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"In my walks I would fain return to my senses."

The image portrays the serenity and quiet felt on walks in nature, that therefore allows one's mind to refresh and "return" to their senses.

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I appreciate the poem as it serves as a noble plea for man to use their individuality to benefit the world. Whitman asks readers to use their uniqueness to "contribute a verse," to life, which demonstrates how one's greater purpose should be to use their individuality to leave the world better than they found it. Dead Poet's Society also encourages this trait of individuality, which I support, as Mr. Keating tries to encourage his students to think for themselves; a characteristic I think is very important for young adults to learn, so they are not deceived by the new things around them.

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The image shows Mr. Keating encouraging his students to have their own walk and not conform to the same march as others, depicting the importance of individualism.

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My verse will be one of helping the planet. I seek to become a scientist that will be able to defend the plentiful gifts the Earth bestows upon us, such as the forests, the oceans, and the canyons. Through conservation, science, and care, I hope to leave this Earth better and more prosperous than I found it; just a little way I can show gratitude for the bountiful opportunities it has provided me and nurtured me with.

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Looking up to the sky,

I see stars, moons, and planets, and I cry,

The scream is not one heard by man, but the inner soul

For I am so far away,

Stuck with those who care more to sit upon a lucre throne,

This greed spread like a plague among the most adroit

It exploits,

And in every passing second, my heart yearns to be closer to the truth of the day,

What lies beyond the greed of man?

A world of spirituality, not normality

A world of vitality, not fatality

A world where peace exists,

Where man coexisting can persist

This world may seem like a dream,

The ideal utopia of an optimist’s scheme,

Yet it is actually the very reason we breathe,

Our purpose on this small Earth is to seethe in its glory and rejoice,

Ultimately, the rapacious nature of man,

Causes this “dream” to be but a fallen plan.

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The image portrays a connection with nature, as the man stands alone in the middle of the empty canyon, basking in the majestic force of nature in front of him, taking in all its glory

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#Freebythesea

This hashtag shows how living in San Diego also its people to find a haven by the ocean; a place they can escape to and feel free when they are stressed.

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This relates to the transcendentalist tenet of connecting with nature, as I am sitting in the middle of the green grass and blue skies, appreciating its beauty.

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I am connecting with nature in this image as I just got to the ocean from a hike on the mountains, and it allowed me to appreciate all unique aspects of nature; the trees, the mountains, and the ocean

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In this image I am connecting with nature, as I walked by the shore and observed how nature coexists; the ocean hosts algae, fish eat the algae, and then seagulls eat the fish...all work together in nature's powerful circle!

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Social media encourages people to all look the same and follow the same trends, discouraging individuality.

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Thesis: Through its unique and awe worthy essence, nature is able to demonstrate the positivity that individuality teaches to man. With this lesson man is able to learn for himself, and not conform to socially “acceptable” and find new ways to look at the world.

Important Quotes:

“...but every hour and season yield its tribute of delight; for every hour and change corresponds and authorizes a different state of the mind, from breathless noon to grimmest midnight.”

“Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislation? Why has every man a conscience, then?”

“Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each, the highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato, and Milton is, that they set at naught books and traditions, and spoke not what men but what they thought.”