If the bold sentence is in fact As he tells the story he never smiles, and he never frowns",then it is most likely the human foible due to it being an interesting characteristic. We can also determine this answer through process of elimination if we know the meaning of hyperbole, and "funny name".
Hyperbole is an exaggeration and is not normally meant to be serious, and in the case of your summary, I believe this line is meant to be taken serious. This doesn't seem to be a funny name reference, so your only option is human foible.
Answer:
the navy's military's branch has to ride on the ocean while, the air force travels by air although both of these branches are different they both help the united states of America
Explanation:
for which i have been waiting my whole life
That would be a practical exercise. Practical means the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas. So it would apply to real life situations.
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