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Over the past decades humour and laughter have come to be accepted as serious topics in academic research and a number of diverse theories on humour and the role of laughter have been developed. These theories, however, consider laughter mainly in its daily aspects or in normal life situations. Starting from Albert Camus' concept of the happy Sisyphus, this paper considers whether the figure of Job,...
The aim of this study is to describe the stylistic features of Internet-mediated political discourse, basing on two samples of hypertextual materials authored by organizations promoting (Kongres Kobiet – the Congres of Women, abbr. KK) and criticizing (Antyparytety – Antiparity, abbr. AP) the Polish gender parity initiative of 2009/2010. Firstly, the notion of rhetorical style is introduced in the...
The American talk show The O'Reilly Factor premiered in 1996 on media mogul Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel. Hosted by conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly (1949–), the Factor tackles social and political issues with guests from a variety of fields, and is the highest-rated cable news program in the United States, averaging approximately 3.5 million viewers a night. O'Reilly is the most controversial...
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