Transcendentalism

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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American transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self-reliance, optimism, self-improvement, self-confidence, and freedom. He was a prime example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movement.
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"Self-Reliance"
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an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, emphasizing the importance of the individual
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"Nature"
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Henry David Thoreau
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American writer. A seminal figure in the history of American thought, he spent much of his life in Concord, Massachusetts, where he became associated with the New England transcendentalists and lived for two years and two months on the shore of Walden Pond (1845-1847). His works include "Civil Disobedience" (1849) and Walden (1854).
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Transcendentalism
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a philosophical and literary movement of the 1800s that emphasized living a simple life and celebrated the truth found in nature and in personal and imagination
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"Civil Disobedience"
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Henry David Thoreau advocated this process of defying codes of conduct within a community or ignoring the policies and government of a state or nation when the civil laws are unjust.
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"Walden"
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written by Henry David Thoreau; a personal account of his life spent in a cabin on the edge of Walden Pond, where he lived simply and found truth