David Henry Hwang

With the warmth of the sun shining across my face, I began to take in the peace and enjoy the short-lived moment of serenity that settled in me. Birds singing and leaves rustling against each other brought up emotions that have been locked up inside my soul for as long as I can remember. Laying on top of a soft blanket and feeling the dampness of the moist grass, I closed my eyes and started to think of why I see so little of the beauty nature has given us. It is so difficult to find the time

The 19th century was a time of social change and enlightenment that sent ripples of influence into many aspects of the American culture, including art and literature. Prominent figures such as Thoreau and Cole emerged. Thoreau was a philosopher and writer whose works such as Walden lead the literary evolution of Transcendentalism. Similarly, Cole, a, was a founding figure in the fledgling art movement called the Hudson River School. Both men were shaped by the same influence of a rapidly transforming

Summer HW #2: Walden by Henry David Thoreau 1. “For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, where it is of the devil or of God, and have somewhat hastily concluded that it is the chief end of man here to “glorify God and enjoy him forever.” P.383 What is the “it” that Thoreau is referring to when he says people are in a strange uncertainty about “it” AND what does the rest of the quote in mean? Thoreau conducted his experiment to understand what it meant to lead a simple

8 - 7 - 17 Visitors I was startled at the beginning of the chapter by Thoreau’s confession that he loves society, despite him previously saying that he did not like company, making me think even the most introverted have a longing for connection. I enjoyed the part where Thoreau talks about risk. It made sense to me when he states that as long as someone is alive, there is always the danger that he will die. I have contemplated this before, that there is no way to truly be safe, so we must be confident

Rather than Love, than Money, than Fame, give me truth” - (Henry David Thoreau Walden) , Nonconformity is a when you fail or have a refusal with what Society has or wants, for a long time people always tried to always do things always in other ways. It never worked until America started blooming, even after America started booming many nonconformist were too come because in this world No one can not be the same, we all want different ways to live. The world clearly can’t be the same at all. Many

In addition to the Director of Admissions, I would invite Edna Pontellier, protagonist of Kate Chopin’s novel “The Awakening,” Henry David Thoreau for his work “Where I Lived and What I Lived For” in “Walden,” and Sally K. Ride. I would invite these people because I think they’d all have profound, original thoughts to offer in conversation, and I think it’d be especially interesting because they would probably have conflicting ideas. Chopin’s character Edna is used to comment on conformity in our

arose in the United States in the mid-1800s and promoted individuality and self-reliance. Although cynics may argue that civil disobedience is just the newest fad for conformists to flock to, transcendentalists––namely, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau––would celebrate the rise of heartfelt disobedience against American society and government, as it portends a future in which free thought is the norm rather than exception. Thoreau in particular would rejoice at the shift in American

Resistance to Civil Government, also known as Civil Disobedience, is an essay by Henry David Thoreau, an American poet, philosopher and journalist who was also a leader of the transcendentalist movement. In it, Thoreau stands for the idea that individuals should not allow governments to go over or to damage their consciences, and that they have the responsibility of preventing that from happening by standing against the government making them agents of injustice. Subjects like social institutions

Transcendentalism plays a key role all of our lives. Many commonly shared values are rooted from the transcendental keys. Some devote their entire lives to try and live as transcendental as possible. For example, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were huge undertakers in these ideas and virtues. Chris McCandless looked up to these great thinkers and many others to find an outline for his life. McCandless dedicated his entire life to following many transcendental keys such as non-conformity

Do you think if everyone went against your opinion and told you that you were wrong for it, you’d change your mind? There’s a man who did just that, named Ralph Waldo Emerson. He is considered “The father of the American Literary Renaissance” (Lauren). Emerson went against society’s normal beliefs and views. He encompassed the ideas of nature and self reliance. Emerson was criticized harshly by other authors about the views he expressed through his writings. In his lifetime he became known as the