate getting in trouble. Just

I wanted to bury the buzzing alarm and sleep my life away. There was still two days till Sunday. I had one more day of combat training and the next I’d spend with my dad, both included waking up early.Dragging my body out of bed, I slammed my hand on the shaking clock. 6:00AM was too early. The light in my luxurious bathroom was blinding, but it’s the only way to wake myself up. Grabbing my toothbrush, I sat on top of the toilet and stared blankly at the marble floor. I could’ve sworn it was dirty

Italian high heeled pumps; the ensemble cost me a fortune. It was okay. I faced the single most important business presentation of my young career. Like the express train, I pulled out all the stops. I looked too good for anything to go wrong. I was a nervous wreck. That’s when I noticed him. I noticed him every morning. He was the quiet faraway crush of my adult years. Slim stature of a man always dressed in a nice suit, ‘London Fog’ type trench coat, he worked for an architectural firm. I knew this because

Humour is “anything done or said, purposely or adversity that is found to be comical or amusing” (Long & Graesser, 1988). The film ‘Deadpool’ (2016) by Tim Miller is an origin story around a fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humour who is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated superpowers and a quest for revenge. This film demonstrates unique conventions and commentaries that goes against the superhero film genre by integrating significant humour theories. This

Gabriel Iglesias also known as Fluffy was born on July 15, 1976. He was born and raised in San Diego, California. His last name is really spelled Iglecias with a C because his father had missed his birth and his mother wanted to teach him a lesson, so changed the S to C, but he still uses his last name with an S. He began performing stand-up comedy at the age of twenty-one in 1997. He was always known as the “Big Guy.” Gabriel Iglesias actually gave himself the nick name and goes by “Fluffy.”

will be a shoulder to cry on, someone to laugh with. However my Master has a sense of humor that is quite refreshing.” Rae watched him with curiosity and affirmed. “Yes I was pleased that he had a sense of humor I could not picture my life without laughter, and now I have two men with a sense of humor. You are the frosting that holds the layers of cake together?” Rae phrased the last portion as a question. Shadow stood, walking to the dresser and started gathering items for her shower and agreed.

Literature Essay – “Kambili change in character” The novel “Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells a story of how two Nigerain children rebelled against their very father. For these children to end up rebelling against their father they must first bring about a change in themselves, they must become more mature, more responsible and not so dependent on their father. Kambili is one of those children that does go through a considerable change in her character, she reaches maturity. In

We would shriek with laughter as we slid down and splashed into the pool. And even though Jason was six years younger than I was, we bonded by tormenting my sisters. We'd pretend that we were alligators and sneak up behind or even underneath my sisters, "chomp" on their legs

audience knows that the subject is not truly hurt, so it becomes funny to see people such as Curly, Moe, and Larry beat each other. Perhaps it is because people use laughter as a shield against pain. When people see pain they laugh to make it seem that it did not actually hurt. It is a product of empathy for him who was hurt. Laughter serves to camouflage embarrassment which is included in empathy. The ways in which characters receive injuries are usually embarrassing, and the audience feels the embarrassment