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    Between the 1840s and 1860s, the movement known as Transcendentalism surfaced and soared. The Transcendentalist movement began as a physiological movement, which then influenced the literature of those who studied it, including its American literary founder, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalism took place at the end of the Romanticism era and the beginning of the Realism time period, but it had its own distinct characteristics. Transcendentalists were known for believing in a new way of comprehending

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    American Revolution, a moment known as Transcendentalism. Drunk with the joy of independence yet horrified by slavery, it was a movement that encouraged its followers to seek individual freedom, to fight for the rights of women and slaves, and to look towards nature for inspiration and the Divine. It was a movement that combined the best of past philosophical moments. It adopted the value of action from the Renaissance. Action was a virtue and in Transcendentalism it was viewed a as a means for human

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    Transcendentalism Transcendentalism, a philosophical movement that started in the 1820’s - 1830’s in Eastern U.S, a belief that you inherit goodness of people and nature, “self reliant” and . Henry E. Emerson and david Thoreau were like the hippies of the 1800’s they believed certain things that people would strongly believe in today. Every era has dark times and a lot of people find things to in a way distract themselves and do things that make their life simpler. Transcendentalism

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    Transcendentalism was a huge cultural movement in the nineteenth century; however, the ideas of the movement still continue to influence our society in the twenty-first century. These ideas of Transcendentalism have continued to exist throughout many years because the ideas remain relevant to society. In fact, the problems that many Transcendentalist writers encountered still happen today in new forms. These similar problems include conformity, the role of government in society, and the importance

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." Transcendentalist believed in being independent and self-reliant as well as appreciating nature. Transcendentalism occurred in the 1800s in the United States. Transcendentalist believed that one should not rely on others and should rely solely on themselves. They also believe that nature was important in the world and should not be taken for granted. Artist from 2000 up to now share these common

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    Veganism is an example of Transcendentalism in 21st century culture because both are nature-oriented, simplistic, and both are lifestyles. Transcendentalism is very nature-oriented and about the mind being the oversoul of the universe. Veganism is about protecting animals, the environment, and oneself. Transcendentalism is centered around nature because a focus of the movement is that God is found everywhere in nature and that nature is where one would find God/pray. This can be seen from the fact

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    Madison Ingram American Literature Doctor Tuthill 7 November, 2017 Transcendentalism Transcendentalism is the idea that people have knowledge about themselves and the world around them that goes beyond the five senses. The knowledge comes from intuition and imagination rather than logic.This belief incorporates the idea that people can trust themselves to be their own authority on what is right. This way of thinking started in the early nineteenth century and allowed Americans to think for themselves

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    Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and Margaret Fuller are names that are linked with transcendentalism. The American Transcendentalism, which occurred from 1820s to 1860s, was a literary, political, and philosophical movement. During this time there were many different ideas of what transcendentalism was based on, which caused the transcendentalist movement to be more noticeable. Three characteristics that transformed American Transcendentalism into a highly influential movement in the mid 19th century are the connection

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    Transcendentalism - Nature, God, and Us Madison Menendez English 10 Ms. Desantis October 4, 2016 Madison Menendez Menendez 1 Ms. Desantis English 10 4 October 2016 Transcendentalism - God, Nature, and Us The transcendentalist can provide us with some good examples through their writing. They can show us how to reach to God and nature to solve our problems. We can learn a lot from Gandhi's and Thoreau’s essays. It is time to listen to the words they wrote. Thoreau tells us that we can't let the

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    Transcendentalism is an “American literary, political, and philosophical movement of the early nineteenth century, centered around Ralph Waldo Emerson” (Goodman). This movement, while deeply complicated, can be partially summed up by stating the main belief that “intuition and the individual conscience ‘transcend’ experience and thus are better guides to truth than are the senses and logical reason” (Southern). Transcendentalists also believed in the “importance of a relationship with God and nature”

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