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Discuss the concept of change in society using texts of your own choosing.
Summary: Essay is about the concept of change using the following texts:
- Gwen Harwood; "In the park" and "Father and Child: Barnowl and Nightfall"
- John Hughes; "The Breakfast Club"
- Worinski Brothers; "The Matrix"
- Miroslav Holub; "The Door"
- Robert Frost; "Road Not Taken"
"... and these children that you spit upon as they try to change their world are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through..." - David Bowie
"Go and open the door" is the initiative, the unknown. It is an exploration of the possibilities that lie beyond the unknown. It is an adventure. In the movie "The Matrix" Morpheus - which consequently in Ancient Greek mythology was the god of dreams - said to Neo "I can only show you the door, but you are the one whose going to have to walk through it." Here Morpheus is telling Neo that the choice is his and his alone. He has to be the one to initiate the change, to believe in himself, to walk into the unknown and to explore what lies beyond it.
There is a Zen Buddhist saying that goes: "Every journey begins...
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