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    quite troublesome but it has been a great motivation for people. For instance, many people believe we should seize the day because life is short and we will not get another opportunity to do the things we want ever again. In the film, Dead Poets Society, Neil Perry and Todd Anderson were both able to seize the day. Neil seizes the day by acting in the play, "A Midsummer Night 's Dream", playing as the character Puck and he did so well that everyone applauded, making him feel that his dream of…

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    Todd Anderson is a young boy that goes to an all boy’s privet school called Welton Academy as well as a member of a student made club called the Dead Poets Society. Todd Anderson is a new bee at Welton; he has a very high expectation set for him due to his older brother being an excellent student as well as a horror student. Anderson does have some issues at first with friend that he will have to make at his new school and has a very shy and scared personality, which doesn’t know make it better…

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    Oxford school in 1662 for refusing to follow to the Anglican Church rules. He chose to hold church services in his room which caused a rift. As well as the school, his father didn’t approve of this and beat him for it. Penn joined the Religious Society five years later known as the Quaker religion. While participating, he went to jail several times for resisting the Church of England. At that time, Friends, commonly called "Quakers," were subject to official persecution which is what landed…

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    Poets Society contains its fair share of them. I felt that the most interesting plot twist occurred towards the end of the movie, where Neil (Robert Sean Leonard) commits suicide after finally caving in from all of the pressure his father had put on him. This was a twist that I didn’t see coming and I felt that it was fresh to see something that deviated from the standard plot. I’m not saying I like suicide; I’m just saying I like a refreshing story. A second feature of Dead Poets Society that…

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    Dead Poets Society and Eveline have many similarities when comparing and contrasting the theme, plot, characters, and tone of the film and short story. Both devised a theme that discussed breaking out of the normality of the life the characters lived. The plots differed because the character in Eveline chose to stay in her suitable life, while in Dead Poets Society the characters branched out to find the things they really loved. Looking back at the characters, Todd and Eveline, displayed…

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    without noticing the truth. He tries to protect their innocence by following his heart to do good for all children, but always thinking about this shortly made him depressed and it leads him to be admitted into a mental institution. In “Dead Poets Society” Neil followshis heart to be an actor, and with the help of his english teacher at his all boys preparatory school, Mr. Keating, he is the lead in a play. His father does not support his son becoming an actor which leads Neil to tragically…

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    If the world alone was nothing more but a society in which there is nothing but peace and the entire world was equal in all directions, citizens and outsiders of the society would classify it differently from completely different sides. This is the thought that sparks a discussion about the similarities and differences of two societies that are highly popular in pop culture, yet surprisingly are true in the modern world. One society is a place where everything in the world is perfect and…

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    In the world, there exist social problems that affect the social nature of the society or affect the people. Social problems are therefore negative issues that affect human beings either directly and indirectly and impact on their social lives. The social issues affect religion, social institutions, individuals and political entities. There are however different approaches to these social problems that differ in the perspective of understanding and dealing with the issues. Some of these…

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    constantly analyze one’s current society to form a more peaceful and just society with growing networks in order to better the human experience. Fighting for justice…

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    affecting society. Before writing A World of Half-Adults, Bly focused on writing about gender and how the roles are changing in society. He believes that there are two different types of society, paternalistic and sibling societies. The Paternalistic society was viewed as the preferred generation, where there was structure and self sacrifice was encouraged. This society was more prevalent up until the late 1980’s. The sibling society is considered to be from the 1990’s up until now. Sibling…

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