What was the significance of the LUNCH SCENE from THE BREAKFAST CLUB?

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Pris

For psychology class, what was the meaning of this scene from the movie?

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Although not playing a major role in the film, only being highlighted once, the food during the lunch scene in The Breakfast Club helps to emphasize the stereotypes that label each teen.

The brain has, from what the audience believes, is a good home life where he is well taken care of and supported. His family is there for him and is concerned with his grades and achievement. This is shown through his sack lunch. He himself describes his lunch as a âpretty standardâ lunch, just as his home life is thought to be. It includes each food group, and it is a well thought out meal.

The athlete, a wrestler, has an abundance of food. Not only does he have multiple sandwiches and pieces of fruit, but it also contains a whole full size bag of chips. The large amount of food stresses that he is a âjock.â It also can tell that his dad only is focused and concerned with his sport career and therefore wants him to eat well to compete well.

The basket case has a very odd lunch. She puts both breakfast cereal and sugar on a sandwich. This odd combination displays that circumstances in her life might not be perfect. It is assumed that her life at home is not the best or ideal but at least she does have some sort of food.

The princess brings sushi for her lunch. She also has a fancy set up placing it on a wooden raised board. This is a show of that her family is well off money wise because sushi is not the usual sack lunch occurrence. From her lunch, it appears that she is well provided for.

The criminal has no lunch at all which helps to strengthen his stories of the abuse he receives from his parents. It makes the point that he has a tough life and is not well cared for at home.

The food or lack of food in the lunch scene makes it less difficult for the audience to follow along with the story because each lunch helps to put on display the family life and status of each teen. Food can speak volumes; it emphasizes the stereotypes that others label them as.

Hope this helps.

How do you motivate yourself to exercise?

Missy154

I need a little push, looking for some ideas. What do you do? Thanks!

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What I do is watch some really hardcore athletes training. I can't really do what they do, but I'd like to, and it motivates me. Try this video of a guy working out in a park. http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/my_video_tips/300workout.html

Another thing, start slow. Grab your bike and go for a five or ten mile ride on a nice, sunny day. Even if you just go once per week. And start eating right. Go to www.spartafit.com and see how many calories you need per day, and chop that up into 6 small, balanced meals. The bike ride will take an hour one day per week. The meal planning maybe an hour to design your plan, and fifteen minutes a day to put your healthy snacks in sandwhich bags so you can have them with you when its time to eat. (i put 2/3 of my calories into breakfast, lunch and dinner and 1/3 into healthy snacks. It feels great, you get to eat all the time, and you loose weight.)

Try it for a month. you'll get in (a little) better shape, but you'll feel motivated to do more. I started like this about four months ago, and my program just gets more and more hardcore every month. Now I'm working out hard four or five days a week and I feel fantastic.

Good luck!

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what should a track runner eat everyday to have energy to run 5 miles everyday?

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Q. ok like i am in track...but everyday we have to run 5 miles, but i can burly make it. so i want to know what i can eat to boost my energy and stamina and endurance.

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I did a presentation on this for FCCLA last year and went to state. It was called Eating to Enhance Energy. I am also a cross country runner, basketball player, and track runner. I have proved that these have worked.

First up is muscle energy, Reloading on food is like reloading your muscles because you are giving them strength and endurance for the next day of training or for the next workout. I ate a granola bar before every practice and after practice. Glycogen is in your muscles. It is a storage form of glucose. When Glycogen is low, muscles canât perform their best. Athletics can double the amount of glycogen your muscles can hold. It is common to have poor muscle glycogen recovery in athletes that donât eat enough calories to support their level of activity and in athletes taking steps at the wrong time to control weight. Carbs are really good for runners. We always ate spaghetti for lunch on meet day for cross country. Pasta is loaded with carbs.

Next is Hydration/fluids, water is the single most important nutrient for the body. It promotes health, safety and performance. Drink Cool fluids in large enough containers that allow adequate volumes to be ingested with ease. Cool water is best for activity lasting less than one hour. Cold water (40 degrees F) is absorbed faster.You should weigh yourself before and after exercise. Drink two 8 ounce cups of water for every pound lost during exercise. Sweat must evaporate from your body to remove heat that your muscles produce during exercise. If you are dehydrated, your body has to use the water content of your blood. Blood volume can get so low that itâs dangerous, just to produce sweat to prevent your body from overheating. Dehydration reduces the ability to sustain exercise for longer than a minute or two. So if you are dehydrated you can forget about endurance.

When to eat, Eating before practice gives you energy to burn during practice. After practice your muscles are ready to replace muscle glycogen. It is important to fuel your muscles because it fuels your performance.You donât have to eat nasty food that you think is the only healthy food out there. Make it fun and enjoyable. Include your favorite fruits, juices, cereals or breads before practice, right after practice or on the bus, in your gym bag or backpack. High-carbohydrate and Moderate-protein ensure more glycogen recovery and more energy. Eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat before practice, and eat after practice. It might seem like a lot but you will see a difference with your performance. Eating breakfast i found out also helps you stay awake in those early mornings.

How do I get my Son to stop eating?

Paris

My 9 year old son never stops eating!! Whenever we have dinner after I leave to pick my daughter up from soccer or the other from dance etc. he'll take a double or quadrouple portion!! When I'm up in my room he will go downstairs and eat out of the snack drawer or make himself a full meal after hes already eaten.I have tried everything! Making the snacks in the snack drawer healthier, packing him a healthier lunch! But when he gets to school he buys bags of chips at the cafeteria. I've put him in sports, it doesn't help he's too lazy; he's very into video games. Help? How do I get him to stop eating, I'm busy and im a bit of a chauffer(my 3 daughters are athletes; all star cheer, soccer, and competitive dance) so I cant aqlways yell at him to "stop eating!!!" How do I get him to stop while I am not around?

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Let him smoke some weed, give him the munchies.

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