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"We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden

This picture represents the natural alarm that the sun or "dawn" gives, and shows how someone can fully utilize that as they are outside alone in nature for the first moments of their day.

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"Nowadays almost all man's improvements, so called, as the building of houses and the cutting down of the forest and of all large trees, simply deform the landscape, and make it more and more tame and cheap."
- Henry David Thoreau, "Walking"

This image reveals the damaging effects of deforestation that Thoreau describes in his quote, and shows a deformed landscape that further represents the lack of Transcendentalism, which prioritizes the importance of nature, in society.

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"Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts, that is, the poet."
- Henry David Thoreau, "Nature"

This image shows a countryside's beautiful sunrise that no human can own, as the quote implies, but the poet who can see it fully with their soul; reflecting the Transcendentalist principle of the importance of nature.

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"For, although the works of nature are innumerable and all different, the result or the expression of them all is similar and single. Nature is a sea of forms radically alike and even unique. A leaf, a sun-beam, a landscape, the ocean, make an analogous impression on the mind. What is common to them all, — that perfectness and harmony, is beauty."
- Henry David Thoreau, "Beauty"

This picture represents Transcendentalism's emphasis of nature as every aspect of nature is apparent in it, suggesting its central position in everyday life, along with its beauty which is discussed in this quote.

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"Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance"

This image reflects the quote as the man has broken free of the strings attached to him and has started to rely on himself, doing what he wants to do without the influence of others, which also reflects a major Transcendentalist principle of nonconformity.

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This poem by Walt Whitman stood out to me more than any other poem we have covered in this unit because it does not just mention the importance of life, it also explores the point of view of those who find no purpose in life. In the poem, Whitman questions whether there is good in existing if life is filled with foolish people and pointless things, which is the viewpoint of many people, especially in today's society, before he goes on to contradict this pessimistic view. His answer stood out to me because it made me think about how everyone has an effect on the things they do and that they do in fact contribute a verse to life. This is also one of the reasons I loved Dead Poets Society. Every person contributed a verse, like how Mr. Keating was responsible for causing many boys to begin looking at life and poetry in a completely different way. I thought that Mr. Keating's teaching style was very important and influential to the events of the plot, but that the ending could have been avoided if Neil had realized that he could still contribute a verse and find good in existence despite his father.

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The students practice Transcendentalism's ideals of nonconformity and individuality by standing up despite the pressure not to.

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My verse in this life will be to give back to my community by volunteering my time to help those who need it. I will volunteer at nursing homes or a hospital to give back to my society and help make people's hard days feel easier. I want to help be there for someone who believes they don't have anyone there for them, and as a result, inspire them to be there for others. In the future, I will expand my verse as I plan to become a doctor and influence more people around me. I want to travel to places with people who are less fortunate and help make their lives even just a little bit better. I want to give people a chance to find something in their lives to smile about and help them overcome some of their challenges. As I contribute to my community, I hope to inspire others and give them a chance to find their verse in this world as well.

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When I wish to feel complete
I wander and wander
I wander in the forest
I wander on the shore
I wander through the desert
I wander through the countryside
I wander as if one day I will reach the moon
I wander until my feet can go no more
When I am alone and alone in nature I can see with my soul
For nature's song cannot be heard over the song of a crowd

For in solitude I see myself best
In the crowds I lose my thoughts
The crowds cannot see nature's beauty
But I can
I see the beautiful glare of the moon as it helps me grow
I see the beautiful palette of the sunset
I see the allure of the ocean blue
I see the burning orange of the sun
I see how nature can help me grow
But only when I am alone

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Rejecting traditional, established standards for a royal family living a royal life, Meghan and Harry followed their own rules, then left England behind.

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#torreypinestuesday

For all of Summer and most weeks now, I go hiking at Torrey Pines on Tuesdays as a refreshing way to start off the week after a stressful Monday, and as a way to get in touch with nature and pretty views every week, which Transcendentalism emphasizes.

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7A: Appreciating Nature's Beautiful Sunset

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7A: Appreciating Nature's Beautiful Sunset

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Getting in touch with nature through this beautiful sunset.

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As I walked through the beach alone, I was able to practice the Transcendentalist ideals of solitude in nature.

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Waking up with the sun rising helped me get in touch with nature and transcend without any technology.

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The technological world increasingly overshadows the principles of Transcendentalism as scrolling on phones replace walks, and alarm clocks replace the sun.

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This picture relates to the thesis of my essay because it embodies the main Transcendentalist principles that are used to teach people to connect with nature, think freely, and contribute to society.

Thesis: Transcendentalism teaches people to model themselves after nature in order to become self-reliant individuals who, in turn, are able to fully and positively contribute to society by providing them with principles that show them how to be present, mindful, and isolated in nature, and by showing them that nonconformity is the most important trait to have in a world that values uniformity.

“Nature”: “The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister, is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me, and I to them.”(3)

According to Thoreau in “One Less Accountant”, “I went to the woods because I wished to live more deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.”(3)

According to “Self-Reliance”, “Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness”(7)

“Self-Reliance” goes on to say, “...Only right is what is after my constitution...A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition.”(8)

“Self-Reliance” states, “Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater.”(6)

The passage goes on to mention, “The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion.”(6)