"In the woods‚ we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life‚ - no disgrace‚ no calamity (leaving me my eyes)‚ which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground‚ - my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space‚ - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God." -Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Nature (1836) In his essay
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Nature and expansionism greatly shaped the American identity during the Romantic era by showing that America would do what it took to expand and grow‚ even if it meant treating the natives poorly‚ as well as artists and authors creating an idealistic and worldly focus on nature as illustrated in Thomas Cole’s Falls of the Kaaterskill and Emmerson’s Nature. During Andrew Jackson’s presidency‚ America was undergoing a rapid expansion out west which meant there was a possibility to grow the economy
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” This quote was taken from transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ who believed that individuality was the greatest armament that any man could hold. Emerson stressed the importance of taking one’s role in society and making oneself distinguished in that role. In Emerson’s Self-Reliance‚ these ideas are demonstrated through his writing. Emerson believes that God has given every person
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Christmas Time Everyone knows that there’s no better feeling than the night before Christmas‚ as you gather around at Grandma’s house and exchange gifts with the family. The warm smell of a freshly baked batch of sugar cookies flowing through your nose‚ and the excitement inside as you stare at your gift trying to guess what’s inside. I can hear the sharp ripping of wrapping paper as all the children around me rush through the paper to find what they have received and the laughter of the adults
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4 minuten spreken over “Is christmas getting to commercialized?” Christmas is the fun party par excellence. In the cold and dark winter months it is the ideal time when family and friends are together. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus and a widely observed holiday‚ celebrated generally on December 25‚ by billions of people around the world. But it’s increasingly likely that it will become too commercialized. Or is it already commercialized? Let’s start with the defenition
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2011-06791 Christmas Tree Tis the season to be jolly and forget all about our worries because that time of the year has come when we celebrate a season full of love and giving. Yes‚ it’s Christmas‚ one of the most anticipated events of the year for people young and old. We know that Christmas is just around the corner when the wind that blows becomes chilly‚ when Christmas songs start playing on the radio‚ when you hear children outside your front door singing good old Christmas carols‚ and‚
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John Collier BACK FOR CHRISTMAS Interpretation The story “Back for Christmas” was written by a highly skilled modern English writer John Collier (3 May 1901 – 6 April 1980). His stories may be broadly classified as fantasies‚ but are really sui generis. They feature an acerbic wit and are usually ironic or dark in tone. His distinction is a grotesque with a twist in the end. This author can stands a picture vivid before the eyes of the reader. The title of the story under analysis is short but
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Charles dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL Ebenezer scrooge… England’s most tightfisted hand at the grindstone‚ Scrooge! A squeezing‚ wrenching‚ grasping‚ scraping‚ clutching‚ covetous old sinner! Secret‚ and self-contained‚ and solitary as an oyster.
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memorable Christmas in my life. I grew up with my mom‚ dad‚ one sister‚ and twin brothers. On December 1991‚ it was excited and memorable for all my family as my aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins and grandmother because we went to my grandmother house to celebrate Christmas. My Uncle Marco rented a large bus to go to my grandmother’s house. My grandmother lived in a little town called Huacho‚ which is located about 100 miles from Lima (capital of Peru). All my family and I will never forget this Christmas because
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Huong Ly Nguyen It was a cold December day in Vietnam. Since Christmas was only two days away‚ the house was tastefully decorated. In the living room‚ a tall Christmas tree is adorned with the shiny balls‚ and the fabulous star on the top‚ nearly touching the ceiling. Warm light wandered across the walls‚ made the house shined as a thousand stars. My mother and me - Linda had just finished a pleasant dinner together. My father‚ David was not at home yet. As a responsible police man‚ he only comes
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