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The idea of nonconformity is very important when it come to transcendentalism. Thoreau states that, “Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” He is saying that to be independent or live your own life, you must go against society and be disobedient. He compares the rest of society to slaves because they are following what is "right."

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In Christoper Cranch's poem "I in Thee, and Thou in Me," the transcendentalist idea of the oversoul is expressed. Cranch is telling us that we are all related through God. We are all one soul. At the end of the day, we are all going to come together and reflect God.

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christopher pearse cranch (1813-1892). i in thee

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comp. 1903. the poets of transcendentalism: an anthology

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Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892). I in Thee, and Thou in Me. George Willis Cooke, comp. 1903. The Poets of Transcendentalism: An Anthology

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Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892). I in Thee, and Thou in Me. George Willis Cooke, comp. 1903. The Poets of Transcendentalism: An Anthology

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An important idea that Thoreau shared with Emerson is that you should be independent. It is very evident that they shared this in this quote by Thoreau: "It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise." He is saying that it is better to have your own ideas rather than following what everyone else does. People can trick you into telling you what is "correct" when you should follow your own path. Society can view you as crazy for this, but if you believe in it, then that's all that matters.

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Emerson made an emphasis that people should be against conformity and be independent. He said, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." This quote represents the idea of self-reliance and that you should be independent and create your own ideas and create your own destiny. You shouldn't listen to what other people think is "right," you should create your own "right."

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This picture of my mom from 2009 is showing an example of transcending. She is trying to climb a rock wall. The rock wall can represent restriction from society and lower animalistic impulses of life. My mom is climbing to reach the top of the rock wall, or to reach the sublime. She is showing an example of a transcendentalist.

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In this picture of me from 2008, I am laughing at someone trying to tell me what to do. This can represent the idea of nonconformity. I am laughing at the fact that someone thinks they can try and tell me what to do. I want to be independent and live my own life. I am showing an example of a transcendentalist.

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In the "What Fuels You" commercial the idea of simplicity being fuel is shown. Transcendentalists believed that living a simple life and being surrounded by nature will fulfill you spiritually. Everyone in the commercial is finding fulfillment in nature. They feel free when they are exploring and are surrounded by what they love, which in this case is nature.

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The "Transcend with Nat" podcast is based on discovering your higher purpose, or being able to transcend. In episode 36, "Dealing with Inner Disturbance," Nathan expresses how he was on a trip and felt unbalanced emotionally and mentally. He was unbalanced due to not listening to his inner voice. This supports the transcendentalist idea of intuition. Nathan needed to come back to his core and rebalance to find his inner self once again.

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The "Intuition Collage" by Brandi Strickland shows the Transcendentalist idea of using your inner voice. The girl in the collage has stripes coming out of her head, expressing that she is spreading her own ideas. She has come into contact with herself and has found deeper truths.

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The "Conformity, non conformity, conformity" painting by Dwight Fong clearly shows the idea of standing out against society. The striped lines in the middle are not going straight and are standing out compared to the rest. They won't follow the rest of the lines. These lines can represent people in society. Fong's message is loud and clear to a spectator.

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In "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi, the idea of self reliance is expressed. Transcendentalists strongly believed that you should be able to do what you want to do and you shouldn't follow society. The lyrics "It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive" show that Bon Jovi wants to do what he wants while he is living. He's not going to listen to what other people say.

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In "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell, the idea of viewing nature your own way is being thrown out the window. A key part of Transcendentalism is that nature should be preserved and should be able to be viewed in different ways by others. It should be inspiring. In the lyrics "They took all the trees
And put them in a tree museum
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half to see 'em", Mitchell is expressing the fact that people have taken ownership of nature and is using it to their advantage. They are charging people to view something that should be free. They are feeding people ideas when they should be able to create them by themselves.

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Charles S. Pierce calls himself a "New England Transcendentalist" for a very good reason. He grew up with transcendentalistic ties from family and friends. One of these people included Emerson. Since he was surrounded by these abnormal ideas as a child, he grew up with an idea of how to support them. In his writings we learn that it took a bit of time to overall accept these thoughts, but in the end he became a pure transcendentalist.

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Charles S. Peirce's New England Neighbors and Embrace of Transcendentalism: EBSCOhost

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The image I picked is of a painting called "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog" by Casper David Friedrich. This painting represents the transcendentalistic idea of being an individualist or against social conformity. When I look at this painting, I see a man standing on a mountain separating himself from the rest of the world. It is almost like he is "on top the world" and has succeeded in separating himself and finally feels free. The mist is representing the rest of the people, who all come together and act the same, no one is standing out.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson made an emphasis on the importance of living without conformity. One of his quotes is “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” This comes form a poem he wrote called "Merlin's Song". This inspirational idea means to live your life without holding back. Don't be afraid and let the sunshine in, do bold things out of conformity.

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I picked the song War by Edwin Starr. Starr is singing about the Vietnam War and how he doesn't appreciate the fact that fighting takes people's lives. Thoreau was not a supporter of the Mexican-American war because of the same reason, so he did not pay his taxes. So, we see a comparison between the two by the way they hated war and how they both resisted. Edwin sings "it ain't nothing but a heart breaker
(War) friend only to the undertaker
Peace, love and understanding
Tell me, is there no place for them today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But lord knows there's got to be a better way". He is expressing the fact that war takes people's lives and we need to find a better way to find peace and keep our freedom.