Ralph Fiennes

Transcendentalism came about by Ralph Waldo Emerson because he felt that church was still too constricting. He believed that people should focus more on their senses and intuition rather than reason, which differed from the deist who focused more on science and reasoning. Transcendentalist…

Romantic Period Poetry There are many similarities between American writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson. These writers romanticize prejudices in their lives. Although, each of these outstanding writers have differing situations in their lives the result is the same. Both writers are intriguing the audience with feelings instead of reasons. Personal strength and perseverance is the common similarity they are conveying to their readers. In the beginning of the story “The…

create these excellent pieces of work. Painters had models or a beautiful scenery to inspire the mind. Just like painters writers also had many things that helped them create these wonderful works of literature. Exactly how nature inspired many of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s works of literature. Emerson used nature to provide a comparison of what he was writing about to the real world such as nature. In some of his poems such has “The Rhodora”, “Each and All”, and “Nature”. All of these poems by…

Maintaining individuality in a society that practices conformism can be a difficult task. Nonetheless, this task is vital to the identity of an individual. It is also vital to the progress of society since without individuality the world would be led by followers rather than leaders that can discern from right and wrong. It is through autonomy and self-exploration that people can strive for change within themselves and our nation. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and “Civil Disobedience” both…

Insects may the bane of some people’s existence, but the creatures are truly strong globes of energy, flitting to and fro. Thoreau and Woolf captured this essential spirit in their writing. In battle of the ants and death of moth, both writers observe other lifeforms, but the way in which they perceive the struggles vastly differs. According to an online biography, Thoreau’s exposure to Transcendentalism as well as his friend and mentor Ralf Waldo Emerson both shaped his writing to emphasize…

It is proven that a majority of the living population is dependent on something or someone else for solely comfort or survival. Is it possible to go through life while only being reliable on ourselves? We as humans develop and evolve with the support of society, but the reality is that only we can trust ourselves and be self-reliant on what we know. Through the readings of Socrates, Emerson, and Whitman, we can proceed to believe that each man should relay his own thoughts and feelings of the…

AP Literature is a tough, exhausting, and mentally draining class. College level 1010/1020 English is also a rigorous, strenuous, and stressful class. When one combines these two classes together, the result it a sleepy overwhelmed senior. This combination of English classes is what I drag myself to in the early morning for first period to begin my academic career. This class has been a life changing classes and far more challenging than any other class I have ever participated in. This class is…

self-reliance and personal independence.” Emerson’s beliefs in this is evident from the first line, “Ne te quaesiveris extra,” which roughly translates to “Do not seek outside yourself, Look within.” This is a recurring theme throughout the essay. Ralph Waldo Emerson was of the mind that everybody should seek their own way in life and avoid conformity at all cost. He writes, “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,— that is…

Despite their correlation with one another, there is a distinct difference between the concepts of happiness and meaningfulness. Parents often declare “I only want my children to be happy.” It would be unusual to hear a parent say, “I only want my children to be meaningful.” When it comes to others, people often work selflessly to make them happy, but when the individual self is addressed, one would rather live a meaningful life. We fear life without meaning. The answer to what the meaning of…

The reading for this week comes from William Cronon’s book Uncommon Ground. Throughout the passage, Cronon argues that our modern view of wilderness is paradoxically flawed, but due to the historical effects of the sublime and the frontier that emerged at the end of the 19th century, the adoration of wilderness has become ingrained in our culture. These ideologies have imprinted man-made moral values and cultural symbols on wilderness. Cronon asserts that this romanticism of nature currently…