Transcendentalism By: Heather Edelman And Christina Retana

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind” –Free Thought Your own mind is most important. Your opinions should be different then those of others and will be the only thing that will allow yourself to have personal integrity. Self-Reliance

“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think.” -Self-Reliance What you do is your own opinion; it concerns only you for the choices you make in your life. What others may think will not influence you.

Self-Reliance “ Imitation is suicide” -nonconformity You should not rely on others to control you. Imitating people is the on thing that will not allow you to create your own character.

Self-Reliance “Is it so bad then to be misunderstood.” -confidence Even if there are times when people do not understand your choices and opinions you can still be a great man. If you are misunderstood it may be because you have a new theory.

Self-Reliance “No kernel of corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. -nature Life isn’t as easy as it seems sometimes. Things get thrown at you that you don’t expect but if you work hard you will succeed

Walden “I go and come with a strange liberty” -free thought When he became accustomed to the nature it created a happiness for him. He was able to hold his head high with nature. He is confident in himself that he does not need the approval of others.

Walden “Why should I feel lonely?” -Self-Reliance He learned to live on his own and not to be lonely in the woods. He didn’t need another person for his opinions there. He realized that he doesn’t need other people to be happy with himself. Also, that nature is there and will accompany him everywhere.

Walden “Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.” - Nonconformity Even if everyone is materialistic he does not need it for his soul. Money does not create happiness. Everything you need in life to be happy is in nature and everything around you. Money is only an object, but it does not need to be a part of your life.

Walden “ Is it so bad then to be misunderstood. ” - Confidence Even if there are times when people do not understand your choices and opinions, you can still be a great man. If you are misunderstood, it may be because you have a new opinion. If you are misunderstood it means your thinking outside the box, and to think differently is never bad. To be misunderstood your ideas are more creative and people just need to look at them in a different angle.

Walden The life in us is like the water in the river. –importance of nature - To feel alive he saw himself like the river. It endlessly flows over twists and turns. Obstacles that are in your way can easily be put in your past. Life can flow flawlessly like a river.

Transcendentalism This quote is an example of transcendentalism because it shows confidence and self reliance. It shows confidence because you use what is within you to create your character. It shows self reliance because you should rely on what is within you to define yourself, not the troubles of your past. Heather Edelman

Calvin thinks that because he is a fearless American defender he will win. He is confident that him being the "good guy" he can conquer all. "I'll be the fearless American defender of liberty and democracy..." - confidence “How come we play war and not peace?" – free-thought It is a question we all ask ourselves. Everywhere in the world people think that the only way to settle something is through fighting and war, Peace is something that is there when war is absent. Shooting each other – self-reliance Calvin and Hobbs need to rely on themselves to save themselves. They hope that they can count on themselves to win the little battle. Christina

Let Yourself Shine There’s a long lonely road that lies ahead of us. When your standing in a crowd and you wanna stand out you know you can do it if you try And when I stand here calling I want the world to know I’m not falling For all the tricks it plays it will get to your head And when it seems like the path is wrong Keep on walking you won’t have to play along Keep on moving I can say what I mean this time Let yourself shine. Now I’m off on my own Leaving behind the life I had once known New beginnings and that’s why I stand here tall And when I stand here calling I want the world to know I’m not falling For all the tricks it plays and it will get to your head And when it seems like the path is wrong Keep on walking you won’t have to play along Keep on moving I can say what I mean this time Let yourself shine. Music and Lyrics by Heather Edelman and Christina Retana

Let Yourself Shine You know you can do it if you try -self reliance Believe in yourself and you will succeed all you need to do is put a little effort. If you try over and over eventually you will gain success. I want the world to know I’m not falling -confidence Stand up tall and express your confidence so every one can see you can’t be tricked into doing something you don’t believe in. You can be proud and show that you know you will not be overcome. Keep on walking you wont have to play along -nonconformity Even if people want you to do something to fit, you don’t need follow what they say. You don’t have to listen to other people. Be yourself. I can say what I mean this time -free thought Before you may have been shy or afraid to express how you felt, but now you are not and you need to let it out. You don’t need to have other people speak for you. You should say what is on your mind or you will never be yourself. You wanna stand out -nonconformity You want to show the world your true self and be noticed. You don’t want to be the same person as everyone else. You want people to see who you are.