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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."

Truly living our lives will come from knowing ourselves and that can be experienced when in nature rather than all the distractions of our society.

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"No wealth can buy the requisite leisure, freedom, and independence which are the capital in this profession. It comes only by the grace of God."

True freedom can come from nature and that is not something that can be manipulated of artificially recreated.

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"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!"

We need to learn to appreciate everything about nature rather than taking advantage of it just because we see it everyday.

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"The beauty of nature reforms itself in the mind, and not for barren contemplation, but for new creation."

If instead of taking pictures or videos of nature's beauty, we should be trying to preserve it and help it continue to grow for future generations to be able to enjoy it.

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"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,-that is genius."

Don't conform your life to the expectations of others, but rather live the life that you were meant to live, which is different than others, and that will truly bring you joy.

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I believe that the theme of the poem being the wondering of the meaning of life is also the same theme occurring throughout the Dead Poet's Society and that describes what goes through the minds of everybody. The poem inspired me to think about my own life and what I am doing in it to make the world a better place. The movie then took that idea and allowed me to visually see the, although very extreme, effect that it can truly have on people and that you should live your life to the fullest rather than just to be alive.

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I believe that the most striking element of Dead Poets' Society was that although the boys, through their educational opportunities, were given potential to do great things, most of them were conformed to just do the jobs their parents did or wanted them to do.

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My verse in life is to bring joy to those around me. Whether that is by making them laugh and reminding them that life doesn't always have to be serious, or just smiling at them when I walk past them to let them know that they are seen. I believe that the best thing somebody can do is remind somebody else of their worth so that way they will eventually be able to complete their verse and let that turn into a continuous cycle. Even through the small things in life, we can change the world for the better.

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We are told to grasp this revelation

To not let others control us and our choices

Throughout the time of our creation

We were meant to raise our voices

In times of anger and demand of conformity

We are created to stand our ground

Although we may not be able to reach complete serenity

We can rise up and make a sound

Freedom of speech and freedom of choice

Comes as a result of liberalism

The people of the world have continuous rejoice

As liberties bring opportunities of individualism

Nature was created to be our example

To be followed by the humans populating the Earth

Instead with demand of conform comes its trample

As its decline is more evident with each birth

The glory of Earth is meant to be our mentor

It teaches us creativity and to be ourselves

If only we continued to use the lessons of nature

Then we’d transcend and our individuality would excel

We are told to grasp this revolution

Through the uses of many translations

Made possible by all of God’s creation

Here’s to me, setting my foundation

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The song "Take on the World" represents the individualism we should embrace so that way we can live our lives to the fullest.

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I believe that nature is able to help set an example for us by creating an environment that is all its own and that is filled with knowledge that will benefit everyone, as well as being filled with resources that not only improve our lives, but also the course of history.

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This picture represents individualism as I got to experience nature and just be by myself without thinking about what others thought of me and allowed me to express what I was feeling at that moment.

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#livinglifetotranscend

This hashtag represents that the point of our lives is to follow the ideas of transcendentalism in the fact that we're supposed to live life as an individual and not conform to the expectations of society.

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This picture represents a return to nature because although I was in a hotel, I got to appreciate the beauty of nature from views out all the windows and I got to sit on the patio and enjoy the views of mountains and the beautiful weather.

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This picture represents rejection of traditional establishment and a return to simplicity since this was a trip where I rarely used my phone and just hung out with the kids at the summer camp in Mexico.

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One of the biggest challenges we face today that allows it to be harder to accomplish transcendentalism is the constant use of technology instead of focusing on the beauty and benefits of nature around us.