Title: "Painfully funny" “Oh‚ anu pang inaantay natin?” A fat man asked. “Ang pagpayat mo di ka ba naiinip?” Vice Ganda replied. This is just one of the lines of Vice Ganda in his movie‚ Praybeyt Benjamin. Jokes are sort of “in demand” these days. Many people want to hear a joke or two that’ll make them laugh once in a while. But what are jokes? Oxford English Dictionary states that jokes are something said or done to stimulate laughter or amusement which can also be
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Doctor: Hi‚ what seems to be the problem? Patient: I’ve been having a chest pain for about four hours. Doctor: Ok and did you have any other problems? Patient: Yes‚ during my sleep I was woken up by a pressure in the middle of my chest‚ and it spread to the left shoulder and back four hours ago. I also had shortness of breath‚ sweating‚ nausea‚ and vomiting. Doctor: The pressure in the middle of your chest is a retrosternal pain. Did you take any medication during that time? Patient: Yes‚ I
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Justin Barney Psy 41 Professor Strahan Funny in Farsi Analysis The focus of this paper is an analysis of the book Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas using concepts from the Lives Across Cultures textbook. Ten concepts are identified and defined from Chapter readings. Following definitions‚ examples from the novel of these concepts are shown. Ethnocentrism is defined as the tendency to judge other people and cultures by the standards of one’s own culture and to believe that the behavior
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globalisation wherein people from diverse culture and ethnicity have come together to work in an organisation‚ dialogue is indeed an important way of communication. Many researches have proved the fact that differences in culture may inculcate a difference in the thinking pattern or stem into differential analysis of a situation. In an organisation where values and growth are related to each other‚ differences in opinion may lead to altercation and conflicts if not addressed well. Dialogue‚ a bidirectional
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Funny Memory New Year is coming; many of my friends have made a plan of where to go and what to do. Some go to Taipei attending the countdown party nearby Taipei 101. Some go home to enjoy the delight wither their family‚ and so do I. It seems that everywhere is full of joyful atmosphere. However‚ I got a bad news recently that my mother told my father’s company asked him to be on a business trip to Indonesia for three weeks. I think it is pity that I cannot share the happiness of the New Year with
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Interreligious Dialogue with respect to theological pluralism Statistics show that most of the world’s population is affiliated with some type of religion‚ with Christianity and Islam encompassing slightly over 50% of the population. Though interreligious dialogue is beneficial in gaining a better understanding of another’s religion‚ is it possible to hold one’s religion as being the absolute truth while engaging in an open interreligious dialogue with another religion? Many spiritual people will tend
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She looked lonely. Linda decided to be kind and talk to the old woman. “It is very hot today.” she said. “Yes‚ but it is nice inside here.” replied the old woman. Linda looked at the dog and asked‚ “Does your dog like people.” The woman answered‚ “Oh! Yes! She loves people.” Linda wanted to give the dog a cookie. So she asked‚ “ Does your dog like cookies?” “They are his favourite food.” said the old lady. Linda was terribly afraid of dogs so she asked‚ “Does your dog bite?” The old woman
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A funny incident A funny incident occurred when I was in the 8th standard. It was a normal day at school. Our dramatic competition was not far away. I had to help prepare the props for our house‚ the blue house. Initially everything was going fine and our props were being painted really well. The fourth prop was being painted red. I felt very thirsty and went to my classroom to drink water. When I came back the had almost finished painting this prop so I sat down next to my friends to see
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Do you agree with the analysis in the Melian Dialogue about the relationship between strong and weak states‚ and between power and morality David Greer Thucydides can be seen as the first great Historian‚ and his "history of the Peloponnesian war"� is said to be the catalyst of the realist tradition. A question often asked‚ is whether Thucydides is a realist or not? He is merely recording a realist opinion? To answer the question‚ lets look at what Thucydides himself says. "And as for the real action
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The premise of this essay will present the theorist description of the concept of dialogue‚ what are the advantages and challenges of promoting it within organizations‚ and discuss the methods by which the leaders of organizations may utilize dialogue effectively. The concept of dialogue may vary in the description and definition depending on the theorist. Here are three such examples. Isaac (1993) described his definition of dialogue as a discipline of collective thinking and inquiry‚ transforming
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