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1A: Excerpt from Walden, Chapter 2, “Where I Lived and What I Lived For”

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1A: Excerpt from Walden, Chapter 2, “Where I Lived and What I Lived For”

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Quote: "Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence... I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life...I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life... Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! (Thoreau 1,3,4).

Sentence: Living life in the simplest way with no worry of what comes in another day is essential to living the best life you can.

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Quote: "Two or three hours' walking will carry me to as strange a country as I expect ever to see...There is in fact a sort of harmony discoverable between the capabilities of the landscape within a circle of ten miles' radius, or the limits of an afternoon walk, and the threescore years and ten of human life. It will never become quite familiar to you." (Thoreau 15).

Sentence: Immerse yourself in nature, commit to walking, and see how it will improve your overall way of living.

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Quote: " In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages... I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me, and I to them... Its effect is like that of a higher thought or a better emotion coming over me, when I deemed I was thinking justly or doing right." (Emerson 2 & 3).

Sentence: The feeling of nature is even better than that of accomplishment; it gives a sense of understanding and belonging when that is all one longs for.

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Quote: "And as the eye is the best composer, so light is the first of painters...Even the corpse has its own beauty...The beauty of nature reforms itself in the mind, and not for barren contemplation, but for new creation." (Emerson 1 & 2).

Sentence: Creativity can strike from the value of nature, we as humans create our view of the beauty of nature in our imagination.

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Quote: "Your goodness must have some edge to it, — else it is none. The doctrine of hatred must be preached as the counteraction of the doctrine of love when that pules and whines. I shun father and mother and wife and brother, when my genius calls me." (Emerson 5).

Sentence: The importance of individual intuition and of confronting societal norms is unmatched; even through harsh emotions such as hatred.

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This poem explores the struggle for meaning in an absurd world. It is easy to connect with and relate to, as Whitman is questioning his own life and what positive things he has accomplished. Whitman's poem helps demonstrate what many of us worry about, our life, our future, and our purpose throughout it all. Whitman's message is to encourage us all to rise above the challenges and hardships that we face and instead recognize the significance. He employs stressful imagery by describing things such as the "sordid crowds I see around me." This helps others who may be stressed or overwhelmed with thoughts of the future feel seen.

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Quote: "You must strive to find your own voice, boys, and the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all." -John Keating

Caption: My visual helps connect to Transcendentalism by representing those who break free from society's rules and follow their personal beliefs, it highlights the tenet of self-reliance and how these individuals stand up for themselves. (Similar to Dead Poet's Society)

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My verse will be dedicated to our world in the future. Besides my goal to become a doctor, I want to advocate for the planet. Climate change and pollution are severe problems in today's world that need to be changed. And in order to become a doctor and help everyone the best I can, I'd need a world in which people can live and thrive in afterward.

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Free Vector _ Illustration with pollutions on earth

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Nature's course in life is to serve

It connects us with our lost selves

and allows for the air to flow in us, to fill us with hope

We need it like we need water

A sacred stream coursing through the soul,

Whispering secrets of the untamed

Where the rivers sing and mountains rise.

In the stillness of the wood, we find

Reflections of our hearts and minds,

Each leaf a thought, each breeze a beat.

Here, in the chaos of trees,

Knowledge flows like sap through veins,

A reminder that we are joined

One with nature, nature with us,

Interwoven in all

The essence of nature, piercing the heart

So shine with the sun, let the moon guide you,

For nature's purpose will one day end too;

Trust in the beauty of what is yet to be

Before finding your way to the free.

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The song "Fourth of July" by Sufjan Stevens reflects on modern-day Transcendentalism by capturing the beauty and fragility of life.

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Hashtag: #SimplicityandSoul

Caption: The act of going out into nature creates a calm feeling in the soul, it simplifies the thoughts happening all of the time.

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7: Pictures of Me Living Transcendentalist-ly 

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In this photo I got to walk alone, in nature, with no sound but the birds and people passing by; it gave me a serene feeling that calmed my mind.

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7: Pictures of Me Living Transcendentalist-ly 

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Hiking on this mountain opened my eyes, it gave me a perspective on how big our world is and how small we are compared to it.

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7: Pictures of Me Living Transcendentalist-ly 

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Even when out with a whole group I stepped away alone to walk and sort my thoughts of someone else.

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8: Challenges of living out the Transcendental Tenants today

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8: Challenges of living out the Transcendental Tenants today

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In this day and age, we all must break free for a little while from the technology that surrounds us, and go out into nature without the need to take a photo of it.

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Thesis: Transcendentalist ideas are very relevant and expressed in today's world; they influence personal growth, environmental awareness, and responsibility.

Quote: 1) “Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection” (Emerson 2).

2) “We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” (Thoreau 2).

3) “Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness.” (Emerson 5).

Caption: Nature stands as a sanctuary for self-discovery, let the outside grow within you.