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This connects to transcendentalism because it touches on individuality, associating with nature, and gaining insight rather that focusing on logic.

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“‘The manner,’ says he, ‘in which the governments of those States where slavery exists are to regulate it is for their consideration, under the responsibility to their constituents, to the general laws of propriety, humanity, and justice, and God,” (Thoreau 57).

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“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.” (Waldo 1)

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“It embodies the carpe diem lifestyle of Hawaii and the philosophy that life should be savored not wasted.” (Huffpost Healthy Living 1)

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“Rather than purposefully living, the vast majority of people’s lives are a little more than a series of reactions to events and forces outside themselves.” (Toews 5)

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“But if a man would be alone let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.” (Emerson 1)

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“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” (Thoreau 1)

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Transcendentalism teaches people to model themselves after nature in order to become self-reliant individuals who are able to fully contribute to society by going out into the real world while spiritually connecting with nature and to address how self-reliant ideals should be spread throughout society so everyone can contribute by learning what nature can teach individuals about being strong independent thinkers.

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Challenges to living out the transcendental tenets today includes social media and how it came overwhelm someone into practicing someone else's ideas rather than their own.

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Me living my transcendental life as I am "self-reliant" and independent rather than being corrupt by others as I am finding out life for myself.

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I relate to transcendentalism as I forget society's corruptness for a moment while I admire the Ocean Beach Pier allowing me to condescend.

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Transcendentalism is in my life as I explore the Michigan River in Chicago allowing me to individually connected spiritually.

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This connects to transcendentalism because I am creating my own individual experiences while creating spiritual connections by admiring nature.

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5A: Modern-day example of Transcendental thought

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5A: Modern-day example of Transcendental thought

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This connects to transcendentalism because it inspires children to seek the truth about nature and allows them to find their individualism.

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4A Poem: "Chasing Stars” by Celine Hanna 

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4A Poem: "Chasing Stars” by Celine Hanna 

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Where to go next with all this admiration

The stars above fill my body with ease as they might be the only true thing around me

Is the solar system too close to me or am I far from Earth

I may not know where to go but my heart will go on

Call me Celine Dion when I sing to all these ions

Adrenaline pumping through my veins seeing what is up above
A single tear drop falling from the eye in the sky

Where it lands is where I will be

Even if I cannot be there to watch it land

The destination cannot be compared to the journey

I create my own path, my own star

No one can chase those stars except me

Why am I risking my life just for the blurry glare

They tell me to focus on the moon but I cannot hear them

Suddenly their voices eat my thoughts

Why die for a glance at the sky

I will not to give in as they will win

My feet move by themselves picking me up

Where to go next may be unknown

Follow the North Star they will say

That is when I run the opposite way

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My verse will be to give back to what mother nature has given us for granted and to bring happiness to other individuals with my future occupation. I want to plant tree seedlings around my city and community because I believe that under all of the city lights we should appreciate nature the most due to all the wonderful aspects of life it's a part of. Whether it's planting the tree yourself, hugging the tree, or harvesting the produce that came from the seedling, all of these activities lead to happiness. Hopefully, as I go around trying to make an effort of bringing trees back into the city, others will be inspired and start doing the same even if it's in their backyard. Watching my family plant in their garden or watch the first tomato grow off the vine inspired me to make it a part of my verse. Another crucial part of my verse is to become a dentist or orthodontist in the future.  Not only do trees make people happy,  but so does having straight teeth.  It makes me upset when someone cannot smile because they either have crooked teeth so I want to be the one that can help them overcome this insecurity and show off their beautiful smile.

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2B: The most striking element of Dead Poets’  Visual Representation- Neil's death

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2B: The most striking element of Dead Poets’  Visual Representation- Neil's death

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This connects to transcendentalism because Neil dedicated his life to the ideals and did not want to live unless he followed them like becoming an actor versus a doctor.

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My reactions towards the poem written by Walt Whitman and the film Dead Poets Society is quite depressing because it highlights the main struggles in life. It also shows how transcendentalism may not always be the practical way of life. Both Whitman and Neil from the movie Dead Poets Society question life's existence because they believe life is pointless when it gets to a certain extent. They both feel desperate or like fools because they don't know what the point of living is if their goals are “petty” and how not much goodness comes out of their great efforts. I agree with Whitman at the end when he states the good is we live at all, but I disagree with Neil’s decision of ending his life.

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"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
This connects to transcendentalism because it contributes to the main theme of trust and nonconformity to other corrupt societies.

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"Even the corpse has its own beauty."
This connects to transcendentalism because it shows how something in nature can be simple yet beautiful.

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“To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.”
This relates to transcendentalism as it looks at the solitude perspective that comes with being one with nature.

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“How womankind,  who are confined to the house still more than men, stand it I do not know; but I have ground to suspect that most of them do not stand it at all.” This quote relates to transcendentalism as it speaks on Women's Rights.

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1A: Walden – “Where I lived and What I Lived For”

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1A: Walden – “Where I lived and What I Lived For”

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"I wanted to live deep and suck all the marrow of life... and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion." This quote connections to transcendentalism as Walden seeks truth for himself and for the world.