Letterman

feel the temptation to revisit R.L. Stine's wares since they grew up with it, but this is strictly kids' fare. With hundreds of Goosebumps novels to choose from, Sony could easily release at least one movie a year until 2020. Instead, director Rob Letterman forgoes the traditional route of adapting teen-lit and places the author into the story. Jack Black is the real R.L. Stine--so to speak. If viewed more optimistically, Letterman's approach to throw everything at to see what sticks could be…

History can seem very plain, harsh and sometimes very dull when learning about presidential assassinations. In “assassination vacation” sarah vowell explains the incidents in which the presidents the presidents were assassinated, but in doing so she is very humorous and liven these stories up just a little bit. Sarah vowell is an author and a journalist, in which she has written six non-fictional novels that revolve around American History. Five of the novels ended up being new york times best…

different wards in the pavilion hospitals allowed less cross infection and helped organize administration. When seeing the successes of the different wards they began to build special hospitals for contagious diseases like small pox and the measles. Letterman, Medical Director of the Army changed they was these hospitals were staffed. Every hospital would only have on main surgeon who was in charge of the rest. The main purpose of this was that everyone would know who was in charge of what.…

Andre Johnson, a former teammate of J.J Watt, described J.J’s abilities by saying, “Man, I don’t think there’s a word that can really describe J.J. He affects the game in so many ways, whether it’s knocking down passes or sacking the quarterback or just even causing confusion on the play.” J.J Watt is one of the most feared defensive players in the entire National Football League. He is on track to be one of the best defensive ends ever to play the game of football. In just four seasons, J.J…

In 1981, the infamous Lee Atwater detailed how Nixon gained political power by using deracialized language to maintain racialized stereotypes. Largely, this tactic was employed by attributing poverty to black people and then demonizing poverty or social programs that would serve to benefit those experiencing poverty. This serves as the new form of racism. Because actually passing laws to explicitly negatively affect black people would be a violation of the Equal Protection Clause, the…

In The Breakfast Club , the film utilizes costume, setting, and lighting to express its mise-en-scene. The visual shots in the film gives the audience information about the setting and characters. For example at the beginning of the film, the camera shows us the name of the high school later being the majority setting in the film. One of the most influential aspect of the film’s mise-en-scene is its stereotypical costumes. Each of the characters costumes represent their social background. For…

limited, he brought depth to the character of Peter, contributing to the film’s emotional impact. Lewis’ appearances on late-night TV were also significant, as he was a regular performer on shows like “The Tonight Show” and “Late Night with David Letterman.” His stand-up routines and interviews on these platforms further solidified his status as a comedic talent. Perhaps most notably, Lewis reintroduced himself to a new generation through his semi-fictionalized role in HBO’s “Curb Your…

Movie stars, music stars and other popular entertainers' involvement in the political process augments the degree to which politicians need to catch media attention to promote their policies. For instance, Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was fraught with celebrity endorsement. His most noteworthy supporter was Oprah Winfrey, who joined him on the campaign trail. Some scholars propose that her endorsement to have been worth just over 1 million votes for Obama. [1] Obama also shared…

early cold February morning, the varsity tennis team had a tournament to play, and I wanted to win my first gold medal. The bus ride was silent the entire time I was headed to J. Frank Dobie High School. I was sitting in the back of the bus with my letterman jacket wrapped around my shoulders to protect against the frigid air. My headphones were blaring music while I tried to prepare myself and get in my “zone”. I had no idea who I would be playing against but I knew it didn’t matter as long as…

Grease is a romantic musical film that was released in summer of 1978 and directed by Randal Kleiser. The film was set in the 1950s and the story was based on young true love between two different individuals, Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton) and Danny Zuko (John Travolta). Both were high school teenagers who fell in love over the summer aka “summer fling” or “hot summer love”. Sandy originally was going to move back to Australia, but then the plan changed. She ended up attending to the same high…