Nexus

People all strive for communication. They congregate, discuss, and converse with others on a daily basis. Nexus talks this to an entirely new spectrum. Nexus itself is a nano drug that allows people to communicate mind to mind. It becomes possible to feel what another person is thinking. However, it's possible with this technology to control how people think and their actions. this is something that extremely frightens government, and it should, as it is a very scary ability. This is the main topic that the novel disccusses. Should it be limited because it can be used to control others, or spread to allow more personal communications? I believe that it should be spread so the public can use it. There may be some side effects of doing so, but it will allow people to connect with one another in new ways. Being able to communicated mind to mind would allow so many social problems to be shattered.

Confessional Poets

Part of the Postmodern "movement", the confessional poets were an important corner of the movement. The confessional poets were about writing about their own feelings and self-expression through poems. Since this was a very deep kind of poetry, many of the poems were autobiographical, or at least had some examples drawn from the poet's life. The most important aspect of this group was what they wrote it about. Basically they exposed themselves to the world, and demonstrated who they were. I think this is the most impressive ability of these poets. They had the courage to share their traumas with a world of strangers. I have a hard time expressing how I feel, so for people to be able to do so with ease is impressive.

As part of the Postmodern movement, confessional poetry endured, but it also faded. At its most popular, the public adored it, but its attractiveness was lost eventually. It's disappointing that it did fade, as I think if the topics that confessional poets discussed were brought up more often in today's society, people might be more open-minded.

Dead Poets Society

After watching the entirety of Dead Poets Society, I was impressed with how deep the movie was to me. One of the boys, Neil Perry, was a child that was completely dominated by his father. His father demanded absolute obedience, and he gave it to him without question. There were times when he protested, but his protests were shot down by his father's shouting. Eventually, he takes his life when he's unable to pursue his dream of acting. His teacher, Keating, is blamed because he was accused with encouraging Neil to become an actor. Some might agree with that, but I strongly disagree; Keating was helping Neil discover what he really wanted to be. That may have been acting, but I can't understand why Neil's father was so adamant in refusing his wish. I think this movie deeply explored how people can really "seize the day". Normally that's used as an excuse to do something rash, but this movie explores what I think the phrase was really meant to emphasize, do something that will leave you changed. These students accepted poetry into their lives as something new, and made it their own. At the end of the novel, they were beginning to create their poetry, and Todd managed to leave his shell. In a way, I wish people followed carpe diem and embraced much more change.