The well-known song “Don’t You Forget about Me” plays at the end of the movie The Breakfast Club‚ signaling not only the end of the famous movie‚ but also the end of the transitory group that had developed in the earlier scenes. Although movie was released over twenty years ago‚ high school students today can still use the labels that are examined in the movie to identify themselves in the cruel world they call high school. With the final lines “you see us as you want to see us...In the simplest
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The Breakfast Club is the story of five teens from different cliques forced to spend the day together as they serve their detention. All of the major high school stereotypes are represented: the jock‚ the rebel‚ the popular girl‚ the nerd‚ and the outcast. Conflict quickly arises as the students are forced to interact with one another‚ but as the afternoon wears on‚ *things begin to change. Thus unfolds a humor-infused teen drama that reveals the breakdown of labels and the bonding of a very diverse
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but in doing so‚ people couldn’t reach their full potential. “Harrison Bergeron”‚ written by Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr.‚ revolves around the idea that equality can help‚ but also destroy a society. Vonnegut describes identical and uniform human beings using symbolism that represents a bigger concept to argue futuristically that equality destroys the growth of individuals and consequently limits society. Vonnegut is attempting to illustrate that equality if taken to an extreme point‚ can no longer benefit
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Champion equality‚ diversity and inclusion 1.1 Explain the models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility. Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race‚ disability‚ age‚ gender‚ religion‚ beliefs ‚culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities‚ to be treated fairly and respectfully‚ have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential. Diversity is to value that we are all unique
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Nabokov tries to explain his use of language from a modernist approach: language is complex ‚ Humbert describes in great detail his feelings and thoughts‚ the struggle inside him between the "monster" and the "gentleman". The "nymphet" seen as a modernist feature is a form of art‚ as well as his love for her‚ which is not physical love but mainly a love for beauty and innocence. There is a focus on the inner world‚ the world seen through his eyes. Humbert is a typical modern character: sensitive
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The Breakfast Club (Intercommunications) John Hughes’ 1985 film‚ The Breakfast Club‚ gives countless examples of the principles of interpersonal communication. Five high school students: Allison‚ a weirdo‚ Brian‚ a nerd‚ John‚ a criminal‚ Claire‚ a prom queen‚ and Andrew‚ a jock‚ are forced to spend the day in Saturday detention. By the end of the day‚ they find that they have more in common than they ever realized. I will begin by selecting a scene from the movie and using it to explain what
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The Breakfast Club was a 1980’s movie that took a look at five high school students. They were all sentenced to a day of Saturday morning detention. All though all five come from different cliques and walks of life they all come together to discuss and work out there lives‚ problems‚ and insecurities. The main characters include Claire‚ Allison‚ Andy‚ Brian‚ and John. They are all stuck in the schools library under the careful watch of the Principle Richard Vernon. All this was accompanied by a little
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The movie‚ “The Breakfast Club‚” by John Hughes takes place at a high school in Illinois‚ where 5 kids have to come in on a Saturday for detention. These kids are all teenagers going through different walks of life‚ under the responsibility of a “power-hungry” teacher. At the beginning of the movie‚ the kids start out practically hating all of each other. As the movie progresses‚ the kids begin to tell their stories‚ and you begin to know a little bit about each person. You begin to learn why the
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Aspects of Postmodernism in "Happy Endings" and "Videotape" According to Neil Bessner (Bessner)‚ postmodernism is a "slippery term to define" (15). If we look at the literal meaning of the word in a regular dictionary‚ we may encounter something like "a style and movement in art [ ] in the late 20th century that reacts against modern styles‚ for example by mixing features form traditional and modern styles" . In fact‚ it has extended many of the fundamental techniques and assumptions of modern
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New Criticism on Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” Literary devices are used throughout literature to help readers have a better understanding. Metaphors‚ for example‚ help readers to have a better visual of different aspects. In Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron‚” metaphors are evident throughout the short story. The metaphors that are used throughout the short story‚ such as‚ “dancing to the ceiling‚” “kissed the ceiling‚” and “breaking the chains‚” help readers to have a better understanding
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