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Transcendentalism today

Transcendentalism today. Themes of Transcendentalism. N onconformity Simplicity Self reliance Importance of nature Importance of the individual Confidence. Into the Wild. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwx3RvDWvDM. Transcendental Themes In music.

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Transcendentalism today

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  1. Transcendentalism today

  2. Themes of Transcendentalism • Nonconformity • Simplicity • Self reliance • Importance of nature • Importance of the individual • Confidence

  3. Into the Wild • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwx3RvDWvDM

  4. Transcendental Themes In music • While Eddie Vedder created an entirely new soundtrack to accompany Into the Wild, there are many popular songs already out there that also express transcendental themes. • Can you identify any artists or songs who speak about: • Being yourself • Not conforming • Nature • Simplicity • …other transcendent themes?

  5. Wide open Spaces: The Dixie Chicks She travelled this road as a childWide eyed and grinning, she never tiredBut now she won't be coming back with the restIf these are life's lessons, she'll take this test She needs wide open spacesRoom to make her big mistakesShe needs new facesShe knows the high stakes

  6. My way: Frank Sinatra • For what is a man, what has he got?If not himself, then he has naughtThe right to say the things he feels and not the words of one who kneelsThe record shows I took the blows and did it my way!

  7. Your Assignment 1. Find a song or movie clip that demonstrates themes of transcendentalism 2. Prepare a very brief presentation (4 minutes max) that does the following: • Expose: Play a snippet of the song/clip for your classmates • Question: Lead a discussion amongst your peers about where they see transcendental themes expressed. Encourage them to cite specific lyrics, and tie it back to the transcendental reading we have done. You are to lead the discussion, NOT lecture! • Tie it all together: This is where YOU present your analysis of the song or the clip, and directly relate it to a quote from either Self-Reliance or Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson, quotes from Thoreau, or passages from Chris McCandless from Into the Wild.

  8. Say: By John Mayer • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JONA_6ZCrE Have no fearFor giving inHave no fearFor giving overYou better know that in the endIt's better to say too muchThen never to say what you need to say againEven if your hands are shakingAnd your faith is brokenEven as the eyes are closingDo it with a heart wide open... wide... “Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again” –Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance

  9. Other notes • Songs/movie clips will be selected on Tuesday, November 26th. • Each student must select a different song or movie; first come first served in terms of signing up! If you are going to be absent due to Thanksgiving travel, you must email me your choice for approval! • We will work in the library on Tuesday; anything you do not complete must be done over Thanksgiving Break! • Presentations will occur in random order beginning Monday after break and continuing Tuesday/Wednesday until we get through everyone!

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