...The movie deals with the cognitive, psychosocial, physical, and moral development of the characters throughout the film. The Breakfast Club is about people, personality types, human behavior, strengths and vulnerabilities. It is about stereotypes and breaking them down. It’s about prejudice and gaining greater understanding through communication. It’s about rebellion, and also about teamwork. Every character in the film contributed something unique in society which allowed them to learn something new about themselves and about others. The Breakfast Club is a norm in today society because many people go through the major developmental themes of that these characters experienced and many teenagers can relate to their stories. The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club, created in 1985, contained a wide variety of behavior cues and stereotypes. Five teenagers Claire, Andrew, Bender, Brian, and, Allison were from different social groups, didn’t know each other , and had to spend a Saturday in detention at the suburban school library. They were resistant on getting to know one another at the beginning but eventually let in. The stresses and strains of adolescence turned their inner lives into a minefield of disappointment, anger and despair. The movie used elements from many of the principle theories of personality development, which helped to better understand who these characters are and who they are likely to become in the future. The character I was most intrigued with...
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...Teen films offer relatable stories that reflect the culture of American youth. The film plots are of dramatic struggles such as social status differences, first loves and the struggle of identity. Teen films are not a true reflection of reality; but a small point of a real experience used and over dramatized for entertainment value. In teen films, there are two influences that can become a teen’s enemy, their peers, and figures of authority. On, the surface peers and their interactions seem to have a strong influence during the teen/ high school period, which cause them to act or react to their environment. When, closely studied we find that a teen's underlying motives prove that figures of authority have more of a lasting influence beginning during their formative years proving more...
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...The Surprising Way Teenagers Make Friends | Parenting - Yahoo Shine 11/19/13 5:52 AM Home Mail News Sports Finance Weather Games Groups Answers Screen Flickr Mobile Sign In More Mail Search Shine Search Web The Surprising Way Teenagers Make Friends By Elise Solé, Shine Staff | Parenting – 4 hours ago Watch a classic teen movie like “The Breakfast Club” or “Mean Girls,” and you may think you have high school life figured out: Kids make friends based on what group they identify with, be it the jocks, the cheerleaders, the geeks, the weirdos, or some other clique. However, a new study of 3,000 students published Saturday by Michigan State University smashes stereotypes about the way teens pair off in school. “People want to believe that high school kids are making friends based on what clique they identify with, but that’s not completely true,” Kenneth Frank, PhD, a professor at Michigan State University's College of Education, tells Yahoo Shine. “People may rely on these stereotypes as a reference point to make sense of how high school kids operate: however, the classes students take are also an important indicator of who they’ll be friends with." Universal Studios The study found that kids will seek out like-minded people within the pool of peers they have access to. In other words, if your child loves playing musical instruments, he won’t necessarily make an effort to meet musical kids from other classes, but if there’s...
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...Psychological Disorders Writing Assignment The purpose of this project is to give you experience in making clinical diagnoses and to attempt to make sense of the many psychological disorders that are out there. You have been assigned to watch a popular movie. I decided to give this to you before Christmas Break because you will have at least 2 weeks to think of the movies form the list and watch one or two or whatever number you want. Pretend that you are a clinical psychologist, and the character in the movie has come in to your office. There is one central character in the movie that has symptoms of a psychological disorder (sometimes there may be more than one character; I have given you the character with the most obvious symptoms). In your paper, you should give a brief description of the character. Then, you should answer the following: o Identify the diagnosis that you would make of the character. • You should back up your diagnosis with the relevant symptoms displayed by the character (in other words, explain why did you make the diagnosis that you did). Refer to the movie to illustrate the symptoms that the character demonstrates. • Discuss all the possible symptoms of the disorder; does the client show all the possible symptoms, or only some of the possible symptoms of the disorder? • In some cases, the character may be lying, and does not really have a disorder. For example, the person may be faking the disorder to avoid prosecution...
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...Assessment 4.2 P2 - Present complex internal business information using three different methods appropriate to the user’s needs In this assignment I will present internal business information using three different types of communication methods which are appropriate to the user’s needs. The three types of methods I have chosen are written, on screen multimedia presentation and verbal presentations. I have chosen ASDA to do my research upon. ASDA is a global supermarket which sells groceries, electrical equipment, general domestic equipment, toys and clothing. It is now subsidiary of the American store Wal-Mart. Today they are the UK’s second-largest chain by market share. Written- written communication involves any type of interaction that makes us use the form of a written word. It is one of the main types of communication used. Written communication is used a lot in a business as written communication involves reports, letter, instruction, agreements, memos and policies. Written communication is the most appropriate when detailed instructions are required, when something needs to be documented, or when the person is too far away to easily speak with over the phone or in person. ASDA uses this type of communication to communicate without different people in the hierarchy system or to one of their customers. It is appropriate to the user’s needs because written communication is precise and explicit. It also allows the manager to get in contact with someone easily without...
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...The Social Context of Childhood Describe and analyse how social factors impact upon children and young people and consider how your setting and practice responds to it. The concept about the nature of childhood has changed in significant ways over time. According to James & Prout (1997) the beginning of the twentieth century has marked what they refer to as 'Century of Child'. This is the time when children were acknowledged as the future of every country. Serious attention was paid to things such as children’s health and education. Also many campaigns were formed to relieve child poverty, which led to the first major success of the Family Allowances Act (1946). This act offered a regular sum for second and subsequent children to be paid to the mother, raising the living standards of children and providing a better quality of life. However over the years particular attention has been paid to the environment that children live and the impact that it has upon their development and life chances. Bronfrebnner (1979) looks at the environment as a layered complex where each layer has an effect on child’s development and life chances. He believed that interaction between factors in the child’s maturing biology, his immediate family/community environment, and the social background fuels and directs his development. Bronfrebnner (1979) continues that modifications or conflict in any one layer of child’s environment will flow through other layers. Furthermore Paquette...
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...In the movie, The Breakfast Club, John Hughes alludes to many psychological development theories to develop his characters. After watching the movie and playing more attention to details, I have discovered that each character is unique and are different stages of development. Not only at the end of the movie do they become friends, they find themselves. When evaluating Piaget's Theory, a character like Andy really comes to mind. Andy seems to be in the concrete stage in development. As the audience and the characters in the movie get to know him, they discover that he cannot think for himself. He understands the concept of right and wrong, but he lets his father control all of his decision making and reasoning skills. Andy believes that it's either his father's way or no way which shows the audience that he does not think abstractly enough to where he could solve the problem. He is mature enough to understand cause and effect, but his isn't able to comprehend that it is not all black and white....
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...Masked Desires Actor parade around in fictitious demeanors in order to perform their given part. Comparatively, athletic jocks create false identities to fulfill their role as kings in the socially constructed hierarchy system of high school. In the iconic 80’s film, The Breakfast Club, John Hughes investigate the correlation between standardized stereotypes and internalized struggles through the Saturday detention of five students at the fictional Shermer High School. Andrew Clark, on of the students serving detention, is the typical jock stereotype. His physical prowess and mentality undeniably affirm his respective social standing. However, while Andrew is the king of the social order, he is unable to dictate his own actions, let alone...
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...Integration Paper Cultural Concepts Introduction Eight Strangers With Nothing in Common, Except Each Other It was Saturday morning February 4, 2012 the first day of Managing in a Diverse and Global World. Ironically, the class of eight students metaphorically resembled the 1985 John Hughes movie the Breakfast Club “five strangers with nothing in common, except each other” about high school students from completely different backgrounds serving Saturday morning detention and their quest to connect on some level as equals. In a graduate class that will focus on cultural diversity in business our classroom was comprised of eight students that resembled just that. The differences were visibly apparent to everyone immediately. We represented more than 5 countries and spanned multiple continents. The three Americans in the classroom were cross sections of American culture; an African American female working in the private sector, a Caucasian American female working in the government sector, and a Caucasian American male working in the non-profit sector. The next seven weeks showed promise for revealing and stimulating conversation that centered on our individual perspectives and approaches in life and business each one of us equally contributing our narrow perspective of the world. All sharing our ideas, our ideals, and our idiosyncrasies. The first day immediately revealed how much I did not know about other cultures. I was very unaware of the breadth of differences...
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...MCGILL UNIVERSITY Center for Continuing Education BNI COMMUNICATION PLAN PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY: Valérie Cardinal Jean Christine Clouthier Raymundo Nunez Garza Stephen Arkilanian Joyce Valbuena CPRL 540: COMMUNICATION PLANNING Montreal, Quebec [July 15, 2014] TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SWOT ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 TARGET AUDIENCE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 COMMUNICATIONS GOAL ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES --------------------------------------------------------- 7 KEY MESSAGES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 THE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM STRATEGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 TIMING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 TACTICS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 BUDGET BUDGET A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 BUDGET B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT -----------------------------------------------------...
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...302 square miles of the southeastern region of the continent, and over 39,000,000 people populate it. Those people make up the identity of a culture, a society of Argentinians that inhabit a unique place amongst not only the Latin-American region, but also the world as a whole. If we are to analyze the culture of the Argentinians, there is one important place to start. Buenos Aires, the capitol of the country, accounts for over a third of the country’s population, and is rich in diversity. The city, and country, has religion freedom, as well as many different dialects meandering amongst the population, although Roman Catholicism is the official religion and Spanish the official language of the country. This relative “melting pot” of individuals carries a unique atmosphere, with different kinds of handicrafts found all over the country. “The gauchos produce silver buckled belts, spurs, stirrups and the mate gourds from which they drink their mate through a silver straw. The indigenous groups produce wood carvings, weavings and textiles such as ponchos” (Select, 2010). This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cultural relevance of Argentina and its people. The country is also very prominent within the realm of entertainment such as music and dance. The music scene in Buenos Aires is very much alive and there are many pubs and clubs, called "boliches", where local and international rock, jazz, reggae, punk, techno, dance, hip-hop, electronica or Caribbean bands...
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...sales figures and projections presented here are based upon an additional four store locations. Management has recognized the rapid growth potential made possible by the quick success and fast return-on-investment from the flagship location. Goudeau’s Bar and Grill offers a unique service style, sports bar atmosphere along with a full menu and bar. Our main competitors consist of Brady’s Bar and Grill, Chili’s Grill and Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill, and Applebee’s Bar and Grill. The SWOT analysis below is performed with comparison to the competitive advantages and disadvantages relative to the previously stated organizations. Strengths / Weaknesses | Opportunities Threats | • Unique Service Strategy• Leisure Bar• Night Club• Hours of Operation• Company Size• No Delivery Service or Drive-Thru | • Commercial Businesses• Delivery Service•...
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...The special is basically Cosby sitting in a chair, complaining, and giving his observations about his family life and the degenerate youth of generation X. Cosby's range of idiosyncrasies and relatable storylines are often regarded as revolutionary by a generation of young comedians. Go into any comedy club and ask around what people think of Himself, and you're pretty much guaranteed to hear responses such as, “It's the reason I decided to get into comedy.” It has inspired multitudes of aspiring comedians, and legends, such as Jerry Seinfield, Sarah Silverman, and even Hannibal Buress; it's influenced the way comedians perform comedy, as well as how the audience absorbs it. All the praise that exists for Himself is what makes it incredibly difficult to, now, invalidate it completely; however, comedy aficionados from all over the globe would easily dispute that Himself should be disregarded from any public discourse, and its influence forgotten. But is this all necessary? Just because public opinion of Cosby should rightly change, doesn't...
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...Erikson’s eight stages of life. The movie Groundhog Day is a comedy directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray as the main character Phil Connors. Phil Connors is an arrogant, cynical, and sarcastic weatherman who for the fourth time in his career has come to Punxsutawney, PA on February second to cover the annual Groundhog Day celebration. He's the kind of guy no one can stand, but that does not bother him in the least! To Phil this is a backwater town, and the assignment is beneath him, and to make matters worse he discovers he is caught in the middle of huge cosmic joke that condemns him to reliving the same day, February second over and over again. Every morning he wakes up to Sonny and Cher singing, “I got you babe”, eats the same breakfast, covers the same Groundhog Day festival, and interacts with the same people, until he gets it right, making this movie the perfect tool to utilize Erik Erikson’s study of personality and ego psychology. Erik Erikson’s theory encapsulates eight stages of life from birth to death and is a modification of Freud’s theory of psychosexual development (Ryckman, 2008). The two theories are similar in that they postulate a series of developmental stages with a task or crisis that must be resolved for positive development to take place (Ryckman, 2008). Erikson’s theory differs however in that it focuses primarily on an interaction between the ego of the person developing in relation to their social environment (Ryckman, 2008). The theory also...
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...Recreation and Leisure | AHSC 242 Assignment | | The understanding and recognition of the value that recreation and leisure has to offer. | | Francis Pellegrino | 3/5/2009 | | Table of Contents Introduction 2 Timeline Diary Entries 3 Part I 6 Part II 9 Part III 12 Conclusion 15 Bibliography 16 Introduction The premise of this assignment is to explore the aspects behind recreational and leisure activities through the eyes of students. By demonstrating certain events based on the students life, it will give a certain understanding as to what they’ve learned throughout the course thus far, and what there capable of demonstrating through the different stages of the following three sections The first section is to enable the students to recognize and understand how free time is spent by conducting entries in a timeline diary and explaining the different questions provided by the lecturer. The second section is to help students understand the roles that leisure plays in their lives by selecting certain personal events and discussing the, in their own terms. Finally, the third section is to help students understand more about leisure in their community by exploring the different commercial locations available along with the possible constraints to leisure participation. Timeline Diary Entries Diary of Time Spent (Friday) | Time (min) | How Time Was Spent | Mood | Leisure Consideration | 12:00am-12:30 | Driving to local bistro...
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