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    emphasized to man. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman both expressed their similarities and differences of transcendental views through nature and individualism. Both Emerson and Whitman use nature to express the idea that society should be open-minded to the beauty of nature that surrounds them. As Emerson explains the sublimity of nature‚ he points out that “the sun illuminates only the eye of the man” (220). Transcendentalists are deeply connected with nature as both Emerson and Whitman accepted it

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    Similar to Emerson‚ Muir also writes the sequence of events in a cause-effect manner where the outcome of one event stems the cause of the subsequent event. This writing style serves to control the speed of the reader’s thoughts and allows for a deeper appreciation of what the author is trying to portray much like that of Emerson’s aspect towards nature and writing style. In Muir’s instance‚ Muir is trying to exemplify the idea that nature is the creation of God and therefore a direct connection

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    Transport Mechanisms and Permeability: Activity 3: Simulating Osmotic Pressure Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 50% by answering 2 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Which of the following is true of osmosis? Your answer : b. Movement is against the concentration gradient of water. Correct answer: c. It is a type of diffusion. 2. Which of the following occurs when a hypertonic solution is added to cells? You correctly answered: d. The cells shrink. 3. The variable that affects osmotic pressure

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    The essay “Self-Reliance”‚ by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ is a persuasive essay promoting the ways of transcendentalism. He uses this paper to advance a major point using a structure that helps his argument. In the paper‚ Emerson begins his concluding thoughts with a statement that greater self-reliance will bring a revolution. He then applies this idea to society and all of its aspects‚ including religion‚ education‚ and art. This brings Emerson to a new‚ more precise focus on how society never advances;

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    Thoreau and Hawthorne are two vastly different authors. Thoreau was known for his transcendentalist writing style. Transcendentalist writing is a style of writing that gives nature a whole new meaning. Essentially saying that there are spiritual connections to nature. Thoreau’s story “Walden” shows Thoreau’s love for nature. While Hawthorne was known for romanticism writing style. Hawthorne was an Anti- Transcendentalist. In other words‚ Hawthorne was known for his power of blackness. He uses evil

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    Adrianne Zimmerman Exercise 4: Endocrine System Physiology: Activity 3: Hormone Replacement Therapy Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 25% by answering 1 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) You correctly answered: d. stimulates ovarian follicle development. 2. Estrogen Your answer : c. is an anterior pituitary hormone secretion. Correct answer: d. is produced by developing ovarian follicles. 3. Calcitonin Your answer : a. is a steroid hormone. Correct answer:

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    Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics: Activity 3: Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Length on Blood Flow Rate Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. When the length of the blood vessel increases‚ which of the following also increases? You correctly answered: d. both friction and surface area 2. Blood vessel length decreases You correctly answered: c. when we lose weight. 3. Blood flow is You correctly answered: b. directly proportional to

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    Introduction Different people approach isolation differently. For some‚ isolation is revered for the solitude it facilitates while others loathe it for the loneliness it is associated. The difference is particularly evident when one considers the views that Emerson raises in his book titled “Self-Reliance” and the experiences that Tom Hanks was forced to have while living on an uninhabited island after their plane crash in the film “Cast Away”. Based on the Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” book‚ this paper examines

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    2/25/2013 HW 8 Articles by Emerson and Calhoun Emerson first starts out by highlighting how we come to perceive those who are civilized and those who are not. He says we do this by negation. In other words‚ our civility is better defined by showing what we are not. For example‚ “savages” do not have religion‚ liberty‚ sense of honor‚ etc. “A nation with no clothing‚ no alphabet‚ no iron‚ no marriage‚ no arts of peace‚ no abstract thought‚ we call barbarous” (Emerson‚ 502). He goes on to say that

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    Ralph Emerson urges his readers to retain the outspokenness of a small child who freely speaks his mind. He also urges readers to avoid envying or imitating others viewed as models of perfection. Instead‚ he says‚ readers should take pride in their own individuality and never be afraid to express their own original ideas. In addition‚ he says‚ they should refuse to conform to the ways of the popular culture and its shallow ideals. Rather‚ they should live up to their own ideals. Emerson might have

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