Comparing Perks of Being a Wallflower and Breakfast Club. In this essay‚ I will be comparing John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club published in 1985 with Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower of 1999. The Breakfast club aims to highlight what went on in high schools as well as the larger society at the time‚ by using five unique stereotypes. In the movie‚ there was the jock: trying to live up to his dad’s and friends’ expectations; the brain‚ expected to be super-smart; the princess‚ who always
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Released in 1985 and directed by John Hughes ’ The Breakfast Club ’ is a film about teenagers that seem different on the surface but come to discover otherwise . When five students from different high school cliques are forced to spend their Saturday in detention‚ the brain‚ athlete‚ basket case‚ princess and the criminal together are faced with the question of who they think they are. The five characters put aside the ir dissimilarities in aid to survive the painful eight hour detention and in
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The Breakfast Club – Analysis Essay This past weekend I set out to accomplish this extra credit assignment. I viewed the task as just another mediocre film from the 80’s to watch for school. However‚ I can now say that I am utterly delighted to have viewed the Breakfast Club. This film eloquently covered every serious topic that a high school student has ever pondered: sex‚ social stratification‚ tobacco use‚ parental frustration‚ marijuana and even suicide. The film begins by an unlikely group
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“Even though the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club was made in 1985 it still has relevance for modern for modern Australian audiences” To what extent do you agree? ...and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They’re quite aware of what they’re going through... – David Bowie David Bowie’s words above introduce the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club; they suggest the central themes explored about teenage issues
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Clarification Rationale The object of the values clarification strategy is not to teach specific values‚ but to make students aware of their own personally held values and of the way in which their values compare to those of friends‚ adults‚ different groups in society‚ and even other societies in other times. It is hoped that‚ as this awareness increases‚ students will reconsider and perhaps modify poorly founded values while‚ at the same time‚ hold more confidently values which stand the test of review
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ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND DEVELOPMENT Session 4: Team and Group Dynamics Case Presentation • Hy Dairies Inc. What are Teams? Groups of two or more people who interact and influence each other‚ are mutually accountable for achieving common goals associated with organisational objectives‚ and perceive themselves as a social entity within an organisation. • Groups of two or more people • Exist to fulfill a purpose • Interdependent -- interact and influence each other
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Breakfast Club Analysis Essay The Breakfast Club consists of five main characters. The Princess‚ The Jock‚ The Basketcase‚ The Burnout‚ and The Geek. These characters are affected by numerous factors‚ such as: parental influences‚ peer pressure‚ culture ideals‚ and psychodynamics. Bryan was interpreted to be the geeky one of the group. His parents pressured him to get superior grades and nothing less. Bryan’s parents were not only hard on him about school but they were very controlling and
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The Breakfast Club is a film about four different students-Allison‚ Claire‚ Andrew‚ John‚ and Brian - who come from different backgrounds and are serving a Saturday detention. After they get comfortable with one another’s presence‚ they all share their personal stories. Principal Vernon‚ who is powerful and strict‚ gives the students’ directions in order to write an essay describing who they think they are. The movie centers around the social divisions between high school students‚ labels that students
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Adolescent Development The Breakfast Club (1985)‚ displays many stereotypes of adolescents‚ which are more commonly referred to as irrational teenagers. The adolescents cannot help their behaviors‚ to an extent‚ as it is all biological. They are merely trying to figure out their identities‚ and need to experiment with their superiors in that time. Their hormone levels are changing‚ helping them transition from children to adults. Imaginary Audience As adolescents‚ the group in detention all have the
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of this story are the struggles we have experienced‚ the people we have associated ourselves with‚ and the lessons we have learnt along the way. Such can be said about my own life‚ and the lives of the characters from the Breakfast Club. The characters from the Breakfast Club that I feel most represent me are: Claire Standish (The Princess)‚ and Brian Johnson (The Brian)‚ and the one I feel least represents me is John Bender (The Criminal). Claire Standish is in my opinion a sophisticated individual
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