Dialogue Essay: The Lesson Of Chip And Joanna

     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.

In the pilot episode of HBO’s The Newsroom, Will McAvoy (portrayed by Jeff Daniels) delivers a powerful rant. After answering almost every question in the most sarcastic, jokingly way possible, McAvoy gets asked a simple question that he is finally demanded to have a serious answer from. His answer sparked controversy all around the world on whether or not America was the greatest country in the world. This speech went viral and is even used in classrooms for the powerful rhetoric that is used in it. In Will McAvoy’s speech on “The Newsroom”, McAvoy uses a variety of rhetorical devices such as Anthypophora, Asyndeton, and Dysphemism to convey the message that America is not the greatest

It was the first day of school for many in Maycomb, including myself. I had just moved from a college in Winston Country. Almost 30 years have past since that day in Maycomb when I first saw the school I was to be teaching at. The classroom smelt stale after being closed up for the whole summer, as I met my students who I would teach for the next year. The one child I remember most had a trail of dirty footprints leading to his desk. The little horror looked like he was straight from the pig pen.

The chapter, From Rosie to Lucy, by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle, is about how the feminine mystique changed drastically from the era of WWII to the era of the baby boom. The shift was attributed to men’s influence on the women through fashion trends, magazines, and TV shows. The main purpose of the chapter is to show that the propaganda through TV and society affected individuals, and more specifically the feminine mystique.

This means that Dale and Brennan will have to get jobs and live on their own. After several job interviews, they fail at all of them and end up nowhere. Just after this as a venture quest for their company called “Prestige Worldwide” they make a music video in which they crash Robert’s boat sending him over the edge causing him and Nancy to get a divorce. Because of the divorce Dale and Brennan have a falling out and go their separate ways after they are kicked out of the house, both getting jobs and starting to “grow up”. Later Brennan gets the chance to organize the company he works for’s Catalina Wine Mixer where he oranges to get Robert and his mother back together. At the event, the company Dale works for got the contract to cater so he is at the event as well. After a heated argument with a guest, the band that is doing the entertainment for the event gets kicked out, and of all people Robert pushes Brennan and Dale to go on stage and promote their company saying, “don’t lose your

Not everyone has the same chance of achieving the American Dream. The phrase “American Dream” was actually put in a book by the famous historian James Truslow Adams. The book is called “ The Epic of America.” Fun fact, the book was actually written during the Great Depression. The American Dream has changed over time. How? Well before the American Dream was to leave behind their past and create a better one in America. An example of what they dreamt of was the social dream of equality (of opportunity) and a classless society. Now the American Dream is mostly about political and economic marketing strategies. Also now we want people to get away from selfish individualism and materialism, and to return to community spirit and social

Today the “Dream” is more of a struggle for success. For some it’s a fantasy while for others, it is a long term goal. The media defines society today, thus it’s only natural that it defines the American Dream, one which is no longer focused on freedoms or liberty, but rather money and success. The American Dream not only calls for financial success but also emotional success.

Most believe that the American Dream is the perfect life, with a house and white picket fence. While this type of life may be an attainable plan, human nature causes us to always want more, so even with the “perfect” life, there is still always a goal left to be reached. Many famous celebrities who seem to have anything and everything right at their fingertips often end up committing suicide. proving that on the outside it may seem as though they achieved the American Dream, but there was still something more that they didn’t have. There is a common saying that goes “you only want what you can’t have.” So while people may dream their way into getting things that they desire, the grass remains greener on the other side.

The article “Is the American Dream Dying?” implies, “The American Dream is not dead”…”It just got a little more difficult to achieve” (Rickert 3). The inquisition of whether the American Dream is still alive or deceased remains a debate today. A multitude of individuals believe the American Dream has become impossible to obtain. On the other hand, others have come to a conclusion that the American Dream is still alive and transforming with individual aspects of life. Due to the evidence of changing family structure and growing individuality, the American Dream is indeed alive and evolving with new aspirations of the future.

Brian and Lori took a dissimilar route and attempt to ameliorate their parents even into adulthood. As time progresses, Brian and Lori learn from their child-like attachment and gain the mentality of their siblings. They learn to accept Rose Mary and Rex’s quirks and

This family comes together in a time when they all need it. Phillip at one point tells Judd he’s on his side and has his back no what the situation is. Then every time Judd and Wendy meet on the roof to talk they are creating a turning point during a bad time. It can be see that each brother, sister, brother, brother, and/or mother, child moment is a growing point where something/someone else is thinking and acting different. The Altman family displays resilience by walking away at the end and assuring each other that they have their backs.

In the book “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, there were characters whose dreams were stated, some of which were shattered by greed and misfortune and others which would eventually come to be true. The first dream that came about was Walter’s dream of one day owning and maintaining a liquor store. He would do anything to attempt to get his dream to come true, but his mama wanted anything but that to happen. His mama had a dream of her own though, she dreamed of one day owning her own house, where her whole family could stay comfortably. She dreamed this because in the apartment that she resided in was too small, and dumpy, as Ruth called it. Her grandson Travis had to sleep on the couch, and all

Throughout life everybody has heard the line “Follow your dreams!” This simple sentence has inspired many. This idea of creating a dream and chasing it has inspired the American Dream. The American Dream is different for everybody. It could be getting married, creating a business, or being a hero. It turns out the American Dream is not for everybody. There is always something standing in the way of the American Dream. Race, social status, and the individual are standing in the way between the person and the American Dream.

While the lives of Patty Bergen and Anne Frank shared many similarities such as their relationships with their families and their love lives, Patty’s and Anne’s experiences with captivity could not have been any more different. World War Two had just started in the year of 1939, when the troubles of Anne and Patty began. It all started when Hitler got elected chancellor of Germany in 1933(Wikipedia). World War Two lasted for six years, and ended in 1945. Hitler ordered the eradication of all Jewish people (Mainly in Germany). Over 6 million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust. Jewish people were sent to concentration camps around the world, and captured Nazi’s were sent to POW camps everywhere

The Breakfast Club is a movie about five totally different students in high school who are forced to spend a Saturday in detention in their school library. The students come from completely different social classes which make it very difficult for any of them to get along. They learn more about each other and their problems that each of them have at home and at school. This movie plays their different personality types against each other. In this essay I will go into detail about each of the students and the principal individually.