One recent example is comedian Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, “Sticks and Stones” about gun violence.

is a genre of fiction that refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, and stand-up comedy.

Mental health is a very serious issue and if you can find various ways to cope with any issues a person may have, one of the coping mechanisms will most likely be humor.

ifferent forms of literature and study show that the effect of humor on stress, health and immune function are commonly accepted through different forms of research.

​Mental health has become a focal point in society in recent years.

Humor can be used in various ways.

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The psychological benefits of humor are present in everyday life, but few people know of the many psychological benefits of humor.

Humor is very important for development because of its impact on the brain. Laughing alone has benefits such as relieving stress, aid in breathing, aid in circulation, etc. These benefits are present but they often go unnoticed because they are unable to be seen.

Mental health is an important topic that with time, has become more serious in today’s society. A person’s mental health is very important because it’s the condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. If someone’s mental health isn’t the best then usually they also aren’t doing the best in life not performance-wise but health-wise.

rise above continuously striving to make the world a better place

When a situation strays from the norm, it can ignite laughter.

is an accepted notion in the human species

However, prescription medication has never cost more money.

50-60% of citizens are on prescription medicines

This is an issue that only affects American citizens and can be solved by implementing new and improved healthcare plans that benefit the people and not just big companies. 

has rapidly increased

This is a topic that is heavily discussed in today's news, however little is actually being done.

However, there are other factors that go into prescription medication. The biggest factor is cost. Prescription medicines in the United States are expensive and not everyone who needs them can afford them.

Prescription medicines are defined as "a drug that is only available with written instructions from a doctor" (Dictionary.com).

Overcharging for prescription mediciation How much are you paying for your prescription medications? How much SHOULD you be paying?

This is precisely the case with humor, too; we must omit it from society.

It sure can! In the negative section.

But the real debate lies in the purpose of humor, and if we need it. To this, I say that there is no simple yes or no to humor.

After reading this, I was surprised in some of the claims made, especially the ones regarding the health benefits of humor. I did a bit of research on my own, and I found an academic article that portrays the tests on humor and humor’s side effects. According to the Department of Psychology at University of Western Ontario, “the existing empirical evidence concerning health benefits of humor and laughter is less convincing than what is often portrayed in popular-media reports.” I don’t disagree with humor’s benefit, but I think that there should be more research done. Until then, the unearthing of humor’s true effects is yet happen.

Now, the health aspect of humor.

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Humor should continue to be used, as it serves many beneficial purposes.

humor is one of the most popular things in society; it is in our lives every single day;

Once there is laughter, “the laughing person is announcing his discovery that there has been a false alarm; that the rest of the community need not waste its precious resources responding to the spurious anomaly” (Science Direct).

Why has it remained so prevalent among the duration of humanity’s existed?

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According to cancer research.uk, there was a specific study performed in Turkey. The researchers selected a field of 40 people to see how they used music therapy to help benefit them during chemotherapy treatment to help reduce stress.

It’s amazing what music can do! 

The main form of treatment I would like to focus on is Music Therapy. Music therapy is a form of treatment that might not be one's first choice for the first one that one may think about, but it can be a very effective form of treatment.

playing music, performing music,

important reason music therapy is important

Music therapy has been used to help treat and heal people for many years. In 1914,

Music Therapy   Listening to music in order to help a person emotionally and psychologically while they go trough treatment or recovery. 

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is almost unavoidable in today's society.

Human interaction and personal connection may be the factor that slows the increasing use of driverless cars. 

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It is a media masterpiece of automobiles that need little to no attention

a multitude of challenges

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Think of a time where you experienced heavy turbulence, it is not a fun experience. 

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"Nasheeds may play a role in the "new forms of militant activism described as ‘virtual self-recruitment’” by the ICSR in a 2008 report."

The image above shows Adele pouring her heart into the microphone, allowing the audience to get a piece of the experience she had when writing and performing her song, "Hello."

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because our unconscious mind is always looking to be stimulated by the activation of our senses. 

A world where there is no euphonious drain to get rid of the stress and anxiety that floods your mind on an overwhelming day

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the study of how music affects cognitive thinking did not emerge until the 1950’s.

notoriety and importance has increased,

s it good or bad?

There is much talk about music in general,

You do this when you laugh and or even smirk.

Humor has existed for many generations, longer than humanity can remember. Humor can be described as the quality of being amusing or comic.

Humor can be used for various things, especially for building connections and establishing different relations all over the world.

Navigating through the world,

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"Social media influencers" are people who "have access to a large audience and can persuade others by virtue of their authenticity and reach" (Pixlee).

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My uncle lives in New York and recently got rid of one of his cars. He now only has one that he uses to go to the mountains and he told me it was because he can just Uber everywhere now. He leaves the city with Uber and even travels around in the city with Uber. Ever since that Canadian entrepreneur sold his company to eBay and came up with the idea of Uber the company and many others have been booming. The man's name is Garret Camp and one night in San Francisco where he was enjoying his 75 million dollars he starts to watch a James Bond movie.

The most common types of patients who use it are

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Music therapy with mental well-being

to improve the patient’s happiness and stimulating their emotions

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a simple yes or no answer

It doesn’t matter whether self-driving cars will be introduced to consumers now or in ten years, humans will have to adjust. On the WNYC Podcast “Self-driving car sales pitch” Peter Norton explains that in the 19 teens people had to adjust what they thought streets were for because cars were taking over and injuring pedestrians. Norton further explains that pedestrians will need to look out and defer to self-driving cars to ensure their safety. If pedestrians can be more cautious, then developers can begin to introduce self-driving cars to consumers. Additionally there has been technology that has been developed to predict pedestrian’s movements. This will also help keep pedestrians safe. If self-driving cars were introduced to consumers now then the technology will soon follow. Self-driving cars, along with pedestrian awareness and future technological advancements prove that with little human change such a big dream can become a reality. 

Many CEO’s of companies know that fully automated vehicles will not be available for a while.

Although this may be the case

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instigate positive change.

One can not be on Twitter for more than two minutes before coming across someone criticizing someone else for being out of line

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It is already a known fact that electric vehicles, which are increasingly becoming more autonomous,

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A website concerning how the advancement of vehicles will affect the environment. *advancement includes the implementation of electric, autonomous, or a combination of the former and latter vehiclesBy looking at various studies conducted by experts, we can see that the cost of implementing electric and autonomous vehicles is worth it.  This is important because it may save the optimization of our potential health or even our humanity.

are not likely to be evident.

Humor. A daily occurrence for some. A rarity for others.

Which aspects of humor change with the times, and which are more consistent?

Self- driving cars are not going to be accepted by all people, therefore, making them not fully effective.

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If all songs had positive messages like these few, the world would be a much better place.

Taylor Swift’s “Better than Revenge” slut-shames the woman who is now with her ex-boyfriend.  For someone who has a fan base that is largely women and teenage girls, she should be acting as a positive role model and not holding someone’s decisions against them.  

People coughed, hummed and whistled

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In the music video, Gambino created he has calculated mimicry of deplorable stereotypes that call back to an era we try to forget (undefeated).

The music video of This is America has over 609 million views on youtube, won the grammy for song and music video of the year.

presidential elections, and significant social issues.

there is a broad audience that listens and can be influenced by music

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Since technology is used in everyday lives  

Also, the environment plays a part in contributing to obesity because sometimes the location in which people live, they may not have access to a gym or they may have a lot of fast food places around them.

There are factors

There were also tribal customs where they would fatten up  women to make them more desirable.

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If one’s BMI is  30 or higher that person is considered to be obese. 

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The autonomous vehicle was thought to be a thing of the  future.

I've never heard anyone say they wanted to support abortion because Sarah Silverman made them laugh, or support a fully capitalist economic system because Steven Crowder used humor to convince them to.

A study has shown that patients with schizophrenia have shown improved social competence after a humor and laughter intervention.

Furthermore, it has been observed that those who are more humorous take health concerns and risks less seriously.

It has been found that the life span of comedians and humor authors are not longer than normal entertainers and authors.

In everyday life, humor is present everywhere such as in social media posts, television shows, magazines, books, podcasts, radio stations and so much more.

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"A female artist who portrays herself as a sex object in her own music video sends a considerably different message than a male artist who sexually objectifies female extras or actresses in his video."  (Stevens Aubrey, Frisby)

​There's always discourse surrounding the question of how women's portrayal in the media affects their status in society. 

"The Beatles represent modernity instead of Nina Simone, and Bob Dylan stands for poeticism made populist while [Joni] Mitchell or [Aretha] Franklin only do so secondarily," 

Where men are revered and remembered, many women are overlooked.

On this site, you'll find a study of representation, portrayal, and recognition of women in music.

1920s, females who listend to Jazz also wore non-traditional clothing as rebel against traditional female roles.

“Both music and fashion act as social stealth agents, regulating and reflecting cultural roles and expectations while eluding scrutiny through their ubiquity. Music's stealth is aided by its literal invisibility, while fashion functions in spite of, and because of, its hypervisibility.”  

because of the clearly intertwined relationship between fashion and music.

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In 2003, Billboard magazine commented that “music stars are the fastest-rising groups of fashion’s celebrity.”

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The word “viral” is most commonly used to describe something that is extremely popular. But virality can be acquired by either a celebrity broadcast (which is seen as “fake” virality) or by being diffused person-to-person. This person-to-person process is called structural virality and is seen as more valuable, or more admirable (Castelvecchi). So the question is, what does it take to achieve this? How can I make a meme that will go viral?

SELF EXPRESSION

For example, if someone is taking a chemistry class, they will be more successful and have more interest in making a meme reflecting the struggles in that class, versus if they made one for a math class, given that they don't take the class.

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Chevalier portrays the innovations of the driverless car and its infinite possibilities for the future.

, the answer is absolutely yes.

I am currently employed in a part manufacturing company that distributes to Ford. After reading this article I showed this to my manager and brought him my concerns. He told me there is no worry and that if this were to ever really happen it would be far, far out of our life time. Is this true?

Which leads to the thought of what will happen to the workers within these forgotten processes.

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Streaming has also helped to eliminate piracy of music.

, pop singer, Taylor Swift, being one of them.

Services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and many others are always signing deals with record labels to feature more artists on their programs. This means more music of all kinds will be available to their listeners. People can now have access to more genres of music as well. Instead of just purchasing the songs from artists they already know they like, they can explore different sounds through streaming.

In conclusion,

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Interestingly, Merriam-Webster also takes an active stance on the mis-interpretation of words. For example, in the recent turmoil of the US over the "concentration camps" on the southern border, @MerriamWebster offered the shared denotation, making an active participation and stance on the common topic.

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Nobody can really be identified as the leader of this, but it was successful as it resulted in the US withdrawing and the change of the US voting age. Many people talked about it, but nobody had significant influence over it.

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This will be delved into, and more in this online forum

there’s many movements, especially more recent movements with the advent of the internet and modern communication that are not reliant on a strong leader. For instance, in Venezuela, Interim President Juan Guaido is not a strong leader with a cult of personality, but it is the group of people behind him and the party he is representing that exemplify that you can have a protest movement (whether or not it will be successful is to be seen) without a strong leader; you just need a cause to rally behind.

at great personal expense (including jail time and the burning of tens of thousands of Rupees worth of British textiles) chose to follow in his mold as a freedom fighter. Prior to Gandhi joining the Indian National Congress, nobody within the Indian Independence Movement engaged in non-violent tactics. Even in a greater global context, we can see the impact of Gandhi as a leader as he was cited as a strong influence by influential leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and former South African President, Nelson Mandela.

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The entire world of sports revolves heavily around music,

Music also effects the way in which we set our mindset.  

n any way, shape, or form.

From personal experience, people listen to music everyday in one way or another.

more to do than just a conventional political stand

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nothing about the way social-media-enabled activists’ messages are spread can be changed.

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