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    quote relates to transcendentalism because in the movie Dead Poets Society each character goes through a change that changes them for the better. The movie Dead Poets Society is about a group of students who have a teacher who is different from the teachers at their boarding school. Mr. Keating uses different methods to teach his students. All the boy’s face a lot of pressure from their parents. Then one day the come across the Dead Poets Society and decide to start it. With the help of Mr.…

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    As Socrates develops his city with the help of his interlocutors, music becomes an important part of the education of the guardians. Poetry is included in the musical education, but Socrates is wary of allowing all forms of poetry into the city. He instead develops several requirements that poetry must meet to be allowed into the city. These stipulations deal with the portrayal of the gods, tragedy, the afterlife, and others. Out of all the categories, Plato’s Socrates considered the gods to be…

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    Differences: The Importance of Individuality Many adolescents grow up under the impression that the only way to become successful and respected is to be popular and follow the crowd. Rather than being encouraged to divulge from the crowd, many individuals place themselves behind barriers acting as someone they aren’t simply to avoid facing the harsh judgements people place upon one another. Throughout the following short stories “A Dead Men’s Path”, “A Party Down at The Square”, and “A Very Old…

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    Dead Poets Society is a film, released in 1989 about a college professor (John Keating) who inspires his students to have more transcendental ideals. Charlie Dalton is one of Keating's most loyal followers throughout the movie. Charlie comes from a wealthy family and attends Welton private school. He has a hard time conforming to authority and believes creativity can be expressed best through writing. Mr. Keating's teachings do more than inspire him. Charlie takes transcendentalism to a new…

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    LOGLINE: A couple takes an opportunity to admit their genius son into a very prestigious school despite there fears of being outcasted. In turn, there fears become reality and take a turn for the worst when a rival family does everything in their power to challenge the boards decision of their son’s admittance. With comedy at its core, this story mixes a happy go lucky style with thematic elects of revenge, conspiracy and challenge the ideals of the perfect family. SUMMARY: STEFANIE and HOWIE…

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    After viewing the movies “Dead Poets Society” and “The Graduate” many similarities and differences can be found between the two such as, going with your gut whether or not it works out, journey to find themselves as people, loosening parents grips on their lives, and the flim techniques used. When it comes down to which movie executed better, it is clear that “Dead Poets Society” was better at conveying its ideas than the movie “The Graduate”. In both the “Dead Poets Society” and “The Graduate”…

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    GOOD WILL HUNTING The movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ directed by Gus Van Sant, is a movie about a guy called Will Hunting and his journey discovering who he really is. He could not do this on his own, without the help of his counselor Sean Maguire. Gus Van Sant skillfully uses a variety of film techniques to get across an idea. One of the most important scenes in ‘Good Will Hunting’ is the park scene. An important film technique used in the park scene is the camera angles. At the start of the park…

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    In the movie “Dead Poets Society” there’s a group of students that choose to do what they are told and not what they want, until their teacher Mr. Keating tells them to “seize the day.” In this quote it is displayed that in order to seize the day people must choose to be non-conformists…

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    The teacher should once again define the device used (the use of symbols by giving the topic a different meaning from its own). Next, show specific examples and have the student read them, precisely the quotes on page thirty three, paragraph five, which explains that “There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love.” (Steinbeck 33). Nect, page twenty five…

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    Natalie is a nice girl who ended up dating the wrong boy. Caleb was Natalie’s boyfriend who ended up going to jail for drugs. Natalie started having episodes of schizophrenia and was sent to therapy at Winter Oaks. Winter Oaks is where she meets Lucas. Lucas is a nice boy but they don’t get to know each other too well at therapy. Natalie wakes up one morning to her brother named David threatening to tell their parents about all of the bad things she did with Caleb if she doesn’t try out for “A…

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