Do you know anything about Transcendentalism? In class we've been learning about Transcendentalism by reading short stories from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Transcendentalism is an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Some people believe that Americans or people in general do not appreciate and connect to nature today. They say that, because people nowadays like to stay inside and play video games or stay on their phones. However, some people don't like staying out in nature because of how the world is today. So do you believe that nature is safe or not? Two important themes of Transcendentalism are Appreciation/Connection to Nature and Self-Reliance.
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Sitting in the woods watching the birds and animals run by you. You hear the chirping in the background and how could you not appreciate nature. Hunting and fishing helps us in everyday life because it helps us save money. It helps us save money because we don't have to go out to the grocery store to buy meat. If you catch anything or shoot anything you'll have free food instead of spending money at a local grocery store. Going hunting in fishing also help you to reconnect with nature because you can sit out in nature by yourself and get away from all your problems. Going out and doing these things …show more content…
You still see self reliance in today's world. People survive on their own and depend on themselves. People in this world live independently and work independently. Being independent has a huge impact on this world because people don't have to rely on others for things. People don't have to rely on other people to give them food or give them water or any other resources. This helps people save money and have the experience. People raise their own cattle for food, people make their own furniture and houses, and people ven get their own water. A quote that relates to self reliance and nature itself comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson says “A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best.” This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson is basically saying that a man is relieved whenever he knows he has worked his hardest. This shows self reliance because people feel better whenever they get things done independently. This quote relates to nature because whenever people raise their own cattle or survive on their own it makes them feel better. As you can tell people still are independent and self reliant. After reading this hopefully you can tell why people are still independent and self reliant with nature itself in today's
Sitting in the woods watching the birds and animals run by you. You hear the chirping in the background and how could you not appreciate nature. Hunting and fishing helps us in everyday life because it helps us save money. It helps us save money because we don't have to go out to the grocery store to buy meat. If you catch anything or shoot anything you'll have free food instead of spending money at a local grocery store. Going hunting in fishing also help you to reconnect with nature because you can sit out in nature by yourself and get away from all your problems. Going out and doing these things …show more content…
You still see self reliance in today's world. People survive on their own and depend on themselves. People in this world live independently and work independently. Being independent has a huge impact on this world because people don't have to rely on others for things. People don't have to rely on other people to give them food or give them water or any other resources. This helps people save money and have the experience. People raise their own cattle for food, people make their own furniture and houses, and people ven get their own water. A quote that relates to self reliance and nature itself comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson says “A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best.” This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson is basically saying that a man is relieved whenever he knows he has worked his hardest. This shows self reliance because people feel better whenever they get things done independently. This quote relates to nature because whenever people raise their own cattle or survive on their own it makes them feel better. As you can tell people still are independent and self reliant. After reading this hopefully you can tell why people are still independent and self reliant with nature itself in today's