How is Hester Prynne A Transcendentalist? In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is mainly a transcendentalist. The term transcendentalist coined in nineteenth century America‚ describes an optimistic person who fully lives in the present and has faith in the future. He or she loves nature‚ sees God in nature‚ and believes we are all connected. A transcendentalist takes action‚ and is honest and very individualistic. To me that clearly explains Hester Prynne’s
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REPUBLIC DAY MESSAGE India’s republic day is the day of pride for every Indian as on this propitious day our constitution came into implementation. On 26th January the rule of law and order started with soul concern for the Indian citizens after freedom from colonial government. A constitution which is the ideal for the whole world to imitate its secular‚ democratic‚ republic and sovereign theme is constituted by our leaders with the spirit of unbigoted development of every section of the society
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Candide is a novella written by the French philosopher Voltaire during the Enlightenment. The novella is centered on a young man named Candide who lives under his mentor‚ Pangloss. The work takes us through the great hardships of Candide’s adventure‚ where he struggles to settle down and live a peaceful life. The novel concludes with Candide saying that in order to obtain happiness ’We must cultivate our garden’. The meaning of this quote seems to be open to a wide variety of interpretations. This
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Hinduism and Buddhism Shengjia wu In world culture‚ there are various religious. Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with around 970 million followers‚ while Buddhism‚ originating in the India‚ the same place with Hinduism‚ has approximately 350 million Buddhists. This essay will firstly discuss features of Reincarnation and Non-violence’s in both religion‚ and then argues that caste system is an area which is sustainable difference. In Hinduism and Buddhism ‚ the aim of the
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action at any given situation. This is why we were given the faculty of reasoning and free will that we may not feel as if we are mere victims of fate but are actually proactive beings capable of choosing what they think is right for them. 2. Pessimism vs. Optimism People can “change and grow into psychologically healthy‚ happy‚ fully functional human beings (Feist‚ 2006).” This comes with the fact that I believe in free choice. We are not mere victims of fate. We are human beings who are capable
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Farris 5 Mark Twain‚ toward the end of his life‚ was characterized as ? . . . speaking candidly in his last years but still with a vitality and ironic detachment that kept his work from being merely the fulminations of an old and angry man.?1 Growing up around slavery‚ discrimination‚ and loss‚ Mark Twain was bombarded with negativity. His childhood foreshadowed the loss that surrounded his old age. Because of this negativity‚ he often criticized and questioned humanity. Despite this‚ Samuel Clemens
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"near-perfect" to the reader‚ but rather takes place on the barren grasslands of England‚ where dreary weather and something else are present. Emily Brontë’s utilization of the character Heathcliff contradicts the impression of romance. Heathcliff’s pessimism and self-absorbtion is evident when he says‚ "Linton would be nothing‚ nor Hindley‚ nor all the dreams that ever I dreamt. Two words would comprehend my future - death and hell" (147‚ Brontë). Heathcliff never reveals any "charm" like a romantic
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As a WW1 correspondent‚ Hurley becomes forced to rediscovered himself as his old perceptions towards life become shattered by the general disregard for human life‚ re-inviting the pessimism that once consumed him. Nasht justify this change in perception through Hurley’s archival photography and footage of the gruesome scenes of war. Such horrors of war‚ could not capture the full extent on how he wanted to theatre the discovery of this loss in humanity‚ as Hurley states “One photograph is not enough
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that the term "wilderness" is an "absurdity" and that there really had been no "wilderness" before the Europeans came to the land. The upbeat tone from the beginning of the text turns into a self-reflective analysis‚ which ultimately turns into pessimism about the future of the human civilization. As the mood of the story turns‚ the white snow turns into a
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“The Big Four” Report # 4 (pgs. 1-50) Introduction The book The Big Four derives from a project headed by the author‚ S. Joseph Kidder along with a small group of graduate research assistants. Their intent in the four year project was to try to find out why some Adventist churches are growing and why some other churches are not growing. They discovered four major factors that were linked to church growth in the North American Division (NAD): empowering servant leadership‚ passionate and authentic
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