https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u • First put your names into a box under a group name. That will become your group for this exercise. Now, using our Padlet exclusively, collaborate with your partners to develop a working definition of humor and its function in our lives. This is original thinking rather than researching your answers. Brainstorm with your group in developing a definition of the meaning and purpose of humor. Post that definition below your group name. Then add additional boxes containing examples of humor at work in your own lives. en-us 2021-01-26 21:59:03 UTC 2022-01-19 05:32:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f600.png https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133950964 2021-01-27 21:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133950964 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133951672 2021-01-27 21:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133951672 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133952086 Humor is a way to form relationships. We tend to gravitate toward people who have the same sense of humor as us and people who we can laugh with.]]> 2021-01-27 21:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133952086 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133952451 2021-01-27 21:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133952451 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133953167 2021-01-27 21:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133953167 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133953290 We came to the agreement that humor is a collective experience in which individuals and people involved find joy in and have a light hearted lens of the world]]> 2021-01-27 21:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133953290 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133953669 2021-01-27 21:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133953669 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133954044 2021-01-27 21:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133954044 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133954054 2021-01-27 21:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133954054 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133954278 2021-01-27 21:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133954278 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133956199 an action that changes someone mood or state of mind into a more positive state; what makes you or other laugh. 
 ]]> 2021-01-27 21:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133956199 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133956985 Humor is laughter and a positive state of being. It can be used as a tool to engage with others, to cope with uncomfortable situations, and to bring a people together. ]]> 2021-01-27 21:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133956985 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133957486 A shared or individual sense of joy derived from an amusing action, joke, written or verbal speech, object, or scene]]> 2021-01-27 21:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133957486 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133957968 2021-01-27 21:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133957968 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133959274 Some examples of humor at work in our day to day lives include spending time with friends and roommates, watching a comedy special, laughing at ourselves, and using humor to make light of tough situations .... ( and occasionally we all confess to being those people laughing out of uncomftorability in serious situations ]]> 2021-01-27 21:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133959274 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133960037 Humor is something that people find funny or brings them joy. It can be used to make negative situations positive or simply for fun.

]]> 2021-01-27 21:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133960037 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133960296 2021-01-27 21:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133960296 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133963480 Humor is a way to create relationships. It's also a way to make a bad situation into more of a positive one.]]> 2021-01-27 21:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133963480 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133965378 The function of humor is to spread joy, connect with others, and share experiences in a lighthearted manner ]]> 2021-01-27 21:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133965378 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133969591 media (tv shows, movies, newspapers)
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conversations with friends]]> 2021-01-27 21:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1133969591 tsmith2817 https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1161097927 2021-02-03 21:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tsmith2817/2lwr7el0eg6a4b4u/wish/1161097927