Part one of term paper
The movie “The Dead Poets Society” is about a group of private school boys in the North East. They encounter a teacher, Mr. Keating, whom is a little different than most teachers. He wanted to instill the motivation to look past what society was telling them to do rather than teach the normal curriculum. He used Thoreau’s ideas on tran ...

Part two of term paper
... the day. He showed them pictures of students from previous years, which indicated how short time is spent in high school. He taught them they need to go for it before it is too late. To seize the day, or Carpe Dium, one must not let anything pass them by. In the movie, Knox Overstreet seizes the day by taking a chance and calling Chris, the girlfriend of Chet Dannenberry, to ask her on a date. Instead she asked him to a party. He also taught them about the importance of conformity. He had three of ...