Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Why?
"We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
Answer: I think it means that every human has poetry in them and when they get away from everything their passion shows and out comes the poetry.
Assignment #2:
Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Explain.
"I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things a different way. The world looks very different up here . . . Just when you think you think you know something you have to look at it in another way . . . When you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks, you must consider what you think."
answer: I think that it means that you can can see things at many different perspectives one second you look at something and say you love it and another second your not so crazy about it anymore.
"We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
Answer: I think it means that every human has poetry in them and when they get away from everything their passion shows and out comes the poetry.
Assignment #2:
Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Explain.
"I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things a different way. The world looks very different up here . . . Just when you think you think you know something you have to look at it in another way . . . When you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks, you must consider what you think."
answer: I think that it means that you can can see things at many different perspectives one second you look at something and say you love it and another second your not so crazy about it anymore.