Catchphrases Essays

  • Picasso's Crazy Woman with Cats

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    I have heard them call her “The Crazy Lady” to their parents, her supervisors, and fellow children who have not meet her. She does not always hear them because while they converse, she is focused on the location of the 409 cleaner that has become her side kick. Whether she is wiping off a table that has become the canvas to a future Picasso, a sink that holds their main utensils of dirty paint brushes or quickly wiping a spot off of the floor. The same spot that she just swept to remove the chips

  • Decoding the Anatomy of Professional Business Content

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    photo) with catchphrase • Results provided a sense of closure to the challenge • Use of companies' logo • Tone/attitudes are similar, business professional • Written towards the same audience • No client logo" "• Business challenge, Solution, and Result sections • Banner picture (somewhat a stock photo) with catchphrase • Tone/attitudes are similar, business professional " "• Business challenge, Solution, and Result sections • Banner picture (somewhat a stock photo) with catchphrase • Tone/attitudes

  • How a Person's Language and Culture Affect Each Other

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    different catchphrases, the way language is written, the type of formality used, and how deeply English is affected by cultures; as well as how it effects other cultures around the world. Catchphrases change within the English languages just like the tide. One day people may be saying “biting off more than you can chew” (Lasiter) to saying “up shit creek without a paddle” (Martin) the next; both meaning something along the lines of being in an unpleasant predicament. When using a catchphrase one can

  • Yosser in Boys from the Blackstuff by Alan Bleasdale

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    entertaining effect. Yosser's words and catchphrases give a hint as to how desperate he has become, for example he continually says "giz a job", this shows how hopeless Yosser has become, he could do simple jobs, but is not being given the chance to and is just being told to go on the dole, when he goes to the dole office it is a really fraught situation when he stares the clerk out, who is actually played by the writer Alan Bleasdale. Another example of a catchphrase is " I can do that", when the

  • Essay On Here's Johnny Portable Toilets

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    Plaintiff, John W. Carson, was a talk show host for “The Tonight Show,” which he started hosting in 1962. He was introduced into the show with the catchphrase “Here’s Johnny.” This show was broadcast five nights out the week. (Pg. 832). Johnny W. Carson formed a company called Johnny Carson, Inc., which was formed in 1970 that produce and markets Men’s clothing and retail stores. This company used the phrase “Here’s Johnny” that Johnny W. Carson approval. (Pg. 833) Defendant, Here’s Johnny Portable

  • Señor Bravo: Who The Hell Is Mr. Scrumble?

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    one of the biggest regrets and often told cautionary tales about his rebellious youth in Spain. “I am only telling you these stories so that you guys can avoid the mistakes I’ve made in the past,” he warmly told his classes. Señor Bravo’s iconic catchphrase was “That’s the way the cookie crumbles, Mr. Scrumble.” He pulled out that line in the most random situations & was often questioned behind the meaning of the line.

  • South Park Satire

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    language and catchphrases, designed to entertain viewers incapable of fully understanding the underlying satire of the episodes. This portion of the show has often been criticized by religious groups like Christian Family Network (Fagin) and Scientology for its use of language and suggestive themes and for calling the religion a “big fat scam” (Tapper). Cartman’s exclamations of “suck my ball” and “screw you guys…I’m going home” have invaded teen vernacular with such ferocity that catchphrases such as

  • Analysis Of Kurt Vonnegut's Novel 'Slaughterhouse-Five'

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    Someone breaks something? So it goes. Somebody dies? So it goes. Throughout Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Slaughterhouse-five”, “so it goes” was stated 106 times expressing the general sense of acquiescence to the way things are. The author made that the catchphrase to show that bad things that occur should be accepted, because there is nothing that can be done to change it, bringing in the idea of fate. Vonnegut made very big examples of using “so it goes” with people that went through these types of events

  • Ride The Cyclone: Broadway Musical

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    one to bring one of the members of the now deceased St. Cassian Chamber Choir back from their death. Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg is known in the play as “The Most Successful Girl in Town,” as referred to by Karnak. She’s a soprano in the group. Her catchphrase in the musical is “Democracy rules!” She is known as the ambitious, overachieving, straight A student of the choir. But, she is also seen to be hated by the whole choir, even her best friend, Constance Blackwood. Who she constantly insulted during

  • Shakespeare's Jealousy

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    How many people quote Shakespeare on a daily basis and do not even realize it? Numerous critics and English professors have deemed William Shakespeare the greatest playwright and one of the most influential writers in the English language. He composed thirty-seven plays, devised 1,700 original words, and standardized a large portion of the English grammar, spelling, and vocabulary throughout his career (Joki, Kimberly). Shakespeare introduced these new sayings and words through a numerous amount

  • Professional Wrestling

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    Hello Class, The last discussion of course has proven to be my favorite. The reason for this is I get to analyze television characters that I looked up to since I was a child. I have been an avid watcher of professional wrestling since I was 10. I believe that the broadcasting of professional wrestling on television has brought a strong media influence into the American culture. The professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment, emerged with popularity in the American culture

  • Celia Cruz Joined The Band La Sonora Matancera

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    never sang in anything but her native spanish language, but she worked with people of all backgrounds. She was known for three things, her powerful husky voice, stage presence, and her catchphrase “Azúcar!’’ which means sugar in english. In a 2000 interview with Billboard, she talked about how her famous catchphrase came to be. “I was having dinner at a restaurant in Miami, and when the waiter offered me coffee, he asked me if I took it with or without sugar. I said, 'Chico, you're Cuban. How can

  • The Pleasure Of Eating By Trish Hall

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    We discovered it, we lost it, and it is coming back: Pleasure in food. The essay “Discovering something new in food: Pleasure” by Trish Hall addresses the matter of food from a different angle; in fact, food, like fashion, is affected by trends. The author analyzes a new trend that might affect food in the near future. Nowadays processed food has gained a greater portion of space on markets shelves; therefore, according to the author, people are starting to associate pleasurable food with negative

  • Dr. Pepper Ten Commercial Analysis

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    could take away the message that women are not good enough to consume the product. Going further along into the commercial, the main actor mentions the catchphrase “It’s not for women” (Jakthelombax, 2011). Not only does the main actor say this catchphrase, but it is written in big bold letters to emphasize it (Jakthelombax,2011). This catchphrase pushes the idea that if you are a woman then you should not be drinking or associating yourself with the product being advertised because it is only for

  • An Analysis of Impulse Anti - Perspirant and Sure Anti - Perspirant Advertisements

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    (walking her dog) in a strange way (with her arm up in the air meaning the dog has to walk upon its hind legs). Along the bottom of the advert there is a caption which states "Stay dry with new Impulse anti - perspirant" followed by the products catchphrase "Free your arms". This text is followed by a picture of the product, which is in the bottom right corner. The Image The woman is walking along a grey pathway and in the background there is a plain grey wall, and as grey is a very dull colour

  • Merchants Of Cool

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    can rise and fall rapidly is the “Hawk Tuah” girl, Hailey Welch on TikTok. Hawk Tuah went viral in an interview on Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee, where she said a catchphrase” Hawk Tuah”. The video quickly gained significant traction, leading people to make merchandise: t-shirts, cups, and flags, featuring her and her catchphrase. Her brief period of fame led to the launch of her podcast Talk Tuah with Hailey Welch and prompted her to move to Los Angeles in pursuit of an influencer career. This

  • Nike Case Study: Nike

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    Nike Case Study The apparel powerhouse of the 21st century, and the market leader in athletics, it is no question that business has been booming for Nike. Nike has a massive artillery of recognizable catchphrases and a pair of logos that sum up the brand under one great roof to leave no question on their impact on society. Considering the massive growth that Nike has continued to follow over the last five years their revenue had increased 10%, and $1,775 million just in the last year (Nike Financials

  • Synthesis Essay English

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    is not as popular as some think. Overall, language opens a new door into different cultures. The way language is used differs for every culture. For example, some popular saying in English may not translate well into another language, or common catchphrases and things that other cultures use

  • Bob Ross Research Paper

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    Have you ever watched someone who for some mysterious reason puts you in the most relaxed and peaceful mood ever ? Maybe you know such a person in real life or perhaps such a person you may not know personally ,but you see him or her on TV or the movies. Well, that's my case. Although it would be very nice to actually have a person like that in my life (although I do have some friend and family members who do put me to ease), I used to watch a certain celebrity on TV years ago who actually

  • The Powerless In North Korea

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    In North Korea, the Workers’ Party of Korea has been able to maintain control of power through the usage of controlled government institutions over the social construct of society. The core basis of this institutionalized power relies upon a fear based society that controls subordinates thought processes, which in turn supports the current dominations ideology. Likewise, reprogramming and reshaping the minds of the powerless is a key ideal in maintaining influence over the North Korean society.