One of two things are going through your mind right now. You could either be thinking “Why is this girl on a chair?” or your body could be covered with goose bumps as an entire film flashes through your mind, as you remember the moment where Todd stood up on that desk and showed Mr Keating that his students cared about him, that he changed their perspective on poetry and inspired the class in a way that no one else really could.
If you haven’t seen the film “Dead Poets Society” what just happened might seem a bit confusing to you. That is what I am here to talk about today. The fact that one single line could invoke so many feelings in a person who has seen and loves a film shows us the power of quotes themselves.
Quotes can create a sense of unity and friendship among people. For example, you enter a new classroom on the first day of university and say “Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas
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Let’s say you’re in a class of people the same age as you. Let’s say that this age is 18. Nowadays, you know that most people your age have read Harry Potter. You want to make friends. Your pencil has just fallen onto the floor.
“AVADA KEDAVRA!” you yell, in your most dramatic voice.
“Did… did you just cast the killing curse on your pencil?”
Your heart drops. Your one opportunity to seem ‘in with the kids’ has disappeared. You couldn’t even remember that you should’ve said “Accio” in order to magically lift your pencil towards you. You move away and live as a hermit for the rest of your years.
Of course I am being dramatic, but if you had said accio, the whole class could have giggled and began to discuss favourite scenes and which book is your favourite and why. You could have made yet another friend and became part of that community in your school. But you misquoted the most basic line from the movie and now everyone sees you as a fake
Therefore, it is of paramount importance to know when to draw the line while using epigraphs to keep them a simple peek into the content and becoming spoiler. The powerful use of the author’s own quotes or works of other authors give ease in understanding the inlaid theme of the narration. Krakauer’s careful selection of epigraphs is an interesting example of precise use of quotes and excerpts to kindle the reader’s passion to go ahead and read more. Along with expert narration and prowess to communicate with his readers, the imbibing of epigraphs has brought the intricacy in Krakauer’s Into the Wild and made it a literary
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In my paper you will be pleased to find that I talked about three different quotes that really spoke to me from the book Stiff by Mary Roach. The first quote is from page 82, “the point that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won’t ultimately, be very appealing.” To me this is the main topic of chapter three, and it talks about different things you are able to do with your body after death in gruesome detail. The second quote I pulled from chapter three as well, it comes from page 84, it reads; “… at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget.” With this quote I was able to make a very personal connection that may or may not include my last two relationships. For my third and final quote, which came
He creates a vision of relief at the beginning of the passage by means of diction, similes, and an impeccable amount of imagery. Douglass also applies an approach for the application of syntax, diction, and connotative sense to amplify the feelings of loneliness and paranoia presented after emancipation. The result is the masterpiece that fluently runs from one state of mind following his escape to another. It is a masterpiece with a timeless sense of moral values being unconsciously taught to its audience, whether or not they succeed in deciphering it. Works Cited Frederick Douglass.
It appears appropriate to discuss the film using Peck's ideas on love and discipline since "The Dead Poets Society" involves numerous instances where individual interests, driven by love, come into conflict with discipline invoked by the proponents of social conservation and conformity. It is the situation where the older generation intends to exercise control over the younger one through what it sees as discipline, while at the same time failing to see that the real reason behind the acting out done by the younger generation is not the need to rebel but rather the desire to find their own way in life, to explore the future according to their own interests, while at the same time seeking approval from the older generation towards which the younger one often feels nothing but love.
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When you turn fourteen or fifteen you are usually entering your freshman year of high school. The transition from middle school to high school can be challenging: there are kids that are older and more intimidating. Some students struggle to find their place and also struggle with their interpersonal relationships. Similarly, when you turn eighteen or nineteen you may go off to college. The same feelings from four years ago come up again: you are thrown into a mix of people from all over the country, all of them are older and seem more intimidating. Finding those interpersonal relationships can be a challenge because being in a new environment, on your own, is overwhelming. In these years, media and social media become a focal point for many
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