... cool". According to Joseph Addison, we laugh at those who have made mistakes out of "virtue ad good sense" instead of laughing at men out of "vice and folly". The assertion made by Addison is true in some cases, yet it proved wrong in others. We ridicule those who have done the "right thing" or those who ... is, which would be that we have done a good thing. Another reason why may be because it is more enjoyable to make fun of then to praise others. This solidifies how we "tease" the people who have made good decisions, rather than to tease those who have made poor judgment ... and ins...

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... century that knowledge- especially from a woman- is not a trait that should be exuded in excessive amounts, particularly in the male-dominated society of her time. She cautions that knowledge in women is for the sole purpose of "amusement of solitude" and "to moderate the passions," and that any more praise to it would be in actuality detrimental to a woman's status. So valuable is knowledge for a woman that Lady ... that she always discusses what Lady Montagu's granddaughter has just read. This ensures that she- the granddaughter- does not mistake "pert folly for wit and humor, or rhym...

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