Transcendentalism can be found in the song “ Hall Of Fame” by The Script in the following lines, and throughout the song. ““Yeah, You could be the greatest. You can be the best. You can be the King Kong banging on your chest. You could beat the world… Dedicate yourself and you can find yourself. Standing in the hall of fame
This connects to the transcendentalist idea of self confidence. The song is telling the reader that they can basically do anything that they put their mind to and dedicate themselves to accomplish. It also in a way inspires the listener because it tells them that they can do it, it being whatever the listener strives and works for. This connects to the idea of self confidence because the song reassures that people can …show more content…
I say let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. … Simplify, simplify, instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five; and reduce other things in proportion” - Chapter 2 Where I lived and what I lived for, Walden
This passage connects to transcendentalism because it relates to living a simple life. Walden says that one’s live shouldn’t be complex and filled with intricate or complex things, but rather one should live a simple life, instead of eating three meals one should eat one, instead of engaging in many activity throughout the day, engage in only a few. Through simplifying one’s life a person can actually live life, instead of rushing through life, and not stopping to enjoy it.
This quote relates to me, this is because it says that a person should only do a few things in their daily life in order to simplify it, however I do the opposite. I take part in many activities in the day such as going to school, doing homework, partaking in clubs, I wish I was able to limit the activities I participated in and could focus on the ones that I find …show more content…
Emerson uses historical figures such as Jesus, Socrates, and Galileo to show non-conformity and free thought is an attribute that many great people had. Jesus didn’t conform with the officials at the time, but later on his nonconformist views grew from a small Jewish sect into a world wide religion. Neither did Socrates, the philosopher whose ideas were against those of the Athenian officials at the time, and was condemned because his nonconformists thoughts were deemed to be harmful to the Athenian youth. All of these figures were free thinkers, and because of it were in turn nonconformists, since their views were against those of society at the time, which Emerson uses to show that nonconformism and freethought was a trait held by some of the greatest men in history.
This quote relates to me because I find it relates to society. Society tells people how they should be, and people conform to societal norms in order to fit in with the crowd. I think this is a negative aspect because people should be able to be whoever they want and not be judged for
This connects to the transcendentalist idea of self confidence. The song is telling the reader that they can basically do anything that they put their mind to and dedicate themselves to accomplish. It also in a way inspires the listener because it tells them that they can do it, it being whatever the listener strives and works for. This connects to the idea of self confidence because the song reassures that people can …show more content…
I say let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand ; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. … Simplify, simplify, instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five; and reduce other things in proportion” - Chapter 2 Where I lived and what I lived for, Walden
This passage connects to transcendentalism because it relates to living a simple life. Walden says that one’s live shouldn’t be complex and filled with intricate or complex things, but rather one should live a simple life, instead of eating three meals one should eat one, instead of engaging in many activity throughout the day, engage in only a few. Through simplifying one’s life a person can actually live life, instead of rushing through life, and not stopping to enjoy it.
This quote relates to me, this is because it says that a person should only do a few things in their daily life in order to simplify it, however I do the opposite. I take part in many activities in the day such as going to school, doing homework, partaking in clubs, I wish I was able to limit the activities I participated in and could focus on the ones that I find …show more content…
Emerson uses historical figures such as Jesus, Socrates, and Galileo to show non-conformity and free thought is an attribute that many great people had. Jesus didn’t conform with the officials at the time, but later on his nonconformist views grew from a small Jewish sect into a world wide religion. Neither did Socrates, the philosopher whose ideas were against those of the Athenian officials at the time, and was condemned because his nonconformists thoughts were deemed to be harmful to the Athenian youth. All of these figures were free thinkers, and because of it were in turn nonconformists, since their views were against those of society at the time, which Emerson uses to show that nonconformism and freethought was a trait held by some of the greatest men in history.
This quote relates to me because I find it relates to society. Society tells people how they should be, and people conform to societal norms in order to fit in with the crowd. I think this is a negative aspect because people should be able to be whoever they want and not be judged for