After reading and dissecting each one of the Transcendentalism tenets, these are how I feel on some of them. First off, the interesting ones really caught my eye as they made me realize and think hard about the many readings and experiences I’ve had on this sort of topic/issue. One of them were that transcendentalists said how “power is to be obtained by defying fate or predestination”, or simply choosing your fate. I always thought that either a god/or some religious figure would choose our fate
Words: 653 - Pages: 3
In Emerson, Thoreau, Krakauer, and Donovan’s writings, there are many underlying themes that become evident throughout the stories. One of the most prominent themes expressed is the element of self-reliance. All four authors convey self-reliance as a desire of one to accomplish feats without assistance from parents, and that it helps to give a sense of importance and independence. Civil Disobedience, Self-Reliance, Into the Wild, and “It’s All On Me” all include self-reliance as a vital element.
Words: 505 - Pages: 3
In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” his main idea is that it's important for an individual to stay true to their own beliefs and ideas, and that individuals should learn to trust themselves and speak their mind. Emerson’s insight can be related to Herman Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha. In the novel, Siddhartha chooses not to follow teachers, and go his own way. In both works, Siddhartha and “Self-Reliance” it's evident that the best path that you can take is your own, and that true success comes
Words: 637 - Pages: 3
In “Solitude”, a chapter from Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” thoreau argues that “[Thoreau] seemed to foresee [his] recovery” by being alone in the woods such as going camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing. These activities all send a person off into the wild where nature teaches a person how their society truly works. This affects the thoughts you have coming back to city life with knowledge that you did not know before. When you feel like you don’t have a major role in the modern society and
Words: 362 - Pages: 2
There are many important and deep quotes including the one mentioned above are found in Walden chapter “Where I lived and What I Lived for”. We learn his experience and values from his writings. According to me, second chapter basically focuses on “beauty of nature”. Thoreau said “The morning wind forever 64 blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it.” From the quote stated above he basically says that our life ought to be comprised of basic things and not every
Words: 419 - Pages: 2
A maxim is a short statement that expresses a universal truth about human beings. In Ralph Waldo Emerson's well known maxim "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind," he is expressing the idea that one should not succumb to society's pressures and should work to expand their mind in their own way. This maxim holds true to today's society and many people believe in this theme of self-preservation. The play "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Words: 325 - Pages: 2
In the 1800’s, America experienced its first original style of poetry. Walt Whitman was the leader of distinctly American poems, as shown in his work Leaves of Grass. Some credentials that make Whitman's poems distinctly American are his democratic values, his love for nature, and his optimism for the future. One of his many poems, “When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,” is characterized with these three American values. Whitman's democratic values are extremely American. In the middle of an astronomer's
Words: 366 - Pages: 2
because of the money that it generates for oil companies. During the last decade hybrid automobiles have begun to take a more prominent role in the automobile industry. “Historically, many in the automobile and oil industries have fought progress on electric cars. It's the same story we've seen before with seat belts and catalytic converters: The automakers leave the technology on the shelf until policymakers require them to do what is in the best interests of the American people.” (Anair & Shahan
Words: 985 - Pages: 4
In August 1980, I was named general manager of the newly created Westinghouse Synthetic Fuels Division (SFD). The division’s nucleus was a department engaged in coal gasification research and development and supported, in part, by the U.S. Department of Energy The technology was highly regarded, and the outlook for synthetic fuels was promising. Oil prices were continuing to rise; worldwide oil shortages were forecast, as were crude oil prices of $100 per barrel; and the Carter administration had
Words: 5004 - Pages: 21
Music Performance Experience Paper On April 27th 2012 I went to the Stagecoach festival and saw the band Alabama to which I am going to be comparing to what I have learned in class as well as the experience I had during the concert. Alabama is an older country band that is from Fort Payne, Alabama and was founded in 1969. Alabama is known for bringing the country music “band” to the mainstream music scene. In addition Alabama crossed old time traditional country music with southern rock and
Words: 740 - Pages: 3
