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= Transcendentalism =

What is it? Post your answer here:

 * Appreciation of surroundings
 * Nature/harmony
 * Went against tradition/culture of the 1800's
 * Ppl.'s interaction w/ nature's the world
 * Female authors (Fuller, Reabody, Dickinson)
 * Focus on the universe/whole
 * Ideas important/tolerance for different ideas
 * Individual's worth versus society
 * Religion
 * Small government or no government (limited government)
 * self-reliance



=Prominent Writers:= Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman

Emerson's "Nature" -- Answer three of the questions on the handout. Post your answers below:
1. What different moods does Emerson note in the excerpt? calmness, spiritual, happiness, delight, pleasure etc

2. How is nature connected to these moods? nature is connected to these moods because nature gives off those emotions. Nature clam people, relax people, when people get relaxation, then people reduce their stress and then become

3. What effect does nature have on Emerson? What does he mean when he says, "I become a transparent eyeball?" He connects the nature with the God so the eyes of him get clear so he can see the pure subjects. In society, people have to look something with the judgement but in the nature, people can see the truth. Also the transparent eyes can be the media between God and himself.

4. In what ways does Emerson connect nature, humankind and God? Nature helps humankind to hold on to their child hood.

5. In what way does nature serve as a teacher?

6. What can human beings learn from nature? How does learning affect the individual's spirituality?