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Essay on Change Change can mean a number of things depending on the situation and the person, it can be something that takes us out of our comfort zone or a decision that changes our lives forever for the good or the worse, though it is inevitable throughout life it can happen rapidly or it could take years even decades. The movie “Philadelphia” directed by Jonathan Demme starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Roberta Maxwell is a prime example of change; Jonathan Demme’s techniques used in this movie are well put together to show how Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) a popular solicitor who has a loving family and will take on almost any case that is brought into his office whether they have a case or not, though it is…show more content…
In the opening stanza, the composer clearly outlines that the poem has a carpe diem theme which is Latin for "Seize the Day." The line “Gather ye rose-buds while ye may” is a metaphor for living life to the fullest while the image of roses suggests a number of things such as being symbolic for sensuality and the fulfillment of earthly pleasures, Roses being vegetation they are tied to the cycles of nature and represent change and the unstableness of life. Like the "virgins," the roses are buds which are fresh, youthful and full of life, being youthful, like life however is challenging with many decisions to be made. The poem shows that life is short and life is such that one day one experiences joy which is suggested in the line “And this same flower that smiles today” and the next day death symbolized by the setting of the sun and the line “tomorrow will be dying”. Again this relates back to the thesis that change can happen rapidly or it could take years even
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