American Romanticism (Use your Section Notes) 1. What did American Romantics celebrate? a. Feeling over reason‚ imagination over science‚ and nature over civilization 2. What did the Transcendentalists believe? a. Everything in the physical world is a reflection of the Divine Soul 3. What was the name of the movement that furthered American education‚ self-improvement‚ and cultural development? a. The lyceum movement 4. Describe American Romantic writers. a. They believed that cities are
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thing. YOU are the person responsible for your safety. Schools‚ teachers and parents will try to keep you safe but they can’t be everywhere all the time. Your own common sense is your best resource for staying safe. A word about rules... Henry David Thoreau said‚ "That government is best which governs the least‚ because its people discipline themselves." If you are smart‚ use common sense and have your own cybersafety rules‚ then other people don’t have to make rules for you. In this case‚ freedom means
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Itamar Kaplansky English 305 8th Hour Ms. Wilson Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience Thoreau opens “Civil Disobedience” with the maxim "That government is best which governs least‚" and he speaks in favor of government that does not intrude upon men’s lives. Civil Disobedience means the active‚ professed refusal to obey certian laws‚ demands‚ commands of a government. Thoreau argues that the government is controlling the people and the people don’t have a say in what they are forced to do. On the state
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Transcendentalism in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail In order to discuss a topic‚ one must know what said topic is. Transcendentalism is a movement in the nineteenth century and it encourages the idea of individualism‚ dislike for materialism‚ a strong connection to nature‚ and to rely on one’s intuition above all else. This belief and the well-educated people who followed it were decades ahead of their time‚ as it was for self-independence and was against slavery. These philosophies are established
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to explain man’s place in the universe; Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau shared their beliefs on man’s relationship to nature in their writings. I. Transcendentalists believed in a relationship between man‚ God‚ and nature. A. Thoreau explains in Walden that nature is not dead history‚ but living poetry; it is as if he is explaining that the truth of life lies within the relationship of man and nature (Thoreau 921). B. It was developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and refers to a literary
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Civil Disobedience was written by Henry David Thoreau. The Letter From A Birmingham Jail was written by Martin Luther King Jr. They both had similarities and differences. There were injustices that were done wrong to each of them by others in the society in which they both lived. The injustices and civil disobedience they incurred should never happen to anyone. Henry David Thoreau spoke in an emotional tone in his essay “Civil Disobedience.” The emotional part of his essay of Civil Disobedience
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Comparing Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville’s Writings Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville focused their writings on how man was affected by nature. They translated their philosophies though both the portrayal of their protagonist and their own self exploration. In Moby Dick‚ Melville writes about Ahab’s physical and metaphysical struggle over the great white whale‚ Moby Dick‚ symbolic of man’s struggle against the overwhelming forces of nature. Ahab’s quest is reported and experienced
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When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote‚ “Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted‚” he expressed a romantic ideal ever-present in nineteenth century poetry: the ideal that naive romantic love should be valued above all else. This ideal has persisted to the present‚ ‚ presenting itself in innumerable pop songs and romantic comedies; working itself so deeply into the psychology of Western culture that those unaffected may consider it a cult. In the nineteenth century‚ this romanticising
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of the American Civil War‚ following the Gothic and Romanticism movements and preceding the Realism movement. At this time in the United States‚ a shift of personal experience and writing styles occurred‚ from a previous radical unity to the new pertinent individualism. The new movement welcomed in slower‚ more self-centric ways to live‚ survive‚ and prioritize everything about American life. A couple of the most influential Transcendental
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Within Frankenstein‚ nature plays a key role as it serves as the focal point of both Walton’s and Victor’s endeavors. As it appears‚ nature offers the characters comfort and helps restore their peace of mind. Moreover‚ the "creative force" of nature seems to be the enticement for both Walton and Victor’s actions. What’s even more significant though‚ which is in some accord with Romantic ideals‚ is the message the story relays that nature is not something to be conquered‚ but rather something to
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