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31 Cards in this Set
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What are the basic concepts of Romanticism?
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1) emotion, pathos
2) excessiveness 3) nature 4) focus on the individual 5) idealism |
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What are the basic concepts of Classicism?
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1) reason, logos
2) moderation 3) science 4) society as a whole 5) pragmatism-practical |
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Why did Romanticism evolve?
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Classicism was too restrictive
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What are the 7 basic concepts of Transcendentalism?
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1) Human mind or soul can transcend to a higher plane
2) Transcending happens through intuition, not reason or logic 3) Transcending happens by living in harmony with nature 4) Transcending must occur as an individual 5) Every human being is capable of transcending 6) After transcending, you will just want to do the right and moral thing, and make the world a better place 7) Transcendentalism has great spiritual faith and optimism |
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Who is the Father of American Transcendentalism?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Who is Henry David Thoreau?
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Emerson's student; also a well-known writer
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What is Thoreau's most well-known work and what is its subject matter?
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Walden; Thoreau's experiences while living by Walden Pond- Life lessons by studying nature
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Who or what is "the divine providence"?
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God
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What does "gathering immortal palms" mean?
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Gain everlasting triumph and honor
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What does Emerson say is easy to do when you are alone but difficult to do when you are with others?
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Be yourself
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Consistency scares us away from trusting whom?
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ourselves
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Name the great men who were listed at the end of the essay as "misunderstood".
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1) Pythagoras
2) Socrates 3) Jesus 4) Copernicus 5) Galileo 6) Luther 7) Newton |
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According to Emerson, which virtue does society value and demand most?
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conformity
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What is the only law Emerson says can be sacred to him?
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That of his nature
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What objections does Thoreau raise about a "standing government"?
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It could become too powerful and turn against the people
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What does Thoreau cite as an example of government abuse of power?
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The war in Mexico
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What reason does Thoreau give for why the majority is able to secure their rule of the people?
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They are physically the strongest
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According to Thoreau, people become "agents of injustice" by doing what?
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Upholding morally wrong laws
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List the groups Thoreau identifies as people who serve like machines, using their bodies, not their hearts.
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1) Legislators
2) Politicians 3) Lawyers 4) Ministers 5) Office-Holders 6) Heroes 7) Patriots 8) Martyrs 9) Reformers |
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List the people Thoreau identifies as "rebels".
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1) Christ
2) Copernicus 3) Luther 4) Washington 5) Franklin |
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What metaphor does Thoreau make to describe injustice in a government?
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compares it to friction in the workings of a machine
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What does Thoreau consider to be the most effective way to express one's displeasure with a government?
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Don't pay your taxes
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What personal anecdote did Thoreau tell at the end of the essay?
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The night he spent in jail
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What example does Thoreau give at the end of the essay about things following their own laws of nature?
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The acorn and the chestnut
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Identify the paradox in this essay.
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In order to be a good citizen, you have to break the law.
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Emerson writes: "Trust thyself". True or False?
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True
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What does Emerson say a great person is able to do, even in a crowd?
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Keep the independence of solitude
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Emerson writes long, complex sentences. True or False?
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True
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What does the world do to nonconformists?
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It whips you with its displeasure
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A foolish consistency is the __________ of little minds.
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hobgoblin
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What does Emerson value?
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original thought
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