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1A. "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

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1A. "Where I Lived and 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." - Henry David Thoreau

This quote connects back to Transcendentalism because Thoreau is explaining that as humans, we should be able to wake up to the natural sounds of the world, or just in general nature, and we should not have to rely on material things such as clocks and alarms and time.

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"I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements. You may safely say, A penny for your thoughts, or a thousand pounds. When sometimes I am reminded that the mechanics and shopkeepers stay in their shops not only all the forenoon, but all the afternoon too, sitting with crossed legs, so many of them—as if the legs were made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon—I think that they deserve some credit for not having all committed suicide long ago." -Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau displays transcendentalism in this quote from "Walking" because he discusses the idea that people who are immersed in the traditional way of life, have no real life due to the fact that they are stuck in an endless cycle every single day and they have no reprieve from it.

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"In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Children are often considered to have simple lives which is why Emerson said this because, when a man goes and immerses himself in nature, he returns to a life of simplicity without distractions, he just lives in the moment, like a child does.

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"The poet, the painter, the sculptor, the musician, the architect, seek each to concentrate this radiance of the world on one point, and each in his several work to satisfy the love of beauty which stimulates him to produce." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

In this quote, Emerson connects to transcendentalism because he is detailing how different professions such as artists compared to musicians, have different definitions of beauty, or a different idea of what beauty means which creates the idea that they are seeking to discover their own truth about beauty, all while being very different from each other.

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"My life is for itself and not for a spectacle. I much prefer that it should be of a lower strain, so it be genuine and equal, than that it should be glittering and unsteady. I wish it to be sound and sweet, and not to need diet and bleeding." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson connects to transcendentalism in this quote because Emerson talks about how he wishes to live for himself and not for others which people often tend to live in the expectation of others; he also talks about the idea that his life should be "of a lower strain" implying for it to be simple and not complex.

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After reading this poem, it made me curious about the people around me and the realities of their lives. At first, the poem was a bit hard to understand, but reading it multiple times gave me a better understanding. I realize now that the poem is an attempt to discuss the reason for living if one's life is bleak and almost useless. Whitman ends the poem with an answer to his own rhetorical question in which he says that life will continue to move on whether you like it or not and that one's existence should a good enough reason to live.

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The most striking aspect of the movie was the relationship between Todd Anderson and Mr. Keating and how Todd was able to develop due to Mr. Keating's guidance in the movie, his guidance allowed Todd to find himself.

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In this world, my verse will be helping people achieve justice for the wrong committed against them or their families. I will give hope to these souls who have been wronged so deeply due to another living person. I will help bring justice when justice is needed, I will provide support when needed, and I will provide hope always.

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Oh Darling, do not be scared,
The sea will not eat you up
Like you so believe
The seaweed, the shells, the sand,
They are all part of the experience!
Smell the air
Listen to the waves
Feel the water hitting your paws,
You still do not understand.
That the ocean will not eat you up!

I laugh at you,
But I feel your fear
I hold you
I pet you
I hope that you will learn,
To love the ocean in its glory.
However, I fear
You will never understand its beauty
Nor its calming effects.
One day, I hope you can squash your fears!

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The Hunger Games Trilogy is an example of modern transcendentalism because throughout the entire series Katniss Everdeen as well as other characters reject the traditional establishment and do not conform, there is a huge respect for nature amongst many characters, and a want for a life of simplicity as well as many already being in a cycle of cruel simplicity.

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To live a simple life, free of distractions and technology allows one to live a free life if they truly wish to.

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Enjoying a nice trip to the beach with my dog helps me embrace transcendentalism because it allows me to immerse myself in the moment and not have to worry about other things

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Hanging out in nature allows me to truly appreciate what the world looks like.

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Sitting on the cliffs that extend over the ocean allows me to focus on the waves, the smell, and the sounds of the ocean which relaxes me.

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8. Challenges to Living the Transcendentalism Life

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8. Challenges to Living the Transcendentalism Life

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Technology, not just limited to phones, interfere with the transcendentalism agenda because to live a transcendental life, one must reject modern technology and return to a life of simplicity.

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This image can connect back to the individualism aspect of transcendentalism because everyone is different and has different ideas and beliefs.

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Transcendentalism taught people to model themselves after nature in order to become self-reliant individuals who are then able to contribute to society in a positive manner by teaching individuals to truly open their eyes and not think of everything in black and white.
“wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life....I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear;” ("Where I lived and What I lived for" 3)
“Not the sun or the summer alone....from breathless noon to grimmest midnight.” ("Nature" 2)
“Yet he dismisses without notice his thought because it is his….and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.” ("Self Reliance" 1)
“No law can be sacred to me....the only wrong what is against it.” ("Self Reliance" 5)
“Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?” ("Civil Disobedience" 4)
“Must the citizen ever for a moment....and subjects afterward.” ("Civil Disobedience" 4)