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Today's Quote
"I'm learning to say and do what I mean, without hiding behind mean, jolly jokes, mysterious motives, and mindless murmurings, intentionally hurting the feelings of others." ~ Jon Barnes
The Joke?
Most of my jokes are directed at myself, to make me laugh and become reminded of how far I've traveled in learning about personal growth, self reflection and observation. I notice how other people handle their problems, provide feedback, and draw their own conclusions. As a result, I map out how I would handle that problem, which helps me to prepare for similar situations, should this problem occur in the future. The joke is on me, so that I develop better building material to withstand the bombs people can throw onto
personal bridges. Preparation makes sense. Say What? Say what you mean and mean what you say, while being kind, gentle, and humble. I don't have all of the answers, and I can only share my experiences as a tool of references. Your vantage point is to have enough good information and resources to combat the issues you will face and decisions you must make. My job is not to live for you, but to encourage and support your Good Lifestyle and choices. Staying connected to God and His Commandments will be the voice of your opinion, from your actions, before you can say a word. The pen is mightier than the sword. You Mean? Say what you mean without being mean, malicious, vindictive or harsh. Emotions tend to drive people and their destiny, leaving their mind, body, spirit, and God out of the process. The devil then takes your meaning and twists it all around to stop real communication, love, and respect for the Good Life. In confusion, you kill yourself in the battle of smoke and mirrors, created by your own evil, thinking that you are doing Good. The joke is on you, as you watch your bridge blow up, right in front of you, with your own, self-inflicted TNT or atomic bomb! Close your mouth and save your bridge, is my new motto. Today's Question Since you are so smart and quick to speak, did your mouth disqualify you from winning your race and Good Standing with God? Enjoy Today's Reading.
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
In The Big Field, author Mike Lupica explores the theme, "Success uses motivation as fuel." Lupica portrays this theme through the main character, Hutch. Throughout the entire book, Hutch, a young boy that has just recently joined a highly talented baseball team, displays moments that exemplify this main theme. Hutch and his team have a chance to play in the stadium of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team, as long as they can keep winning games and advancing through a challenging tournament; however, Hutch's favorite position on the field, shortstop, the position located between 2nd and 3rd base, has already been filled on the team. Unfortunately, Hutch gets a demotion from shortstop, to second base, the position located between 1st base and 2nd base. Although Hutch was disappointed and melancholy about the switch in position, he was even more upset about the downgrading of leadership, since the
AP English Literature and Composition MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET Title: A Raisin In the Sun Author: Lorraine Hansberry Date of Publication: 1951 Genre: Realistic Drama Biographical Information about the Author Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago on May 19, 1930. She grew up as the youngest in her family. Her mother was a teacher and her father was a real estate broker.
Julius Caesar is mentioned throughout the book, A Long Way Gone, many times. In A Long Way Gone, Ishmael would be reading Julius Caesar or a soldier would be reciting some of the speeches in the play. In Chapter 12 of A Long Way Gone, Ishmael is called over to talk with Lieutenant Jabati. Then, Lieutenant Jabati showed Ishmael the book he was reading, which was Julius Caesar, and asked Ishmael if he had ever heard of the book. Ishmael had read the book in school, and began to recite a speech from the book. After this happened, Lieutenant Jabati and Corporal Gadafi used emotional arguments to motivate the people in the village to stay there and support the military. Also, Lieutenant showed all the people in the village dead bodies to help
People have goals everyday, believe it or not some people think that dreams aren't worth it. I believe that it is worth it to dream because it gives a person a goal, it makes them feel good, and it makes them stronger. I know this from The Pearl, A Cubs video, the Susan Boyle video, and We Beat the streets.
Psychologists, sociologists and anthropologists study humor because it is a fundamental culture value, but they still can’t determine why certain things make some people laugh and others not. There are “humor quotient” tests that are designed to measure an individual’s sense of humor, but these tests are questionable. These tests aren’t accurate because almost all humor depends on cultural background knowledge and language skills. Not every person in the whole world, or even in one country share the same background knowledge and skills, therefore they cannot have the same type of humor. “The fact remains that individuals vary in their appreciation of humor” (Rappoport 9). Since humor varies from individual to individual, humor lies in the individual. How successful or funny a joke is depends on how the person receives the joke, humor cannot be measured by a statistical
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion, the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness, sadness, anger, stress, and confusion. Ruth is very independent, firm, kind, witty, and loving.
Much work goes into musical , as was the case in “Catch Me If You Can”,which La Joya Middle School drama had the pleasure of watching on January 15, put on by El Diamante High School. The musical was directed by John Sorber and Michael Tackett. This amazing production included many talented actors such as Maverik Dakota Raven starring as Frank Abagnale Jr., Kiley Hoffman playing Brenda Strong, and Jonathan Johns as Carl Hanratty. This incredible play carried a strong lesson. As was seen the protagonist ran from his problems and pretended to be someone who he wasn't. The plot of this story showed us that we can't run from our problems, for that only worsens the situation and is a snowball for our problems.
Anthony Doerr’s novel All the Light We Cannot See shows the reader how children would deal with war and how it shaped who they are today. Doerr’s purpose for writing this novel is to highlight how mentally taxing the war was and that there was no permanent escape from the war. Both Marie-Laure and Werner believed they could escape the war both physically and mentally, yet their involvement in it makes it more difficult. Marie-Laure’s fear of her father going to jail shows how she becomes involved in the war. Werner struggled with trying to escape the war through his fascination with radios when it just brought him further into the war. After understanding the effect on certain individuals; the story zooms out showing how the majority
This is all because of the superiority theory mentioned by John Morreal. The superiority theory states “that laughter is an expression of a person’s feelings of superiority over other people.” (Morreal 4) People tend to laugh at circumstances that are considered ignorant and stupid by society. They laugh because they somehow feel superior to that situation.
In the novel O Pioneers!, written by Willa Cather, there is an important emphasis on the relationships that form among the pioneers of the Nebraska prairie. Two of the most important relationships established in this book are Alexandra’s relationship with Carl and Alexandra’s relationship with the Land. Both of these bonds share an overwhelming amount of similarities, like how Alexandra depends on both Carl and the Land and how there is a mutual respect between both Alexandra and the land and Alexandra and Carl. Despite these similarities, however, there is a difference in the type of relationship Alexandra shares with them both. Although she loves and cares for each one, Alexandra’s love towards Carl is more of a practical, companion type of love, while Alexandra’s love towards the land can be more lustful at times.
In the book, Wonder by R.J Palacio, 16 year old Olivia “Via” Pullman is resilient. Some things that support this is she is protective and very smart. Via knows her brother, August “Auggie” Pullman, needs lots of attention. Via hopes that someday she will get the attention he gets. She is selfless because she always cares about everybody besides herself.
Noah is the one of the main characters of The Notebook. He is the hero of this novel. Noah represents true love and true loyalty. In a way, The Notebook is similar to every modern day romance movie, and Noah represents the “dream man” that all the girls always imagine of having. The characters in movies are used to symbolize ideas, and in this novel, Noah represents true, faithful, committed love. Noah remains loyal to Allie even in the situation where he is unsure whether they will ever meet again or not.
Job was a man who was perfect (not sinless) and upright, one that feared God and turned away from evil. Job is a perfect example of universal suffering, why those are good suffer along with the individuals who are called bad. Job was a man who God had allowed to obtain riches and fame. He had all of the finer things in life. Satan knew this, and wanted to bring sorrow and pain into Job’s life for the main purpose of showing God that these were the reasons Job was so faithful. Satan was wrong as always. Job understood that it is the Lord that gives and takes away, for Job said, “blessed be the Lord.” The book of Job was written to instruct us, to rebuke and correct us, and perhaps to prepare us to handle the hardships of life, the experiences of bereavement, loss, and grief at a level that man could never hope to achieve.
Most of us have a tendency to regard a clever sense of humor as the distinction of a person who is good hearted and friendly, someone people feel at ease with. They are "life of the party" we always invite and the co-worker who always has a joke. Everyone has the jocular family member that they always look forward to seeing. We remember the kid in school that always made the class break into laughter. Humor is never forgotten when we reminisce and it is just as amusing as it was the first time.