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Laughter is part of all of us, It is the universal language of people. In every part of the world people know how to laugh. Laughing is something that is done universal not just in the United States, but also in every corner of the world. We are all capable of doing it. We are all born with the ability to laugh, but laughter does not essentially happen by its own it is caused by comedy. Comedy is not something that requires intelligence. All that is required is to be able to laugh when we find something funny. Comedy does not require a dictionary, or is it needed to know math, science or history. When we find something funny we burst out laughing. Their are many things a person finds funny. When we think of comedy what exactly comes to mind are all sort of things, but what exactly makes them funny is the question. Comedy has many definitions. Many people have their own perspective of what they feel comedy is. Comedy is composed of many things that make a joke or something funny, like the things that we laugh at that we find funny. Comedy is composed of many things not only does i...

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