Morris Long: A Working Writer: Dead River Girl

Geneva on the Lake I went to Geneva on the Lake and had the most lively time there. First we went to the beach and rummaged through the sand with sifters to find beach glass which was so much fun. We then went to this rundown building with old antiques and knick knacks, and some of the things were shuddersome and freighting. After we went through some more buildings we went to get some food which was really appetizing. Lastly it was time to leave which was hard because I had so much fun there.

The movie Dead Poets Society is about a teacher who comes to an academy school to teach a english class. His name is John Keating and he is one of the main characters in the movie. Mr Keating was an alumni of the school he is now teaching at. There were many different lessons that the movie taught. The first lesson is to Suck the marrows of life. The second lesson is to do your own things and be independent. The third lesson is to look at life from different angles. The purpose of this movie was to show people better ways and different perspectives on life.

In the beginning of Dead Poets Society, Mr. Keating takes the boys out into the hallway to show them pictures of past students and encourages them to “make their lives extraordinary” and “seize the day- carpe diem”. This is only the beginning of his unorthodox but revolutionary teaching style that ostracizes him from the other teachers at Welton and eventually leads to his expulsion. I believe the lesson he was trying to teach the boys was important, and I believe that Charlie Dalton personified the lesson he was trying to teach.

Dead Poets Society/Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye and Dead Poets Society are very similar stories. Both deal with the coming of age in the lives of prestigious young men. These two stories also deal with the conformity of these young men in their transition from private boys school to the real world. There are two young men from each of the stories whose lives are alike yet different in some ways.

oniapinto@hotmail.co.nzDead Poets Society, Directed by Peter Weir A significant event that occurs towards the finale of ‘Dead Poets Society’ directed by Peter Weir is the movie’s compelling climax, which is when one of the film’s most impassioned characters, Neil ends his own life. Neil commits suicide as he feels trapped with no alternative option other than to conform to his father’s wishes. The significance of this sequence is conveyed through a range of visual and verbal features such as colour, camera work, props, symbols, music and dialogue. These features collaborate to persuasively establish the importance of this event.

My name is Peyton Farquhar, of Scots-Gaelic origin meaning “dear or beloved man”, who is thirty-five years old and married to my beautiful wife Catherine, thirty-three years old, with strawberry blond hair, 5’4” and a medium build. We have two respectful, beautiful and intelligent children, eight year-old Willie and ten year-old Mary. I thank my wife and my kind negroes, Grandison, Jacob, Alfred, Milly, Mary and Jenny. The kindness and loving care they have for my children is evident in each child’s trust and affection of them. They are part of the family and we are part of them, as it should be. Willie has large grey-blue eyes, a short straight nose and long fair hair, different from my dark hair. Mary is all of her mother, with my blue-grey

The Missouri River can be a wonderful yet terrible place. So much joy can be experienced from being on the river, but at the same time, so much destruction can happen. I have had both wonderful and terrible experiences on this river. It was another beautiful day on the Missouri

Two Rivers is a campground not too far from Sartell, I have been there countless times throughout my childhood. It is called two Rivers because the Mississippi River and the Platte River connect at a bay that surrounds the entire campground. The Platte River is much smaller than the Mississippi, which makes it popular to tub on, like a giant lazy river at a water park. Tubing on the River is one of the most popular activities, with that you can also canoe and kayak. Most years the water in low and slow with some rapids, but this year it was particularly fast.

Jordan Cross has returned to Holiday, Montana after eleven long years to clear out her late aunt’s house, put it on the market, and figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Soon, she finds herself facing the town that turned its back on her because she was different. Because being labeled a witch in a small town didn’t earn her many friends…especially when it wasn’t a lie.

According to the Oxford Dictionary progression is defined as “A movement or development toward a destination or a more advanced state, especially gradually or in stages.” The amount progression or change that the students authorized to seep into their lives played a significant role in their place at the end of the film. The students that attended Welton Academy in Peter Weir’s 1989 film, Dead Poets Society all had contrasting levels of character progression, varying from indistinguishable to momentus, whether it was Todd who made very discernible progress, or Dalton and Knox who remained mostly unwavered. Three characters that fall on complete opposite ends of the spectrum with respect to overall character progression include: Todd Anderson, Charles Dalton, and Knox Overstreet.

The movie “Dead Poets Society” starring Robin Williams as Mr. Keating, showed the importance of being who you want to be, and doing what you want to do. The movie demonstrated the way a teacher or other person can influence those around them, and be changed themselves. Mr.

“O Captain! My Captain!,” Dead Poets Society is an all-American classic; “Our fearful trip is done,” With its subtle undertones and prominent connotations, stitched together by its optimistic views on life, all contribute to the widespread epidemic of dreaming and living lives to the fullest. “The ship has weather’d every

*insert bitchin title here* Michael Franti once said, “Every single soul is a poem” meaning that every person has their own outlook on life and every aspect around them. How one may perceive the world is different than another and this allows individuality to shine through. Along with individuality also comes

The movie Dead Poets Society is about Todd Anderson and his senior year of high school at Welton Academy. The movie follows him and his new group of friends during this time as they face struggles with their parents, but also themselves. The main character Todd is living under his valedictorian brothers’ shadow and his new friend Neil is fighting with his oppressive father. The boys get a new English teacher, Mr. Keating that, with his unconventional teaching methods and free spirit, changes the boys lives.

Kyler Smith Mr. Topper Honors Literary Genres 21 November 2017 Dead Poets Society In the movie “Dead Poets Society”, one of the main characters, Neil Perry, is emotionally unstable and after setting up the Dead Poets Society, he commits suicide. He does this after the school play in which he starred in, but his dad told him he must go to military school and go to Harvard and become a doctor. Who is responsible for his death? It is hard to say who caused his death, but Neil did pull the trigger. However, Mr. Perry, Mr. Keating, and Neil himself were all responsible for his death.