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    else or anything we see on screen‚ we are able to take emotion out of the equation just for a moment and only focus on what is funny about what we see and hear--whether we understand why we find this funny or not. The second theory offered is that laughter can be used to correct society’s behavior. One example of this can be better explained by thinking about how you may feel when someone laughs at you for doing something in a particular way. The feeling that comes with being the target of a

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    full of excited students. The smell of wet paint‚ pencil shavings‚ and dried Elmer’s glue rushed over me while I scanned the area for any possible friends. My eyes stopped at the class clown‚ Christian‚ sticking two crayons up his nose‚ ensuing the laughter of a few other students. Next to him was Brianna sitting quietly at the table fiddling with her pigtails. She was the closest person to a friend that I had there‚ and so with heavy feet

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    “what about me then eh?” shouted Benji shouted after the postman “it’ll be your sons and his sons and his sons and his sons” the postman sang as he skipped away. Benji and I couldn’t help but burst into laughter‚ at least it had lightened our mood after Don’s little display inside. That night I told Beth all about what Don has been doing and how he has been taking all the credit lately

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    Suddenly‚ we heard a frightful scream followed by a monstrous laughter. We were scared to death. Wasn’t the scream Miya? And was that laughter? We were a group of six-Tom‚ Dick‚ Harry‚ Miya‚ Tina and I. We had come here to celebrate our team winning the first prize in the ‘Inter-school Cultural Fest’. It was my uncle’s estate and he had suggested it to us when we were searching for a nice camping area. The house was very old one and was in a dilapidated condition. So‚ we chose to camp in the

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    rThe Importance of Humor in our life’s. We are such a different species. We are also a species with a sense of humor. I think the two are connected. Current research has indicated that humor‚ specifically to laugh‚ is the opposite of the stress situation on the body and immune system‚ so‚ it’s obvious to me that a sense of humor would calm the stress of new situations. We were given a sense of humor‚ the capacity to laugh‚ for a purpose. It helps us adapt‚ learn‚ grow and survive. Taking

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    and unclean like nobody was living in it I realised nobody has been living in I realised nobody has been living in it . I pictured how it was last Christmas when you opened the door you were hit by the smell of pine form the trees‚ the sound of laughter echoed through the walls‚ as you walk into the sitting room there stood this big tree being overwhelmed with present. The sound of the cracking fire and boots snoring‚ boots was grandmother’s cat and all she used to do is curl up in front of the

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    To Spend a Day in Paris.

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    her head and said‚ “Non‚ non. Froit!” (“No‚ no. Cold!”) “Ah‚ oui‚” responded the server‚ “pardon.” (“Ah yes‚ excuse me.”) We waited a few minutes and soon she was back with our milk‚ but it was now steaming hot! We could hardly contain our laughter; she thought we were complaining that the milk was too cold! Mom muddled a few more phrases in French until the woman understood‚ and she too began to laugh. With more effort than thought necessary‚ we finally got our cold milk. French people are

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    walked into the Hillside Mall‚ which is our usual destination after a supplementary lesson on Friday afternoon. The mall’s air conditioning was blasting out freezing air and the latest pop music hits were blaring from various stores. Screeching laughter enchanted from the excited children and I could notice that various patrons of the mall were laden down with bulging shopping bags. It was an unusual Friday as I was in a bad mood as I failed my recent examination but it was still quite okay until

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    Humor from Mark Twain to Now Laughter is the first thing that a newborn child does when they are born into the world. From the beginning‚ they know how to laugh from ear to ear. The expression of joy through laughter is a force to be reckoned with. The natural response to humor is to come close to it and the opposite can be said for pain. It is one of the best remedies for things such as physical and emotional pain as well as help maintain a healthy relationship with friends and family. It is such

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    he does not solely for the content of his jokes and a timely delivery‚ but it is how he says them that makes him stand out. His impersonations‚ more specifically his fluctuations of pitch and volume‚ alone make you want to cry hysterically out of laughter. Seinfeld‚ like Gabriel‚ has a recognizable‚ nasally voice and consistently plays around with volume whenever there’s a joke‚ which requires a little extra finesse. In some situations the ordinary sound of a word will simply not do and a deeper union

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