Dead Poet Society

     In the movie Dead Poet Society conformity was everything. Look, act, and talk like everyone else or suffer the consequences. Welton is a high class, all male, boarding school and conformity was it's middle name. wake up, receive piles of homework, study, and off to bed. Day after day this would be the average agenda for a student attending Welton. Bland would be an understatement of Welton. It is hard for any one to show their true colors under the unrelenting force of never-ending homework and studying looming by a thread over a student. One transcendentalist act at Welton would be as a knife that would sever the feeble string holding the weight of the world off one's head. This pushes the students at Welton to conformity. Their thought process was be the same and no harm will come knocking upon their doorstep. Conformity can also prove to be a danger in some cases.
      This year at Welton a new teacher was hired. Mr. Keating was not old, did not have grey hair, and had an actual sense of humor. He soon became very popular with the boys he taught. He inspired them to be there selves and to follow their beliefs and to disregard all things holding them back from accomplishing this goal. Finally the boys at Welton had been given inspiration. Do not fall to conformity! This unfortunately led to a tragic event. Due to Mr. Keating's preaching one of his students decided to take up acting. Neil had always wanted to act but this was never in his father's predetermined path set for Neil. His father rejected him as an actor after Neil's first and final play. He could never recover from his fathers rejection and conformist thoughts. That night Neil committed suicide and his parents blamed Mr. Keating for this tragedy. In this case nonconformity did prove to be a very dangerous choice.

Modern Day Transcendentalist

    Transcendentalists are those who can live their lives through their beliefs and theirs only. A transcendentalist never has a set path in his or her life. One will awake in the morning and do what they please without the input of others. One who does not care about what other people think about him/her. One who truly shows off their true "colors" constantly. Throughout history there have been very few wholesome transcendentalists, especially in this modern day and age. Steven Tyler fits the description of a modern day transcendentalist despite the atmosphere of the acidic world in which we live in today.

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     Steven Tyler was born on March 26, 1948 in Yonkers, New York. Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. As the lead singer of the extremely famous rock band Aerosmith, Tyler has been living his life through his own beliefs and on edge, no doubt since day one. If he feels like doing something he does it controversial or not. His reputation has always taken a back seat in his mind and has never influenced him to do anything. He has become famous not by living like everyone else but by mastering a craft he has lived by his entire life like Thoreau and his flute. Tyler's wardrobe is most likely one of the most diverse in the world considering some of the things he will wear. As a rock star most of his songs reflect upon life and rebellion. Like It Feels So Good. In all, Tyler is a very well know transcendentalist and has influenced the lives of many with his songwriting and gifted instrumental abilities.

Walden Essay

Simplicity

         Today in modern society the expansion of technology and innovation surrounds nearly everyone who walks this earth. Internet, cars, and phones prove to be necessities in this modern age. Many would not be able to tolerate life without the aid of technology, which is supposedly simplifying their lives. It is difficult to find anyone whose life has not been affected due to technology. No matter how hard one my try the state of simplicity will always be impossible to achieve.

            One could simplify their life if certain measures are taken. The first step would be to move to a place that has yet to be tampered with by humans. The area should be still and the only sounds would be those of Mother Nature. A suitable shelter must be constructed and then one must take on the life of Henry Thoreau who only used the surrounding land to live off of wile still maintaining the balance of nature and human interaction.

       

  

            No matter how far one may run into the woods technology and innovation will still detour them from accomplishing their goal of a simple life. To begin with mankind has a sick addiction to technology. Without it would spell disaster. If one were to strip their body of all technology and move to a very isolated location good for them but airplanes would still fly above, phone towers would still rise, and soon more people will arrive and turn that very plot of land into the next lively city. Without technology one would be living in the shadow of the advancing world. In time the jaws of technology
will clamp shut on the thought of simplicity.   

 

                                                                                               

            Technology plays a major role in all of our lives. Letting go of it would only lead to negative consequences. Simplicity will never be reached with technology still in the mix. Until technology is gone or relied on much less one cannot lead a simple life. Technology is destroying much of this beautiful earth and soon mankind will not even know the definition of simplicity, which lies deep within nature.