How would a society be if everyone were equal? Kurt Vonnegut gives us a look into a dystopian future where everyone is “equal”. Equalization is achieved by the government enforcing weights for the physically strong‚ masks for the beautiful‚ and loud buzzing ear pieces to make those who have above average intelligence to be dumbed down. This in theory should create the perfect society in which no one has an advantage over anyone. The government is able to keep control over all the citizens with these
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Champion of the World Maya Angelou Paragraph By: Jessica Terenzi Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World” portrays drama‚ fearlessness‚ and a descriptive character that lends depth to her writing; drawing the reader deeper into the scene she has painted with her words. With the first paragraph she describes the scene of a gathering in her Uncle Willie’s store as being “filled‚ yet people continued to wedge themselves along the walls of the Store. Women sat on kitchen chairs‚ dining-room chairs
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They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but many students of our generation disregard the importance of this meal. In the past years‚ as a student of Saint Louis University-Laboratory High School‚ I’ve learned that many of our schoolmates believe that breakfast is not necessary. They say‚ it can only make them fat so skipping this important meal is their way of dieting. Others don’t even bother to prepare nor eat breakfast because they wake up late in the morning and they are
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Breakfast club reflective essay The plot follows five students at fictional Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention on March 24‚ 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five teenagers are each from a different clique or social group. The five students - Allison‚ Andrew‚ Bender‚ Brian‚ and Claire - who seem to have nothing in common at first‚ come together at the high school library‚ where they are harangued and ordered not to speak or move from their seats
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I was in eighth grade the first time I watched The Breakfast Club. My cousins and I had gone to our local video store and were trying to pick something out. I was looking at Harry Potter and The Hunger Games‚ anything that had strong special effects and a huge plot. My cousins on the other hand went to look at the classics. That is when they found it‚ The Breakfast Club. I was skeptical at first‚ due to the age and how simple it looked‚ but they ended up convincing me. We went back to my house and
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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut can be described as a novel that is interesting‚ creative‚ and well-written. Kurt Vonnegut writes this novel with a satiric voice but also expresses many other emotions as well. The first chapter is very unique because of the way Vonnegut tells the story of how he came about writing this novel and introduces his wartime friend Bernhard O’Hare. Although it seems like it might not belong at all‚ this chapter gives an introduction that might be needed for a character
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There is one underappreciated factor in John Hughes’ 80s high school movies that make them so good‚ and that’s the acting. In one of the most well known films to this day‚ The Breakfast Club‚ the condescending Mr. Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason) supervises detention where five students with completely different personalities felt trapped‚ but by being stuck together‚ they learned they had more in common than they thought possible. There was an athlete‚ a criminal‚ a princess‚ a basket case‚ and a brain;
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fully appreciate other social concepts. Perhaps an ideal of “belonging” is most clearly seen‚ when it is contrasted with a sense of exclusion; of alienation. The poems “migrant hostel” and “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the movie “The breakfast club” by john Huges and “the angry kettle” by Ding Xiaoqi demonstrate this challenge to a sense of belonging and how it can have personal impacts. “Migrant hostel” voice the hardship experienced by the personas family in an attempt to fit into the
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FEBRUARY 2004 OUTLINE: Summary of the movie Quick definition of interpersonal communication Analysis where interpersonal communication took place in the movie Conclusion FOREWORD: The movie "The Breakfast Club" is one of the best movies for teenagers and misunderstood students. It clearly depicts the feeling‚ emotions and way of thinking of most of the teenagers. By watching this movie‚ you can relate well with the characters they portray and with the kind of communication they use. This
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Dehumanization in Kurt Vonnegut’s "Harrison Bergeron." "The year was 2081‚ and everybody was finally equal‚" the story begins. "They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal in every which way"(1354). In this haunting story‚ Vonnegut probably wanted to warn our society of similar kind of equality‚ equality that can be fatal for human race. In this work the theme is only a minor feature and is not really developed. The idea probably intrigued Kurt Vonnegut and forced him to develop
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