1. What is original sin?- The original sin was the mistakes that Adam and Eve made. We all are sinful beacuse of them
2. How did the Transcendentalists feel about it? The Transcendentalists believed that God spoke to us through nature and imagination. They also thought the opposite of the Puritans as far as the original sin goes. They believe in everybody having their own mind.
1. Which side of the divide do you fall? Are you closer to being a Transcendentalist or a Dark Romantic? Explain your answer with a short paragraph I think I totally agree with the Transcendentalist more than the Dark Romanticism. Some people say that it isn't true but I believe God does tries to talk to us through our minds. I don't know about him speaking to us through nature. I know people that say its an intuition, gut feeling, or conscience but I honestly do think its God, but I could be very wrong.
2. Read either "The Black Cat" or "Hop-Frog", both by Edgar Allen Poe. As you read, keep the Dark Romantics' beliefs in mind because you will be asked to point out these beliefs in the story later. You can also choose to listen to "The Masque of Red Death" below: I have never read a book similar to "The Black Cat". That book was really crazy and scary. It was about this man that at first loved animals. He met his wife and come to find out she did to. So they ended up with a house full of different types of animals. All of a sudden he started to go crazy on the animals. He killed them in the most horrible ways. It was like he was possessed.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Transcendentalist
When you are through reading, post a 1-2 paragraph response to your blog. Be sure to consentrate more on what you thought of each piece of writing. Try to include at least one piece of direct evidence with each response. This should be something that stuck out to you about the particular piece of writing.Next, write explain how each piece is a good example of Transcendentalism. Use what you read above, and prove that each piece is a good example with a paragraph supported with direct evidence (one paragraph each).
The story "Nature" is about how the Transcendentalist believed that God spoke to people through their work.I liked how they believed that everybody was "good"and "pure" and that he don't think he would make us be like Adam and Eve. They thought that God talked to us through our imagination. They also believed that people should pay attention and look at nature in a different way. "Nature always wears the color of the spirits."Transcendentalist reminds me of Romanticism because he talks about using imagination. They are very similar.
Self-reliance was a weird story. I think I get where he is coming from though. In Self-Reliance he think that nobody should be able to tell us what to do, control us. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind." I also think that for the rest of your life everybody is going to have to answer to somebody. Its true that we have our own mind but just because that don't mean we can do anything.
"Resistance Civil Government" is an okay story. "I have paid no poll tax for six years, I was put into jail once on this account, for one night."I thought it was sad and wrong that he got locked up because he didn't pay his taxes. Well I don't think its messed up because that was his job to pay taxes. I know in today's time some people don't agree to some of the things we pay taxes for but you just cannot pay taxes.
How can you apply Transcendental philosophy to the man in this video? I'm sure you could easily spend a couple paragraphs telling me how. I also know it would be easy for you to back up whatever you say with direct evidence from the texts you have already read. If you are really into it, you might read a little of Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Just choose a couple sections you think you would like.
If I was Chris I would do what's best for my own self. Your wife she be the main one beside you If your wife wasn’t helping you out and decided you had to either choose between a job as a teacher or her, then it would be a hard choice. I personally would take the job. It does say though that she would be the one that would have to pay for his extra schooling so without her support you’d be messed up anyway and wouldn’t be able to go back to school. I guess after a while though I would just ask her could she spport my decision and hope that she would but if she decides that she don't then I would just always wonder.A transcendentalist on the other hand would probably say do what your heart is telling you to do and support yourself. For example Waldoe Emerson said in "Self-Reliance" that you should think for yourself and except yourself. He would say that if you didn’t go back to school and become what you wanted to be you would be going against yourself. You wouldn’t be doing yourself justice, instead you would just be doing what you thought would make everybody else happy.
The story "Nature" is about how the Transcendentalist believed that God spoke to people through their work.I liked how they believed that everybody was "good"and "pure" and that he don't think he would make us be like Adam and Eve. They thought that God talked to us through our imagination. They also believed that people should pay attention and look at nature in a different way. "Nature always wears the color of the spirits."Transcendentalist reminds me of Romanticism because he talks about using imagination. They are very similar.
Self-reliance was a weird story. I think I get where he is coming from though. In Self-Reliance he think that nobody should be able to tell us what to do, control us. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind." I also think that for the rest of your life everybody is going to have to answer to somebody. Its true that we have our own mind but just because that don't mean we can do anything.
"Resistance Civil Government" is an okay story. "I have paid no poll tax for six years, I was put into jail once on this account, for one night."I thought it was sad and wrong that he got locked up because he didn't pay his taxes. Well I don't think its messed up because that was his job to pay taxes. I know in today's time some people don't agree to some of the things we pay taxes for but you just cannot pay taxes.
How can you apply Transcendental philosophy to the man in this video? I'm sure you could easily spend a couple paragraphs telling me how. I also know it would be easy for you to back up whatever you say with direct evidence from the texts you have already read. If you are really into it, you might read a little of Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Just choose a couple sections you think you would like.
If I was Chris I would do what's best for my own self. Your wife she be the main one beside you If your wife wasn’t helping you out and decided you had to either choose between a job as a teacher or her, then it would be a hard choice. I personally would take the job. It does say though that she would be the one that would have to pay for his extra schooling so without her support you’d be messed up anyway and wouldn’t be able to go back to school. I guess after a while though I would just ask her could she spport my decision and hope that she would but if she decides that she don't then I would just always wonder.A transcendentalist on the other hand would probably say do what your heart is telling you to do and support yourself. For example Waldoe Emerson said in "Self-Reliance" that you should think for yourself and except yourself. He would say that if you didn’t go back to school and become what you wanted to be you would be going against yourself. You wouldn’t be doing yourself justice, instead you would just be doing what you thought would make everybody else happy.
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