考点规范练17(选修6 Unit 17)
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A culture’s values can be mirrored by its humor.Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes,who disliked humour,“Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humour to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness.
However,Mordechai Gordon,Ph.D of Education,insists,“Humour allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon.Learning to look at the world through humour is important.
In the United States,every four years an election occurs.Without humour as a way to express their feelings,how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of learning?Television shows like The Daily Show have become important parts of American culture.They are mothering the masses.They make politics fun.
Of course,politics is only one type of humour.Social humour helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition.American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self-image.On the topic of self-image,Hari Kondabolu stands out.He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”,describing their hit song Don’t Cha as a negative representation of women.He points out an obvious offence in American culture.
A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humour is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner.Amongst other things,mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.
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