Nervous laughter

Every day after school I watched Amelia run towards the High School, her backpack bounced with every step. Even now in High School she runs behind the school. She’s looking for something, or going towards something. I have never talked to Amelia. I have never seen her speak to anyone unless necessary. I also have only seen her at school. She seems to never leave here, as if something ties her down. I have seen once where she goes. On the other side of school there is an outdoor entrance to the

His face was as red as a tomato, and he hung up immediately. He turned around. “Well, dreadful news. I’m truly sorry Drew. The battle is preponed so that it’s about in an hour. Vocksworth is destroying the town near us and he’s coming closer and closer. He’s at his castle right now so we should take advantage of this and attack him as soon as possible.” worried Ghim. I was speechless. All my confidence was lost as sweat flooded down from my head and palms. My knees were shaking as quick as a hummingbird

he performs none of the actions but instead, is the receiver of them. Whereas in Connecticut, he took action in his life and studies, in Los Angeles, he can do nothing but that which is done to him. Tod’s laughter after hearing the siren corresponds to the grotesque laughter that signals his ultimate failure to recover. When first in LA, Tod views the houses around him as comical: architecture lacking both beauty and romance. Yet, he finds it hard to laugh at these “truly monstrous” buildings

terms” (Schwiebert 250), Helen and William start to fall in love again. Throughout the story, William and Helen are constantly laughing and light humored about everything. Often the power of laughter is underestimated along with love. It’s underestimated until the day it’s missing. Allowing “the laughter to come naturally from his mouth for the first time in many months”, (Schwiebert 249) was when William realized he was in love with Helen. He immediately sat back, remembered, and pictured her

best medicine possible- laughter. He gives back the life to the much needed patients. At heart, becoming his sanctuary, allowing him to heal and escape while at the same time, healing his fellow friends. This novel involves a mess of symbolism, thus the issue in showing why laughter could be a key theme is vast. Look how many of the patients "can't help it....they're tired(52 Kesey) when in reality they are sick of the life they are living. With the aim of laughter as a healing agent, take

know what he has done. In Raskolnikov’s third dream “rage overcame him: he began hitting the old woman over the head with all his strength, but at every blow of the axe the laughing and whispering grew louder...the little crone heaved all over with laughter” (277), as Raskolnikov attempts to kill Alyona in his dream in hopes that it ease his conscience, she just laughs at him. She laughs at him because he can not kill Alyona and he knows it, but will not admit it. Meaning that even though he killed

sec" He calls, Jess gets up, wiping her tears, but still laughing and brushing off her bottom, I grab her arm and pull myself up, cackling and stumbling around. "Kate, stop, I'm going to pee myself," She says in between breaths, I try to contain my laughter, by holding my mouth shut and she pulls me over to the group. "Kate, Jess, This is Calum, Luke, Michael and Ashton" Jay introduces us, pointing at each of the boys. Jay gives me a weird look, probably looking at the tears streaming down my

Humor such as satire and absurdity are often observed and experienced in our daily lives. While both types of humor are beneficial to one mentally and physically. I prefer absurd humor because I found it to more interesting and compelling. Humor, in its various forms assumes a vital part in our everyday lives. It is a great way to relief both physical and psychological tension and it is often used in different settings as a therapeutic intervention. Humor works first by driving us one way, then

“Hanna’s Story” It’s pitch black outside as Debbie and Hanna are driving home from the junior high dance. They come up to a stop sign and come to a complete stop,looking both ways,no car in sight. As they go to turn a car comes out of nowhere and t-bones them right on Hanna’s side. As the car is flipping their lives flashed before their eyes. The police, the nurses, and the firefighters all arrived at the terrifying scene. Debby was pronounced dead at the scene and Hanna in critical condition. Hanna

to take their turn. I smiled, despite how bad I felt for them, I was ready to finally get a ride on the new vehicle. They pulled out of the driveway and sped down the alley, all of us starting to laugh. We turned the corner quickly, creating more laughter, and made it back down the alley and into the