When I first saw Dead Poets Society‚ it was nothing I expected. The film is quite serious and it is without question the best movie I’ve ever seen. It takes place in 1959 at Welton Academy‚ a private collage prep school for boys where discipline is the most important goal and any demonstration of a free thought is strictly prohibited . One voice stands out among narrow-minded administration-John Keatings‚ eccentric and inspiring teacher. He wants his students to "suck the bone of life to the marrow"
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Thomas Hardy as a War Poet Thomas Hardy is one of the most famous and prolific British writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Most people recognize Hardy as an author of novels‚ but he preferred to write poetry. Both his novels and his poetry give a pessimistic view of the world. Subjects for his poetry include nature‚ love‚ and war. Most of his poems on war have tragic themes and present humans as having little control over their destinies. A major theme of Thomas Hardy’s tragic
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No two relationships between an authority and an individual are ever the same‚ but the relationships have a huge impact on both parties in varied ways. As seen in the film “Dead Poets Society”‚ directed by Peter Weir and the picture book “Rose Blanche” by Roberto Innocenti‚ relationships between individuals are fuelled by common interests and beliefs‚ hence‚ having the power to shape the individuals by enriching their shared interests. However‚ the conflicting values between the authority and the
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Compare the ways poets present relationships in ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ and in one other poem from Character and Voice In this essay I will be commenting on the presentation of relationships in two poems. The first poem is ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’‚ in which the speaker remarks on her life before marriage‚ where she was adored and worshiped by men‚ and how it has changed after marriage. ‘My Last Duchess’ is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker comments on his late wife and her character‚ suggesting
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Throughout the text Pearl Poet uses many plot devices that can be seen in other literary work like films for instance Scooby Doo. The different plot device that were used in both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Scooby Doo were the beheading game‚ the use of mythical creatures and the use of characters were the protagonist and the antagonist always meet. The beheading game consists of the chopping off someone’s head with an axe. Moreover‚ in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain cuts the
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Defying Gravity by Roger McGough and Mort Aux Chats by Peter Porter are two poems that have death as a theme. Although they refer to death in different ways. Mort Aux Chats refers to death to convince you to dislike cats. Whereas Defying Gravity is about a mans “victory” with death. These poems rely on language to emphasise the attitude to death. Defying Gravity is told from the point of view of a dying mans best friend. It uses a lots of metaphors and I think this makes the poem very effective
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’’Dead Poets Society‚’’ which has been rated PG (’’Parental Guidance Suggested’’)‚ would probably bore and confuse very young audiences. Subversive Verse DEAD POETS SOCIETY‚ directed by Peter Weir; written by Tom Schulman; director of photography‚ John Seale; edited by William Anderson; music by Maurice Jarre; production designer‚ Wendy Stites; produced by Steven Haft‚ Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas; released by Touchstone Pictures. At Cinema 1‚ Third Avenue and 60th Street‚ and other theaters
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The immortality of the dream According to the movie < Dead Poets Society>‚ it tells a story that a couple of boys pursue the dream and freedom within the teaching from an English literature teacher which happens in the boy’s school. Some of the major themes being used in the movie aimed to raise the diversity and complicated storyline and character relations. The following three major themes give the deeply impression. Firstly‚ Symbolism; in this movie‚ many symbols has been designed to state
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1. Describe at least ONE conflicts in the text(s). Explain why the conflict was important to the text(s) as a whole‚ supporting your points with examples of visual and/or language features. Tradition‚ honour‚ discipline‚ excellence is what Wellton Academy pursues. John Keating the new English teacher has a new way of teaching. Peter Weir has shown in the film that Keating makes the boys look at a new perspective of life‚ “ Carpe Diem‚” “seize the day” making the boys think out of the tradition
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The Victor Poet: C.W. Longenecker If you think you are beaten‚ you are. If you think you dare not‚ you don’t If you like to win but think you can’t‚ It’s almost a cinch you won’t. If you think you’ll lose‚ you’re lost. For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow’s will It’s all in the state of mind. If you think you are outclassed‚ you are. You’ve got to think high to rise. You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win the prize. Life’s battles don’t
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