This document summarizes and provides examples of gallows humor, sick humor, and toilet humor from various works of literature and film. It discusses examples from works by Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, John Irving, Stanley Kubrick, Monty Python, Terry Southern, Art Spiegelman, Quentin Tarantino, and Mark Twain that use black comedy and satire to comment on or make light of dark topics like war, violence, death, and human suffering.
Gallows Humor, Sick Humor, and Toilet HumorBernie DeKoven
This document discusses different examples of gallows humor, sick humor, and toilet humor in various works of literature and film. It provides examples from novels by John Irving, Terry Southern, and Lemony Snicket as well as films by Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Quentin Tarantino. It also discusses how gallows humor can be grounded in real tragic events like the case of Alfred E. Packer who was sentenced to death for cannibalism. The document examines humor related to death, violence, sexuality, and bodily functions.
This document provides summaries of 15 novels that deal with themes of war and the military experience. The novels cover a range of conflicts from the Civil War to more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They explore perspectives from both American and foreign soldiers and examine issues like racial tensions, the disconnect between war abroad and at home, and the difficulties soldiers face reintegrating into civilian life. The summaries highlight both acclaimed classics like All Quiet on the Western Front as well as more contemporary works that have won awards for excellence in military fiction.
This document provides a summary of new and upcoming books, movies, TV shows and other media. It discusses titles like The Final Programme: The Cornelius Quartet, Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Daredevil Season 2 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It also announces pilots, casting news and article links related to properties like The X-Files, American Gods, The Walking Dead, Time After Time and Powerless.
Action adventure films typically feature a hero who faces physical challenges, fights, and chases while struggling against dangerous opponents. The document provides examples of early action adventure films from the 1930s-1940s that featured heroes battling rivals, criminals, or villains through air duels, arson investigations, royal succession battles, and piracy on the high seas. It also summarizes several later action adventure films from the 1950s-2000s involving prison escapes, revenge against corrupt lawmen, terrorist sieges, Scottish rebellions against English rule, and cross-country road trips turned dangerous.
This document provides information about upcoming book releases, including:
- Prince Lestat & the Realms of Atlantis: The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, releasing November 29th, continuing the story of Lestat de Lioncourt.
- Twelve Doctors of Christmas, a new Doctor Who story collection illustrated book releasing November 15th.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization by Alexander Freed and art book releasing in December 2016 and January 2017 to accompany the Rogue One film.
- Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen's autobiography about his life and career, releasing September 27th.
- Various Pokémon books releasing in the fall to accompany the popular Pok
NK Guy's book Art of Burning Man presents 16 years of participatory art installations from the Burning Man festival through dazzling photographs. The ephemeral works exist to allow self-expression beyond ego and commerce. A reviewer says the art captures "a realm far beyond the ego, commerce, and power play of mainstream cultural output." The book documents "one of the most pure, uninhibited, expressive centers of our time."
This document provides brief summaries of the 86 films that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Some highlights include:
- Wings (1927) was the first film to win Best Picture and helped establish the Oscars. It was a silent film about a love triangle during WWI.
- Grand Hotel (1932) featured an all-star cast including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore in a story set in a Berlin hotel.
- Gone with the Wind (1939) was a hugely successful epic adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel about the American Civil War and Reconstruction. It won Best Picture and other awards.
- Casablanca (1942) is one of the most beloved films in
The document provides summaries for several graphic novels that would be suitable for an adult library collection. The summaries describe the plots and themes of the graphic novels Watchmen, Daredevil: Born Again, Pride of Baghdad, All-Star Superman, Love and Rockets, One Hundred Demons, Safe Area Gorazde, DMZ, Criminal, Jack of Fables, Rex Libris, Wonder Woman collections by Jodi Picoult and Gail Simone, Shooting War, Black Hole, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, Spawn, and The Walking Dead. The graphic novels cover mature subjects and genres like war, crime, and horror and are recommended for their literary and artistic merits.
Gallows Humor, Sick Humor, and Toilet HumorBernie DeKoven
This document discusses different examples of gallows humor, sick humor, and toilet humor in various works of literature and film. It provides examples from novels by John Irving, Terry Southern, and Lemony Snicket as well as films by Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Quentin Tarantino. It also discusses how gallows humor can be grounded in real tragic events like the case of Alfred E. Packer who was sentenced to death for cannibalism. The document examines humor related to death, violence, sexuality, and bodily functions.
This document provides summaries of 15 novels that deal with themes of war and the military experience. The novels cover a range of conflicts from the Civil War to more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They explore perspectives from both American and foreign soldiers and examine issues like racial tensions, the disconnect between war abroad and at home, and the difficulties soldiers face reintegrating into civilian life. The summaries highlight both acclaimed classics like All Quiet on the Western Front as well as more contemporary works that have won awards for excellence in military fiction.
This document provides a summary of new and upcoming books, movies, TV shows and other media. It discusses titles like The Final Programme: The Cornelius Quartet, Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Daredevil Season 2 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It also announces pilots, casting news and article links related to properties like The X-Files, American Gods, The Walking Dead, Time After Time and Powerless.
Action adventure films typically feature a hero who faces physical challenges, fights, and chases while struggling against dangerous opponents. The document provides examples of early action adventure films from the 1930s-1940s that featured heroes battling rivals, criminals, or villains through air duels, arson investigations, royal succession battles, and piracy on the high seas. It also summarizes several later action adventure films from the 1950s-2000s involving prison escapes, revenge against corrupt lawmen, terrorist sieges, Scottish rebellions against English rule, and cross-country road trips turned dangerous.
This document provides information about upcoming book releases, including:
- Prince Lestat & the Realms of Atlantis: The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, releasing November 29th, continuing the story of Lestat de Lioncourt.
- Twelve Doctors of Christmas, a new Doctor Who story collection illustrated book releasing November 15th.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization by Alexander Freed and art book releasing in December 2016 and January 2017 to accompany the Rogue One film.
- Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen's autobiography about his life and career, releasing September 27th.
- Various Pokémon books releasing in the fall to accompany the popular Pok
NK Guy's book Art of Burning Man presents 16 years of participatory art installations from the Burning Man festival through dazzling photographs. The ephemeral works exist to allow self-expression beyond ego and commerce. A reviewer says the art captures "a realm far beyond the ego, commerce, and power play of mainstream cultural output." The book documents "one of the most pure, uninhibited, expressive centers of our time."
This document provides brief summaries of the 86 films that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Some highlights include:
- Wings (1927) was the first film to win Best Picture and helped establish the Oscars. It was a silent film about a love triangle during WWI.
- Grand Hotel (1932) featured an all-star cast including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore in a story set in a Berlin hotel.
- Gone with the Wind (1939) was a hugely successful epic adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel about the American Civil War and Reconstruction. It won Best Picture and other awards.
- Casablanca (1942) is one of the most beloved films in
The document provides summaries for several graphic novels that would be suitable for an adult library collection. The summaries describe the plots and themes of the graphic novels Watchmen, Daredevil: Born Again, Pride of Baghdad, All-Star Superman, Love and Rockets, One Hundred Demons, Safe Area Gorazde, DMZ, Criminal, Jack of Fables, Rex Libris, Wonder Woman collections by Jodi Picoult and Gail Simone, Shooting War, Black Hole, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, Spawn, and The Walking Dead. The graphic novels cover mature subjects and genres like war, crime, and horror and are recommended for their literary and artistic merits.
This document provides a summary of upcoming book releases and film/TV adaptations, including:
- A new Black Panther graphic novel written by Ta-Nehisi Coates with art by Brian Stelfreeze.
- Several new Pokémon GO guide books being released in October and September.
- The film adaptation of the Ted Chiang short story "Arrival" will be screened at the Toronto Film Festival.
- Details and trailers for the new animated Batman: The Killing Joke film adaptation.
- Upcoming releases of Star Trek reference books and encyclopedias.
- Information on comic book to film/TV adaptations like American Gods, Dirk Gently,
The document provides a comparison of legends of ancient woman warriors and their modern portrayals in film. It summarizes several ancient legends including Camilla of Italy, Mulan of China, Joan of Arc of France, and Deborah Samson who fought in the American Revolution disguised as a man. It then analyzes themes, characters, and plots that are common across these legends and their modern film adaptations, such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Kill Bill. Key findings include that while ancient legends focused on courage and wisdom helping communities, modern films emphasize personal motives like vengeance; and ancient legends lacked romantic relationships, which are prominent in modern films.
The document provides descriptions of 48 movies including their genres and brief synopses. The genres include comedy, drama, action, animation, horror, thriller, crime and others. The movies cover a wide range of topics from family films to horror films to action adventures. They were produced in various countries and time periods.
This document provides a list of 213 scripts and plays that an Academy Award winning/nominated writer has worked on over their career. The scripts include 33 that won Oscars and 46 that were nominated. Some of the notable scripts and plays mentioned include 12 Angry Men, The African Queen, All About Eve, The Apartment, Casablanca, Chinatown, Citizen Kane, The Graduate, The Godfather, Gone With The Wind, and West Side Story.
The document describes key elements to consider when developing a murder mystery story and game. It discusses common character archetypes seen in stories like Star Wars and how they apply to an existing story. It also analyzes the story structure of Star Wars based on Joseph Campbell's hero's journey monomyth. Finally, it provides initial ideas for murder mystery stories and applies the story circle framework to further develop one of the ideas.
Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in the late 1820’s, he can only guess how old he is, like most slaves he did not know when he was born. Frederick was both a brilliant and a troublesome slave who had many masters before he escaped to freedom in his early twenties. He escaped slavery on his second attempt to run away to the Northern states, and not only did he teach himself how to read; he became a spell-binding orator and abolitionist, agitating for the end of slavery, and becoming a best-selling author, publishing three autobiographies, other books, and a newspaper. Some bigots claimed it was impossible for an ex-slave to be able to write that well, though they could not argue that it was not him making his speeches.
We learn what it was like:
• To be born and grow up as a slave.
• To be a plantation slave, and a city slave.
• For slaves to be denied the chance to learn how to read and write, and be educated.
• For slaves to sleep without beds, with little food and clothing.
• For slave women to be treated as unwilling concubines, and be continually sexually assaulted by their white masters, earning the contempt of their mistress.
• For slaves to be continually whipped by overseers, as encouragement.
• For masters to occasionally murder their slaves, without fear of punishment.
• To live in fear of having your family split apart and be sold in slave auctions, including young children.
Other incidents in his life include:
• How Frederick Douglass broke Master Covey, the slave breaker.
• How Frederick Douglass learned how to read and write, and eventually become a best-selling author and orator.
• His first impressions of New Bedford, Massachusetts, when he escaped slavery, when he was emancipated.
• Why he despised the cruel Christianity of his slave masters, and how it was very un-Christian.
Our blog on Frederick Douglass: http://www.seekingvirtueandwisdom.com/frederick-douglass-tells-us-about-his-life-as-a-slave-in-his-autobiography/
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Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery and The Life of Frederick Douglass
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The document lists the 10 greatest talkative gaming villains. It provides descriptions of each villain, highlighting what makes them memorable based on the taunts, insults and commentary they provide to antagonize the protagonist throughout the game. The top villain is GLaDOS from Portal, who is funny, manipulative and develops as a character over both Portal games to become partially redeemed while still remaining a psychopath.
The document describes elements of story structure and existing products that could be applied to a murder mystery story and game. It discusses the hero, villain, and other character archetypes that would populate the story. It then analyzes how the hero's journey story circle applies to the existing Star Wars trilogy. Next, it provides initial ideas for stories and characters, including a detective with a dark past and a vigilante seeking revenge. Research on film noir posters, Saul Bass poster design, magazine covers, and point-and-click adventure games is presented to inspire the creative work.
The document provides summaries of the plots of several short stories. It summarizes the key events in each story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Some of the stories discussed include "Edna Back From America", "Neighbours", "The Hero", "Taste", "The Coward", and "The Model Millionaire".
From West Point in 1843 through the Mexican War. the tough years between the wars and then into the Civil War we follow West Pointers on their journey both fame and infamy.
This document provides a list of the top 100 best first lines from novels as selected by the American Book Review. It includes the first lines from famous novels such as Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice, 1984, and The Great Gatsby. The lines range from just a few words to a full sentence and provide intriguing openings that set the tone and context for the stories that follow.
The document compares and contrasts the 1938 film Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn and the 2012 film The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence. Both films deal with a protagonist fighting against an oppressive regime - Robin Hood against Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Katniss Everdeen against President Snow and the Capitol. While Robin Hood is set in medieval England and Panem is a dystopian future setting, both feature a forest as a safe haven and protagonists with remarkable archery skills who take from the rich and help the poor. The document also analyzes similarities between supporting characters in each film.
This document contains details of 24 Elvis Presley live concert performances between 1969-1976. For each concert, it lists the date, location, and setlists detailing the songs performed. It rates the sound quality of each performance. The concerts span Elvis' career during his Las Vegas residencies and tours. The document acts as a comprehensive archive of Elvis' live performances and setlists over a 7 year period.
The document lists the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time. It provides the famous stars, director, and a short 1-2 sentence synopsis for each movie. The movies included are Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars, Jurassic World, The Avengers, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Frozen, and Iron Man 3. All movies grossed over $1 billion at the global box office.
The document lists the top 10 highest grossing thriller films of all time. It provides details for each film such as the year of release, box office earnings, starring actors, and director. Some of the highest grossing thrillers included The Sixth Sense, the Hunger Games series, Inception, and Gravity.
The document provides summaries for 10 classic films that are often considered among the greatest films ever made: Citizen Kane, Vertigo, The Rules of the Game, The Godfather Part I, Tokyo Story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Battleship Potemkin, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 8 1/2, and Singin' in the Rain. It summarizes the plot of each film in 1-2 sentences and provides some background information about each film's accolades, directors, years of release, and other relevant details.
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Galen writes another letter to Legion, who is hiding from him in an ancient realm without technology. Galen uses mechanical birds to communicate. He expresses mixed emotions - anger at Legion for leaving but also care for her trauma. Galen wants to get to know the new Legion and help her heal. He claims to think of her constantly. Legion has not responded to his first letter. Galen pressures her to acknowledge him, saying they could have a romance if she would give him a chance to prove he's changed.
Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents' murder as a child, inspiring him to wage a war on crime. He trained extensively to become Batman, establishing a secret headquarters and using fear and advanced technology to strike terror in criminals as a dark knight protecting Gotham. He later took in Dick Grayson, whose parents were killed, training him to become Robin and his crime-fighting partner. When Jason Todd also became the second Robin, he was brutally beaten by the Joker and died trying to save his mother.
The document discusses a letter written by John Hinckley Jr. to actress Jodie Foster prior to his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Hinckley wrote the letter to Foster expressing his hope that by attempting to kill the president, he would impress Foster and gain her love and respect.
This passage lists the educational and professional background of an unnamed individual who:
- Graduated from the College of William & Mary and received a medical doctorate from Albany Medical College.
- Completed an internal medicine residency at Brown Medical School.
- Completed a cardiology fellowship at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.
- Currently works as an assistant professor of cardiology.
This document contains 26 multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions testing knowledge of 6 popular fantasy fandoms: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Percy Jackson. Correct answers are provided for each question. The questions cover a range of topics including characters, plots, locations, and works within each fictional universe.
This document provides a summary of upcoming book releases and film/TV adaptations, including:
- A new Black Panther graphic novel written by Ta-Nehisi Coates with art by Brian Stelfreeze.
- Several new Pokémon GO guide books being released in October and September.
- The film adaptation of the Ted Chiang short story "Arrival" will be screened at the Toronto Film Festival.
- Details and trailers for the new animated Batman: The Killing Joke film adaptation.
- Upcoming releases of Star Trek reference books and encyclopedias.
- Information on comic book to film/TV adaptations like American Gods, Dirk Gently,
The document provides a comparison of legends of ancient woman warriors and their modern portrayals in film. It summarizes several ancient legends including Camilla of Italy, Mulan of China, Joan of Arc of France, and Deborah Samson who fought in the American Revolution disguised as a man. It then analyzes themes, characters, and plots that are common across these legends and their modern film adaptations, such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Kill Bill. Key findings include that while ancient legends focused on courage and wisdom helping communities, modern films emphasize personal motives like vengeance; and ancient legends lacked romantic relationships, which are prominent in modern films.
The document provides descriptions of 48 movies including their genres and brief synopses. The genres include comedy, drama, action, animation, horror, thriller, crime and others. The movies cover a wide range of topics from family films to horror films to action adventures. They were produced in various countries and time periods.
This document provides a list of 213 scripts and plays that an Academy Award winning/nominated writer has worked on over their career. The scripts include 33 that won Oscars and 46 that were nominated. Some of the notable scripts and plays mentioned include 12 Angry Men, The African Queen, All About Eve, The Apartment, Casablanca, Chinatown, Citizen Kane, The Graduate, The Godfather, Gone With The Wind, and West Side Story.
The document describes key elements to consider when developing a murder mystery story and game. It discusses common character archetypes seen in stories like Star Wars and how they apply to an existing story. It also analyzes the story structure of Star Wars based on Joseph Campbell's hero's journey monomyth. Finally, it provides initial ideas for murder mystery stories and applies the story circle framework to further develop one of the ideas.
Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in the late 1820’s, he can only guess how old he is, like most slaves he did not know when he was born. Frederick was both a brilliant and a troublesome slave who had many masters before he escaped to freedom in his early twenties. He escaped slavery on his second attempt to run away to the Northern states, and not only did he teach himself how to read; he became a spell-binding orator and abolitionist, agitating for the end of slavery, and becoming a best-selling author, publishing three autobiographies, other books, and a newspaper. Some bigots claimed it was impossible for an ex-slave to be able to write that well, though they could not argue that it was not him making his speeches.
We learn what it was like:
• To be born and grow up as a slave.
• To be a plantation slave, and a city slave.
• For slaves to be denied the chance to learn how to read and write, and be educated.
• For slaves to sleep without beds, with little food and clothing.
• For slave women to be treated as unwilling concubines, and be continually sexually assaulted by their white masters, earning the contempt of their mistress.
• For slaves to be continually whipped by overseers, as encouragement.
• For masters to occasionally murder their slaves, without fear of punishment.
• To live in fear of having your family split apart and be sold in slave auctions, including young children.
Other incidents in his life include:
• How Frederick Douglass broke Master Covey, the slave breaker.
• How Frederick Douglass learned how to read and write, and eventually become a best-selling author and orator.
• His first impressions of New Bedford, Massachusetts, when he escaped slavery, when he was emancipated.
• Why he despised the cruel Christianity of his slave masters, and how it was very un-Christian.
Our blog on Frederick Douglass: http://www.seekingvirtueandwisdom.com/frederick-douglass-tells-us-about-his-life-as-a-slave-in-his-autobiography/
Please support our channel when purchasing these books from Amazon:
Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery and The Life of Frederick Douglass
https://amzn.to/3ja2ITo
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass
https://amzn.to/3mtkIKv
Please share with your friends and associates!
The document lists the 10 greatest talkative gaming villains. It provides descriptions of each villain, highlighting what makes them memorable based on the taunts, insults and commentary they provide to antagonize the protagonist throughout the game. The top villain is GLaDOS from Portal, who is funny, manipulative and develops as a character over both Portal games to become partially redeemed while still remaining a psychopath.
The document describes elements of story structure and existing products that could be applied to a murder mystery story and game. It discusses the hero, villain, and other character archetypes that would populate the story. It then analyzes how the hero's journey story circle applies to the existing Star Wars trilogy. Next, it provides initial ideas for stories and characters, including a detective with a dark past and a vigilante seeking revenge. Research on film noir posters, Saul Bass poster design, magazine covers, and point-and-click adventure games is presented to inspire the creative work.
The document provides summaries of the plots of several short stories. It summarizes the key events in each story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Some of the stories discussed include "Edna Back From America", "Neighbours", "The Hero", "Taste", "The Coward", and "The Model Millionaire".
From West Point in 1843 through the Mexican War. the tough years between the wars and then into the Civil War we follow West Pointers on their journey both fame and infamy.
This document provides a list of the top 100 best first lines from novels as selected by the American Book Review. It includes the first lines from famous novels such as Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice, 1984, and The Great Gatsby. The lines range from just a few words to a full sentence and provide intriguing openings that set the tone and context for the stories that follow.
The document compares and contrasts the 1938 film Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn and the 2012 film The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence. Both films deal with a protagonist fighting against an oppressive regime - Robin Hood against Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Katniss Everdeen against President Snow and the Capitol. While Robin Hood is set in medieval England and Panem is a dystopian future setting, both feature a forest as a safe haven and protagonists with remarkable archery skills who take from the rich and help the poor. The document also analyzes similarities between supporting characters in each film.
This document contains details of 24 Elvis Presley live concert performances between 1969-1976. For each concert, it lists the date, location, and setlists detailing the songs performed. It rates the sound quality of each performance. The concerts span Elvis' career during his Las Vegas residencies and tours. The document acts as a comprehensive archive of Elvis' live performances and setlists over a 7 year period.
The document lists the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time. It provides the famous stars, director, and a short 1-2 sentence synopsis for each movie. The movies included are Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars, Jurassic World, The Avengers, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Frozen, and Iron Man 3. All movies grossed over $1 billion at the global box office.
The document lists the top 10 highest grossing thriller films of all time. It provides details for each film such as the year of release, box office earnings, starring actors, and director. Some of the highest grossing thrillers included The Sixth Sense, the Hunger Games series, Inception, and Gravity.
The document provides summaries for 10 classic films that are often considered among the greatest films ever made: Citizen Kane, Vertigo, The Rules of the Game, The Godfather Part I, Tokyo Story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Battleship Potemkin, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 8 1/2, and Singin' in the Rain. It summarizes the plot of each film in 1-2 sentences and provides some background information about each film's accolades, directors, years of release, and other relevant details.
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Galen writes another letter to Legion, who is hiding from him in an ancient realm without technology. Galen uses mechanical birds to communicate. He expresses mixed emotions - anger at Legion for leaving but also care for her trauma. Galen wants to get to know the new Legion and help her heal. He claims to think of her constantly. Legion has not responded to his first letter. Galen pressures her to acknowledge him, saying they could have a romance if she would give him a chance to prove he's changed.
Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents' murder as a child, inspiring him to wage a war on crime. He trained extensively to become Batman, establishing a secret headquarters and using fear and advanced technology to strike terror in criminals as a dark knight protecting Gotham. He later took in Dick Grayson, whose parents were killed, training him to become Robin and his crime-fighting partner. When Jason Todd also became the second Robin, he was brutally beaten by the Joker and died trying to save his mother.
The document discusses a letter written by John Hinckley Jr. to actress Jodie Foster prior to his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Hinckley wrote the letter to Foster expressing his hope that by attempting to kill the president, he would impress Foster and gain her love and respect.
This passage lists the educational and professional background of an unnamed individual who:
- Graduated from the College of William & Mary and received a medical doctorate from Albany Medical College.
- Completed an internal medicine residency at Brown Medical School.
- Completed a cardiology fellowship at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.
- Currently works as an assistant professor of cardiology.
This document contains 26 multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions testing knowledge of 6 popular fantasy fandoms: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Percy Jackson. Correct answers are provided for each question. The questions cover a range of topics including characters, plots, locations, and works within each fictional universe.
The document provides summaries for 10 favorite films: Titanic, Gandhi, Ben-Hur, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, The Godfather, Gone With The Wind, The Sound of Music, The Last Emperor, and Gladiator. It summarizes the key plot points and characters for each film in 1-2 sentences.
This document contains a quiz with 8 multiple choice questions about quotes said by Sandor "The Hound" Clegane from Game of Thrones. Each question is followed by 4 answer choices to identify who or what the quote is about. The scoring system awards points based on the number of teams that answer correctly.
The document discusses various narrative techniques used in films to foreshadow future plot developments and create cliffhangers. It provides examples from Psycho, Back to the Future, Reservoir Dogs, Shawshank Redemption, Shaun of the Dead, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Dark Knight, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and discusses Tzvetan Todorov's narrative theory of equilibrium and new equilibrium.
This document summarizes a class discussion on Willa Cather's novel My Ántonia. The class covered several themes in the novel, including coming of age, differences between immigrant groups, and the use of imagery and symbols. Students were asked to discuss how the novel relates to modernist manifestos. They considered works by Mina Loy, Langston Hughes, and Willa Cather's own manifesto on demeublé novels. The class ended with students asking their own questions about characters like Lena, Jim, and Antonia and their roles and choices in the novel. For homework, students were asked to finish the novel and respond to a prompt analyzing characters' successes, Cather's choices, or with their own Q
Here are a few key points about how memories affect the characters in Frankenstein:
- Victor Frankenstein is haunted by memories of creating the monster. These memories torment him and drive him to pursue the monster in an attempt to destroy his creation and the source of his guilt.
- The monster is lonely and longs for companionship after being rejected by humans. He finds solace by learning to read and gaining an understanding of human emotions and relationships from books, since he has no memories or experiences of his own.
- When the monster confronts Victor and demands he create a female companion, he argues that having someone of his own kind would help assuage his loneliness and give him happy memories to reflect on in the
The document is a quiz containing multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about literature, movies, TV shows, and famous quotes. It tests the reader's knowledge on topics like famous authors and their works (William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens), characters (Sherlock Holmes, Archie Andrews), movies (Fight Club, Groundhog Day), and more. The questions require identifying terms, connecting works to their authors/creators, and guessing the answers to riddles based on provided clues and context.
The document provides initial thoughts and research from a student for an audio story project. It includes potential story ideas that were looked at, such as a haunted 18th century building and St. Crux Church in York. The student settles on the idea of creating a soundscape telling the story of someone being stalked in a haunted house. They feel this format will allow them to get creative with sound effects. Research into existing audio stories and haunted house sounds is mentioned. The student expresses positive initial feelings about the project and notes additional research may be needed.
1. The document discusses the health benefits of humor and laughter, summarizing various research findings. It explores the work of researchers who have studied how humor can reduce stress, increase blood circulation, and boost the immune system.
2. The document also examines the role of clowns in healthcare settings and how humor is used therapeutically in hospitals. It provides examples of humor carts, joke books, and clown visits being used to entertain patients.
3. Researchers discussed caution that while humor may provide benefits, other factors like social support and positive relationships also impact health. Individual senses of humor vary, and humor should not be seen as a cure or replacement for medical treatment.
This document summarizes the evolution of sitcoms on television from the 1950s to present day. Some of the key points made include:
- Early sitcoms in the 1950s focused on idealized family stories but then expanded to include more varied family structures.
- Popular early sitcoms included I Love Lucy, The Goldbergs, and Amos 'n' Andy.
- Sitcoms have explored a range of settings and topics through various genres like animated shows, fantasy, career-focused plots, and non-traditional families.
- Modern sitcoms often focus on young independent adults and their lives rather than traditional family units. This appeals to advertisers.
- Sitcoms employ various
1) The document discusses various examples of parodies found in media such as Saturday Night Live sketches, children's books, art, and films.
2) Parodies are difficult to write as they must mimic another work's style while also being entertaining and making criticism. Famous parodists mentioned include Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, and Monty Python.
3) Parodies of children's literature are commonly used in advertising and media as these stories are widely recognizable references. Examples parody works like Where the Wild Things Are, The Wizard of Oz, and Goodnight Moon.
1. The document discusses various types of paradoxes throughout history including a Texas law that forbids executing the insane but a prisoner refusing medication to stay sane.
2. Gilbert and Sullivan often used paradoxes for comic effect, composing a song about how paradoxes mock common sense.
3. Greek philosophers wrestled with famous paradoxes like Epimenides the Cretan stating "All Cretans are liars" which is paradoxical if true or false.
This document provides an overview of the history and evolution of comics, comic books, and graphic novels. It begins with the origins of comic books in the 1930s and discusses early superhero comics from DC and Marvel. It then covers the emergence of underground comics in the 1960s featuring anti-establishment themes. The document outlines the rise of graphic novels and notes Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus helped establish them as a serious literary art form. It concludes by honoring many of the most influential cartoonists and comics creators throughout history.
This document discusses gender stereotypes and humor. It provides examples of gender stereotypes in various domains like language, careers, parenting roles, and media portrayals. It also examines how humor can both challenge and reinforce stereotypes through targeting qualities people can or cannot change. Additional sections explore physical, emotional, and intellectual stereotypes of men and women.
This document discusses animal play and communication. It provides links to videos of animals playing, including sneezing pandas, spiders on drugs, and tortoises. It then covers topics like which came first - the chicken or the egg, animal power moves showcased in videos, and particular animal species like birds, cats, dogs, dolphins, and more. Throughout it provides links to videos and examples of animal communication through gestures, sounds, dances and other behaviors.
Names in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter BooksBernie DeKoven
Rowling uses creative and meaningful names throughout the Harry Potter series to develop characters and the magical world. She plays with word combinations, translations, linguistic origins, and name meanings to provide clues to characters' personalities and advance the plot. Rowling also employs wordplay like anagrams, palindromes, and nicknames to connect names and engage readers in puzzling out hidden references. Her strategic naming techniques are a key element in bringing the imaginative world of Harry Potter to life.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Though the Looking Glass by Lewis CarrollBernie DeKoven
The document discusses various aspects of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, including:
1) ASU Library's extensive Alice in Wonderland collection contains pop-up books, scene changers, fine art interpretations, and more relating to the stories.
2) Speakers at an ASU symposium discussed topics like how Carroll's stutter influenced his writing and relationships with children like Alice Liddell, as well as astronomical and linguistic references in the books.
3) Adaptations and references to Alice in popular culture are widespread, appearing in movies, games, songs, plays, and more, keeping the stories relevant over 150 years after publication.
This document discusses regional dialects in the United States. It begins by explaining how different places in the US were originally settled, such as New England by the English and New Amsterdam by the Dutch. It then covers various regional dialects including those of Pennsylvania, the South, West, California, Canada and more. It also discusses humor styles associated with different regions like the Borsht Belt, Lake Wobegon and country humor. In conclusion, it notes the decline of rural dialects as fewer Americans live on farms.
This document discusses ambiguity, puns, and visual ambiguity through examples. It begins by providing ambiguous examples of fruit and poems. It then discusses linguistic and syntactic ambiguity through examples of ambiguous sentences, signs, and marketing slogans. Many examples of puns are given, including in business names, jokes, comic strips, and speeches. The document concludes by discussing optical illusions and their ability to create visual ambiguity.
This document discusses the importance of humor in education. It argues that humor fosters critical thinking, catches students' attention, increases retention of material, and relieves stress. It provides many examples of how teachers have incorporated humor, such as discussing "ludicrous laws," analyzing song lyrics, and accepting only written absence excuses. The document also highlights children's literature that uses techniques like exaggeration, wordplay, and parody to engage students. Overall, it advocates for balancing educational pressures with creating a fun environment that promotes learning.
This document provides examples of political humor from various politicians and eras. In 3 sentences: It discusses jokes and self-deprecating humor used by presidents like Reagan, Kennedy, Ford, and Carter. Examples show how humor has been used to make political points or relieve stress. The document also analyzes portrayals of politicians through satire and parody, as well as trends in political correctness over time.
This document discusses various topics related to names, including:
1. Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s experience with his father being called "George" by a white man who refused to use his real name.
2. The story of Tom Ross who was originally named Tikvah Rosenberg but changed his name when immigrating to the US to avoid antisemitism, and later changed it back to reclaim his cultural heritage.
3. Different types of names including stage names, pseudonyms, derived names, and examples of each.
V.A.R.I.E.S. - Language and Humor VariationBernie DeKoven
The document discusses two models for analyzing language variation and humor - the S.P.E.A.K.I.N.G model and the V.A.R.I.E.S model. The V.A.R.I.E.S model categorizes humor and language variations according to Vocation, Age, Region, Informality level, Ethnicity, and Sex. The document then provides examples of humor types that fall under each category of the V.A.R.I.E.S model. It concludes by asking the reader to provide their own jokes that relate to the categories in the V.A.R.I.E.S model.
This document discusses some key differences between Spanish and English in terms of phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, semantics and code switching. It provides examples of differences in vowel and consonant sounds, spelling patterns, rules of grammar, meaning of words, and how bilingual speakers alternate between the two languages. Riddles are included at the end to illustrate how understanding differences in word meanings across the languages can solve puzzles.
The document provides warnings about offensive content in examples of Hispanic humor. It discusses censorship from both the political right and left as well as how Hispanic humor tends to be colloquial and "vulgar" as it uses common language. The authors have tried to avoid offensive examples in their work but acknowledge what is offensive can vary between individuals.
"Laughing on the Freeway to Perfection - Mormon HumorBernie DeKoven
The document discusses Mormon humor, censorship, and taboos. It provides context on humor from insiders versus outsiders and examples of Mormon jokes that were shared on social media and in other contexts. The examples illustrate how humor can be used to both strengthen group identity from the inside or reinforce stereotypes from the outside. The document also discusses how religious jokes can build understanding across denominations when handled carefully and inclusively.
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) developed from English-based pidgins and creoles spoken by African slaves in America. Certain grammatical and phonological features of AAVE, such as dropping final consonants and replacing /th/ with /f/ or /d/, can also be found in Southern white dialects due to the influence of black wet nurses. AAVE utilizes signifying, where expressions have hidden meanings understood only by slaves. Terms from AAVE such as "calling someone out of their name" and the n-word are examined, in addition to vocabulary from hip hop language like "izzle" words and terms referring to relationships.
How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
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A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
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Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
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A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
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Discover the Simplified Electron and Muon Model: A New Wave-Based Approach to Understanding Particles delves into a groundbreaking theory that presents electrons and muons as rotating soliton waves within oscillating spacetime. Geared towards students, researchers, and science buffs, this book breaks down complex ideas into simple explanations. It covers topics such as electron waves, temporal dynamics, and the implications of this model on particle physics. With clear illustrations and easy-to-follow explanations, readers will gain a new outlook on the universe's fundamental nature.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
3. The Devil’s Interval in Music
(Between the 4th
and the 5th
)
DANSE MACABRE BY CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcOZmtbLRP0&feature=related
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4. 4
The Nursery Rhyme
• Ring around the rosies,
• Pocket full of posies,
• Ashes to Ashes,
• We all fall down.
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Is Gallows Humor fantasy, or is it reality?
• In Terry Southern’s The Magic Christian, Guy
Grand buys a huge newspaper company and
converts the newspaper entirely to readers’
opinions.
• In Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, Osarian protests
the brutality of war by sitting naked in a tree.
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• In John Barth’s The Floating Opera, Todd
Andrews contemplates his own suicide as he
works out a puzzle involving $3 million and 1129
pickle jars filled with excrement.
• Thomas Pynchon in his Gravity’s Rainbow tells
a joke about a boy born with a golden screw in
his navel. A voodoo doctor finally gives him a
potion that sends him into a wild dream, and
when he wakes up, the golden screw is gone.
• In ecstasy, he jumps out of bed and his bottom
falls off.
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WOODY ALLEN
• Woody Allen’s Bananas makes fun of
the military solutions that the United
States invokes on third-world
countries.
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• As a parody of a parody, the
movie also contains Howard
Cosell’s play-by-play
description, as though on Wide
World of Sports, of the
consummation of the marriage
of Fielding Melish and Norma,
an ingenue devoting her life to
third-world causes.
11. • Other Woody Allen movies that include black humor are
• Annie Hall
• Crimes and Misdemeanors
• Deconstructing Harry
• Love and Death
• Mighty Aphrodite and
• Zelig
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK
• Alfred Hitchcock’s The Trouble with Harry is a
fairly early example of black comedy based on
mis-identification. Harry Rogers is an apparent
murder victim whose body is found over and
over again, buried, exhumed, and reburied. In
the anticlactic ending, Harry is discovered not to
have been murdered at all.
• Other examples of Hitchock’s Gallows Humor
include Rebecca, and The Birds, both based on
novels by Daphne DuMaurier.
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JOHN IRVING
• In John Irving’s The World According to Garp,
Robin Williams plays the role of T.S. Garp, while
Glenn Close plays the role of Garp’s mother,
Jenny.
• Jenny was a nurse who got herself pregnant by
taking advantage of an injured and dying
soldier, Technical Sergeant Garp, who had been
brought in from his downed airplane with a
permanent erection.
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• Jenny has a very detached attitude towards
sexuality, as can be seen when she
conducts an asexual interview with a
puzzled prostitute.
• When she writes a book that becomes a
feminist bestseller, she uses the profits to
found a shelter for abused women--and one
man--a transvestite named Roberta (played
by John Lithgow). Roberta used to be a
wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Roberta appears to be the most “normal”
person in the shelter.
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• Everyone else in the shelter has had
her tongue cut out in honor of a little
girl who had been raped and had had
her tongue cut out so she could not
tattle.
• So all of the ladies in the shelter had
their tongues cut out in honor of the
little girl.
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• Garp’s heritage as the son of a pilot is a
motif that runs throughout the movie. It
opens with a happy scene of Baby Garp
being tossed again and again into the air.
• During his childhood, Garp tries to fly by
jumping off a building. When he gets
married and he and his wife are out with the
real estate agent looking at a house to buy
and a small plane crashes into the roof,
Garp knows this is the home for them
because of the infinitesimal chances of the
same house being hit twice by an airplane.
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STANLEY KUBRICK
• Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and
Love the Bomb satirizes war. At one
point, a fight breaks out between the
characters and the group is severely
admonished, “You can’t fight in here;
this is the war room”
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• The missile complex in Dr. Strangelove is
named Laputa. Hydrogen bombs that are
being prepared for “Operation Drop Kick”
are named “Hi There” and “Dear John.” POE
is an acronym for both “Peace on Earth” and
“Purity of Essence.”
• Closing of the Doomsday Gap is seen as a
deterrent to war.
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MONTY PYTHON
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a satire
about the romances, the wars, and the
quests of the Middle Ages.
• When King Arthur fights the Black Knight,
he cuts off the knight’s arms and both of
his legs, but the Black Knight still taunts
King Arthur and wants to continue to fight.
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• During their adventures, the knights have
to cross the bridge of death, where three
questions are asked: “What is your
name?” “What is your quest?” and “What
is your favorite color?” Much of the humor
comes from how difficult these questions
become for some of the knights.
• The violence, killing, and bloodshed are all
justified in the name of Christianity. In an
anachronistic ending, the police arrive,
dressed in modern British uniforms, and
load King Arthur and the others into a
paddy wagon.
26. There is also a plague scene with men
pulling carts through the village shouting
“bring out your dead.
When a sick man is thrown onto the cart,
he protests, “I’m not dead yet.”
So somebody hits him on the head.
Now he is dead.
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• Characters in Monty Python’s The Life of
Brian are given such names as Nautius
Maximus, Biggus Dickus, and Incontinentia
Buttocks.
• The movie takes place in Bethlehem during
the time of Christ--or more specifically, on
Saturday afternoon at tea time.
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• The film satirically targets
religion, ritual, and blind faith.
When Brian of Nazareth is asked
if he is the Messiah, he says,
“No,” and the villagers respond,
“Only the true Messiah denies his
divinity.” Brian becomes a
sacred icon, along with his sandal
and his gourd.
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• When the Christians ask, “What have
the Romans ever done for us?” the
response is “aqueducts, sanitation,
roads, irrigation, medicine, education,
wine, public baths, peace.”
• There is confusion over whether Myrrh
is a “balm” or a “bomb.” The Israelites
are referred to as the “Red Sea
pedestrians.”
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• When the Christians write on the walls of
the palace, “Romans eunt domus,”
meaning “Romans go home,” the Romans
who see the graffiti are totally oblivious to
the meaning as they go about correcting
the grammar.
• The movie ends with Brian and other
Christians hanging from crosses, but
doggedly singing, “Always Look on the
Bright Side of Life.”
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TERRY SOUTHERN
• Terry Southern’s The Magic Christian targets
capitalism, war, violence, and gender roles.
• Peter Sellers plays Sir Guy Grand, the
Richest Man in the World; Ringo Starr plays a
homeless person who becomes Youngman
Grand, Sir Guy’s son and heir.
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• In the movie, heavy artillery is used for the hunting of pheasants, and
during the war games in the living room, all the furnishings get blown
up.
• To demonstrate Sir Guy’s richness, a restaurant episode shows the
waiters ignoring all the other patrons while giving full attention to Sir
Guy. Sir Guy is equipped with a wet suit and safety belts, and after a
lusty battle with caviar meatballs, has to be hosed down.
• Sir Guy fills a large tank full of excrement and then throws $100 bills
into the excrement to see if men in suits will dive in after the money.
They do.
• In a boxing match, the fighters end up kissing each other, and the
announcer says that the crowd seems to be sickened by the sight of no
blood.
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QUENTIN TARANTINO
• Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is a
parody targeting pulp fiction, religion,
and the criminal world.
• The setting is Los Angeles, some of it
at Jack Rabbit Slim’s place--“a wax
museum with a pulse.”
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• Four interlocking stories circle around a cast of
bumbling robbers, real gangsters, the Boss, and the
Boss’s wife, whose hairdo and dress are perfect for
the cover of a sleazy novel.
• In all the episodes, Marsellus, the Boss, watches
jealously over Mia, his wife. A man who gives her a
foot massage is later pushed from the roof of a
building.
• Mia is so passive and ineffectual that viewers don’t
know whether the phrase “taking care of the Boss’s
wife,” means killing her, protecting her, or providing
her with sex.
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• In a memorable scene, two gangsters go over a
speed bump, causing a gun to go off in the face
of a man they were guarding in the back seat of
the car.
• Almost as shocking is the history of Butch’s
gold watch. His father, who during the war was
captured and held as a POW, hid the precious
gold watch in his anus for five years. Just
before being executed, he passed it on to
another POW who also hid it in his anus for a
number of years. At last, the watch makes its
way home and the grateful and loving Butch
keeps it on his bedside table.
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• The violence of Pulp Fiction is almost
like the violence in a Tom-and-Jerry
cartoon. In one scene, bullets whiz
back and forth, but through what looks
like divine intervention, Vince and
Jules remain alive and unharmed.
• Also, right out of a cartoon is the scene
where Butch is looking for a weapon.
First, he finds a hammer, then a bat,
then a chainsaw, and finally a huge
Samarai sword.
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MARK TWAIN’S “WAR PRAYER”
• “O Lord our God,
• Help us to tear their soldiers to bloody
shreds with our shells;
• Help us to cover their smiling fields
with the pale forms of their patriot
dead;
• Help us to drown the thunder of the
guns with the shrieks of their wounded,
writhing in pain;
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• Help us to lay waste their humble
homes with a hurricane of fire;
• Help us to wring the hearts of their
unoffending widows with unavailing
grief;
• Help us to turn them out roofless with
their little children to wander
unfriended the wastes of their
desolated land…;
• For our sakes who adore Thee, Lord,
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• Blast their hopes,
• Blight their lives,
• Protract their bitter pilgrimage,
• Make heavy their steps,
• Water their way with their tears,
• Stain the white snow with the blood of their
wounded feet!
• We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the
Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge
and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid
with humble and contrite hearts.
• Amen.
• (Twain 16-37)
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THE GROUNDING OF GALLOWS HUMOR
• Sometimes gallows humor is grounded
in reality.
• In 1883 Judge M. B. Gerry sentenced
Alfred E. Packer to death for
cannibalism during a Colorado
snowstorm.
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• A reporter ran from the courtroom to a
local bar and announced that the
Judge had said,
• “There were only seven Democrats in
all of Hinsdale County and you, you
son of a bitch, ate five of them.”
• This quote was picked up across the
nation and made both Judge Judge M.
B. Gerry and Alfred E. Packer famous.
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• At the University of Colorado in Boulder, the
student cafeteria is named the Alfred Packer
Grill, and they sell souvenir seatshirts saying
“Serving all of Mankind,” and “Keep Your
Eyes on Your Thighs.”
• In the cafeteria there used to be an “Alfred E.
Packer” plaque.
• But it was taken down, because it was felt to
be “in poor taste.”
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EVELYN WAUGH
• Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One satirizes the
commercialization of death by showing how the
California funeral industry turns burials into
Hollywood extravaganzas.
• At Whispering Glades, caskets come in three
grades: waterproof, moisture proof, and
dampness proof.
• The park is divided into zones, each having its
own work of art. The “Poet’s Corner” for
example has “Xanadu Falls” and is dedicated to
Homer.
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• The movie becomes darker as it focuses on Aimee
Thanatogenous, whose first name is French for
“beloved,” and whose last name relates to
Thanatos, the Greek God of death.
• When the Guru Brahman sarcastically tells her to go
to his office on the 14th floor, and jump out of the
window. She does so.
• As she jumps, injects herself with embalming fluid,
just to make sure she has an appropriate death.
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DEDICATIONS TO LEMONY SNICKET BOOKS
• To Beatrice—Darling, Dearest, Dead…
• For Beatrice—You’ll always be in my heart, in my mind, and in your
grave.
• For Beatrice—When we were together I felt breathless. Now you are.
• For Beatrice—Our love broke my heart, and stopped yours.
• For Beatrice—When we met, my life began. Soon afterwards, yours
ended.
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• For Beatrice—Summer without you is as cold as
winter. Winter without you is even colder.
• To Beatrice—My love flew like a butterfly,
• Until death swooped down like a bat.
• As the poet Emma Montana McEllroy said:
• “That’s the end of that.”
• For Beatrice—When we met, you were pretty, and I
was lonely. Now, I’m pretty lonely.
• For Beatrice—Dead women tell no tales. Sad men
write them down.
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QUESTION: WHO IS BEATRICE?
• At age 9, Dante Aligieri met Beatrice Portinari, and fell in love.
• The greeted each other on the street for 16 years.
• Dante was promised to another woman, Gemma.
• In 1290, at age 25, Beatrice died.
• Dante took refuge in writing to and about Beatrice.
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• Dante dedicated his Divine Comedy to
Beatrice, who served as his guide
through Paradise.
• With Gemma, he had a daughter
named Antonia
• She became a nun, and took the name
of Sister Beatrice.