Ferris Bueller

film, Ferris Bueller’s day off. Ferris establishes the start of the movie by gaining empowerment over his day after faking an illness to stay home from school, then proceeds to take pride in the hardship of faking his illness by calling multiple students to seek their empathy, as well as his best friend Cameron, who is his ticket to what he speculates will be a great free day off of school. The themes of pride and empowerment can be positively argued through the scenarios in which Ferris and…

important elements like Characters, Themes, Settings, Music and Plot. My movies I picked to discuss with is “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, “Wayne’s World” and “10 Things I Hate About You”. The important elements I am going talk about is they Characters, they Setting and they Music. My First I am going to talk is a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. My first element about it is “Characters”. Ferris Bueller is our main protagonist and we laugh with him because of his sense of humour, Cameron Frye is our…

The beginning of Ferris Bueller introduces a rather normal looking high school individual [Ferris] whose impish personality is revealed by his plot to skip school under the pretense of being sick. A number of fade-ins reveal that this isn't the first time that Ferris has skipped school. If anything, given the bland almost bored reaction of the economics teacher [Ben Stein] to the revelation that Ferris is gone again from his class indicates a considerable indifference to Ferris's antics, at…

that embody the idea of transcendentalism and anti-transcendentalism. In this quarter, we have read Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville, “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walden by Henry David Thoreau. We have also watched the films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Fight Club, all of which refers to transcendentalism and anti-transcendentalism in some way or another. Transcendentalism is the belief that knowledge of reality is derived from intuitive sources rather than from…

1. What are some strengths and weaknesses of Freud’s ideas? There are a number of strengths and weaknesses associated with Freud, and his development of psychoanalytic theory. Through his introduction of the three major systems of personality: the id, the ego, and the superego, Freud thoroughly explained how the collaboration of all three systems contributed to the developing personality. With his consideration of the role of the unconscious mind, Freud prepared the way for the growth of other…

Ferris talks to the viewers as if he’s known them his entire life. He continues to do this throughout the entire film, creating an intimate relationship between himself and the viewers while maintaining a good story and flow in the film itself. His monologues don’t in any way detract from the plot that is unfolding in front of us while Ferris narrates. This as well is a kind of emotional connection that you can’t find in…

From marriage to graduation, speeches often help mark major milestones in life. Barbara Bush’s speech to the graduating class at Wellesley college is no different. She spoke to an exuberant crowd and carried across a powerful message about what choices life has to offer each of the students. To understand why this speech is so highly regarded one must examine the use of rhetoric in the speech and how it brings power to her words. Barbara Bush’s speech, “Choices and Change”, was an incredibly…

Role Models Robert K. Merton is the sociologist who coined the term, “role model”. Merton focused his work on social Through Merton’s research and studies on social groups, Merton discovered that people tend to set the behavior, instead of individuals setting the behavior. A role model is someone who sets the example and appropriate behavior in situations. Psychologically, role model are important to the development of the youth. The knowledge of the role model guide the youth to a successful…

I got this idea for the creative response from some pictures I saw on a website called Tumblr. I saw a picture of someone creating art in a book and I thought i’d give it a go. I did plenty of research to ensure the creative task was accurate and relevant to the 1980s. This includes doing extensive research in finding out what the social values were at the time and the opinions of people at the time, especially young people. Also, because my main chosen topic to focus on is music, I did lots of…

teenagers across the country. Suddenly experimenting with drugs and skipping class was considered cool but the revolution had a different and unique effect for each teenager. Teen Rebellious films such as Rebel Without a Cause, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, have influenced American identity by making teenagers more independent, rebellious, and determined to break through societies stereotypes. Considered the movie that started it all, Rebel Without a Cause starring James…