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    Nightmare also known as a bad dream that is so unpleasant that it can cause a strong emotional response from the mind‚ basically‚ fear and despair possibly anxiety‚ yet depression is most common because of nightmares. Nightmares can cause a lot of damage‚ but it’s how it occurs that can possibly give you a solution/s to them. Nightmares can be caused by emotions‚ thoughts‚ illegal events‚ and actions. For you to understand some of the information I’ve given you I’ll give you an example of how it

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    a myriad of ways that the “Earth Song”‚ follows the principles of transcendentalism. To begin‚ Michael starts the song with how the Earth was before. For example‚ “what about sunrise?”‚ describes a piece of nature’s beauty that had once been clear. Michael continues the song and describes rain and fields. This could imply that nature’s beauty will be gone sooner than we expect it to. For example‚ “all the blood we’ve shed before”‚ symbolizes the wars we fought to keep our land in its natural state

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    The Apology‚ by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ can be observed through many different aspects. Emerson‚ representing one of the greatest advocates for transcendentalism‚ has applied the idea of seeking a God within nature to multiple poems. The Apology is boasting with this trait‚ for Emerson states‚ “Think me not unkind and rude‚/ That I walk alone in grove and glen;/ I go to the god of the wood/ To fetch his word to men.” (Emerson‚ lines 1-4). Emerson describes how he seeks nature for spiritual relief‚ just

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    The painting‚ The Nightmare‚ by Henry Fuseli illustrates a woman lying on her bed with an ape like figure sitting on top of her‚ pinning her down. Peeking through the drapes is a horse watching the scene. This could possibly illustrate a woman in an abusive relationship with her husband. The ape like figure represents her husband and how he bounds her down and never allows her rise and accomplish anything. Folklore says that the creature sitting on top of her is an imp‚ and many believe that the

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    Saying Ralph Waldo Emerson is the same as saying Transcendentalism. A word not many understand‚ a concept seen in his convictions; not only a literary movement but a lifestyle movement and the beginning of a long term change in society.” What is popularly called Transcendentalism among us‚ is Idealism;” (Emerson‚ The Trancendeltalist‚ from Lectures‚ 1842)this movement allowed intellectual support and leadership to a number of social reforms that would not have been able to occur without the ideals

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    A Husbands Worst Nightmare

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    A Husband’s Worst Nightmare When a husband hears the news of his wife having an affair outside their marriage‚ he becomes the victim and is left to decide what to do about the situation. While an author can set up this chain of events with ease‚ taking the story and giving it life is something completely different. To bring the audience in and assist them in feeling what the husband is thinking and feeling‚ and at the same time showing sympathy to the wife is truly a work of art. “Under the

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    November 2017 Are transcendentalists ideas dangerous? G. W. Cooke (1903‚ repr. 1971) and P. Miller (1950; 1957‚ repr. 1981) This article basically defines the word Transcendentalism. The meaning of the word in literature is a philosophical and literary movement that flourished in New England from about 1836 to 1860. Transcendentalism originated in small groups that consisted of intellectuals who were reacting against the orthodoxy of “Calvinism”(the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and

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    was time for literary independence. Therefore‚ they deliberately went about creating literature‚ essays‚ novels‚ philosophy‚ poetry‚ and other writings. Five major tenets of Transcendentalism are: Non-Conformity‚ Self-Reliance‚ Free Thought‚ Confidence‚ and Importance of Nature. The thoughts and philosophy of transcendentalism is clearly evident in songs‚ movies‚ and media

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    a) “My grandfather believed in reason above all else‚….There were terrible governments and wars because people used their wills in the wrong direction. He said were all wild children‚ the whole human race‚ and must be instructed in how to think‚” (Fox‚ page 169). I like this phrase because of how factual it is in any time frame. Spock‚ the Vulcan side kick of Captain Kirk in Star Trek often referred to humans as illogical. I often find myself contemplating the reason why people do what they

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    A Mothers Worst Nightmare

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    A Mothers Worst Nightmare On a very cold March day my son Garrett and my daughter Jordan were playing ball in our backyard when Garrett’s ball went into the neighbor’s yard. Garrett proceeded to go into their yard to get the ball not realizing how long their dog’s chain was. The dog lunged forward and grabbed Garrett by the back of his jacket and pulled him in and then proceeded to viciously attack him. This colossal fury wolf like dog began to assail my feeble little boy. While

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