...Heathers is a satirical black comedy directed by Michael Lehmann, starring Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer and Christian Slater as Jason “J.D” Dean. Veronica Sawyer is a new addition to the most popular clique comprised of three other girls in her high school, all named Heather, but Veronica does not approve of the other girls’ petty and malicious actions. When Veronica and her unorthodox new acquaintance, J.D., attempt to confront the clique leader, Heather Chandler, they accidentally poison her, and make it out to be a suicide. As a pattern of similar suicides breaks out, Veronica realizes that J.D. may not be all that she had hoped for. Heathers features many literary elements throughout the film to add depth and meaning to the characters...
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...The legacy of the 1988 black comedy movie, Heathers is still prevalent 29 years later, as its dark take on high school social hierarchy is a breath of fresh air from its descendents, Clueless (1995) and Mean Girls (2004). The movie follows Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder), token genius and witty teenager, who ‘befriends’ Westerburg High’s most popular clique. They are collectively known as the Heathers, due to all three girls sharing the same first name. During a Q&A enacted by the Heathers during their lunch period, Veronica encounters Jason Dean (Christian Slater), or JD for short. He is immediately proven as an outlandish and extreme figure, when he shoots a blank during an exchange with two stereotypical jocks to create a truly memorable...
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...a cool way for people to truly feel apart of the play. Between that and student work posted around the walls, you really felt like you were in a kids classroom. The play started with Heather, the teacher, at her desk, grading papers but seeming preoccupied and upset. Upon Corryn’s entrance, Heathers dialogue seemed very static and plain, as though reading from the script. She seemed to be relying on heavy sighs and breathing for emotion. I felt immediately this might be a one-sided performance but her speech rhythm began to loosen and flow more naturally the more she spoke. The more Heather talked the more you think she knows about Gidions suspension. She seemed to have knowledge of the issue, but plays the defensive as if she’s uncomfortable saying, or just trying to keep the conference professional and appropriate. The actor did a good job keeping that demeanor, her posture straight, face blank when possible, body language cordial but reserved and constrained. After understanding her acting choices more, I could better see the type of woman she portrayed and why she had her defenses. As the play went on, Heather finally allowed her emotions to surface, her caring concern to emerge, and the two women almost seem to bond. Key word almost. Their back and forth conversations seem very bipolar. One minute they’re talking about death, then literature...
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...aware of the food chain, but he never discussed how human elitism could affect the food chain. As a result of mass production, human ignorance towards other forms of life proves their elitism. Humans believe that they are the top of the food chain, and therefore, they value their own life far above any other life. They have a biological elitism. With their biological elitism, humans begin developing a superiority complex, which, in result lends them to believe they are a step above “top of the food chain”. Finally, humans can get pleasure from watching the destruction of other life because the destruction reassures humans of their superiority complex. Although each has a unique setting, Super Sad True Love Story, “The People Pound”, and Heathers are all connected in their inherent values of life, each providing a satirical approach to biological elitism and proving the sadism of humanity. Biological elitism starts with the devaluing of other, inferior life forms, which leads to the construction of a biological dictatorship. In Hunter Breckonridge’s story, “The People Pound”, she satirizes the lack of value humans place on animals by paralleling animals with disabled humans, calling disabled humans “duds”. In her story, Gertrude is a middle-aged woman who received brain damage at her job. She is the first “dud” of many seen in the story. The term “dud”, is inherently condescending. It implies a lack of social value in the object. Breckonridge’s writes, “…she probably can’t think...
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...Heathers review This musical is based off of a black comedy movie and is about a major problem with teen depression. It all starts off as the normal first day of school where you are completely lost and you meet a girl named Veronica who is not liking the year so far. Though, the only way she could get on top of the crowd is by hanging out with the Heathers (popular girls). As for them being late for class, Veronica uses her Forging skills to help them from getting detention as they bring her into their inner circle. Though, we figure out that being popular could also be bad as to lying to a friend. Which causes a whole other story based off of how one thing could mess up a friendship. Veronica is too caring to do something like that until it might ruin her social life. Furthermore, they weren’t the only ones around but hearing over the threats was a mysterious trench coat kid named Jason Dean (JD)....
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...Composer’s use their power to represent varying perspectives on the way society can neglect and misinterpret the individual. On the other hand, society can accept, welcome and even provide the individual with a new sense of belonging. The way in which society treats the individual can influence whether or not they belong. In ‘I Had Been Hungry All the Years’, Emily Dickinson uses her power to represent the persona’s perception that society has neglected them. This perception is further displayed in ‘This Is My Letter to the World’ where Dickinson suggests that society is ignorant towards the persona leading them to feel neglected. However in ‘A Word Dropped Careless on a Page’, Dickinson explains that society has misinterpreted poets’ and artists’ intentions and works. In contrast,Contrasting is Gabriel Axel’s 1987 Danish film ‘Babette’s Feast’ which affirms commitment and ultimately through acceptance gives the individuals’ a new sense of belonging. Continuing the theme of acceptance is Edmond Jabes transcript of interviews, ‘God Book Desert’, in which portrays a society is portrayed as influencing an individual without intending to, ultimately expanding their sense of belonging, knowledge and carving a new way of perceiving the world. Initially in ‘I Had Been Hungry All the Years’, Emily Dickinson shapes society to welcome the persona when she/he explains “my noon had come to dine”. However the alliteration of “trembling drew the table near” exposes that the persona has...
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...Heather is a 39-year-old single female mother of two children aged 16 and 20. Heather lives in her home in Delta, Ohio and works at Clark Schaefer Hackett CPAs and Advisors in Toledo, Ohio. She is currently content with her live and is happy to watch her two boys grow up and face the new challenges of each day. Heather is an exceedingly happy person, who is easily discouraged by her wrinkles and peach fuzz on her face. She is a very approachable person, who is more than delighted to talk to people about her life, but a little anxious on certain topics of her life. Throughout the interview process, Heather was emotional when talking about her children and what she could have done differently when they were growing up, but stayed comfortable...
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...What does Heather have to do tocapitalize on opportunity? Produce designs consumers want Line up retailers and advertising support Get items produced and delivered on time What are advantages of opportunity? Little capital needed Good market niche: Unserved,fragmented, and growing What are key factors forsuccess? Design sense Ability to sell retailer design General management Ability to manage cash, production,delivery, and quality What is the upside? Lots of expansion potential in“niche” Costs of operations mostly fixed Don’t need to control --Production--Cutting, Sewing, Shipping,infrastructure built up in industry toallow people to do just what she isdoing. Low working capital need Possible risks include: •Will her designs sell?•Successful designs will be “knocked-off.”•Heather’s ability to design for 5seasons, 20-30 designs per season What could Heather do toreduce the design risk? Hire a proven designer. Do some market research. Capitalizes on momentum --Gets key points out inexecutive summary: Incorporated Have a line Hired and paid people Have factor Have building Have production capability Leaves no doubt ininvestor’s mind that this isgoing to happen. Only issueis will it be with my money? Lays out uniquequalifications of Heather andconcept: Financial statements poorlypresented: Only 2 years Not well organized This reads like a preliminarydocument -- much more work isneeded. Arden & Company Don’t put any...
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...Sustaining Employee Performance Heather Tullis HRM/300 (BSAM1K5D82) May 2, 2016 Dr. LauraAnn Migliore Sustaining Employee Performance The jobs that I have chosen to use within my company are: Store Manager: Responsible for the overall management of the store including the sales, financial, operation, and human resources to ensure maximum profitability. Sales Representative: Responsible for ensuring a great customer experience and maximum profitability. Performs various sales and register transactions and aids in controlling shrink through customer interaction. Performance Management Performance management is the process by which an organization ensures all employees are aware of the level of performance expected of them in the assigned role. This is including individual objectives and overall organizational objectives including improving productivity, employee growth, and time management. Performance management is a cycle of planning, executing, monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting. The systems are set up as a goal for each member of the team to achieve their personal goals and company standards that are expected. Performance management comes into factor on a daily basis with the Store Manager through constant communication on the daily business outcome and the results of the entire team. The sales associates’ knows what the daily expectations for the volume of the day and uses daily communication to notify the rest of the team...
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...Today’s event is about free speech on campus to the student. I find it interesting about Claremont McKenna College that can to speak on campus at a time in which black student and other margin life of harm in classroom. Two students have commit suicide across the halfways. The protest basically consistent of a conservative speaker name Heather MacDonald. It started with one person to six rings of peoples more peoples at the speek. The speech was harmful to students and how hundredth of students did not know how to dealt with the speech. During the speech event at Claremont McKenna College of Heather MacDonald speech, there was about 250 protesters blocking the entrance to the Athenaeum where McDonald is suppose to show up to talk about her...
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...Many deaf people have been influential in the everyday life of an average deaf individual. While I was researching, I found one in particular that stood out to me. She was the first Miss America with a disability, she was deaf she was Heather Whitestone. She came to face many great challenges in her life, but she overcame them all. When Heather was just 18 months old she got influenza and had to be rushed to the hospital. She had an extremely high fever and was near death. The doctors gave her medicine which saved her life. Heather’s parents were informed that she would be back to normal in a few short weeks. It became prevalent to Heather’s mother when she dropped some pans a short distance from her that there was a problem. Soon after,...
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...OBSERVATION: Mrs. Heather Sumrall was well dressed, Married 34, Caucasian female who was present for interview and testing in a timely manner. She presented herself and forthright manner with no indication of misrepresenting her history or psychological complaints. Mrs. Sumrall was alert and oriented. Her speech was clear, logical and goal directed. Her mood was bright with congruent affect. She seemed to have good awareness and motivation to make positive changes in her life for weight management. PERSONAL HISTORY: Mrs. Heather Sumrall is the older of two children born to her biological parents. She was raised in a rural area at the middle-income level. Her parents separated when she was 6 to 7 years of age. Her father left her mother...
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...Coming of Age Narrative It was a late afternoon during her freshman year. Young Heather McRea had just heard of her father’s first heart attack, officially known as myocardial infarction, whose symptoms include a feeling of discomfort similar to heartburn, shortness of breath, nausea, feeling faint, a cold sweat, or feeling tired. She was terrified. Suddenly, the late assignment which she was trying so hard to complete before it would no longer be accepted by her teacher seemed significantly less important. “How could this have happened?” she thought to herself. Later that night, Heather McRea had discovered the cause of her father’s heart attack. According to the doctor who had informed her of the cause of her father’s heart attack, the heart attack had most likely been caused by a diet which included excessive...
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...In Ripley, Tennessee, one can find Heather Gitchell, a 6th grade science teacher, teaching her students how to grow their own food. According to FeedingAmerica.org, over 30,000 kids are suffering from hunger, and 1 in 7 people in the state are also fighting this same issue. Every spring, Gitchell lets her students grow vegetables. Gitchell said, “This is not only hands on, but it teaches a lesson that can provide for themselves or for a family.” There is a vast amount of students that attend Ripley Middle School who are suffering from hunger. By knowing this, Gitchell makes sure she teaches about plants in hopes the students will try and grow a small garden at their home. Ripley is a small, rural city in the state of Tennessee. DataUSA shared that 39.2% of...
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...Heather Mac Donald’s “Hard Data, Hollow Protests” and Charles Blow’s “The Flag is Drenched with Our Blood” highlight the issues behind racial oppression and the threat of state violence. In this case, Mac Donald strictly argues that African Americans contribute to the increase in crime rate and justifies how police groups are not responsible for the death of all unarmed blacks. Although Mac Donald emphasizes how the smallest percentage of the population is responsible for 42% of police deaths, Blow’s article clearly indicates how African Americans are still victims of racial oppression. Specifically, I agree with Blow that NFL players should be able to peacefully protest police brutality because the statistics in Mac Donald’s article fails...
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