Henry David Thoreau, a famous transcendentalist once wrote, "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."
1. Based on this quote, what do you think are the principles of Transcendentalism?
2. Look up and record the definition of transcend. What do you think the Transcendentalist movement focuses on based on this definition? Explain your reasoning.
Remember, your response must be 5-7 grammatically correct sentences to receive full credit.
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I believe he means to say live your life to the fullest. Don't be bothered with small things but use what life gives you. Transcend means to rise above or go beyond the limits of. I think the Transcendentalist movement focuses on overcoming hardships in life and enjoying life as it goes on.
ReplyDelete-Shaun V.
Based on this quote, I believe that the principles of Transcendentalism are: live life to the fullest, dont pass anything down, and don't let other people get to you. Transcend means to rise above or go beyond. I believe that the Transcendentalist movement focuses on being the best you can possibly be, and being better than everybody else at what you do, because the definition says to rise above and go beyond
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I think that the principles of Transcendentalism are to live your life according to yourself and to do what makes you happy. You shouldn't worry about what others think of you or what they want you to do. The definition of "transcend" is be or go beyond the range or limits of. Based on this definition, I believe that the Transcendentalist movement focuses on pushing the limits and breaking people's expectations. This movement could also focus on expressing yourself and doing everything to the fullest and best of your ability.
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Transcendentalism are to live your life according to yourself and to do what makes you happy. I think he means that we should live our lives to the fullest and dont let nothing get us down.
ReplyDeleteJake Shimp
I believe the principles of transcendentalism are live life to the fullest. Live each day like it's your last. Drink the finest drinks and eat the finest foods, breathe in the most refreshing air and relieve yourself of all of the stress life attacks you with. Transcend means to pass beyond the limits of. Passing beyond the limits of anything is a goal anyone would be accomplished with. Transcendentalism relates to the quote in the way it explains that everyone should be sort of laid back and live life like it's your last day living.
ReplyDelete- Seth Malone
I think that transcendentalism means to do what makes you happy and live your life to the fullest. Also, I think it means don't over think things and just go with your feelings. Transcend means to go beyond the limits of and succeed. Transcendalist movement focuses on living life the way you want to and enjoying it as fully as possible. Also, it focuses on not letting other people tell you what you can and can't do.
ReplyDelete- Gabby Mason
I believe that the principles of transcendentalism is to go on with life. Live everyday as if it is your last. Transcendentalism means to go above the limits. I believe it is focused on people living their life the way they want to. People live laid back if they choose to do so, and people live up tight if they choose that lifestyle. Whichever they decide to do, it is transcendentalism in their lifestyle.
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I believe that the principles of transcendentalism is just to live your life to the fullest, and to try new things. Also to take the time to enjoy things. Transcend- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy. I think that Transcendentalist movement focuses people that try to out do everyone. Also who try vary hard to do everything right.
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My interpretation of transcendentalism is to always be yourself. As each season passes, remain you, and don't let the influences of nature and others change your being. This reminds me of the quote "Stop caring what people thinking. Stop taking caution in your actions, listen to what you want, do what you want, this is your life. Live it." They're both telling you to do things for yourself, don't be average. The definition is to rise above, and go beyond. The definition suggests you rise about the influences of others, be extraordinary, do what others would never expect you to do. Lastly, it's telling you to keep pushing yourself, always try and get better, even if you're great.
ReplyDelete-Autumn Scerati
I can't delete my other comment, I meant to say rise above* not about.
ReplyDelete-Autumn Scerati
Based apon this quote, I feel that the principles of Transcendentalism mean to live your life to the fullest and just be yourself no matter what life throws at you. Live everyday like it is going to be your last one, Drink every drink like its your last, Eat every meal like its your last one. Transcend means to rise above or go beyond. I feel that the Transcendentalist movement focuses on being yourself and doing anything that you can to make yourself better in life. Do anything you can to better yourself from the day before. Just live everday like its your last one.
ReplyDeleteDougie Bell
Based on the quote I think the principals of Transcendentalism are live life as it comes, act in the moment rather than dwell on times passed or spend all you time planing the future. So live life one day,one week,one month, and one season at a time.Transcend means to rise above or go beyond.I feel the Transcendentalist movement is about living as life comes and live it full out focus on the present.
ReplyDeleteMacy Maahs.
To me the principles of Transcendentalism mean that you should take each day as it comes. Or attempting to live life to the fullest each day and take advantage of the opportunities that presents them. But after you have done this and you have tried it all you should stop living in the fast lane and slow down and be more knowledgeable about life. The Transcendentalism movement was about putting the spiritual knowledge over the material knowledge. That being said the authors of this movement tried explaining life using the aspect of there is somewhere you go after death and there are such things as heaven and hell.
ReplyDeletemike dineen
I think that the principles of transcendentalism mean that as life moves forward, you need to move on with it. Because it'll leave you behind. I also think that it means that you need to live life to the fullest and not hold back from anything. The definition of transcend is to go above and beyond, overpass, or exceed. The transcendentalist movement focuses on setting goals, exceeding those goals and living out your dreams.
ReplyDelete- Luke Westfield
By reading this quote i think that transcendentalism mean that you should live each day as it is givin to you. You should just live by the day and not worry to much about later. And if life gives you something you should embrace it. After reading the definition of transcendentalism i think it means that it you should think more instead of accepting everything around you. Dont just go with everyone else unless you truly want to do it.
ReplyDeleteKyle Gant
The principles of it are that you should live life to the fullest. Don't waste a moment in your life. Do everything as it would be your last. The definition is to go above and beyond, overpass and exceed. It focuses on setting goals and achieving them. Living to the fullest.
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I think that this is trying to tell you to take advantage of every chance that you get. Life is all about doing the unthinkable and enjoying every moment. You have to live life to the fullest and never look back. Take each day at a time and remember youll always have tomorrow. Also that you can regret because at one point you wanted it. The definition is to go over the top with everything you have. Its main focus is doing what you believe and achieving it.
ReplyDelete-Randi Shimp
In my opinion, after reading this quote I think that transcendentalism means that life goes on and you should live it as it comes. Follow your heart with the things you want to do because you dont want to look back and wish you did more. Live every moment like it's your last. Transcend means going over the top with everything you do. This means rising above others influences. Don't do things you think are wrong just because everyone else it, but live your life as it comes.
ReplyDelete-Stacy Ecret
I think Transcendentalism is to live life in the moment and live it to the fullest. I think the movement focused on this because they were intellectual thinkers and studied the thought prosses. To ascend above all others. If you want somthing, go for it.
ReplyDeleteJeff C.
Based on this quote, some of the principles of transcendentalism are to live in the moment and seize the day. Live in the present, not past or future. Transcend means to rise above. Based on this definition, I would conclude that the transcendentalism principles are mostly the same. Seize the day and live the best way possible.
ReplyDelete- Sam Mulford
I think Transcendentalism is to live your life to the fullest. Transcend means to rise above. I feel like after reading the definition it means to be great and do everything you ever wanted, be your self.
ReplyDeleteI think that the principles of Transcendentalism are to live your life and take as much as you can from everything. Transcend means to do everything you do the best as possible. He means to let everything you come into contact with fulfill you. To use everything to nourish you both spiritually and physically. You should be appreciative of everything you have.
ReplyDelete-Haley Mason
This is a little late, but atleast I tried. I believe that the principles of Transcendentalism are: live life to the fullest, dont pass anything down, and don't let other people get to you. Transcend means to rise above or go beyond. I believe that the Transcendentalist movement focuses on being the best you can possibly be, and being better than everybody else at what you do, because the definition says to rise above and go beyond.
ReplyDeleteI think that the principles of transcendentalism is live each moment to the fullest. Never take life for granted. Live in he present, not the past.The definition of transcend is rise above. I feel that the princibles are the same. Live each day to its fullest.
ReplyDelete- Brianna Harper
i feel this quote explains that the principles of transcendentalism is to live like you have nothing else to do. the definition of transcendentalism is to rise above. i think that the priniple that i explained above is exactly how it is defined.
ReplyDeleteBased on this quote, I think the principles of Transcendentalism are to live life with no regrets. More principles are to live like you'll die tomorrow and dream like you'll live forever. The definition of transcend is: to rise above or go beyond, overpass, exceed. I think that in some ways Transcendentalism is along the same lines and in other ways it is not. Live life to the fullest is a good priciple to live by and also a principle exhibited in Transcendentalism.
ReplyDelete-Taylor Randolph
Based on this quote, I believe that the principles of Transcendentalism is that we should live each day to the fullest. I also believe that the quote means to not let anybody influence us to change who we are. Transcend means to to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed. I think that the Transcendentalist movement focuses on doing the best that you can do. Also, I think it means that we shouldn’t be ordinary and blend in with everyone else and that we should think outside the box. I think it means that we should exceed what other people’s expectation of us.
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