... nature as a source of goodness and wisdom: it's a pure expression of the divine. Another example of a Romantic value from The Natural World is from one of Walt Whitman's poems. In I Heard the Learned Astronomer, Whitman takes an Astronomy lecture to heart, and never looks at the sky the same way. Instead of learning the details of the stars, he finds a new nature ... that they need to evolve as their own unique person and stand against other peoples thoughts and opinions. Another Individualism is again refered to Walt Whitman in a different poem called, I Hear America Singing. In the po...

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... eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead."" ---Walt Whitman "Gentlemen: What are the four pillars? Precision! Honor! Discipline! Excellence!- ---Welton's Four Pillars "Now in my class you will learn to think for yourselves again. You will learn to savor ... ; I believe this poem is significant in that it shows how one of the greatest leaders died before he could see what difference he actually had made in many people's lives. Whitman's poem, itself, is about someone who ...

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... student comes out of his shell due to Keating's encouragement. Without trying Keating brings a new chapter of the Dead Poet's Society (a group of students that honor great poets such as Whitman, Thoreau, and Frost) to life. Along with the plot comes the true significance of this movie, and that is its sound. A major portion of this film is based on poetry ... they stand on their desks later showing they have chosen it for themselves versus being told to do so. It's also shown in the readings of poets like Thoreau, and Whitman who are named quite a bit. They look at life through the eyes...

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... . Death is inevitable it's all just a matter of timing. Mr. Keating, has been called, "O Captain! My Captain!", several times throughout the movie. It is in reference to Walt Whitman's poem, "O Captain! My Captain!". Which is about Abraham Lincoln leading his male soldiers to victory after a tragic and formidable war but soon dying after. The analogy is clear ... ...

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... out one night and going to the cave where their teacher once held meetings of the dead poets society. They sit in the cave and recite poems of Uncle Walt Whitman, Thoreau and other great poets. These boys are finding themselves through nature, another idea of transcendentalism. They start to go to the cave all the time and read poems and ... ...

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... their own style. Mr. Keating also asks the class to refer to him as "Oh Captain, My Captain", one can assume that he is referring to the poem by Walt Whitman in which a captain's life is being described. Mr. Keating teaches them about the idea of "carpe diem". Romanticism also deals with a person's out look on life; one can see this ... ...

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