Curb Your Enthusiasm

Seinfeld, like any great source of entertainment, requires from its audience a suspension of disbelief. While the show isn’t rife with fantastical creatures and diabolic terrorist plots, it is unquestionably ridiculous, thus prompting the audience to just imagine a world where the most deplorable social crimes go unpunished. Yet as over the top as Seinfeld may seem, you slowly begin to realize that it’s not all too far fetched. The genius in Seinfeld lies in its ability to sneak up on you.…

“Bye honey! Have a great day! Go get em’! Love you!”s travel through the air. I remember reading somewhere that the reason you get so paranoid and exaggerate sometimes is because your senses become overactive. Crossing my fingers that it won’t be all sixth graders, I turn around to see the bus making it’s way around the curb. The roar of the motors awakes me, and I clomp up the steps, scanning the bus, my eyes landing on a seventh grader, a girl my age. My face…

This literature review explores television sitcom genre of the situation comedy or sitcom. It will look at the changes in style and sensibility since the 1950s, how it has evolved and also how it has stayed the same. It can be comfortably stated that the sitcom is ‘arguably the most durable genre’ on television (Edgerton and Ross, 2008, p9). Although there are arguments about the variations between different particular sitcoms themselves, Brett Mills (Mills, 2012) gives an example of a…

“Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami.” (Hosseini 2007, p. 1) The opening sentence of Hosseini’s novel A Thousand Splendid Suns already gives the audience a sense of inferiority and cruelty that Mariam experiences in the world, as well as foreshadowing the unfortunate events to come later in the novel. A book that represents the poor treatment of Islamic females in other countries, this is one of Hosseini’s best works; it puts life through the eyes of two girls…

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Introduction Timothy David Olyphant is a dynamic American actor who’s left an indelible mark on both stage and screen. He burst onto the theatrical scene in 1995 with his captivating performance in the off-Broadway hit “The Monogamist,” snagging the prestigious Theatre World Award. The following year, he wowed audiences as the original star of David Sedaris’ “The Santaland Diaries.” Transitioning to film, Olyphant carved a niche for himself with his compelling portrayal of villainous characters…

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Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…