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"Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me." - Thoreau

This period of dawn resembles the basics of nature in the dawn setting the Thoreau defines in Chapter 2 of "Walden".

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"He who sits still in a house all the time may be the greatest vagrant of all; but the saunterer, in the good sense, is no more vagrant than the meandering river, which is all the while sedulously seeking the shortest course to the sea." - Thoreau

The river reminds me of the individual Thoreau describes when he discusses how free and educated men appear compared to those who hide their mindset and beliefs.

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"The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood." - Emerson

The simplicity in how aspects of nature can hold both an innocent character while such same elements can hold so much detailed knowledge and depth of understanding is portrayed in the depth of the visual representation.

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"The eye is the best of artists" - Emerson

The eye, is an exact representation to such "eyes" that Emerson is referring to, however, such eyes are acting as artists to each individual that they belong to.

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"The power which resided in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried." - Emerson

As the runner progresses, they are continuing to build and understand the individual "power" they have within themselves with the assistance of surrounding nature and foundation of natural ability.

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The poem by Whitman expresses that life is filled with people who are found to be ignorant. Similar to the movie, The Dead Poet's Society, professor Keating uses his teaching position to open his students eyes to this in an attempt to teach them to stray from the common path of society and become their own individuals.

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"Float" by The Neighbourhood sparks the idea of taking a step back from reality and embracing yourself with the truth in nature around you.

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In the visual, the individual is tied down by what society pushes them to focus on rather than the truth and lifestyle they would rather focus on.

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Life.

What is it really?

A blessing or a curse.

Some extraordinary gift we are supposed to endorse?

Or is it a construe,

of human imagination.

Is it to be cherished

Or to be resented?

The only real answer,

Lies only in the hands of each life beholder.

Yet only when it’s truly over,

May such a decision be put in order.

Was time spent well?

Not wasted away?

Did you get a chance,

To leave behind everything you wanted to say?

There comes a time,

It must be looked back on.

If you were asked,

Was it glorious?

The only real answer,

Lines only in the hands of each life beholder.

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At this scene, Neil's actions relate back to individualism as well as returning back to nature when he chooses to take his own life in order to essentially set him free from his father.

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“It is ok to not be ok.” - So many people find themselves overwhelmed with whatever life throws at them and oftentimes these stresses, overworking, frustrations, and even little problems can cause these people to lose sight of who they are. However, because of society's pressure on the way we present ourselves, it is quite common for these people to hide their problems and act as if their life is this picture perfect story. With my verse, I want to remind people that it is important we take care of ourselves and take a step back. It is perfectly acceptable to acknowledge that you are in fact “not okay” and seek out the help you need in order to take care of yourself and those around you.

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Transcendentalism highlighted the simplicity and beauty that makes of the nature we live in. 

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By living independently through transcendentalism, light and fulfillment can be found in all aspect of life due to it's adaption to personal desires.

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With the proper understanding, transcendentalism can lead to individuals gaining an understanding of what they want most out of their lives and exactly how they want to live it outside of what society wants from them, allowing an overall positive lifestyle among all people.

- "I wish to speak a word for nature, for absolute freedom and wilderness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil-to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society.”(Thoreau, Walking)
- “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to face only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach…” (Thoreau, Walden)
- “The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at time what I think right.” (Thoreau, Civil Disobedience)
-   “It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion;it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” (Emerson, Self Reliance)
- “To believe in your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, - that is genius” (Emerson, Self Reliance)

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Dusk is such a humbling time in nature because it holds a simplistic peaceful nature to it right after such a beautiful sunset.

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From this perspective, I came to understand both the real beauty of nature in the simplest forms but also how truly small we are to the great world around us.

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Being out simply on the water, surrounded by both beautiful scenery and people I love the most truly made me realize that these moments/experiences were all that really mattered to me and what I found most important in my life, rather than the monetary or materialistic aspects of life.

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Lightning and thunderstorms provide a sense of such great power that cause you to sit back and really consider how little power you have over what happens naturally and further understand that stressing over such things you cannot control really aren't important.