Judd Nelson

their perceptions of each other. Five individuals belonging to different socioeconomic, gender and social groups, are thrown together in a school detention class where they have already formed proceptions of each other are based their outgrouper status. The opening scenes of the movie illustrates this through conversation among these individuals about what groups they belong to and that the others would not be accepted or in some cases want to be accepted into each other’s groups. Labels associated with their individual group are used to address each other instead of names reinforcing proceptions of outgrouper status. As an example, the Character, John Bender, addresses Molly Ringwald, who plays Claire, as Prom Queen. Claire in turn calls Judd Nelson whom plays John Bender, Burner, referencing that he gets high all the time by smoking marijuana with his friends. Each character classified into an outgroup and assigned those attributes by the world and the other characters in the movie. The princess, athlete, criminal, brain, and basket case all have already formed proceptions of each other as the class begins. As the class progresses and their interaction increases the students start to unknowing challenge their proceptions of each other that may have contributed to errors made about one another, known as perception checking. In the text book, Reflect & Relate, McCornack defines perception checking as “A five-step process to test your impressions of others to avoid errors in…

labels not necessarily willfully obtained by our own accord. But we think you’re crazy for making us live them, telling us who you think we are. You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that in each and every one of us is a brain. And a jock, and a loser, a rich girl, and a nerd. Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.” That's not necessarily how John Hughes chose to end his 1985…

The Movie, “The Breakfast Club” by John Hughes and the short story “The Bicycle” written by Jillian Horton share many similarities in regards to, rebellion, living dreams through others, and characters throughout both stories. It’s important to discuss these two different stories because of the effect they can have on an influential person, regardless of being about two totally distinct stories from two very different times. In both “The Breakfast Club” and “The Bicycle” there is a strong…

Arriving to school at 7 in the morning is hard enough, but doing so on a Saturday for detention, is even tougher! Yet five students, from different walks of life do just this, in one of the most iconic movie of the ‘80s. Directed by John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, is a film that follows the events of five teenagers serving their time -and shenanigans- in detention, while lifelong friendships are made by the simple act of understanding and relation. In the opening of the movie, the teenagers…

Zealand, on 13 April 1967. My father was a Christchurch businessman, and my mother was from a farm roughly 30 miles from the city. Both sides of the family had immigrated to New Zealand from the UK and Ireland in the mid 1800s. During my early childhood I spent a great deal of time on the farm, and only wanted to grow up to be a farmer. My family moved away from Christchurch in 1970 to the deep south of New Zealand’s South Island. Invercargill is a small city existing largely to serve the…

Body Next, I will be discussing the three types of power along with the definition of power, from the communication concepts found in Superbad. “What is the definition of power?” Power Definition: (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) the ability or right to control people or things; political control of a country or area; a person or organization that has a lot of control and influence over other people or organizations. According to the textbook, “Understanding human communication”, power is group…

The critically acclaimed show Freaks and Geeks is a shining example of a TV show that ended far too early. Freaks and Geeks was a show that captured the awkwardness of adolescence, as opposed to the romanticized and nostalgic view typically portrayed on TV. Shortly after Freaks and Geeks ended, a spiritual successor arose in the form of the show Undeclared, created by Judd Apatow, a producer of Freaks and Geeks. Where Freaks and Geeks was more drama than comedy, Undeclared was a lighthearted…

and that is why he was charged with interfering with vital plans. While Nelson was in prison, he reached out to people and taught people about the apartheid and how they can take action. In addition to that, He continued writing and leading the ANC and the government about the taking action against the apartheid. Mandela stayed in prison for until 1990 which then he resumed the work he started. The last example of him being a transformational leader was when he became the President of South…

stages of growth for this re-invented country. He won by 61 percent of the votes. He would not have been able to win if he did things in a violent nature. He worked within the legal system to create changes in the government. All eyes from around the world was on South Africa during this time. Nelson Mandela had become a beacon of hope for the entire world. President Mandela had to encourage the heart of this newly joined population for this enormous task of unity to work. President…

Nelson Mandela Negotiations to End Apartheid The late Nelson Mandela will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the greatest negotiators in history. According to Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, Mandela was “the greatest negotiator of the twentieth century” as he stated in his book, Bargaining with the Devil, When to Negotiate, When to Fight (Mnookin, 2010). Nelson Mandela was born Rolihlahla Mandela in the village of Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa on 18 July, 1918. His name meant…