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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Benjamin_D._Maxham_-_Henry_David_Thoreau_-_Restored_-_greyscale_-_straightened.jpg/220px-Benjamin_D._Maxham_-_Henry_David_Thoreau_-_Restored_-_greyscale_-_straightened.jpg
This is a photo of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was apart of the transcendentalism movement in that time period. If not for Thoreau or Emerson who knows what peoples views on some topics would be.

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Waldo-Emerson
This article is about Ralph Waldo Emerson. It describes his lifetime and upcoming. Also talks about his views on transcendentalism.

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The place where a great city stands is not the place of stretch'd wharves, docks, manufactures, deposits of produce merely,
Nor the place of ceaseless salutes of new-comers or the anchor-lifters of the departing,
Nor the place of the tallest and costliest buildings or shops selling goods from the rest of the earth,
Nor the place of the best libraries and schools, nor the place where money is plentiest,
Nor the place of the most numerous population.

Where the city stands with the brawniest breed of orators and bards,
Where the city stands that is belov'd by these, and loves them in return and understands them,
Where no monuments exist to heroes but in the common words and deeds,
Where thrift is in its place, and prudence is in its place,
Where the men and women think lightly of the laws,
Where the slave ceases, and the master of slaves ceases,
Where the populace rise at once against the never-ending audacity of elected persons,
Where fierce men and women pour forth as the sea to the whistle of death pours its sweeping and unript waves,

Where outside authority enters always after the precedence of inside authority,
Where the citizen is always the head and ideal, and President, Mayor, Governor and what not, are agents for pay,
Where children are taught to be laws to themselves, and to depend on themselves,
Where equanimity is illustrated in affairs,
Where speculations on the soul are encouraged,
Where women walk in public processions in the streets the same as the men,
Where they enter the public assembly and take places the same as the men;
Where the city of the faithfulest friends stands,
Where the city of the cleanliness of the sexes stands,
Where the city of the healthiest fathers stands,
Where the city of the best-bodied mothers stands,
There the great city stands.

-Walt Whitman
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-great-city/
In this poem Walt Whitman describes the city and people in the city. This shows me that there are so many people competing to be successful that you can't stress what other people do. You can only control what you do.

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https://www.poets.org/sites/default/files/styles/286x289/public/images/biographies/rwemerso.jpg?itok=Lph_Wnqk
This is an image of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Without him, there wouldn't be transcendentalism and people may have had different views on things.

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"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."
-Henry David Thoreau
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_david_thoreau_133537
This quote is saying to find something you love.  Then when you find that certain thing do everything you can to succeed in it.  He's also saying to never give up because there will be obstacles and problems to solve.

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“Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1472936-self-reliance-and-other-essays
Emerson is saying that if you are a conformist you are not a man. I agree with him because a man that is willing to follow other people and what they do is not able to do things for himself, therefore is a boy and not a man. A man would do something different than everyone else and let them follow him, to be a leader not a follower.

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“Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
This quote is saying to be your best self. It says to find something you are great at and run with it and don't give up. Also to make the path not to follow the path.

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https://genius.com/Lil-baby-global-lyrics
Global- Lil Baby
"I put my all into this shit
I worked so hard to get my wrist
It broke my heart but I didn't quit
I had to ball with no assist
I got 'em all on my drip"

These lyrics show that he didn't give up in his goal and kept striving to achieve it. He believed in himself and that is all he needed. He started his own path and didn't follow one.

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https://ringside24.com/media/albums/2018/09/840334842.0.jpg
This picture is an example of self-reliance. In the ring it is just you and the other person and there is no one to help. You have to believe in yourself noone else. It is man verse man and only one wins.

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http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1663/american-transcendentalism-and-analysis-of-ralph-waldo-emersons-self-reliance
In this article its talks about the past of transcendentalism. It describes how it began and where it began. Also it talks about self-reliance and how important it is.

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https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/antwon-rose-protest-pittsburgh.jpg?quality=85
In this photo the people are exercising their rights by protesting police brutality.
They are standing up for there beliefs and have every right to do so. They want to stop the unnecessary violence and are doing so in a peaceful protest to get their point across.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOkdFMw0pmk&t=13s
This video is about

Ralph Waldo Emerson. it describes his views on transcendentalism. It also describes his past and his work he has accomplished.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wbex_-xN8s
In this podcast Young Doplh describes how he made it in rap. He made it by being an independent artist with no deal. He didn't need anyone and did it himself.

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https://img.izismile.com/img/img5/20120128/640/unique_cabins_in_the_woods_640_20.jpg
This picture is an example of nonconformity. Whoever lives in the cabin is doing something different than everyone else and not conforming to todays society. This person doesn't need anyone, but themselves to survive.

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Never Needed No Help- Lil Baby
"I can do bad on my own and good by myself
I never needed no help
I needed you ni**as, you wasn’t right there
If you need me, lil' ni**a, I’m still gon' be here"
-Lil Baby
In this song lil baby talks about how he made it out of a bad area by himself. He mentions that he never needed any help and was better off on his own. This is an example of getting out of a bad situation and succeeding because of hard work, staying in your own lane and focusing on yourself.

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http://www.ushistory.org/us/26f.asp
This article is about transcendentalism. It talks about the meaning of transcendentalism and peoples past views on it. It also talks about the transcendental club.

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Lil Duval - Smile ft Snoop Dogg and Ball Greezy

"I'm living my best life
Ain't goin' back and forth with you ni**as
I'm living my best life
Ain't goin' back and forth with you ni**as"
In this song lil Duval sends a message. He's saying that he is living his best life no matter who is hating or doubting him. Also that he is going to live a happy life and focus on himself.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/8484225/lil-duval-smile-lyrics-snoop-dogg-ball-greezy

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“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote is saying actions mean more than words, and  words mean nothing without actions to back it up.