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    it. We as a society forget to take advantage of life, we let it slip by us we let others rule over us, we let society and rules break our free-spirited minds. But for some, like in the Dead Poet Society, we must learn from the free to become free ourselves. To develop one's mind and body into something that is more than just what our parents or teachers tell us to be, but to grow from child to adulthood. To become independent free-thinking humans. The Dead Poet Society, a movie that…

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    in the books, or our beloved family members and friends. They are called our role models because we are inspired to keep living on until we achieve our goals. However, we could be influenced by immoral and unfortunate situations. The movie, "Dead Poet Society", directed by Peter Weir, demonstrates influence of the role models as a theme. The film demonstrates the influences John Keating has on the lives of his students in English class. He is an English teacher with a passion for poetry. He…

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    Conformity Essay People today are not fully being themself just to fit in with society today. One reason that some people develop psychological disorders is due to trying to fit in. Another reason why being a conformist is bad is because you can never learn anything new if you keep following one direction. A third reason why being a conformist is bad is because you can never show anyone your true identity and your uniqueness. Conformity causes people to hide their true identity and does not…

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    live simply, and experience life to its fullest potential. These writers, including Emerson, Whitman and Thoreau, believed in an enlightened way of life and spiritual being. Many of these writers ideals are presented throughout the film, “Dead Poets Society,” directed by Peter Weir that was produced years after these Transcendentalists lived. This film takes place at Welton Academy, an all boys school that encompasses beliefs revolving around tradition, honor, discipline, and excellence. The…

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    O Me O Life Analysis

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    of other people across generations. Whitman did not know that the words he was writing would still be significant to this day. What he also did not know was that his words would be so significant that “O Me! O Life” would a part of the movie Dead Poets Society which was an instant classic on its own. Both the poem and the movie are significant to this day for the same reason; they inspire us and give us hope. People across the world look for inspiration and hope through works like…

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    stories with friendships the characters end up becoming dependent on one another and when there is a codependent relation there are changes. The friendships may grow and change or end horribly. The codependent friendships in A Separate Peace and Dead Poets Society were what allowed the boys to grow and develop their personal identities. In A Separate Peace, Gene and Phineas were best friends but before they met they were different people. Gene was a very quiet, timid, and a good student. He…

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    Dead Poets Society Essay In the beginning of the movie when Mr. Keating takes all of his students out to the hall, and tells them to make their lives extraordinary, he is trying to tell them to be original. He’s trying to say that they need to be the person that they want to be, and not the person that the school or even their parents want them to be, because in the end it is their life and no one else's. Overall I think you can summarize Mr. Keating’s speech that he gives the boys in one…

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    pieces of literature and was able to connect them in a variety of ways. Using Thomas C. Foster’s ideas of “pattern recognition” and a literary lens mentioned in the “Literary Perspective Tool Kit” packet, I was able to connect The Matrix and Dead Poets Society. I also found connections between The Catcher in the Rye, “The Flowers”, and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” through the theme of coming of age. All good works of literature can be boiled down and placed into several…

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    Mr Keating Research Paper

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    A role-model is someone looked to by others who should set an example for others to follow. Mr. Keating, a new English teacher with unorthodox methods of teaching, demonstrates this in the movie when he influences his students to make the best of their time on this Earth. Mr. Keating used poetry in a way to make his students express his thoughts. For example, Mr. Keating completely changed the way Todd Andersen, a new and shy student with academic pressure from his brother’s reputation,…

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    Civil disobedience means to not conform to the rules of society and what other people believe. This could be interpreted as breaking the law in some circumstances and could result in legal problems for the person committing the act of being disobedient. Being civil disobedient doesn’t mean to not follow the laws…

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