FAUGET HIGH SCHOOL

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Teacher Claudia's Class
 synosis
NICK (DAMON WAYANS JR.), A DISGRUNTLED MAN WHO'S BEEN BURNED BY PAST RELATIONSHIPS,
JOINS A DATING WEBSITE THAT GUARANTEES LOVE. HOWEVER, AFTER GOING ON HUNDREDS OF DATES,
HE SUES THE SITE FOR FAILURE TO MEET THEIR GUARANTEE. HE HIRES LAWYER SUSAN WHITAKER
(RACHAEL LEIGH COOK), WHO HAS ALWAYS PUT HER CAREER AHEAD OF HER RELATIONSHIPS, TO TAKE
HIS CASE.
NEXT, SUSAN AND NICK ATTEND A MEETING WITH FOUNDER TAMARA TAYLOR AND HER LAWYERS,
WHO OFFER $100,000 TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT, WHICH THEY DECLINE IN LIEU OF A COURT DATE SIX
WEEKS LATER. IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR COURT APPEARANCE, SUSAN AND NICK MEET UP TO
DISCUSS THEIR CASE, ETC. AND THEY START TO SHOW MUTUAL INTEREST.
WHEN NICK COMES TO REALIZE THAT SUSAN IS A WORKAHOLIC, HE TRIES TO GET HER TO TAKE TIME
TO EXPERIENCE LIFE. AS THEY SPEND TIME TOGETHER, THEY DISCOVER NOT ONLY HOW MUCH THEY
HAVE IN COMMON, BUT BEGIN TO DEVELOP FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER.
SCENE 1
 ACCOUNTABILITY
DESCRIPTION:
THROUGH THIS SCENE, MISS WHITAKER TOOK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CONDUCTING NICK'S CASE WITH DID
RESEARCH ON THE CASE. SHE CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON GIRLS WHO ONCE DATED NICK. BEYOND THAT,
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT WEBSITE LOVE, GUARANTEE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HIM TO WIN THIS CASE
IN COURT.
EFFECT:
MISS WHITTAKER'S SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY BUILT HER DETERMINATION AND HIGHER COMMITMENT IN HIS
WORK TO WINNING HER CASE THROUGH RESEARCH.
RECOMMENDATION:
WHEN YOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS AND CONDUCT IN THE WORKPLACE, YOU DEMONSTRATE
MORE THAN ONE CORE VALUE. YOU'RE DEMONSTRATING YOUR HONESTY, ADAPTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY,
AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEEK FEEDBACK AND INPUT THAT HELPS YOU IMPROVE.
SCENE 2
 IMPOLITENESS
DESCRIPTION:
ROBERTO BARGED INTO HER OFFICE ROOM WITHOUT KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. MISS WHITAKER THEN SAID,
"ROBERTO, THERE IS A CONCEPT CALLED KNOCKING." ROBERTO REVEALS RUDE AND UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR BY
BARGING INTO HIS SUPERIOR'S OFFICE WITHOUT KNOCKING BEFORE GETTING PERMISSION TO ENTER.
POLITENESS IS AN IMPORTANT BEHAVIOR THAT REFLECTS AN INDIVIDUAL AND RESPECTS ANOTHER
INDIVIDUAL.
EFFECT:
THE ACT OF ROBERTO BARGING IN UNANNOUNCED IS AN IMPOLITE ATTITUDE AS IT SHOWS HIS LACK OF
RESPECT TOWARDS HIS SUPERIOR'S MISS WHITAKER HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSTANTLY PERTURBED BY THE
UNANNOUNCED ENTRANCE OF HER EMPLOYEE WHICH DISRUPTS HER CONCENTRATION.
RECOMMENDATION:
AS AN EMPLOYEE, ONE SHOULD ALSO BE POLITE TO THEIR EMPLOYERS, COLLEAGUES, AND CLIENTS AS IT
REFLECTS THEIR CHARACTER AND MORAL ATTRIBUTES AS AN INDIVIDUAL
SCENE 3
PROFESSIONALISM
DESCRIPTION:
IN THIS SCENE, MS. WHITAKER ADVISES MR. NICK TO BE PROFESSIONAL. THEN MS. WHITAKER AND ATTORNEYS
ON BEHALF OF LOVE, GUARANTEED COMPANY SHOOK HANDS WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN THE MEETING ROOM WITH
CHANGED NAMES AND SHOOK HANDS. SO, DISPLAY EXCELLENT WORK ETHICS AND ATTITUDE IN THE
WORKPLACE BY GREETING EACH OTHER DESPITE BOTH PARTIES ARE HAVING A CONFLICT THAT NEEDS TO BE
RESOLVED.
EFFECT:
THE EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS BETWEEN MISS WHITAKER AND THE LAWYERS ON BEHALF OF LOVER,
GUARANTEED COMPANY PORTRAYS A PROPER AND PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE IN A FORMAL WORKPLACE
ENVIRONMENT.
RECOMMENDATION:
THIS ATTITUDE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. PROFESSIONALISM BY EVERY EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AS IT
WOULD HELP BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL CORDIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG COLLEAGUES AND CLIENTS
SCENE 4
TEAMWORK

DESCRIPTION:
MISS WHITAKER SAYS "BUT LISTEN, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING READY FOR THE TRIAL, NOT
PLAYING THE CASE OUT IN THE PRESS.
ROBERTO RESPONDED "YOU ARE NO FUN. BILL JONES CALLED. WE ALREADY HAVE A COURT DATE.
MISS WHITAKER REPLIED "THIS IS ONLY SIX WEEKS AWAY. ALRIGHT WE CAN DO THIS. WE GOTTA
BUCKLE DOWN. I NEED NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS."
EFFECT:
DESPITE HAVING A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO SOLVE THE CASE FOR HER CLIENT, MISS WHITAKER
AND HER COLLEAGUES WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM IN THE GIVEN SITUATION. THEY WORK
TOGETHER AND ASSIST MISS WHITAKER. MISS WHITAKER WAS ALSO AN EXCELLENT LEADER
WHEN IT CAME TO LEADING HER TROOPS TO SOLVE WORKS.

RECOMMENDATION:
TEAMWORK IS NOT ONLY THE KEY TO GREAT RESULTS WHILE DOING THE WORK, BUT ALSO TO
FOSTERING DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS. SINCE EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER TO SOLVE A TASK OR
PROBLEM, TEAMWORK CAN HELP SOLVE THINGS MORE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT
SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON ONE JOB.
SCENE 5
RUDENESS
DESCRIPTION:
WHEN MS. TAMARA, CEO OF LOVE, GUARANTEED COMPANY, DELIVERED HER SPEECH DURING THEIR
MEETING, NICK, MISS WHITAKER’S CLIENT, ROLLED HER EYES AND SNEERED. PRIOR TO THE
MEETING, MS. WHITAKER HAD ADVISED NICK NOT TO DO THINGS HE SHOULDN’T.
EFFECT:
THE RUDE BEHAVIOR BY MR. NICK WHO ROLLED HIS EYES AND SNORTED WHILE MS. TAMARA WAS
SPEAKING WAS CONSIDERED UNPLEASANT AND IMPOLITE AS IT SHOWED LACK OF COURTESY AND
MANNERS TOWARDS THE OTHER PERSON, MS. TAMARA. HIS RUDENESS SHOWED HE DIDN'T CARE
AND DOWNPLAYED THE CONFLICT THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION.
RECOMMENDATION:
IN FORMAL WORKPLACE SITUATIONS, INDIVIDUALS SHOULD CONTROL THEIR OWN ETHICS SO AS
NOT TO OFFEND ANY PARTY. AN ENVIRONMENT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND CONCERN FOR OTHERS
WILL CREATE GOOD ETHICS.
SCENE 6
DISRESPECTFUL
DESCRIPTION:
WHEN MISS TAMARA, THE BOSS OF THE LOVE, GUARANTEED COMPANY SAYS "WE HAVO LOOKED
INTO YOU, MISS WHITAKER AND WO SOO THAT YOUR EARNEST LITTLE BOUTIQUE FIRM IS UNDER
WATER. YOU ARE FAILING

EFFECT:
MISS TAMARA’S BULLYING OF MISS WHITAKER IN THIS SCENE SHOWS THAT SHE DOES NOT
APPRECIATE AND DISRESPECT HIM AS A LAWYER. AS A RESULT, HE SHOWED THAT HE DID NOT
CARE ABOUT MISS WHITAKER'S WISHES. THE BEHAVIOR DISPLAYED BY MS. TAMARA AS A STERN
BOSS IS CONSIDERED VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, ESPECIALLY IN FORMAL MEETINGS.
RECOMMENDATION:
AS A LEADER IN SOMETHING OR AS AN EMPLOYEE, WE SHOULD ALWAYS RESPECT EACH OTHER TO
SHOW THAT WE ARE A PROFESSIONAL IN APPRECIATING THEIR CHARACTERISTICS OR QUALITIES.
BY ACTING IN THIS POLITE WAY, WE CAN INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OTHER EMPLOYEES AND
ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY RESULTS IN WHATEVER FIELD WE DO.
 CONCLUSION

THE CONCLUSION OF THE FILM IS THAT ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE IS CRITICAL IN DETERMINING
WHETHER A PERSON DESERVES TO BE CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL OR NOT. THIS CRITICAL
INCIDENT TAUGHT US THE VALUE OF COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ALL SITUATIONS.