November 2nd, 2012
Essay on Impromtu Speech topic
Mr. Garrioch / English Composition
11b4 111150 Ho InHee
“If
you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.”
“Joke” is a
magic word. It makes everything laughable. Even the most explicit reproach can
be regarded the most trivial and frivolous comment under the indulgence of joke.
Say “It’s just a joke!” and a person wouldn’t be able to outspokenly angry,
because joke makes those indignant yet natural response a mere overreaction.
This is perhaps
why so many comedy shows conveys impunity messages. Making people laugh, comedy
shows has less possibility of being inspected. If anyone were a censor, he or
she would definitely censor an outwardly criticizing essay with harsh tone than
a highly sarcastic and humorous one. Romney
Style first presented in Jay Leno
Show is one good example. Romney
Style essentially accused Romney of being fond of money and women, which is
fatal for Romney as a presidential candidate. But at the same time, this highly
humorous video is hard for Romney himself to accuse back, because it is a ‘joke’
that makes people laugh.
But come to
think about the matter, there are some exceptions for this clear cut thesis
that one needs to make people laugh to tell people the truth. Politicians, for
instance, are frequently disclosed corruptions. In newspapers, articles
severely criticizing and accusing politicians are easily to be seen, and people
accept these articles without much rejection.
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