https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj Understanding the Nature of Reality-- Mrs. Williams en-us 2019-01-27 20:37:57 UTC 2024-07-27 22:10:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/324727975 Lyrics: "Don't let what they say keep you up at night, And we don't let nobody bring us down No matter what you say it won't hurt me"
Analysis: This song talks about nonconformity, and being yourself.  It highlights the fact that society might keep you from wanting to do what you want with your life.  The songs meaning comes when it explains how you should not listen and be yourself. ]]> 2019-01-27 20:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/324727975 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/325206191 “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” 
Analysis: This quote defines transcendentalism because it discusses the idea of conformity and being unique. The quote states that the world is going to try and create something less important as your greatest accomplishment.  Emerson then explains that you have to go against that and define something yourself that is truly your greatest accomplishment.]]> 2019-01-29 01:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/325206191 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/325214757 This image fully embodies the idea of Transcendentalism.  It shows two men discovering and learning through their surroundings and environment.  It shows the process of thought that requires one's self and mind to connect with new developments and be self fulfilled. Being in nature is a big push in transcendentalism and is vividly shown through this image.  ]]> 2019-01-29 01:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/325214757 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/325215305 This article from the Washington Post shows the comparison of transcendentalists from the time period of Thoreau and Emerson, to the present time situation.  It explains that the idea of selfies and how we are looking at them all wrong.  It says we should look into the lens of who will see the image next, instead currently we just look at ourselves.  The article refers to this exchange as 'selfie'-reliance.]]> 2019-01-29 01:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/325215305 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326966511 Lyrics: " Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind"
Analysis: This song embodies Thoreau's ideas on emergence into nature.  The song makes the audience think and ponder on the idea that they should bask in nature listen to their surroundings.  This idea of listening can be seen in the lyrics "the voices of the mountain sing."]]> 2019-02-02 16:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326966511 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326967560 Lyrics: "Yeah we're locked up in ideas
We like to label everything
Well I'm just gonna do here what I gotta do here
'Cause I gotta keep myself free"
Analysis: Throughout this song they explain the fact that we follow all the ideas we are told , and do not think for ourselves. It keeps us all thinking the same, and does not allow for us to be ourselves freely. The song pushes the idea that we have to find and believe on our own, instead of believing everything we are told.]]> 2019-02-02 16:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326967560 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326968599 The image shows the complexity of our mind and the ideas that fill it. The little boy is shown with many aspects of nature filling his mind. It consists of flowers, rocks, trees, aspects of water, and a few animals. This follows the ideas of transcendentalism because it shows the blending with nature, and the fact that you can learn many things through exploration.]]> 2019-02-02 16:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326968599 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326969733 This image portrays the idea that nature can shape our ideas and create us into the people we become. The idea that the branches in the picture creates a face shows this emergence into nature. The face shows a girl who is formed with the branches and leaves of the tree. The fact that the image is in black and white brings in an additional element of mystery.]]> 2019-02-02 16:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326969733 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326970819 This podcast brings the idea of nature into a different perspective. "Nature looks provokingly stable and secular, but it has a cause like all the rest; and when once I comprehend that, will these fields stretch so immovably wide, these leaves hang so individually considerable? Permanence is a word of degrees. Every thing is medial. Moons are no more bounds to spiritual power than bat-balls." This quote shows the main idea portrayed by Gura through this podcast.]]> 2019-02-02 16:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/326970819 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327067070 "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Analysis:  Throughout our study of Henry David Thoreau, we have learned his specific ideas of education and learning. He preferred to learn through nature, and teach his students through what you would see in your surroundings. This quote brings in the idea of interpreting what you see around you, and not just looking at it.]]> 2019-02-03 15:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327067070 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327067116 "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Analysis: This quote from Emerson shows his ideas of nonconformity and creating something different for yourself. When he mentions the idea that you should leave your own path, it also brings in his ideas of self-reliance. The beginning of the quote also says that you should not go where the path leads you, and this shows the idea of society pressuring you to do certain things.]]> 2019-02-03 15:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327067116 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327067145 "Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify."
Analysis: One big belief presented through Transcendentalism, is the idea that we should live our lives in a more simplified manner. Thoreau is saying that we live our lives with lots of detail, and should let go of all that pressure and precision. Simplifying our lives will bring us better understandings of our surroundings, and help us learn more than just something from the classroom.]]> 2019-02-03 15:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327067145 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327070047 I created this wordle to show the key ideas brought in by transcendentalism.  Thoreau and Emerson have taught us these ideas of self-reliance, and self discovery through living alone in seclusion, and emphasize the effects of these actions.  Learning and education is something that they both believe should follow these ideas.  My wordle brings all of these ideas together and presents it in a more unique and exciting format.]]> 2019-02-03 16:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327070047 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075114 This article challenges the well known belief that Henry David Thoreau was alone at Walden. This article says that Walden was a place for outcasts and misfits. He was among many who were similar to him, and that Walden was in fact not far from civilization at all. The article goes on to talk about the people Thoreau would have actually interacted with. It makes the reader think and consider a new idea of the influence on Thoreau and his teachings.]]> 2019-02-03 16:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075114 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075147 This video explains the overall ideas of transcendentalism. It explains in detail the major leaders of this movement, and their influence on society. It thoroughly gives the background, history, and beginning of this thought process. I think this video helps to see the big picture when it comes to transcendentalism and its belief systems.]]> 2019-02-03 16:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075147 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075179 I took this picture on my trip to Haiti two years ago. This trip allowed me to follow many teachings of Transcendentalism. It allowed me to be without any connectivity of peers and friends. It helped me think and learn on my own, without a formal school setting. I was able to see different things and experience a new country without societal pressures.]]> 2019-02-03 16:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075179 anushka_karnik https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075194 This poem is showing the significance of following society's journey and ending up unhappy. The captain finally makes it back from a long journey only to realize he has nothing to come home to and worked so long, and in the end was left with nothing. This brings in the ideas of transcendentalism because it shows the pressure society can put on you, and in the end it will leave you miserable and unfulfilled. Following the ideas of transcendentalism, it would help you to learn more and be happy.]]> 2019-02-03 16:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/anushka_karnik/sq5qj8en0xqj/wish/327075194