...THE BREAKFAST CLUB Overview According to the movie, “The Breakfast Club”, it began on Saturday morning at the Shermer High School where five high school students from different social groups met for a detention of eight hours. They were asked to each write an essay by their principal Mr. Vernon on the topic “who do you think you are?” Mr. Vernon only saw them as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal (“The breakfast club,” n.d., para., 4). They saw themselves like what they had been stereotyped to be by the principal and also by the outer world. But at the end of the day it was not the case. During the morning period of the detention, they did not talk much to each other. But as the day went by, they ague and hated each other, believing that each of them were completely different and unique in the problems and tribulations they faced. As the movie unfolds, they open themselves to each other as they shared their deepest fear, emotions, and problems. They become friends irrespective of their cliques as they exploited their physical cognitive and sociology-emotional levels of development the (‘The breakfast club, 1985”). Narrative The movie begins on a Saturday morning at about seven o’clock. Their parents drop them off at school and they all meet up in the library. Then Mr. Vernon comes in and congratulates them for being early. As Mr. Vernon paused, Claire quickly puts up her hand, stands up, and tells Mr. Vernon that she knows it is detention but she...
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...Film Analysis Paper: The Breakfast Club “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others”. -Anthony Robbins All living beings are, in one way or another, drawn towards each other. We, as humans, strive to “communicate” with individuals who are in our environment. Communication is literally defined as: “the sending and receiving of verbal and nonverbal messages between two or more people”. When pondering on what film I should base my essay on, many factors came in to place; such as, “How many different types of communication are taking place? What is the predominant type of communication? And how many characters are communicating at the same time? After much thought, I decided on the world-famous cult-classic, The Breakfast Club. The setting for the film is Sherman High School; Sherman Illinois on a Saturday morning. Five very different students gather to serve their sentence of Saturday school under the careful hawk-like watch of the school’s vice principle Mr. Vernon. They are classified as a jock, a princess, a brain, a basket case, and a criminal. After arriving and selectively taking seats in the library, they are assigned an essay of, “no less than a thousand words, describing who [they] think [they] are.” After a short time the students completely ignore the assignment and begin interacting with one another. As time...
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...Strayer University | Summary | “Farm Girl” | | Alli Brown | 4/19/2012 | | This is a summary of Jessica Hemauer’s “Farm Girl.” This was a narrative essay where the writer, Jessica Hemauer, talks about her childhood growing up on a farm. I believe that the audience for this essay was more than likely a teacher or professor. The tone was not set for the essay as a whole. Depending on the part you were reading in the essay, the tone goes through many different emotions from angry to respectful and patient to sad and depressed then to happy. My emotional response to this essay was that growing up on a farm must be very hard on children. I felt bad that she and her brother and sisters had to get up so early to do chores around the farm, while other children their age were still soundly sleeping in their warm, cozy beds without a thought of waking up anytime soon. There are many points of this essay that stuck out to me personally, however, the main point was very clear; that growing up on a farm was very difficult as a child but, made her a more mature, responsible and strong willed adult. Jessica and her brother and sisters had a very strict, time sensitive routine every morning before school in order to get all the various chores and jobs done as well as shower, get dressed, eat breakfast and make it to the bus for school. The farm had to come first before anything else; it was the entire family’s first priority. The children had to face harsh weather conditions...
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...the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club. In this movie, if your 1980’s pop culture memories have been fogged over by the passage of time, is about a group of students who are sentenced to Saturday detention “to ponder the error of (their) ways” because of misdeeds during the school week, and end up (spoiler alert) with a better understanding of themselves and each other. In other words in can be inferred that they found themselves, and during the Saturday detention, assisted others in finding themselves. I’m in no way implying that and entire Introduction to Liberal Studies class can be taught by locking students in a library for nine hours on a Saturday. With all Hollywood productions you need to suspend some of your disbelief. The question that I will answer is: What does Liberal Studies mean to you? I will touch on question two, which was to explain my goal for this program, but I feel it does not apply to me as I am graduating now. I instead will explain what Liberal Studies will mean to me going forward. An outstanding Professor at University once introduced me a notion, and I believe that I have grasped the concept he so elegantly explained. To be a successful leader is to allow others to find their voice. That leader will inspire and connect with his team on a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical level, and inspire others to find their voice. Getting back to the movie mentioned above. The question asked of the “breakfast club” students was to write a...
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...What was the task(s) of the Breakfast Club? Did they succeed or fail in performing their task(s)? Evaluate their group performance of the task(s). Their tasks were to write a essay no less than 1,000 words describing who they are, think about why they are in detention, and not to talk, sleep, or move while they are there. They succeeded in performing their tasks but not by the way their instructor wanted them to. They came together and opened up with each others feelings. Identify and analyze informal role emergence in the Breakfast Club. Is there role status? Role conflict? Role Reversal? Role Fixation? Provide examples of character behavior to support your answer. Andrew shows role reversal when he opens up during “group therapy” with his...
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...act out towards their peers. Two movies that are examples of authority figures such as parents that have influenced the behaviors of a teen are “The Breakfast Club” and “She’s All That”. In, both movies peer pressure and negative interaction with others is the surface issue, but the ultimate source of influence in both movies was the strong, authoritative presence of parent's and the presence of a single parent, and a mother that had passed on. These two movies and their story lines prove that the authority present in these films influenced their teen behavior and motivated their actions to react to the surrounding environment around them. In, both movies there were a physical and spiritual presence of a figure of authority. In the teen movie “The Breakfast Club” there were five students from different social groups, John Bender “The Criminal”; Claire Standish “The Princess”; Brian Johnson “The Brain”; Andy Clark “The Athlete”; and Allison Reynolds “The Basket Case”. They have all ended up in detention on a Saturday and must write an essay describing who they are and how they got into detention. At, the end what ties them together in their strained relationships with their parents and how it has impacted them in their social existence to either please their parents or not become their parents. An example from “The Breakfast Club” is when Andrew tells the kids what he did to get into detention and states, “And the bizarre thing is that I did it for my old man. I tortured this...
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...“The Breakfast Club” Review Made by ivanbolt Teenage movie about mature problems. Saturday has always been the day of relaxation and having fun. But not for characters of “The Breakfast Club”, who ought to spend their day off to attend a Saturday detention for each of their mischief, and write an essay “Who you think you are?”. Along with the fact, that this group is so ill-assorted, you can’t even get how they all appeared to be in the same place, the Shermer High School library. This small mixed group consists of jock Andrew (Emilio Estevaz), who is insane about sports; nerdy Brian (Antony Michael Hall), whose aim is to get straight A’s at any cost; princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), who conceitedly trying to prove that she does not belong to the company; kook Alison (Ally Sheedy), that surprise everyone by her outstanding acting; and rebellious criminal John Bender (Judd Nelson), that demonstrates indifference and toughness. The movie, written and directed by genius of teen comedies John Hughes and produced with the help of Ned Tanen, represents a perfect mix of a joyful comedy and profound drama. To begin with, the situation represented in the film is quite realistic, except for the fact that such different people gathered together in the same place and at the same time. However, the viewer can consider that as a miraculous coincidence, which often happens in real life. Still, clear representation of youth problems, their behaviour and attitude to each other does...
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...Jessica Hemauer’s essay “Farm Girl” is a true and remarkable story of a young girl struggling to understand why her father has her doing chores at 5:00 a.m. Jessica thinks to herself, “A typical ten-year-old child does not have to wake up at five in the morning to do chores!” ( Hemauer, 2011, p 83 ) She has to help her older brother and sisters to feed and milk the cows. Day after day the morning ritual was the same. Taking turns using the bathroom to wash up and brush their teeth. Jessica her sisters and brother head to the cellar where their work clothes are kept. The house rules are the clothes that are worn to do chores in are to be kept there, so the smell does not permeate through the house. Heading down the stairway their nostrils are hit by a horrific odor, stinky ole cows. Nothing is said as they get dressed. After Jessica completed her chores it was time for a quick breakfast, then off to school. “When I finally arrive at school, I have already been up for four hours doing chores on the farm in the bitter cold”. (Hemauer, 2011, p 84) When the other kids were thinking of things to do after school, Jessica knew she had more chores to do. This bothered Jessica, as she felt out of place compared to the other kids at school. School was her outlet. Jessica, badly wanted to get involved in school functions. When the other girls during lunch time would talk of clubs and sports she sat quietly longing to feel like the in crowd. It was during her eighth grade year that...
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...What are the kinds of parenting styles that are portrayed in The Breakfast Club? Fortunately, John Hughes was able to implement most of the styles and assign them to every character in the motion picture. Some of the characters share the same style of parenting, but some differ. In this essay, all of the parenting styles and what character(s) it fits will be discussed. The characters are as follows: Brian Johnson, Claire Standish, Andrew Clark, John Bender, and Allison Reynolds. The parenting styles are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and neglectful/uninvolved. Firstly, I will include short descriptions of the characters in the movie to give insight to the reason for the parenting styles. Brian Johnson is considered the brain. He...
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...Reflective Journal 1 Brenda Small Professor Debora Aubuchon English 115 The essay I read was Farm Girl, by Jessica Hemauer. In this essay Jessica explained her life as a young farm girl, and how this helped her as she older. She talked about how much more mature she was than others in her class in high school. She explained how she had better time management skills, when she obtained a job outside of her fathers farm. She expressed how her fathers farm helped her gain these skills (Hemauer’s .J.2011). She also elaborated on being held back as a child from experiencing things that other children her age did made her stand out, and seem different from other as she got older. She expressed how in some ways being held back help her achieve great task as an adult, but in others she did not fit in. As Jessica grew up on her fathers farm she had to wake up at five oclock in the morning. This was a hard task that Jessica and her siblings did not like to do, but did not have a choice in the matter. She did farm chorus such as milking the calves, and helped her siblings clean out stables. After she completed her chorus on the farm she cleaned up, ate breakfast, and caught the school bus by eight-thirty. The other children that attended school with her only got out of bed an hour before school started (Hemauer’s. J. 2011). I feel the writers purpose was to express what made her more self sufficient in handling her everyday life with jobs, and other activities, better...
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...Breakfast Club film contained a wide variety of behavior and stereotypes. Each person had their on personality and taste at the beginning of the film. I believe that communication played the biggest part in the movie. It shows the way that people from totally different backgrounds can communicate and even agree on issues. The various types of communication and behaviors within the film will be discussed. Key terms will be pointed out and highlighted, as well as described in relation to the examples extracted from the film. To begin with the film started out with a communication climate that was both tense and without verbal communication. This was mainly due to the variance in membership constructs of the characters involved. The characters included the brain Brian, Andrew the athlete, the criminal Bender, the princess Claire, and the basket case Allison. There was a great deal of interesting nonverbal communication taking place between these people. As the story progressed, their reactions and responses to each other demonstrated perceptual errors, which would later be shown. The gender conflict styles also played a role. The girls both tended to listen, rather than hold the attention of the others. This was especially true in Allison's case, who never spoke. Allison was introduced in the movie as the basket case. Allison showed that she was obviously insecure, seating herself facing away from the rest of the room (avoidance). She would not speak out, was non-assertive, and when...
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...* * * While looking at these two master pieces, I can see that both artist used a similar art style to represent night and day. With van Gough's I have always liked the way the darker colors show how the stars can come out in the night sky. LeWitt's art work I personally have never seen but the he uses the same types of color while staying true with the visual design of van Gough. The difference between the two pieces is that the lines are completely making the flow and the artist original to the other. van Gough's Starry Night uses the curve of the lines to bring the stars to live as balls of light,, like what people thought they were back then. LeWitt's shows us with the lines coming from the sun, how hot that particular day was for that gentleman to work out side in the field. With the lines in either curved or straight people can see the aspects of how differently each artwork can be. I do not believe that the artists can swap in the linage of the other and get the same effect they were going for. * * * * * This piece of artwork shows how people in higher society in Europe lived back then. With the numerous children in fancy clothes, a large hallway with many pieces of artwork on the walls this was living. We can only imagine what the artist is painting in the artwork but I do believe that they are doing a family portrait of the children. Velazquez brought shadows and light into this piece to bring out hoe formal a...
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...Garrett Winters Professor VanCuren ENG 111 22 March 2016 Becoming a Collegiate Millionaire Some people never gain effective study habits during their years of early education. This means they may struggle through their first couple semesters of college. Students should figure out how to study the best possible way; many people cannot create a quality essay at four in the morning with the music blasting out loud and the television glaring right into their eyes when the lights are out. Although poor study habits may cause lots of students to struggle, a student may become connected by joining music groups, clubs, or sports teams that will help us make more friends while balancing our lives. So, students should get involved, it’s healthy and helps them discover things about themselves. School does not have to be just about schoolwork. It is good to find an activity that the school offers that is enjoyable, and join it if the schedule allows. Yet, some people have a harder time adjusting to school than other people and may feel that success is impossible. However, students can be successful in many ways, such as being on time for class, keeping an assignment notebook, and managing their time wisely. For students to be successful, they become punctual. To do so, they prepare the night before, such as ironing their garments the night before class; this will save them at least five to ten minutes in the morning, and they may use that time to read the newspaper or take...
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...| Hospitality and Restaurant Management As an In-Demand Course: | A Survey Study | | Peter Jay Obillo | 10/1/2013 | | CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Background of the Study In the annual rate of enrollees at Panpacific University North Philippines, The College of Hotel and Restaurant Management takes the place of one of the courses that has a high percentage of enrollments every year in the other courses offered. This result shows that many students are giving interest of taking up Hotel and Restaurant Management course. Hospitality Management is one of the courses that is in-demand in the Philippines and all around the world. The program has a very broad scope of subject and skills to be learned, it may come in many names; these are food and beverage, hospitality management, and travel and tourism business, cruise line and maritime. Here are some factors why Hotel and Restaurant Management course is in-Demand: 1.)Wide Range of Opportunities- Hospitality Industry is very huge. You can find different Hospitality companies anywhere in the globe. Because of this you will Have Unlimited opportunities for your career. You can choose to work in your local or find jobs abroad. 2.)Different Career Path- Graduates who study Hotel and Restaurant Management choose a career based on their expertise or shift to another field related to Hospitality Management. You can be a Restaurant Manager, Hotel Manager or any career that is related in hospitality industry. 3.)High...
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...Full essay Twitter: Taming the firehose Andria Krewson Akrewson45c@mac.com Certificate in Technology and Communication program, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill May 3, 2009 About the Author Andria Krewson, a journalist with more than 25 years of news experience in Georgia, Florida and primarily North Carolina, is a student in the Certificate in Technology and Communications program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her journalism career, she has focused on design; learning, teaching and supporting new technologies, especially content management systems; producing local, focused information in niche publications; and managing creative workers. She has been on Twitter as the user @underoak since February 2008, and also as @akrewson since September 2008. She expects to complete the UNC technology program in May 2009. Reach her at akrewson45c@mac.com UNC Honor Code: "I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance while preparing this assignment and I have written the code myself." This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit here. Brief abstract Twitter, the short-message service started in March 2006, has a reputation for being filled with irrelevant noise. But new users continue to stream onto the service,...
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