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    Many people may not think that literature has a big impact on society‚ but it does. In the two novels‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and 1984 by George Orwell‚ the two societies were able to survive without any literature but that causes people to be narrow minded and didn’t think too much. If literature was taken away from society‚ there wouldn’t be people who think out side the box and find the deeper meanings in the writings they read. According to Dictionary.com‚

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    The movie‚ Dead Poets Society‚ has proven one of the teachings of G.W.F. Hegel that I’ve learned from my Philosophy class last semester--Poetry is the end of art because it is capable of communicating what is in our spirit and soul. The line of Mr. John Keating‚ "We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine‚ law‚ business‚ engineering‚ these are noble pursuits and

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    Society & Culture Association Beginning Teachers Day Methodology workshops Content Analysis Jodi Arrow‚ North Sydney Girls’ High School State Library of NSW 25 February‚ 2011 What is Content Analysis? • • • • • NOT secondary research – a common misconception. Content analysis is a form of primary research. “A study and interpretation of written and visual material‚ for examples‚ magazines‚ television advertisements‚ photographs.” (BOS Syllabus) An ANALYSIS of the

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    The most successful film directors are those who offer their audience thought provoking themes to contemplate throughout their film. This is achieved by using a large range of film techniques to enhance the portrayal of a theme or idea. In the film ‘Dead Poets Society’‚ the director Peter Weir has put forward several themes and ideas which are critical to the structure of the film. Fundamental aspects construct the basis of the film and they include themes such as tradition‚ conformity‚ and loyalty

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    Supporting Transcendentalism In the movie Dead Poet Society the high school students at Welton Academy have a teacher named Mr. Keating. Mr. Keating teaches the boys in his class how to live a life with transcendental values. By doing this‚ he teaches the boys how to be self-reliant on themselves and how to show individuality. He doesn’t teach his class like other teachers. He doesn’t go straight from the book like every other teacher‚ instead he actively teaches them how to write poetry and be

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    English 101 10/6/11 Dead Poet’s Society What happens at an all-boy‚ rich‚ private academy? I don’t know‚ but the Dead Poet’s Society gives us a good inside look at what goes on in this particular one: Welton Academy. This clip shows a very innovative teacher on the first day of school‚ trying to reach out to his students with an unorthodox way of teaching‚ especially for Welton. Through stereotypes‚ camera angles and shots‚ the tone and lack of music‚ the director creates an ambiance that directs

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    Mr. Keating from‚ Dead Poet Society‚ a Good Teacher? “A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom in the pupils‚” (Ever Garrison). This is especially true of Mr. Keating‚ a high school english teacher in‚ Dead Poet Society. Although‚ Mr. Keating had an unusual way of teaching he changed his students lives for the best and taught them to express themselves. Keating brought his students out of their comfort zones and helped them discover who they really are

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    he can be held responsible. To what extent do you agree? In the movie “Dead Poets Society” produced in 1989 by film director Peter Weir who provides us with an example of a “charismatic teacher” who persuades the boys away from conforming to the traditions. Suicide was overall Neil’s choice as he was unable to overcome and deal with the difficult relationship with his father. Neil was a sensitive‚ passionate type of person who found it hard to express his private thoughts about how he felt. Mr Keating

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    Dead Poets Society Scene where Knox Overstreet is on the telephone to Kris. Knox Overstreet played a fair part in the film Dead Poets Society. One particular scene that Knox was in was the phone conversation with the girl he loves‚ Kris. The scene starts with Knox at the telephone. The camera closes in on his face and his fingers dialling the telephone. The camera stays on his face as the phone rings and awaits a pick up. When Kris picks up the phone‚ Konx’s facial expression changes from

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    traditional cultural values that imply the individual to step in line. It questions the social norms that have been internalized by society‚ and viciously pokes at social control. When the social control is challenged‚ the fine line between right and wrong is blurred. Norms are questioned‚ different values are internalized‚ and sanctions may even change to protect or attack this change. In The Dead Poet’s Society‚ Social control is challenged when Mr. Keating inspires individualism into the social puppets of

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