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- 31: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... great geniuses" even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, "Great geniuses have the shortest biographies." Emerson was also a major leader of "the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism". (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can achieve. Biographical Information Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father died when he was young ...
- 32: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... great geniuses" even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, "Great geniuses have the shortest biographies." Emerson was also a major leader of "the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism". (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can achieve. Biographical Information Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father died when he was young ...
- 33: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... great geniuses” even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, “Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.” Emerson was also a major leader of “the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism”. (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can achieve. Biographical Information Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father died when he was young ...
- 34: A Biography Of Ralph Waldo Eme
- ... simply means that everyone should think for themselves, and not become a "parrot of other mens thinking." This speech was very important in Emerson's life, because he was able to mention his theory of Transcendentalism to an open audience. Emerson's most popular written work, was probably "Nature." "Nature," was an essay on the theory of Transcendentalism, and his personal views of nature. Although Emerson wrote many famous works, his main source of income was being a public speaker. Among the places Emerson spoke were lyceums, and universities. Although Emerson mainly spoke ...
- 35: Lincoln At Gettysburg-the Mani
- ... Independence (which called all men equal) rather than to the Constitution (which tolerated slavery). In the space of a mere 272 words, Lincoln brought to bear the rhetoric of the Greek Revival, the categories of Transcendentalism, and the imagery of the "rural cemetery" movement. In his book, Gary wills, by examining both, the Address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, breathes new life into words we thought we ... Revolution, giving people the insight and motivation that would change their future indefinitely. Wills's brilliance is proven with his insights in to how Lincoln's speech reflected the Unionist empty words of Daniel Webster, transcendentalism, and the imagery of the rural cemetery movement, and especially, the section in which Lincoln set a new standard for American prose style with 272 carefully chosen words.
- 36: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... becomes the outmost-and our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the last judgment." Emerson fully believed this and supported it by taking part in a new philosophical movement called Transcendentalism. In 1836, his first boot, Nature, was published. Nature expressed the main points of Transcendentalism. With this, Ralph Waldo Emerson started the Transcendental Club the same year. This club published a magazine called The Dial, fully promulgating philosophy, literature, and Emerson's truth fearlessly. He was starting to gain recognition ...
- 37: NATIONAL MORALITY IN HAWTHORNE
- ... attempt to gain forgiveness. She continuously helped the unfortunate in the Salem community. However, those she helped treated her with haughtiness and disgrace. Throughout her entire ordeal, Hester embodied the vision and the idea of transcendentalism’s positive freedom as she achieved her moral independence and originality. She is free-spirited in a type of “moral wilderness” where she can determine her own morality. The laws of the world did not ... relies on individuals to realize morals for themselves which results in a consensus national morality. The use of Arthur Dimmesdale shows major weaknesses in the Puritan theocratic state, and paves the way for Hawthorne’s transcendentalism. Dimmesdale judges Ledbetter-11 himself and then determines the appropriate punishment just as Hawthorne advocates. Hester follows the same self-judgment and sentences herself with retribution of a life filled with charity. Moreover though, Hester ...
- 38: Emily Dickinson
- ... was Christian, but she alone abandoned their religion and opposed the Church. She, like many of her peers, had rejected the rigid traditional views in favor of adopting the new transcendental perspective. This emergence of Transcendentalism, Dickinson’s restrictive home life, her refusal to conform, and the smothering control of institutional religion contributed to Emily Dickinson’s attitudes toward life, death, and spirituality. Massachusetts before the transcendental period was the center ... s life as a result of her isolation from her community. Dickinson did not conform to society; she did not believe society had a right to force its traditions on her. As her beliefs in transcendentalism grew, so followed her belief in individualism. Her poems reflect this sense of revolution and rebellion against tradition. From all the jails the boys and girls Ecstatically leap,- Beloved, only afternoon That prison doesn’t ...
- 39: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... great geniuses" even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, "Great geniuses have the shortest biographies." Emerson was also a major leader of "the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism". (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can achieve. Biographical Information Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father died when he was young ...
- 40: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... great geniuses” even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, “Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.” Emerson was also a major leader of “the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism”. (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can achieve. Biographical Information Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father died when he was young ...
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