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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Adversity brings out both the best and worst in us. It really depends on an individual. Some people turn into heroes when disaster happens and others turn into looters. Others sit helplessly waiting for help. Adversity tests the "metal" of a person. Adversity is part of life. How we react to it is based on genetics‚ human nature and learned behaviour. There are usually three different repeatable behaviours that people display in a crisis. Firstly‚ they do nothing‚ they freeze and become paralysed
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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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The role of women in the early Roman Empire is much different than the roles of women today. In the early Roman Empire‚ women were not given many rights‚ with Roman law not concerning women as equal to men. In the Roman Empire‚ women were not allowed to participate in the political areas either. Very few Roman women‚ mainly the wealthy and those with a high social status enjoyed the freedom on owning a business. For example‚ one Roman woman made lamps‚ while others conducted their own businesses
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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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The main character‚ Ana‚ in the movie Real Women Have Curves faces adversity within her family. Her mother and father are immigrants from Mexico and came to America to make a better life for their family. Although they want their family members to succeed and moved to this country for better opportunity‚ Ana’s mother struggles to allow her to leave to go off to college. I believe that their struggle is due to the fact that their Hispanic heritage often obligates the mother to feel responsible for
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A STRONG HUMAN SPIRIT IS ESSENTIAL TO OVERCOMING ADVERSITY but what makes a strong human spirit and how do you overcome that adversity. Strong human spirit is needed for personal growth to surpass obstacles and new ways of seeing and believing‚ without human spirit one would not be able to take on a journey and the challenges they present. Adversity is an unavoidable part of life. It could be the Death of a loved one‚ breakup of a relationship‚ job loss‚ natural disaster‚ or any other undesirable
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Prosperity brings Friends‚ Adversity tries Them It is natural that prosperity should attract friendship‚ or at least the semblance of friendship. The friends of a prosperous man derive many obvious advantages from their connection with him. If their rich friend is hospitable‚ he invites all who have the privilege of knowing him to pleasant entertainments in his fine house and beautiful grounds. At these social gatherings a large number of agreeable and clever persons assemble‚ determined to do
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