1. The story was in the late 1950's at Welton Academy.
2. tradition, honor, excellence, discipline           travesty, horror, excrement, and decadence.
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4. "Seize the moment"
5. To show them that they need to live life to the fullest and not just do everything like everyone else.
6. Poetry represents the human race.
7. He did not agree on how the other professor rated poetry and didn't want them learning false stuff and going just by the book and not using their own thoughts.