Transcendentalism

"Nature". I liked this script because for you to see where this person is coming from you have to use your imagination to really understand what they are saying.. I think that people don’t really look at nature like they are supposed to but I don’t think that you have to become one with nature to go to heaven. I also don’t think that you will become a part of god through nature. This is saying that in order to be with god and get his faith you have to be one with nature first. They is also saying that in order to live a better life and become one with yourself and god that you have to learn how to appreciate nature and all of its goodness.

"In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth." That is an example of Transcendentalism because it is saying that in nature you kind of change into a kid because you discover things that look and feel a lot different. Nature makes you feel like your in heaven because there you can think and not have any interruptions. It is saying that you act as if you were a child because things are more precious to you as if it amazes you like a child would be amazed at a first time at a zoo.

"Self Reliance." I really like this script because it is telling you that you should be yourself no matter what other people think about you. It is saying that you should not want to be like someone else or change or style, image, or personality to try to be like another person. It is saying that god gave you your own style and beliefs for a reason and that you should be happy the way god made you and that you shouldn’t try to change because that is going against god because he made you to be yourself. It is also saying that you shouldn’t be scared to voice your opinions and beliefs just because you’re scared of what somebody might think.

"The eye was placed where one ray should fall, that it might testify of that particular ray. We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents. It may be safely trusted as a Proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithful imparted, but God will not have his work made manifest by cowards." That is saying that no human should be scared of another human. God doesn’t want you to bite your tongue and be a coward. That God wants to fight for what you believe in if you really believe it, and not to change your words and say differently from what you believe because of the people that you are around.

I like that thought because im tired of people backing down from what they believe all of their lives just so they can fit in with other people. I used to change my ways and actions to try to fit in and be popular but when I became myself I gained more respect. I gained more respect because instead of being unhappy and not heard I am now heard and happy because I say what I want instead of holding it in and wishing. It feels a lot better than having to become apart of something that you don’t want to be in because you care about what other people think.

"Resistance to Civil Government" I really don’t know what to think about this script. He is saying that he is not happy with the government. He doesn’t think that the government is doing their job and that they are thinking about their selves only and not about other people in the world.

"The American government is necessary because the people must have some complicated machinery or other, and hear its din, to satisfy that idea of government which they have However, the only times when government has been useful has been when it has stood aside." He is saying that the government is not doing what they are supposed to do to help the community. They are also saying that the government could be better by responding in a positive way about their complaints about it.

If I were Susan in this situation I would just suck it up and go to a near by school. When you think about it going to school far away is not worth loosing someone you love. Its not like he is asking her to choose from going to school or being with him. She should either hold off the wedding and just get engaged or go to school somewhere close to home. He may feel as if she just will forget about him when she goes off hundreds of miles from home.

This is an example of Transcendentalism because David is changing his life from going to school to working in a store. Susan is doing the same thing witch is going to school. David is changing his everyday life and discovering something new. This is also Transcendentalism because they had plans to get married but now she just want to up and go hundreds of miles away so she just changes their life at the last minute.