quotation response #2

"To set down such choice experiences that my own writings may inspire me and at last I may make wholes of parts." (P.46-Jan.22)

I like when he starts explaining about his influences and his writing experiences. Instead of jsut writing everything he keeps everythign updated, and your in his brain. All the influences and differnt things that make him want to write, come together and create a "whole."

"How few who advise you to lead a more interior life! In the one case there is all the world to advise you, in the other there is none to advise you but yourself."
(P.47-April,16)

People cannot rely on society to alwasy lead them in the right direction, you have look inside yourself and figure things out for yourself. You will rarely find peple who are going to motivate you and help you lead a more "interior" life. Advising yourself is what is really important. People will not always be there for you.

my paper topic

2. Comparison. Emerson and Thoreau are the most recognizable proponents of

Transcendentalism, but each emphasized different features of the movement. Take some

aspect of their thought or writing and explore the similarities and differences their

works exhibit. In the process, you should arrive at a clearer understanding of

Transcendentalism in general and these two writers in particular. Topics to consider

include self-reliance, individualism, and the importance of nature.


[first paragraph due monday september 24th]

Conclusion - quotation response

"I am freer than any planet; no complaint reaches round the world. I can move away from public opinion, from government, from religion."
I liked this quote a lot. He is saying the different thigns he is during the time periods of the world. "No complaint reaches around the world." He doesn't have to deal wiht all the mainstream chaos or society and all of the mess in the world, he says. He doesn't have to be involved with all the controlling thigns in the world.

"Nature never makes haste; her systems revolve at an even pace."
Her is the nature. Nature doesn't slow down it keeps doing what it does at it's normal pace. It's regular ways, metamorphosis, etc. You have to take nature for granted, and love it in it's every way. Because it is always moving and changing fast, so love it while it is around. Take notice in it.

paper topic

#2

"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"

First quote: "I was much affected by the faint hum of a mosquito making its invisible and unimaginable tour through my apartment at earliest dawn,..."

I chose this quote because I really like it. The author is discussing the morning routine of this character, and the morning how it brings back "the heroic ages." The thigns aorund the house such as the mosquito are bringing thoughts to the characters head about past times. The Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer, past moral values to learn from, etc.

"Little is to be expected of that day, if it can be called a day, to which we are not awakened by our Genius, but the mechanical nudgings of some servitor,..."
This quote is talking about man kind and that humans are lazy now days and we do not spend our days well. We spend them doing a lot less than we really could be doing.

Quotation Meanings

My first quote: From Nature- "The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will seperate between him and what he touches." I liked this quote a lot. The stars and the universes, and planets out there, are the aspects of nature. The real goodness out there. I think that this quote is stating that that will come between men and their real good side and nice behavior. Man cannot really be what they are, they are too into the majority of the society. That nature represents the side that man doens't seem to accquire.

My second quote: From Nature- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men beleive and adore;" This quote is my favorite because it's very similar to a saying. It means that nature is such a huge party in our everydays life. For example, the stars are so beautiful to look at, and they giuve people hope and something to "adore," and love. So it gives them hope but without aspects of beauty/nature like this in the world than mankind wouldn't be very pleased and satisfied.

My third quote: From Self-Reliance- "I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names." I chose this quote because I don't really agree with it, but it is a quote I hear a lot and ponder on. What it means-is that society is very easily manipulated by what is out there, propaganda, whatever the majority is into, or groups people make so that if one joins they would be considered as a part of a group or a someone as opposed ot being a noone outside of the group. I disagree with it because for someone to really mak the inference that people just do it to be cool or to be apart of something-to become a "someone," is not wha tit is all about at all. For example, I am a kid whoi s really into expensive and exclusive sneakers. But I buy them because I love them, because I am attracted to them. I don't care if people don't like my outfit I have picked out iwht my shoes, or the shoes themseleves. I buy them because I like them. When one learns to not care what others think of him/her than they can really be themselves. At that point I don't think it will matter what you buy or wha tyou join, what you conform too, just that your not doing it, afraid of what the opinions from others would be if you didn't do whatever it was. People who label these people being different than him, is being ignorant and I think that this author is a very judgemental person, (also based on the rest of the reading.) When people buy designer clothing, or joing a gang, or become a member of a popular group, I beleive that they do it because it makes them happy inside. When they do whatever it is they feel good about themselves and it helps their day go well too. It gives you hope and satisfaction. Yes, there are people out there doing it because they are feeling uncomfortable or because they are insecure about themselves, but eventually I think hey get over it and that it becomes somethign they enjoy for their own selves.

My fourth quote: From Self-Reliance- "Trust thyself" This is small but it is very big and expansive. Trust thyself is to beleive in yourself, and not hsutdown your inner strengths. Really beleiving in yourself and making sure you know wha tyour capable of. You can do what you want but make sure that you know what your getting into and what kind of person you really are. Make sure you beleive what your getting into, and it doesn't get into what you do not concide with.

-TeddyOut

The first one.

This year in my english class, I wan't a lot out of it. I wan't to really grow as a writer, I wan't to sound somewhat more proffesional when I write. I wan't a more complex understanding of how to be a better writer. If we're are going to be working on poetry at all than I definitley wan't to work on my poetry skills, and not neccesarily things like rhyming but better topics, or better "motivation ideas." I wan't to have a good relationship with my teacher as well and my classmates. This year I would also like to have fun with inspiration and the type of topics that i decide to bring forth to the classroom.