Carpe diem

Dead Poets Society and “Self-Reliance” are two incredibly comparable pieces that express the transcendentalist ideas which begin during the 1830-40s. They both contain a plethora of common beliefs, most notably, non-conformity, carpe diem, and self-exploration. Each of the pieces, “Self-Reliance” and Dead Poets Society, obtain multiple meaningful messages that allow the reader to learn important life lessons. Peter Weir, the director of Dead Poets Society, enforces the idea of individuality,…

ANALYSES OF THE LOVELIEST TREES AND TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG BY HOUSMAN Alfred Edward Housman was an English poet and one of the greatest classical scholars of all time. In this essay, I will analyse two poems “The Loveliest Trees” and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman from modern era in England. These poems call as modern poems. First of all, I want to mention about modernism, characteristics of modernism and characteristics of modern English poetry. Modernism is a literary movement…

In Through the Out Door: A Rebellion Against Societal Expectations As a teenager it seems an expectation that I venture through a phase of discontent and insubordination of my way to adulthood. It is anticipated that I will become a nuisance to my parents and other authority figures, predicted that I will develop an arrogant attitude and presumed that I will focus all of my built up aggression and other hormonally imbalanced emotions on spontaneous, destructive acts of rebellion, self-proclaimed…

A scene within the film by the title of “Carpe Diem” examines the idea of how Keating wants his students to experience a happy and joyful life rather than a simple yet boring life. Another scene “Standing on Desks” shows how Keatings want his students to experience life at a different perspective…

The old saying don’t put off tomorrow, what you can do today has lost its general meaning. Our culture focuses on a carpe diem mentality, create and get rich. The more you have, the more you replace the old with new the better off you are in societal standards. Thrift is used and full of diseases, you need to buy new and not stop. This unfortunate cascade or creating trash…

People wanted wealth and pleasure out of life, and these desires are driven by the values of money and a “Carpe diem” mindset. A mindset such as this often leads to the using of other people in the hopes of attaining this goal of wealth and living in the moment. Personal pleasure and wealth, a hedonistic and selfish goal, is demonstrated in the hordes of people…

Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, was one of the most influential transcendentalist of his time. Getting away from the growing industrial town of Concord he escaped into the open, wooded lands around the pristine Walden pond. He passed his days observing and documenting his surroundings like the breeze rustling the branches of trees and shrubs, animals scurrying about the barren grounds, or the way that the rain hit the surface of the quaint pond and slowly rippled. He…

I chose the poem “Mientras por Competir con tu Cabello” by Luis de Gongora because its directly related to the theme of carpe diem which urges people to live their lives to the fullest without concerning for their future. The imagery that stands out in this poem says, “no solo en plata o viola troncada se vuelva, mas tu y ello juntamente en tierra, en humo, en polvo, en sombra, en nada.” This imagery demonstrates the whole purpose of this poem which is to tell everyone that their life, youth,…

A Literary Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" would not be complete without a thorough examination into the life of Dexter Green. Carpe Diem in “Winter Dreams” is, in the long run, an unfulfilled concept. I expose Dexter’s botching his many opportunities to “seize the day.” The setting written during a period of time in and around the Roaring 20’s when Dexter is between fourteen to thirty-two years old. F. Scott Fitzgerald divides “Winter Dreams” among specific time periods…

In 1896, after being inspired by the raid, Kipling composed a poem titled If-, which instantly drew much attention and admiration in Great Britain. As a matter of fact, the poem itself has been rewritten and printed in a multitude of languages throughout the years. This instructive piece of poetry contains a diversity of themes; three of the major themes being masculinity, leadership and defeat. Although the poem was composed in 1896, it was not until 1910 that it was published in a book called…