Review: “The Epictetus Club” Trayler‚ Jeff (2004). The Epictetus Club. Papillion Press‚ OH November 11‚ 09. Based on real events‚ this novel is set in the old Ohio Penitentiary. The metaphors of the institution are realistic. The inmate characters and the names of staff have been changed in this novel. The story begins by tagging a group of inmates who meet weekly under the tutelage of a lifer named Zeno in a group called the Epictetus Club. The inmates try to learn something from the teaching
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The Breakfast Club The "Breakfast Club" is a teen-comedy‚ released in 1985 and was directed and produced by John Hughes - who was best known for scripting or directing the most successful films of the 1980’s and 1990s‚ for example: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off‚ Sixteen Candles‚ the three Home Alone installments and 101 Dalmatians. This film also stars five of the most well-known actors and actresses of this time‚ who had starred in similar productions throughout the 1980’s. "The Breakfast Club"
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“Grease” v. “The Breakfast Club”: Finding Yourself The films “Grease” and “The Breakfast Club” feature the same strong theme: finding your identity. This theme is universal through many books‚ movies and even real life. The fact that these two films were filmed so far apart‚ “Grease” being filmed in 1959 and directed by Randal Kleiser and “The Breakfast Club” in 1985 directed by John Hughes‚ shows that this is a strong theme that sticks throughout the industry. These films have many characters
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Essay The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club is a story about five teenagers put in Saturday detention. Each character gives a face to most of the high school stereotypes. The brain‚ the athlete‚ the basket case‚ the princess and the criminal. Each are given their own seat and the instructions to sit for eight hours and write an essay on who they think they are. Each of them‚ having very strong personalities‚ will fight‚ cry‚ laugh and learn from each other‚ making friendships that would have
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(Capote‚ Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Vintage) Breakfast at Tiffany’s is an interesting novel because it is unlike anything I have ever read before. It starts off as a bit confusing and boring‚ but then casually goes to bring the main idea of the story. The book is non-fiction and more of a short story-type novel. It talks about a woman named Holly Golightly‚ living in an apartment in New York‚ and described her constant behavior. I felt that the book was hard to understand because it contained
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Neima Prabhakar English 8 CP Period 2 5/19/05 A Misleading Exterior In the film‚ The Breakfast Club (1985)‚ John Bender‚ the slovenly rebel at Shermer High School in Chicago‚ is serving a Saturday detention with four very different students. Right from the beginning‚ Bender exhibits the qualities of a destructive and thoughtless criminal‚ i.e.‚ he taunts everyone else in order to hide his personal inadequacies. Whenever Bender is questioned by his peers about a personal issue‚ or whenever
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Yanni Thomas 4 December 2013 Professor Stanley COMM 1375-60 Mis-en-scene and Cinematography in The Breakfast Club This film written and directed by John Hughes follows five students at Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention in 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five are all from different cliques‚ there’s John Bender "The Criminal‚" Claire "The Princess‚" Brian "The Brain‚" Andy "The Athlete‚" and Allison "The Basket Case." The school’s disciplinary
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Breakfast Club Albert Bandura believed that direct reinforcement could not account for all types of learning. His theory added a social element‚ arguing that people can learn new information and behaviors by watching other people. Jonathon Bender is a rebellious‚ careless delinquent and Bandura’s theories can explain why his behavior is how it is. One example of Bender’s behavior was when he was in the library and the principle kept giving him Saturday schools. He kept asking if Bender was done
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and sat. Fat. Using the charts in your notebook from Lesson 04.02 and the Protein Chart from this lesson‚ analyze each food in the following breakfasts and then choose the healthiest option to be prepared for you today at Club Web. Give at least five reasons to support your choice. If you would like to add a food‚ be sure to tell why. A good breakfast would consist of a plate of Eggs with ham on the side with a cup of coffee that contains skim milk. The eggs are a good source of Vitamin A. The
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Doctor-Smalls Health Promotion Program Before School Breakfast Club GOALS • To promote health and wholeness by providing a healthy breakfast for students during the school week. • Only healthy choices will be made available thus promoting good nutrition and healthy eating choices. • Students will be shown the link between eating a healthy breakfast and improving grades and test scores. • Students who cannot afford to pay for breakfast will be covered under the free/reduced lunch program.
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