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    Weir and Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about transcendentalist’s ideals of education to rebel against commonly accepted behavior. Transecdiliasts assured and trusted themselves that the outcome is for the better. Similarly, in the film, Dead Poets Society, Mr. John Keating teaches an English class navigating the class through the uncertainties of life. The boys in Keating's class, discover themselves and begin to live life focusing on their passions. “Self- Reliance,” is an essay about expressing

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    “Now is the time to seize the day” is the main premise behind Dead Poets Society. This movie is all about helping young men to find who they really are. This is the way that  John Keating, the teacher,  wants his boys to know, he teaches the boys that anything they want to do they could. He brings these kids hope. “Captain”, as the boy call him, is different from the other teachers because he is less strict and more real, he is less focused on grades and more on setting the kids up for the real world

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    Dead Poet Society

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    The Review Dead Poet Society (Weir, 1989) is a movie about a shy teenager named Todd Anderson, who has to live up to his older overachiever brother’s reputation. Todd goes on to attend the same school where his brother graduated as a valedictorian-The Welton Academy for boys. The semester begins with an orientation assembly speech from the unyielding Headmaster Nolan, who highlights the academy’s four pillars: Tradition, Discipline, Excellence and Honor. Todd meets Neil, his roommate. Later on,

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    The Dead Poets Society

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    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

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    Dead Poets Society

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    Throughout the film Dead Poets Society, the character Mr. Keating displays many attributes of an exemplary leader, according to the five practices of exemplary leadership. Firstly, throughout the beginning of the school year, Mr. Keating builds commitment through small acts in his class room, and builds credibility amongst his students. For example, Mr. Keating teaches lessons on poems about ceasing the day, conformity, and perspective. The group of boys take these lessons, and apply them to their

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    Society is a group of individuals, characterized by a common interest whether it be religious, scientific, or political interests. Individuals are the building blocks of society. Individuals as human beings are social creatures who have a need to be in close quarters with other humans. Despite individuals being part of a society due to a common interest, they may experience issues regarding conflicting views that will affect their overall happiness thus affecting the efficiency at which society is

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    Dead Poets Society

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    In the film, The Dead Poets Society, based on a time during the 1950’s, explores the lives of a group of young schoolboys who were being taught in a boarding school. Individual characters had trouble with conquering their own personal fears, as these young boys were not used to thinking for themselves. However, Mr Keating, a new teacher at their school Welton, had started to teach these youthful teenagers how it feels to be an individual, sparking their interest in being themselves, and reigniting

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    Moral Development in Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society is a movie about an all boys college preparatory school called Welton Academy. This academy's basis is tradition and substantial academic achievement. Mr. Keating an english teacher at Welton Academy, and is a significant influential being to the boys attending Welton Academy. Mr. Keating uses unconventional teaching techniques that challenge his students, to take on a more lively perspective on life. The teachings of Mr. Keating develop

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    “The Dead Poets Society’ is a movie that conveys many messages that are even more relevant today than they were in 1989. The movie gives you an insider look into Welton academy for boys a prestigious school known for its extreme standards. We follow a class of students who are inspired by a one of a kind teacher Mr Keating, someone who changed their view on learning and the world. The film touches on the subjects of the power of teachers, pressures from parents and teen suicide. This film made

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    Self-conformity, simplicity, nonconformity, and the boys from the Dead Poets Societydead poets' society find themselves walking down the path of transcendentalism with the help of their new teacher Mr. Keating. The Transcendentalist believed in making change with literature to shape society. In the movie, Dead Poets Society illustrates the Transcendental truths of self-reliance and nonconformity. The philosophy of Transcendentalism can have both positive and negative effects on people, which path

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