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Song 1: "Here Comes the Sun" by. The Beatles

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Song 1: "Here Comes the Sun" by. The Beatles

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"Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
Its alright"

This song is a beautiful piece that describes how that people are becoming happier because nature is blooming now that the sun is emerging. It relates to transcendentalism because it is about nature and how it brings forth happiness to people. Nature is the only pure thing that is free from the corrupting influences of society due to its norms.

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Here Comes the Sun Lyrics

[Chorus]
Here comes the sun, doo da doo doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

[Verse 1]
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

[Chorus]
Here comes the sun, doo da doo doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

[Verse 2]
Little darling, the smile's returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here

[Chorus]
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

[Bridge]
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes

[Verse 3]
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear

[Chorus]
Here comes the sun, doo da doo doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

[Outro]
Here comes the sun, doo da doo doo
Here comes the sun
It's all right
It's all right

"Here Comes the Sun" is a George Harrison-penned track from Abbey Road. Following a period of disillusionment with the music industry, he skipped a day at Apple's offices and went to his good mate Eric Clapton 's house. After feeling free and back in love with music, he wrote this song.

'Here Comes The Sun' was written at the time when Apple was getting like school, where we had to go and be businessmen: 'sign this' and 'sign that'. Anyway, it seems as if winter in England goes on forever; by the time spring comes you really deserve it. So one day I decided I was going to sag off Apple and I went over to Eric Clapton's house. The relief of not having to go and see all those dopey accountants was wonderful, and I walked around the garden with one of Eric's acoustic guitars and wrote 'Here Comes The Sun.'

-George Harrison from 1995's Anthology series (via BeatlesBible.com)

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"Here Comes the Sun" was written at the time when Apple was getting like school, where we had to go and be businessmen: 'Sign this' and 'Sign that'. Anyway, it seems as if winter in England goes on forever; by the time spring comes you really deserve it. So one day I decided I was going to slag off Apple and I went over to Eric Clapton's house. The relief of not having to go and see all those dopey accountants was wonderful, and I walked around the garden with one of Eric's acoustic guitars and wrote "Here Comes the Sun."

-George Harrison in his autobiography I, Me, Mine

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Here Comes the Sun Lyrics: Here comes the sun, doo da doo doo / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's all right / Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter / Little darling, it feels like years

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Song 2: "Don't Stop Believin" by. Journey

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Song 2: "Don't Stop Believin" by. Journey

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"Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice
just one more time"

Don't stop believing' is a song that is about staying true to your own values and beliefs. This concept is precisely what the transcendentalist concept of self reliance is about. The selected lyrics above show that by urging to roll the dice people are gambling lots to try and make their life better by obtaining things like money. Journey is disagreeing with this philosophy, they want people to follow what makes them happy, and no matter how difficult times may get, don't stop believing!

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Don't Stop Believin' Lyrics: Just a small-town girl, livin' in a lonely world / She took the midnight train goin' anywhere / Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit / He took the midnight train goin

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"Its my life
Its now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while i'm alive"

The powerful lyrics of this song describe nonconformity by stating to not just be another face in the crowd, be you and own it. This mindset is parallel with Thoreau's by doing things on your own terms, and marching to your own beat. Along with this, Bon Jovi delves into an idea that models the logic behind carpe diem by "living while i'm alive" and seizing the moment.

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It's My Life Lyrics: This ain't a song for the broken-hearted / No silent prayer for the faith-departed / I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd / You're gonna hear my voice / When I shout it out

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The work of art reminds me of looking up at the stars at my lake house. Peace is the feeling this picture brings me along with tranquil vibes, and security. Nature is what is being portrayed within this piece, as well as the unexplored cosmos. This image strikes mystery, as well as curiosity into to viewer.

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Freedom. Independence. Adventure. A man standing all alone atop a peak of some tall landscape, overlooking the world before him. An image like this empowers me, it makes me feel like I could prosper on my own, and be happy with only myself and the world around me.

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This insightful article provides a description on transcendentalism and self reliance, and what it truly means. To me, it provides clarity on the topic that gets murky when explained by Emerson, or Thoreau in the use of complex language.  Understanding the true, plain meaning behind these words help one establish a base to then build on with the more sophisticated topics and descriptions.

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There is a time in every man's day when his Facebook feed spits out a photo of a friend who has turned a smartphone camera on him or herself. There is the practiced tilt of the head, to avoid additional chins. There is the palm tree or infinity pool in the background, to record momentary privilege. There is the artfully arranged cleavage, or the casually flexed triceps, to establish oneself as fit, desirable, deserving of exhibition in the carousel museum of social media.

We click "like," or we narrow our eyes in dislike, and then remember our Emerson.

"Envy is ignorance," he wrote in his essay "Self-Reliance," and "imitation is suicide."

Regardless, "selfie" is the Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year, chosen partly because its usage spiked 17,000 percent since this time last year. We have become selfie-reliant, and now the lexicon has wholly absorbed the modern way to label the ancient fascination with self. But are modern selfies, uploaded onto Instagram by the millions, corrosive in a way that finer self-portraits are not - the oil-on-canvas selfies of Frida Kahlo, say, or Australian gunner Thomas Baker's 1917 Kodak portrait of his mirror image in uniform?

The practice of self-portraiture has never been cheaper or wider. The #selfie hashtag on Instagram summons a torrent of self-portraits, ranging in style from glamour shot to mugshot. Now we are a mob of self-portraitists. The total democratization of an art form either destroys it or ennobles it, and the selfie is either a pure expression of self or the surrender to conformity.

Depends on your artistic standards, and your tolerance for psychobabble.

Selfies are a form of vernacular photography, like amateur daguerreotype or Polaroid, says Alicia Eler, who writes routinely about selfies on the arts Web site Hyperallergic, and the prevalence of the artistic tool (the smartphone) doesn't diminish the value of the work.

"I think the self-portrait and the selfie are for anyone who's continuously documenting the act of becoming," she says. It's not self-obsession, though. It's a way to connect.

Such portraiture on social media is as good for self-empowerment as it is for self-objectification, psychologist Sarah J. Gervais writes in Psychology Today.

Though it's possible for people to take an unhealthy "outsider's perspective of their bodies," Gervais says, she suggests "that Instagram offers a quiet resistance to the barrage of perfect images that we face" in the traditional media.

Parse them any which way, and realize that we have come to rely on selfies. Selfies say "I was here, in this state, at this point in time." Selfies say "I'm not alone because I can share my aloneness."

We're not narcissists, as the curmudgeonry claims.

We are transcendentalists with iPhones.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose marquee essay is titled "Self-Reliance," would have been a habitual selfie-taker. The transcendentalists meticulously journaled about themselves and shared passages with each other. They prized the notion of the individual and his or her capacity for self-definition.

Emerson "says the mark of wisdom is seeing the miraculous in the commonplace, and showing ourselves to each other because we find something of worth in ourselves," says Philip F. Gura, professor of American literature and culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In this way, each selfie is one more breath blown into "the Oversoul," which Emerson defined as the "common heart," as individuals knit together in the ether. He could have been writing about the Internet and social media, in which case he would have cautioned against modeling yourself on others, which "loses your time and blurs the impression of your character."

"But do your work, and I shall know you," Emerson wrote. "Do your work, and you shall reinforce yourself."

If Emerson were writing "Self-Reliance" today, he might have added this instruction to his essay: If you do take a selfie, don't look at the image of yourself on the screen as you snap the photo. Your eyes will be looking in the wrong direction. Instead, look into the lens itself, into the other soul who will soon be looking back at you.

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Selfie-reliance: The word of the year is the story of our individualism.

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There is a time in every man's day when his Facebook feed spits out a photo of a friend who has turned a smartphone camera on him or herself. There is the practiced tilt of the head, to avoid additional chins. There is the palm tree or infinity pool in the background, to record momentary privilege.

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Nonconformity is represented in this image, and it is important to follow your own path and not go with the crowd. Have your own mind, and make decisions for yourself. Being unique and true to one's thoughts is what solidifies yourself as an individual. The world needs more unique minds.

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A Harlem Man’s First Steps Toward Self-Reliance

By. John Otis

A lesson to be learned from this article is that when society wants something for you, but your passion is elsewhere, follow what makes you happy. Self reliance is all a man needs to be successful by his own standards. People often confuse the societal norms with being the right thong to do, that is simply not true. There is no defined, 'right thing" to do, there is only what an individual thinks is right, and isn't.

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The Neediest Cases Fund

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Terence Marshall at home in Harlem. He plans to attend a city college before transferring to a State University of New York campus. Credit Credit Ángel Franco/The New York Times

Terence Marshall said self-doubt shadowed him for far too long.

Mr. Marshall, 20, graduated from the Opportunity Charter School in Harlem in 2013, though he admitted his attendance during his senior year was sporadic at times. College was part of his future plans, just not right away.

"I felt like I wasn't ready," he said. "I felt like, 'If I go to college now, I'm going to mess up.' "

That trepidation was tied to Mr. Marshall's lack of guidance growing up. Though his mother, Cynthia Givens, has been a stalwart supporter of her son his entire life, his father was largely not present. Mr. Marshall's two older brothers were incarcerated for much of his childhood.

"I didn't have the support I needed in certain areas that would help me be a man," he said.

After high school, his future was out of focus. Mr. Marshall, an athlete and self-proclaimed "basketball head," aspired to play professionally, but he had more than just hoop dreams. He had a fascination with technology.

Progress had not been made on either front until one day last summer.

Mr. Marshall said he was with a few friends and some others he did not know. When the group was approached by another group of men, Mr. Marshall sensed that a confrontation was inevitable. Fighting broke out, and even though he ran from the melee, he was picked up by the police for questioning.

"I haven't been the best kid, but I'm not bad, I'm not a bad person," Mr. Marshall said. "I was thinking all my plans with basketball, with going to college and finding out what I want to do with my life, I won't be able to do it because I will be in jail for something I didn't do."

Even though he was not charged with any crime, just sitting in the holding cell meant he was in enough trouble, he said. It was enough to snap him out of his idleness.

A few months later, he learned about Green City Force, an AmeriCorps program that prepares young people from low-income homes for careers in the renewable energy industry. Mr. Marshall was reluctant to join, until he realized the root of his hesitancy.

"Basically I had excuses or roadblocks that were preventing me from trying it," he said. "This is part of growing up. At least if I don't like it, I could leave. I could drop it and say I at least tried. So I tried it, and I really enjoyed it."

His time at Green City Force led to an eight-week internship at Bloomberg L.P., where he installed new apps on employee devices.

The Community Service Society of New York, one of the organizations supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, drew $100 from the fund for Mr. Marshall to buy professional workplace attire and $116.50 for a 30-day MetroCard to help him get to his internship.

"Just being inside that building, the air feels different," he said of Bloomberg. "It feels like you're in a positive setting. You don't feel any negativity at all."

The internship paid a stipend of $550 every two weeks, most of which went to help his mother, who was laid off from her job as a social worker at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital two years ago. Mr. Marshall was so valued by the company that his internship was extended by three months. When it ended in August, he was told that, with the proper education, the door was open for him to return.

His renewed focus has extended to other parts of his life. Both of his brothers are now out of prison, and Mr. Marshall is improving his relationships with them. He has also reconnected with his father, and now sees him at least once a week.

"Now that I'm older, I can do things for myself," he said, adding: "I'm able to make my own decisions now. And a decision I'm going to make is going out and reaching out to my father, having him in my life."

Mr. Marshall had planned to enroll at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to pursue his basketball goals while taking technology classes. His grades were not good enough to live on campus, so his revised goal is to attend a City University of New York school with the hope of improving his grade point average and attending Dutchess in two years.

It is a setback but with a caveat: knowing that his once-paralyzing insecurities have been benched.

"I don't want to go back to that feeling anymore, feeling defeated before I've even competed," Mr. Marshall said.

A version of this article appears in print on , on Page A25 of the New York edition with the headline: Shaken by Time in Holding Cell, a Man Pushes to Fulfill His Dreams . Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe

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A Harlem Man's First Steps Toward Self-Reliance

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The Neediest Cases Fund Terence Marshall said self-doubt shadowed him for far too long. Mr. Marshall, 20, graduated from the Opportunity Charter School in Harlem in 2013, though he admitted his attendance during his senior year was sporadic at times. College was part of his future plans, just not right away.

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This simple, yet powerful quote demonstrates that nature and seclusion are the only way to truly be free. There is depth way beyond the basic and minimal appearance of this quote. Its important to recognize that when it comes to doing as you feel, true freedom is only obtained through becoming "wild". It teaches you to forget people disagreeing with your way of life because your values are all that matter.

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Another basic statement at first, but once analyzed, we see the wisdom behind the words. The sky, for many, is considered to be a beautiful thing, and looked at everyday. Just like the bread most people consume daily, the eyes observe the gorgeous display nature provides every single day.

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This video is quite insightful and should be viewed by all that are trying to learn the premises of what transcendentalism is. Although more eloquently explained by Thoreau, or Emerson, the basic understanding of this topic is best understood when explained int her terms of the layman. After watching this, the viewer will certainly have a better foundation of what this complex philosophy is.

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The Simple Sophisticate
With Shannon Ables

This insightful podcast provides a fantastic lesson on how amazing life can be by having less. It teaches resilience in this particular episode, however, the series encompasses many different aspects of life that people tend to be too greedy, and possess too much in. Ables goes into great detail on how and where to simplify, to obtain the perfect minimalist lifestyle.

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The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

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Listen to The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style episodes free, on demand. The simple sophisticate is someone who prefers quality over quantity, sensible living over mindless consumption, personal style instead of trendy fashions, has an insatiable curiosity for life's endless questions and a desire to live a truly fulfilling life rather than being led around by the nose.

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This symbolic quote has many different aspects. It suggests that when one silences the norms and influence of society and only focusses on themselves they can see the greatness, and light within the world for what it truly is. Nonconformity is represented, as well as self reliance.

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Thoreau means here, that a person needs to continue moving forward. Make every decision in the right mind, with the right philosophy. If you do that, then there is no need to look back on something, unless you plan on completely revisiting it.

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My wordle consisted of words with great meaning to me, such as independence, freedom, individualism, etc. The shape is a content man who is completly free of all the corruption in life and is ready to begin living in his own paradise. It is very important in encapsulate your own beliefs and values within your own artwork. Never express yourself in a way that does more good for others than yourself because, expressing yourself is about pleasing yourself.

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This amazing time at the lake over this summer is captured in this picture. My family and girlfriend went out, and enjoyed nature, all day long. It was just us, the water, sun and sky. Transcendentalism, as well as self reliance is encapsulated in this picture. My girlfriend and I are simply laying on a tube afloat the water and having the best time ever.

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If
By: Rudyard Kipling

This is a poem I had to memorize in eighth grade, and recite in front of the class. It was a beautiful poem that was all about staying yourself despite the circumstances. Self reliance is a major theme in this poem and it inspires me to become more free thinker, as well as independent man.

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If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated, don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream-and not make dreams your master;

If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And-which is more-you'll be a Man, my son!

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