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    with Style” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ the author explains to the audience ways in which they would be able to not only improve their writing effectiveness‚ but list tips that are meant to guide writers into having a more simplified and enjoyable writing experience. Vonnegut questions the audience on why improving their writing styles would be effective and discusses how respecting and caring for the reader will lead to better development of your own personal style. To begin with‚ Vonnegut list points that

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    Introduction Attention getting material Imagine yourself in close proximity with 4 strangers nothing like you. That’s what the characters’ in The Breakfast Club were faced with. Tie to audience For this specific setting a group of 5 eclectic students are forced into serving 9 hours of Saturday detention for whatever they had done wrong. In attendance is a “princess” (Claire Standish)‚ an “athlete” (Andrew Clark)‚ a “brain” (Brian Johnson)‚ a “criminal” (John Bender) and a “basket case” (Allison

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    the film The Breakfast Club‚ written by John Hughes‚ that creates a more negative input on stereotyping. Berne’s uses a theory of basic human types as an example of a scientific subject made for nonscientists‚ where in the article he breaks down categories of people’s appearances to help them reflect on their own personalities. On the other hand‚ Hughes engages in a different theory of how to let people recognize stereotyping by giving a different perspective of it. In The Breakfast Club Berne’s

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    The short story “Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut in late 1960s‚ depicts a teenage boy challenging the rules and laws of an oppressive government to enforce equality among the society. In 2081‚ the government has finally made all Americans physically and mentally equal‚ when Harrison Bergeron criticizes this handicap system and defines it as cruel and dangerous for the sake of the humanity. For example‚ Kurt Vonnegut states‚ “Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue

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    us...In the simplest terms‚ in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...an athlete...a basket case...a princess...and a criminal...Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours‚ the Breakfast Club." The Breakfast Club is a story about five seemingly different students who have to spend their Saturday in school detention. They are each given an assignment to write an essay on who they think they are. Throughout the day‚ the students bond with one

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    In the article‚ “We are the Champions” by David Grazian‚ it discusses the reasons why the society tends to focus on particular issues or topics through the functional approach. The article begins with why the society tends to follow professional sport teams by their team uniforms or mascots. This statement allows the reader to expand on their thinking of why we behave in such a manner in the society and why it has been imbedded into everyday life. Through the functional approach‚ the obsession with

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    Maya Angelou’s "Champion of the World" and Amy Tan’s "Fish Cheeks" similarly portray the struggles of minorities growing up in America. One concerns the outcome of a boxing match‚ while the other concerns the outcome of a dinner party. In both cases‚ their pride and confidence are brought into question and affected by the outcome. Both narrator’s vary between feeling insecure and feeling confident in their ethnicity throughout their stories. In "Champion of the World"‚ Joe Louis’s defense of

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    CU2943 Champion Equality

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    CU2943 Champion Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion Level 5 Credit value 4 GLH 34 Unit summary The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge‚ understanding and skills required to enable a whole systems approach to equality‚ diversity and inclusion. The unit explores models of practice and requires demonstration of skills and understanding of systems and processes. Additional Assessment Requirements This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development’s

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    The Breakfast Club is a movie that brings together 5 students‚ all belonging to 5 cliques that can be found in any school‚ the Jocks‚ the Brains‚ the Criminals‚ The Princesses (the girls who own the school) and the Basket-cases. At the beginning of the movie‚ these 5 seemingly very different people had nothing to say to each other‚ but throughout the movie the sanctions of each clique become less and less relevant and they find that they themselves have formed their own clique (the Breakfast Club)

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    The case “Women board directors: championing the tough issues” describes five different cases regarding with how women board member raise the tough issues and how to deal with it. The situation and the issues are different with each other but the main storyline goes similarly. A minority group which usually one woman individual found out an internal problem from the company and struggling with pushing the resolution but most of other board members were feeling reluctant or disagree with her opinions

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