...happy together doing it. | Flash forward two years. Brooke and Gary are living together. Gary’s still a popular tour guide for a company he owns with his two brothers; Brooke works at an art gallery. On this particular day, Brooke is assisting a very attractive male customer who ultimately decides not to buy anything. She tells him to wait until he sees something he just has to own. The day ends and Brooke rushes home, seeming stressed out. We find out that Brooke is stressed because she and Gary are having both of their families over for dinner. The families haven’t spent a lot of time together, so Brooke really wants this to go well. Gary wanders in the door and hands Brooke a small bag of three lemons. She’d asked him to pick some up on his way home and he’s proud that he remembered. But it turns out that Brooke needed 12 lemons for dinner, and Gary’s forgetfulness feels like a slap in the face. Brooke tries to get Gary to take a shower and then help her in the kitchen, but Gary says he’s tired after a long day and just needs to relax. Brooke says that she’s had a long day at work too, but she still came home, cleaned the apartment, and cooked dinner. They argue for a bit and then the doorbell rings. Brooke asks Gary to answer it, but at that...
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...Based on the 2006 Movie The Break-up: Observations of Relationship Stages The 2006 film The Break-up, directed by Peyton Reed, featuring Jennifer Aniston (Brooke), and Vince Vaughn (Gary). The Break-up portrays the struggles of a couple that is facing the gruesome stage of deterioration in their relationship. Although, the movie is based on its majority on the deterioration stage of their relationship, as the name of the movie implies, an idea of its development can be draw as the movie unfolds. The movie begins at the place where they first meet, they are in the middle of a baseball game, and they were seating a few seats apart when the first made eye contact. They are two complete strangers at this point, they start flirting with each other....
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...While all relationships can be difficult, romantic relationships seem to be some of the most complicated types. Sometimes two people can care for one another so much, yet they cannot seem to communicate effectively. When a lack of communication occurs between two people for a long period of time, it most likely will lead to a huge confrontation and possibly a complete dissolve of the relationship. The Break-Up is a prime example where we see that interpersonal communication is key when trying to maintain a strong and healthy relationship. We begin this romantic comedy with Gary, which is played by Vince Vaughn, trying to capture young Brooke’s attention with his initiating sense of humor. But as the film progresses we see how something as little as lemons can ensue an argument which had been slowly building up over time. As we look at Knapp’s model we quickly come to find out that, The Break-Up, was a film primarily based in the “coming apart” stage. Throughout this paper I will focus on the stages of circumscribing, stagnating, and avoiding and how they ultimately led to the downfall of Brooke and Gary’s relationship. As we look at Knapp’s development model, what exactly does circumscribing mean? In the circumscribing stage, communication between members decreases in quantity and quality. Rather discussing a disagreement (which requires energy on both sides of the relationship), members opt for withdrawal. Circumscribing involves the shrinking interest and commitment. (Looking...
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...Imagine someone you like or even love are leading you on while they're with someone else, jealousy and rage start forming into hatred. Adnan’s jealousy may have drove him over the edge leading him to kill Hae. Even though he doesn’t seem like the jealous type, many of Hae’s close friends have seen Adnan being possessive towards Hae. He had a motive for killing her after she broke his heart, he wanted to break hers. One more reason why Adnan is guilty is because he’s a natural born liar. As claimed by Sarah Koenig, “He saw his parents standing at the window of the homecoming dance. He saw his mother raise her voice at Hae Lee in front of his classmates. ‘Look what you’re doing to our family!’ He saw the pain in his mother’s face because she knew they were together. And he saw himself, in the end, standing there with nothing to show for it, but a guilty conscience and a pack of lies in which he cloaked himself.”(“The Breakup.” Pg. 6). Adnan lied about everything, his relationships, his drinking, his smoking, even about...
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...Jordan Anderson GS2745W – 1/07/2015 02_A2 – Optimism A. My girlfriend/boyfriend left me. Often times when there is a breakup, people will blame it on something the other person did or has done. It’s harder to point the finger at one’s self and look in the mirror and ask what could have I done better. Though you may be feeling down about the break up, take a look at yourself and find ways to make yourself better. This will lead to you feeling better about yourself and will likely make you more attractive to the opposite sex. B. I was late with my rent and may lose my apartment. Considering that you were late with your rent most likely means that you were not paying close enough attention to your pocket book and planning for future expenses. This would provide a great opportunity to sit down, consider your income and then draw up a budget that will allow for this type of thing to never happen again. C. My car needs to be repaired. Similar to the one above, this would be an added expense. However you have to look at it in a way of an investment. I was taught the rule of 10’s. Plan your actions based on reactions 10 minutes from now, 10 months from now and 10 years from now. If you repair your car now, yes you will not have as much money today, however you will be able to get to work having a reliable means of transportation thus making your investment 10 months from now well worth the expense. D. My hours were cut at work. Instantly people will consider...
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...Mending a Broken Heart Admit that these are the five usual things we do after break-ups, listening to sentimental music, thinking of getting back together, looking at the pictures of your exes, excessive eating and changing lifestyle. Mending a broken heart is never easy but aren’t these masochistic? Don’t they just add up to the pain? Just like what other say “time will heal the pain” but isn’t the meantime turning out the mean time? Break-ups are really disillusionment and a good cry simply can’t allocate the pain and surely, morphine won’t help. And though it can make you numb, even liquors can’t drown your sorrows. But whether you did the break-up or you are the one who gets’ busted, there are ways to make your situation somewhat easier to bear so you can move on. One thing is to never fantasize about your getting back together, remember that assuming and expecting is the root of all heartaches. The first and hardest part of moving on is to dispose everything that reminds you of your ex: pictures, favourite music together, monthsary or anniversary gifts, couple shirts, letters, everything! And cutting all the lines of communication as well as blocking him/her on your facebook. Never mind if he/ she will feel you’re bitter because this is the fastest way of moving on. Next is to make yourself busy. Instead of locking yourself up in your room, spend time doing necessary things like working, sporting, exercise/jog and bonding with friends. Another good option is going into...
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...Clarisse T. Dela Cruz AB-ENGLISH 3 Mending a Broken Heart Admit that these are the five usual things we do after break-ups, listening to sentimental music, thinking of getting back together, looking at the pictures of your exes, excessive eating and changing lifestyle. Mending a broken heart is never easy but aren’t these masochistic? Don’t they just add up to the pain? Just like what other say “time will heal the pain” but isn’t the meantime turning out the mean time? Break-ups are really disillusionment and a good cry simply can’t allocate the pain and surely, morphine won’t help. And though it can make you numb, even liquors can’t drown your sorrows. But whether you did the break-up or you are the one who gets’ busted, there are ways to make your situation somewhat easier to bear so you can move on. One thing is to never fantasize about your getting back together, remember that assuming and expecting is the root of all heartaches. The first and hardest part of moving on is to dispose everything that reminds you of your ex: pictures, favourite music together, monthsary or anniversary gifts, couple shirts, letters, everything! And cutting all the lines of communication as well as blocking him/her on your facebook. Never mind if he/ she will feel you’re bitter because this is the fastest way of moving on. Next is to make yourself busy. Instead of locking yourself up in your room, spend time doing necessary things like working, sporting, exercise/jog and bonding with friends....
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...A 1. After the party on Saturday, he slept in on Sunday. Det er en forkert bøjning af verbet. 2. Television has taught me a lot about American culture. Learn betyder, at man studerer noget. Altså, at man lærer noget. Teach betyder, at man underviser noget. Altså, at man lærer andre noget. Der er altså brugt et forkert ordvalg. 3. Wayne and Coleen are thrilled with the wonderful addition to their family life. Wonderfully er et adverbium. Der skal i denne sætning bruges et adjektiv (wonderful), da det ligger sig op af addition, der er et navneord. 4. Everybody likes the sound of palm trees rustling in the wind, and children in particular feel comforted by it. Everybody er tredjeperson singularis. Derfor skal verbet have et S på. 5. Unfortunately, all his siblings are dead. Der skal bruges dead, der er adjektiv. Ikke death, der er substantiv. 6. Who started this fight? The boy whose nose are bleeding or the one who’s lying on the ground? Which bruges om ting eller dyr. Who bruges om mennesker. I denne sætning skal genitiv formen af who bruges, hvilket er whose. 7. The parents want Kevin to have as normal an upbringing as possible. A bruges foran en konsonant. An bruges foran en vokal. Derfor skal an bruges, da næste ord er upbringing. B 1. a) Verballed: Is. Fordi der kan sættes it foran. Subjekt: Woman. Fordi det er hende der udfører handlingen, det er hende der ER ingenting. b) Verballed: Is. Fordi der kan sættes it foran...
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...How to Break Up: It doesn't have to be that hard to do The increase in technology has completely changed the way people are communicating now days. Even though I’m young, I remember when cell phones were mostly used to communicate with each other incase of an emergency. Or one person in the family was going to going on a trip and needed a cell phone to keep in touch. Now, you see kids running around with cell phones that are bigger than their hands. They are always on their phones and get mad when someone tells them to put it up. By always contacting people on the phone, your communication skills take a big plunge. You might be the best at texting but you are worst when it comes to taking to people face to face. There is nothing like having a conversation with them the old fashion way. You don’t truly know someone’s emotions behind a screen. They can be telling you that they are fine when in reality they need someone to hear and give them advice. On a personal note, I think that you do need phones but there’s a limit on how and when you use it. If I have the option and the opportunity to see a person face to face, I will take it. There isn’t anything like resolving things/problems in person and most of the times you can come to an agreement. That demonstrates that you are no coward and you are not scared of facing anything. A lot of people rely on texting bad information like break ups because they are scared of the consequences that their actions may have, especially teenagers...
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...The Break In He was only 13 at the time of the attack. Just a young kid living in your typical suburban neighborhood. His name is Toby, his father and brother were kidnapped he last month and we have reason to believe that they are still alive. This crime matches the M.O of similar kidnappings that have occurred in the past but we can’t know for sure without a statement from the boy. He is the only one who witnessed it happen. This has understandably been very hard on him so don’t push him into it. You need to let him know that time is of the essence and the longer we wait the less likely it will be we find his father alive. “Toby, could you tell us everything that went down the night of your fathers kidnapping” Toby...
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...both sides whether we like to admit it or not. But here is the cold hard truth, these obsessive behaviors during a break up are NORMAL! So why are we still calling people we used to love crazy? Seriously, why? Stop it. You know you’ve all crept on your ex just to make sure you are doing better than they are, so don’t pretend like you are above it. But seriously, there are psychological facts that back up the “crazy” nature that comes with a breakup, and here are some of my reasons I don’t believe in the term crazy ex-girlfriend, considering pretty...
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...Consequences of a Euro break-up * The Euro should not exist (like this) Under the current structure and with the current membership, the Euro does not work. Either the current structure will have to change, or the current membership will have to change. * Fiscal confederation, not break-up Our base case with an overwhelming probability is that the Euro moves slowly (and painfully) towards some kind of fiscal integration. The risk case, of break-up, is considerably more costly and close to zero probability. Countries can not be expelled, but sovereign states could choose to secede. However, popular discussion of the break-up option considerably underestimates the consequences of such a move. * The economic cost The cost of a weak country leaving the Euro is significant. Consequences include sovereign default, corporate default, collapse of the banking system and collapse of international trade. There is little prospect of devaluation offering much assistance. We estimate that a weak Euro country leaving the Euro would incur a cost of around EUR9,500 to EUR11,500 per person in the exiting country during the first year. That cost would then probably amount to EUR3,000 to EUR4,000 per person per year over subsequent years. That equates to a range of 40% to 50% of GDP in the first year. * The economic cost Were a stronger country such as Germany to leave the Euro, the consequences would include corporate default, recapitalisation of the banking system and collapse...
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...One of the last things that I have read in my book that I believe is important is the event of when Katherine broke up with Michael because she was developing feelings for another boy named Theo. She does not mean to upset Michael but she doesn't understand that she can’t have both. Michael tries to explain that to her but she doesn't understand. The fact that she doesn't understand that is the reason they broke up. If she did understand that and she picked Theo yeah they would have broken up but if she picked Michael they would still be together and that is another reason why this event is important. This event reveals that Katherine and Michael went to fast in their relationship and it was at an all time high and they were happy and it...
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...Final Paper: Convince Me!/The Break-Up (This document is 2 pages long. Please review both pages) For your final paper, you must convince me that you learned in this class. How? Keep reading…. Watch the film, “The Break-Up” (starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston). This film displays every concept we have learned about: The Communication Process, Conflict, Nonverbal Communication, Verbal Communication, Perception and more. You may rent this if you like. But, you may view the film for free on the NCC Library Database, “Swank Films”. Here is the link: http://dc.swankmp.com/ncc332328/sdc/watch.aspx?v=d7563ad740ae4ffa943ffcbeadc17cb2 How should I approach this paper? Good question! Here’s my suggestion. Browse through the lectures/lessons from the course to refresh your memory. While you’re watching the movie, have a notebook in front of you. As you see scenes that cause you to think about lessons, jot down a bit about the scene and what lesson, concept, or theory came to mind when you watched it. When you’re done watching the movie, go back to your lectures and think more critically about these connections and make your notes more complete. Now what? Once you’ve done this, you have a basis for your paper. Now it’s time to formalize it a bit. Below are the requirements of the paper. So, you will now have to put everything together to do the following: Write an introductory paragraph that gives an overview of the concepts/theories that you...
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...You got ball, “BREAK A LEG” One glance at the assignment’s title and the first thing came to my mind, “What in the world is this?” Is it literally my lecturer wants me to organize a fist fighting sort of a competition where we challenge guys to fight with each other by kicking their guts out? My thoughts went wild and I start imagining Brad Pitt look alike guys flexing their well define sculpted body with sweat dripping from that crunchy abdominal muscles. The reality was far apart from my imagination. Yes, there will be guys involve. Yes, they will compete with each other and yes, they will even flex their muscles, but for a completely different reason. It’s a futsal competition! I was thrilled with this as it will be my first ever venture in organizing sports event. Moreover, the title of the event itself was so catchy that I was so eager to promote it. You got ball, “Break a Leg” merely means there is a ball in the court, “Good Luck”. That very moment, I knew this event is going to be a challenge as I may end up with too much on my plate to chew. With all the weekends occupied in doing study revisions and weekdays by attending classes, I have to squeeze through whatever little time left to materialise this event. I was being very optimistic while carrying the entire task and this really helped to pull me through the muddy grounds when it was hard to decorate my every single step. We started this assignment by conducting meetings. Meetings were held weekly with our...
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