Research Questions 1. Why is soccer not popular in the U.S.A? It’s not popular in U.S.A because of riots‚ player with one name‚ brutality‚ flopping objectivity‚ substitution‚ not enough scoring‚ the use of hands‚ the tie‚ and that they are not the best at it. Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/21488-top-ten-reasons-soccer-isnt-popular-in-the-united-states 2. Why soccer is called football in some countries? A journalist in The Time of London recently bemoaned the use of the Americanism
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Why Radio is popular? radio was the quickest‚ most widespread‚ most important‚ and most direct form of mass communication between the government or Party and the Chinese people. Mobility So instant and personal:Radio has found itself better situated to respond to certain localized demands and needs of audiences for news‚ information‚ and debate. These include on-the-spot‚ live‚ local news broadcasts‚ local sports reporting‚ travel news‚ local social news‚ and information about local events. Some
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Why The Crucible is A Tragic Comedy Have you ever been dancing in the woods… naked‚ while a colored foreign lady sings songs with only made up words that start and end with the letter B? If so‚ you are to be hanged for witch craft with no question. They were so clueless about having a problem in their town that it went way too far and they didn’t really think things through all the way. People would just run around telling the authorities that so and so is a witch. They would be taken away and
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What is comedy? What determines what is funny to a particular society? Comedy is hard to define and differs from culture to culture. Through out time societies have developed many different forms of comedy ranging from theater and poetry to cartoons and sitcoms. This paper will compare and contrast classical Greek comedy to that of medieval times particularly Aristophanes’s The Clouds and Ysengrimus respectively. These two comedies were composed in completely different time periods (about 500
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Comedy is performance which aims to entertain through humour. Throughout the ages there have been many type of comedy. These have included the genres of stand up comedy‚ situation‚ comedies‚ forms of anime‚ radio‚ slapstick mime as well as cinematic comedy amongst others. Some of these have been more successful than others. Whether funniness has been the sole determinant of success in terms of popularity is debatable. It is commonly believed that the funny factor is indispensable. However‚ this essay
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is laughter. The sound of laughter can be heard all around the worlds every second‚ it helps us relieve stress and makes us feel better about ourselves. Comedy movies play such an important role in helping us laugh. There are many forms of movies out there today. In spite of the recent incline in action and horror movies today‚ comedy movies has always been my number one choice because it gives people an opportunity to look at humor in life‚ it usually has a pointless‚ useless moral that
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Is Sex Comedy or Tragedy? Directing Desire and Female Auteurship in the Cinema of Catherine Breillat Author(s): Katherine Ince Source: The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism‚ Vol. 64‚ No. 1‚ Special Issue: Thinking through Cinema: Film as Philosophy (Winter‚ 2006)‚ pp. 157-164 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The American Society for Aesthetics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3700500 . Accessed: 01/11/2013 13:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms
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Why Soccer is Such a Popular Sport for All Ages From school yards to professional stadiums‚ there is a game being played that everyone loves. It is the game of soccer. It has a unique history and can be traced back to B.C. times. It has not always been a friendly sport and in some areas it was even banned by many because of the violence it would bring out in the players. However‚ with all of that‚ it is a game that everyone has seemed to embrace. With the severity of injuries during the past‚ it
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Why cellphones are so popular? People nowadays are using cellphones more than they use to‚ especially the ones with internet connection and amazing applications because they tend to stay in touch with family‚ friends or use those features found in their mobile phones that allow them to fulfill their daily need. These ones became more than a communication tool because of all their components that have been added these last five years. The reason why cellphone usually called smartphones
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1. Introduction 2.1 Relevant background Since the Subway restaurant chain started in 1965‚ it has opened more than 30‚000 stores in 87 countries during the past 40 years. In Western countries‚ Subway is very popular and famous for its “stylish and nutritious” concept. More importantly‚ Subway brings the idea of health into the fast food industry. Because of the nutritious sandwiches and low fat ingredients‚ Subway receives considerable acclaim in Europe and America. Moreover‚ some professional
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