Fireside Poets

Maya Angelou displays the theme of freedom, being victorious and life in her writing. Her structure of writing, disguise and poetic element helps Maya Angelou’s point of view through to the reader and makes her one of the greatest African American poets. The theme of freedom is represented by the poem “Caged Bird.” Many symbols are deciphered between a caged bird, a free bird, a cage and nature. The poem focuses on the caged bird crying out for his freedom, while the free bird roams around…

David Sedaris' essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day" gives a look into the struggles of a man attending a French class, in France, in his early forties. Well past the "normal" age of a student. It is a well written account about the ups and downs associated with learning a new language, especially in a foreign land. Even though the essay is written about a man taking a class, the lessons learned from it can be applied to anyone who is thinking about go after their goals. No matter what stage of life…

The very first time Holden thinks about ducks is when he is talking with Mr. Spencer. After getting kicked out of Pencey, Holden feels like he needs some sort of guidance, so he decides to go visit Mr. Spencer, his history teacher, one last time. Instead of giving him guidance that he desperately seeks, Mr. Spencer starts talking about how he should start to apply himself. Holden realizes that he isn’t ready to have a serious conversation about his life, so he refrains from discussing why he…

Examination of Dead Poets Society The Dead Poets Society is the classic work written by Nancy H. Kleinbaum as a novel. In the stories of 7 high school students in an overly disciplined boarding school, the responsibility of being overloaded by the school and the families, and the distances between their families and their choice to live and do what they want, The story also tells about the obstacles that students face and how to deal with them. John Keating, who is new to the Welton Academy,…

‘Carpe diem.’ These words depict the main idea of the film ‘Dead Poets’ Society’’. The drama film, released in 1989, was set in the US in 1959 at the most conservative and aristocratic at that time Wellton academy. The script was written by Tom Schulman and it accounts of his experience at the Montgomery Bell-academy. The motto of the film – ‘seize the day’ - has been perfectly illustrated by the talents and commitment of the actors. The story is told from the perspective of Robin Williams in…

Front of the Class is a true story of a young man, Brad Cohen, with Tourette syndrome, whose dream is to become a school teacher and get his master's degree. The movie is about how he overcomes the obstacles on his way to become the teacher he never had. The main characters of this movie are Brad Cohen, his mom, Ellen, and his dad, Norman. The secondary characters include, his brother, Jeff, his girlfriend, Nancy, his house mate, Ron and the student he taught specifically Thomas and Heather.…

MOVIE REVIEW Dead Poet’s Society The film Dead Poets Society is a film that explores the idea of "Carpe Diem" (seize the day) from the perspective of few young men at an all boys boarding school. Their teacher Mr. Keating (their poetry professor) played an important role throughout and helps them stretching their minds, and exercising their right to defiant acts of love for life and poetry, and the false opinions of the society. The movie throughout takes us on a roller coaster that leaves the…

used throughout time to entertain, engage, inspire, celebrate, and explore. This ranges from odes written by Pindar a classical poet from ancient Greece to odes written in the 19th and 20th century by female poets such as Emily Brontë and Sylvia Plath. The ode is first and foremost a poem that consists of a subject or object being addressed by a narrator; usually the poet themselves. The imperative ‘must’ in the question suggests that the grandness of the ode is necessary for it to be considered…

Cosmopolitan’s review of “If…” was “If you’re young you will really dig “If….” If you’re not so young it is more reason than ever to see what it is all about”. “If….” is a movie by Lindsay Anderson inspired by “Zero de Conduite”; a French movie that focuses on a group of boys fed up with their educational system. Starring Malcolm McDowell as “Mick”, “If….” is a movie that presents the British high school system in the 60s. It is Anderson’s most notable movie. The college that the movie is…

Comparison Essay on A Separate Peace and Dead Poets’ Society In the stories A Separate Peace and Dead Poets’ Society, the main characters influence others, create secret societies, and there are symbols for how the boys change during the school year. The characters influence others by having influential opinions about academics, friendships, and freedom. Individual characters create and improve secret societies that allow the boys to have a secure place to express themselves. There are symbols…