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    typical daily practice is called transcendentalism. It calls on people to view the objects in the world as small versions of the whole universe and to trust their individual intuitions. The two most noted American transcendentalists were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. An example of transcendentalism is the book "Into the Wild". In the book Chris McCandless serves as a prime example of transcendentalism. Chris goes through the motions of a normal kid all the way through college. After graduation

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    people. Ralph Waldo Emerson describes self reliance as being yourself‚ being unique‚ and having your own opinion. Being a self reliant is not something that is easy. It can be very challenging. Self reliance is an important skill to have. In Emerson’s “Self Reliance” we are taught to trust ourselves. Sometimes we let society tell us who we should be and we depend on what everyone else is doing around us. “Absolve you to yourself‚ and you shall have the suffrage of the world” (Emerson). This quote means

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    those people end up conforming and doing what has been done in the past. They end up walking down the worn out path that so many have walked before. However‚ a famous writer named Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that you need to venture off the main path and explore new ideas if you truly want to be great. Emerson was one of the most famous examples of a transcendentalist. Transcendentalists were basically Idealists‚ but in a more practical sense. They believed that all people should strive to reach their

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    Henry David Thoreau INTRODUCTION Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ abolitionist‚ naturalist‚ tax resister‚ development critic‚ surveyor‚ historian ‚ philosopher andtranscendentalist. Henry David Thoreau was a complex man of many talents who worked hard to shape his craft and his life. He is best known for his book Walden‚ a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings‚ and his essay‚ Civil Disobedience‚ an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral

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    Into The Wild Seminar Prep Discussion and Quotes “’We like companionship‚ see‚ but we can’t stand to be around people for very long. So we go get ourselves lost‚ come back for a while‚ then get the hell out again.’” (Krakauer 96) (Chap 8)  When Krakauer mentions how “’We like companionship… but we can’t stand to be around people for very long” (Krakauer 96)‚ is this due to an innate distaste of human nature or the socially constructed byproducts of it? If the latter holds true‚ will an individual

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    according to Meg Brulatour is that of an individual pursuit guided by intuition and self-reliance. Emerson believed that Transcendentalists found truth in nature’s ideas and that truth could be seen by a person who was paying attention and was in synch with nature. Direct involvement with nature allows man to use his intuition to experience the natural marvels before him. The idea of the “Oversoul” which Emerson and other Transcendentalists believed in connects man with all aspects of nature. This idea

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    how to live life. Those tenets being; Everything reflects the divine soul‚ God is in nature and man‚ use your intuition to relate to God and nature‚ be self-reliant and express your individualism‚ and be spontaneous and seize the day. Thoreau and Emerson reflect all of these tenets in their poems‚ and they’re shown in the character Mr. Keating in the movie Dead Poets Society. He teaches the kids at this school all about transcendentalism in English class‚ and throughout the movie you see the positive

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    the relationship. Better Using nature as a role model‚ people can improve the quality of their lives by living simply‚ making the best of what they have‚ and refraining from passing judgment on others. Best Transcendentalist writers such as Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ and Whitman turn to nature as a role model to show people how to improve the quality of their lives by living simply‚ making the best of what they have‚ and refraining from passing judgment on others. By following nature’s example‚ people

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    Herman Hesse’s novel‚ “Siddhartha”. Emerson emphasizes that it is more valuable to acknowledge one’s own beliefs than acquiring knowledge from others. He also explains that once someone accepts his or her own opinions as the truth‚ these ideas become the universal understanding for that individual. This idea that “self-reliance” is more essential than relying on others for knowledge is evident in Hesse’s Siddhartha as well. Despite his reverent position

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    around the 1800’s. The "Father of Transcendentalism" was Ralph Waldo Emerson. Him and other believers spread their thoughts by writing essays. These essays were focused on different topics of transcendentalism‚ like self-reliance. Transcendentalists strongly believed in self-reliance and that self-reliance brings happiness. Even nowadays‚ most people think self-reliance is a key to a valuable life; however‚ some may not. Emerson and Thoreau believed that self-reliance was an important aspect

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