PDF-The Politics of Humor: The Berlin Wall in Jokes and Graffiti

MARY BETH STEIN On August 13 1961 the first rolls of barbed wire were The Wall in West Berlin defines and frames the physical landscape Colorful and approachable for most of its approximate 100 A. Group 5 . 曹靖民、蔡季剛、楊淑嫻. 、. 鮑. 洛. 伊、陳詠晴. 10 different types of humor. Laugh-at-life humor. Slapstick comedy. Bonding-in-the-moment humor. Sarcasm: Bitter much?. Self-deprecating humor. positive or negative. What do you think of when you think of GRAFFITI?. What emotions do you feel when you see this?. Or this?. Would you want this on your place of worship?. Would you take this down or leave it?. What is graffiti?. Is this art?. What is the difference between a mural and a tag?. Is graffiti illegal if the artist gets paid?. Is public art important? Why?. How does public art make you feel?. So, why make it public???. Using Language to make people laugh. Puns. Some words have multiple meanings, whether they are spelled the same or not. Example: Rock (to move back and forth, a small stone, a type of music). Example: Time/Thyme (measuring the passing of seconds and a seasoning). Have you ever heard of. “street art?”. Is street art and graffiti the same thing?. Check out this cool optical illusion street art!. As we look through them, think about what they all have in common….. By Alleen Pace Nilsen. And Don L. F. Nilsen. 1. 2. We won’t define . Arizona. because you can just look around you (NOTE: This PowerPoint is prepared for an . Arizona audience).. But . politics . Kravchuk. . Polina. , 6-a. Contents. :. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3. Chapter I . Teoretic. ………………………………………………......................4. By Alleen Pace Nilsen. And Don L. F. Nilsen. 1. 2. We won’t define . Arizona. because you can just look around you.. But . politics . is a more complicated word. It is cognate with such terms as:. How Well Do You Know Berlin?. 1. When did Berlin first become the capital of Germany?. 1715. 1871. 1933. 1991. Answer: B . Berlin first became the capital of Germany in 1871.. 2. Where in Berlin is the official residence of the President of Germany?. by Alana Wynes. What is Graffiti?. “Markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, wall of a building or the like (Dictionary.com). Originated from Latin/Greek. US II Honors. River Dell Regional HS. Mrs. Rivas. Occupation Zones in Germany. What should be done to Germany?. The Western zones decided to replace the nearly worthless German currency with new money, a move the Soviets ferociously opposed. By Alleen Pace Nilsen. And Don L. F. Nilsen. 1. 2. We won’t define . Arizona. because you can just look around you.. But . politics . is a more complicated word. It is cognate with such terms as:. Art or Crime? . What is . Graffiti. ? . When people draw on walls or other property without permission.. What is . Graffiti. ? . When people draw on walls or other property without permission.. When people draw on walls or other . Humor. What makes people laugh?. Humor. What makes YOU laugh. ?.   . What . do you find funny & why?. Humor. Why do a humorous speech?. Humor . is pervasive . and . universal (all cultures & languages laugh).