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Chapter 8- Transcendentalism Flashcards

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denied the deity of Christ

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Unitarianism

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Unitarianism says men should follow owwn

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reason

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founder of Transcendentalism

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Emerson

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revolved around Emerson and his teachings

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the American Transcendental movement

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Transcendentalists believed that…

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  1. man is divine
  2. not bound by Bible or human conventions
  3. conscience and intution should guide
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probably came closest to carrying out the teachings of Transcendentalism

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Thoreau

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an experiment, a supposedly utopian community

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Brook farm

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the greatest blow to the false teachings came from God’s appointed servant

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Charles Finney

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wrote Nature

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Emerson

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the bible of Transcendentalism

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Nature

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in Nature, Emerson says we should be more

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child-like

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Why do children enjoy nature more?

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more imagination

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wrote Self-Reliance

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Emerson

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what did Emerson say was the only thing that can bring peace?

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trust in yourself

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15
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compact statements expressing a truth

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aphorisms

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types of aphorisms

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definition
comparison
symbols

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theme of Each and All

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we have to view things in relationship to its surroundings

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wrote Each and All

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two things that Emerson brought home in Each and All

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nest
shells

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wrote Concord hymn

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three personifications in Concord Hymn

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Spirit
Time
Nature

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wrote A Nation’s Strength

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in A Nation’s strength, Emerson said the thing a nation needs for greatness is

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wrote Voluntaries

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was written as a eulogy for Colonel Robert Gould

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Voluntaries

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wrote The Rhodora

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what is a rhodora

28
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Then Beauty is its own excuse for being:

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wrote Days

30
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theme of Days

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he wasted his time

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wrote Fable

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lesson in Emerson’s Fable

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not everyone has the same talent, but we’re all still important

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two things compared in Fable

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mountain
squirrel

34
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wrote The Quotable Emerson

35
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wrote Walden

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Henry David Thoreau

36
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why is the morning said to be the best part of the day? (accoding to Thoreau

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most memorable season of the day

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why did Thoreau go into the words?

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to learn as much as he can about nature

38
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application of life from the story of the bug according to Thoreau?

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just like bug broke free from wood, man should break free from government and law

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