Laugh and be MerryJohn Masefield The poem 'Laugh and be merry' by John Masefield probes the premise of living life to the full. The poet advises that we should have a constructive outlook in life. Life is brief and it is not to be frittered away in sorrow and despair. He advocates us to get pleasure from our lives in this world, since the universe itself is a manifestation of the joyousness of God. Each instant of our life should be savoured and rejoiced. God created the moon and the stars for the…
Many patients had proven that the Laugh Therapy really works and that laughter is the best medicine. There’s a mind and body connection that allows the it to work. I have experienced that it is true and people can recover faster when they have a positive attitude. Also, people have nothing to lose if they try to have a positive life whenever they’re sick. For these reasons, I believe that the laugh therapy can help people to recover from their illness. As a child, I got flu and colds every time…
THE LAUGH OF MEDUSA 1. Cixous is well known for her notion of écriture feminine. In "The Laugh of the Medusa," Cixous maintains that to define a feminine practice of writing, or écriture feminine, is not possible since "it will always surpass the discourse that regulates the phallocentric system" that aims to theorize or enclose it (1976, p. 883). Cixous discusses her wariness of reductive language that would simplify or capture her practice of écriture feminine. Nonetheless, her basic attempt…
Gonzalez, Enrico Daniel R. 3Lit Topic: Exploring the Scope of Philippine Humor Thesis Statement: The humor of Bob Ong spans the various aspects of Philippine Society, most notably the Political, Academic and Cultural Aspects. *“A Barrel of Laughs: A study of Philippine Humor through the Works of Bob Ong*” Introduction The wonders of our country’s humor never cease to amuse even the most restless individual. It’s rather comical wit, often delivered by those who practice the art of comedy…
The picture in “The Enemy Laughs” shows discrimination in the photo. The three soldiers are laughing at the guy fishing. They are laughing at the guy fishing because he has to go out to look for his food and work twice as hard to get it. Another example can be that they are discriminating him. It’s discrimination because the three soldiers are looking down on him and judging him because of the way he has to get his food. This shows that are many people that judge you for not having what they have…
Freislyn Santana Revision English 106-112 (College English II) Professor Jaime Gallagher Essay #1- Short Story 11/12/2012 He Who Laughs Last Laughs Best Edgar Allan Poe is an extraordinary writer with many powerful pieces of work, such as The Raven, The fall of the House, and The Tell-Tale Heart. The author’s theme in the story “The Black Cat” is Overconfidence can betray. In his short story “The Black Cat” Poe explores the perils of overconfidence. Poe’s use of character, tone…
Harvard Health Publication by Harvard Medical School, laughter might contribute to some benefits for our health. Firstly, laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving our muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Secondly, laughter boosts the immune system. When we laugh, it will decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. The other benefit is laughter triggers…
Laugh and be Merry, by John Masefield Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song, Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong. Laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span. Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. Laugh and be merry: remember, in olden time. God made Heaven and Earth for joy He took in a rhyme, Made them, and filled them full with the strong red wine of His mirth The splendid joy of the stars: the joy of the earth. So…
THREE L’s: LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE. James Paul R. Aquino "LIVE LOVE LAUGH" was what it said. It made me smile and think how simple those words are, yet how serious they are. I wondered how and if I could have or do all three, simultaneously. What I discovered was it was something that came from within. Neither can you be taught to laugh and love. LIVE We really need to LIVE our lives to their fullest. Be good to yourself, your family and others. Be big in behavior, not small. Think mature, not immature…
Pat Smith is a writing instructor who composed a piece called “Laugh Baby Laugh, Cry Baby Cry”. The article is about the 2010 BP oil spill and claims that chanting is what big businesses use to control everyday people. To support this claim, Smith writes about the 2008 National Republican Convention, and how the leaders like Sarah Palin and Rudy Guiliani were chanting in support of BP drilling in the Gulf Coast. However, this is her only referable evidence she uses. Any other piece of evidence that…