I absolutely love the show "Curb Your Enthusiasm." For those of you who don't know, Larry David (the star and main character), was the genius behind the show "Seinfeld." He is absolutely hilarious. In the above clip, Larry and his friend are eating at a Palestinian restaurant. They start looking around and a conversation begins about the posters on the wall- an obvious discourse as the posters are very pro palestinian. Humor comes in as Larry and his friend are both Jewish. Larry states that the chicken should be sent over to Israel to be part of the peace process. Yet another discourse as the conflict in the middle east is a serious matter to most Americans as well as people living overseas in the region. He concludes by saying that Jews who are cheating on their wifes should eat at the place and the next Larry David is sitting in the corner. Another discourse- cheating on spouses is frowned upon in America.

Writing "No-No's"

Throughout grade school and as a child I was taught several things in regards to writing. But two mandates stick out to me as more important than the others. Avoid run-on sentences, and never begin sentences with the word "and."

As a senior in college, and having written several papers, I find the first rule to be very true. Run-on sentences should be avoided at all costs. In the instances where I've gotten stuck, I normally am able to read the sentence aloud and fix it. I think reading your own work verbally fixes a lot of problems that are otherwise glossed over.

The second mandate that I find is often instilled into us is avoiding the use of words such as "and" to begin sentences. I must say that I'll sometimes break this mandate when writing certain pieces. Writing dialog for a screenplay, commercial or short film is an example. Dialog often doesn't always follow these rules.

In conclusion, the English language is quite confusing, often one of the hardest languages to learn. There  seems to be a set of rules that are "givens" that one must follow. However, I strongly feel that these rules should sometimes be broken.