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This image illustrates Thoreau's message in his poem as one can only truly attain peace by transcending by following in accordance with nature, and not society.

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1A: Quote- "Where I Lived What I Lived For"

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1A: Quote- "Where I Lived What I Lived For"

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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... To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour. If we refused, or rather used up, such paltry information as we get, the oracles would distinctly inform us how this might be done."
-Henry David Thoreau

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This image exemplifies Huffington's message to isolate one's self by walking alone, leaving their burden behind, transcending, and finding peace within himself.

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"We should go forth on the shortest walk, perchance, in the spirit of undying adventure, never to return, prepared to send back our embalmed hearts only as relics to our desolate kingdoms. If you are ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife and child and friends, and never see them again—if you have paid your debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs, and are a free man—then you are ready for a walk.To come down to my own experience, my companion and I, for I sometimes have a companion, take pleasure in fancying ourselves knights of a new, or rather an old"
-Ariana Huffington

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The girl enjoying the beauty of nature transcends within nature, attaining peace, showing Emerson's message to have a child's heart when looking into nature. 

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"To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The corpse demonstrates Emerson's claim that everything is beautiful as everything comes from nature, showing the transcendentalist idea ofreturning to nature. 

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"The eye is the best of artists. By the mutual action of its structure and of the laws of light, perspective is produced, which integrates every mass of objects... And as the eye is the best composer, so light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make beautiful. And the stimulus it affords to the sense, and a sort of infinitude which it hath, like space and time, make all matter gay. Even the corpse has its own beauty."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The image and quote show the transcendentalist idea of individualism, that the only correct path to follow in life is one's own path, not the path of the masses

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Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. 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. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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#2A: Reactions to "O Me! O Life!" by Walt Whitman and the film Dead Poet Society

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#2A: Reactions to "O Me! O Life!" by Walt Whitman and the film Dead Poet Society

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Whiteman's poem although short being 10 lines is a very philosophical piece of literature as it discusses the purpose of human life. The answer to this question of life, Whiteman states that the purpose of life is to create one's "own verse," essentiality meaning to create one own legacy before dying. Whiteman's philosophy for a person making one's "own verse" as their goal is simple, being because a person is able to do so, they should do so. If one does not make their own verse, however, Whiteman is concerned that the person's life would fade away alongside the death of the other masses. Overall, I find this poem to be very strong and correct in answering what the goal of life should be as I also believe that everyone should create their own legacy before dying.

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2B: Most Striking Element of Dead Poets’ Society

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2B: Most Striking Element of Dead Poets’ Society

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The film's main message, Capre Diem, Latin for "seize the day" relates to the transcendentalism tenets of individualism as in order to seize the day one needs to take the world and place it in the palm of their hands, taking control of their own life, not being influenced by the masses or others in society; living their fullest life.

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I will first contribute to our world by opening my own dental clinic and helping thousands of people before retiring, revealing to them their pain and inspiring them to help others. I love to help others and see others smiling, so for one of the verses, I vow to make thousands of people smile.  Alongside helping people smile, I also wish to create a large and prosperous family, having many offsprings that have diverse passions and occupations in life. Keeping the memories of my life around and passing them on to the next generation and afterwords, as to me the pinnacle of success in life is the ability to create bonds with others that last forever, upholding one's name even after death. This is also why I vow to treat all my friends and acquiesce with the best treatment and respect I can provide, uplifting my family's name and honor after my death.

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Finish all 100 math problems on pages 10 to 20 homework by Monday!

Memorize the whole periodic table atomic symbol and name by Monday!

Read the first 50 pages of To kill a Mockingbird by Monday!

Learn how to solve quadratic equations using Cramer's law by Monday!

Take notes on the next 4 sections of my history book By the People by Monday!

Write a document-based question essay by Monday!

Study for the next chemistry test based on thermodynamics by Monday!

Understand the anatomy and physiology of every bone in the human body by Monday!

These are all my thoughts spinning rapidly in my head every Sunday morning.

What can I do to solve this problem, how can I finish all this work by Monday?

The Answer.

Solivtur ambulando - ”it is solved by walking.”

Every Sunday morning I start off my day by walking across a hill.

While walking I am able to admire the many different beauties nature had created with its tender hands:

The beautiful swarms and huge luscious green trees encase me like a house from the outside cold from the problems I face,

The beautiful Blue Jays chirp together in harmony on top of the magnificent trees with the sounds of my footsteps gliding the hard ground, making spectacular rhythm for the walk,

Or the sun with its warm hues and heat giving me the same endearment as a kiss an infant would receive from their mom after a small fall.

All of these beauties nature as manifested helped to distract me from the problem faced.

They let me escape my reality for 15 minutes.

After walking I feel relaxed, secure, and ready to take on the challenges of the day.

Solivtur ambulando - ”it is solved by walking.”

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#5A: Modern day example of Transcendentalism

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#5A: Modern day example of Transcendentalism

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This image relates back to transcendentalism as it demonstrates the simple beauty of nature even in this era of new tech only, beauty can still be seen in the simple beginnings of life around the world: nature.

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I have never used Instagram before so the formatting may be a little off on the google slide. 

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This picture relates to transcendentalism as in this picture i am riding a camel and walking around the rural parts of Jerusalem, seeing nature first hand, transcending past the problems in urban Jerusalem.

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Me writing a poem about the beauty of nature while looking at nature itself, showing the transcendentalism idea of a simple return into nature and re-understand the beauty of nature.

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Me admiring the beautiful clouds in the sky, showing my return to the simple life of nature where I appreciate everything that is within nature that I can witness firsthand myself.

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Photo taken by Me (Layth Polus), understand more of the story in the written document

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The following image is a photo taken by myself as a sign of the great respect I have towards nature's beauty, showing a return of a simple mindset enableing me to fully see the beauty in nature

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Phones distract people from being able to take the time out of their day to see nature, phones also cause people to become more connected with each and leading to a more work-heavy lifestyle as work can now follow people to their home, further reducing the time people have in their lives to enjoy nature.

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Thesis: Transcendentalism teaches people to model themselves after nature by repeating the importance of going out into nature and imitating nature’s course and actions in order to become self-reliant individuals who is able think on his own with his own free will, and in turn, is able to fully and positively contribute to society by leading into a better sense of self and community within society

Key Quote:
-"Nature is seen in many ways from such a large aspect in nature as light itself or in small mundane objects like a kernel of corn, either way nature provides humans with great lessons to become happier and more free and self-reliant with themselves."
-"Self-reliance is very powerful, and should be imported more in society by allowing the lessons nature taught humans to be more extensively  practiced in modern day society,  which would allow people to become kinder and more relaxed with each other and connect with the world as a whole everyday."
- "This level of self reliance and independence to follow one’s own path makes a person stronger mentally as they both become more confident with themselves and their life while also enjoying every second of their lives as they are following their own path and doing what they love in life
The visual connects to transcendentalism as it demonstrates one of the key ideals of transcendentalism, individualism as the person is meditating and admiring nature by himself, he is beginning to transcend time and space and unlock inner peace within himself."

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