It had been raining for more than a week‚ so much rain it made everyday seemed so restless and gloomy. She called and said she was coming up. It was the third time she came up to see me that week. I carried her excuse of why she came all the way here and went to meet her at the nearby seven-eleven. She was standing there alone‚ carrying her red umbrella. Her friend had dropped her off. It was raining and she was shivering. She looked weak and fragile in the harsh rain‚ wearing not enough to keep
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1. Summary: The Joke is a short story written by Roddy Doyle. The story is told by an omniscient narrator‚ and it is told from the male protagonist’s point of view. The story is about a nameless man who is trying to find the point of his thoughts. He remembers how his marriage used to be and how his wife would sit on his lap‚ how they would watch the TV together. But now he claims that if he leaves his wife‚ his wife would not care. He does not know what has happened to this marriage or partnership
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READING GLORIAGARCI JOKES: THE SEMANTIC SCRIPT THEORY OF HUMOR/GENERAL THEORY OF VERBAL HUMOR AND FILIPINO POLITICAL HUMOR Maria Rhodora G. Ancheta‚ PhD Department of English and Comparative Literature University of the Philippines Diliman 1.0 Political Humor and the Creation of Joke Work Who has not heard of at least one GloriaGarci joke? Or has not laughed at [if not downloaded and made a mobile phone ring tone of] the “Hello Garci” opening of the continuing political debacle that is now termed Gloriagate
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ridiculous on him. After I said it I realized that it was really wasnt the way that I wanted to say it. It was ment as a joke. But I had said it in a tone that didn’t sound like a joke. And when I went to tell home that it was a joke he had all ready taken it the wrong way. He took it the absolute other way and we got into an argument about it. I told him that it was just a joke and that I was just kidding. But he had already made up his mind about what I ment and how he was going to take it. So we
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Working in the O.B. Clinic I am a nurse who has been working in the Taiwan Adventist hospital O.B./GYN. department for eight years. I love this job‚ because I have the opportunity to see many pregnant women safely deliver normal babies nine months after their prenatal check–up. It makes me happy! That is a very nice experience. Now I will tell you a true story about a patient; I am proud of her courage and goodness. It happened three years ago; the patient was a thirty–five year old woman. She
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Mental Illness (NAMI)‚ researchers disagree “whether SAD is a distinct mental illness or a specific type of major depressive disorder” (Duckworth and Freedman). There are two types of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)‚ a winter and summer version. Researchers conclude that only about five percent of adults in America have the winter variant of SAD‚ and less than one percent have the summer variant (Khazan). NAMI defines the classic winter form of SAD as “recurrent episodes of depression‚ usually in
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social anxiety disorder (SAD) feel like their anxiety is beyond their ability to control‚ affecting their day to day activities. Effects on Social Development Social situations almost always provoke fear and anxiety in patients with SAD. Anxiety symptoms may also arise from anticipating difficult interactions. Some common feared situations include having a conversation‚ public speaking‚ meeting someone new‚ dating situations‚ speaking on the phone‚ etc. These feelings cause SAD patients to avoid social
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Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder? A SAD Cycle Abstract With the beginning of fall and winter‚ come colder weather‚ shorter days and for many people a significant decline in temperament. Complaints of feeling largely blue and less energetic than usual are common. Some are able to overcome these “winter blues”‚ or sometimes known as “cabin fever”‚ and successfully carry out their normal day-to-day duties. However‚ for those whose symptoms are more numerous and more severe‚ the outcome
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Ji-Li is really sad because she is told not to do the audition‚ and she is trying to hide these emotions. When this occurs‚ she comes home really excited. She tells everyone how the Red Guard wanted her to do the audition. Her family tells her that her family’s background will not pass the tests needed to pass to be a red guard. “I did not say anything. Putting down the half-eaten bun‚ I walked to the mirror on the big wardrobe that divided the room and pressed my forehead against its cool surface
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A Sad Heart at the Supermarket A Sad Heart at the Supermarket‚ which was published in 1960 as a section for Daedalus is by Randall Jarrell. Randall is known for being a poet and an acclaimed critic of poetry. A Sad Heart at the Supermarket examines the role of intelligence and artists in the promising protection of customers in the American society at that time of the story and mass media’s shaping of America. Although the title doesn’t fit‚ because what in the story is about the Supermarket? Nothing
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