Everyone has a different mind and different beliefs. ... By the glories of nature, the Transcendentalists meant that nature had a lot to offer and that it should not be taken lightly. ... I agree with him in this aspect of the beliefs of the Transcendentalists because I too think that nature is glorious and that it is better left untouched and uninterrupted by people. My ultimate belief is that nature is glorious and if it is left alone, it may prosper without interference. ... An example of this according to the Transcendentalists is in Emerson's short story Self-Reliance. ...

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These traits and beliefs can be found in scenes such as when Ellen and Henry are on the boat, when Waldo hires Thoreau, and When Henry is arrested. ... In this scene we see Henry's love for nature and his belief in simplicity.One can see that Henry is concerned for nature he says, "We're poisoning paradise. ... In this scene we see Henry's outstanding ability to teach, his patience, and his love for nature. A few traits of Henry David Thoreau are demonstrated in the scene in which Emerson hires Henry. ... This scene reveals Henry's lack of desire for money, and the...

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Among them, there is rejection of science, clash between Nature and culture, notions of good and evil (duality), human nature, and the contradiction with and opposition to convention and religion. ... Throughout these events, Hawthorne conveys the romantic belief that science corrupts humans and inflames the greed for knowledge that is beyond human limits. ... Like science, culture is seen as a threat to human souls and nature. 19th C America is characterised by a crucial conflict between culture and Nature. ... On the one hand, culture supporters consider it as superior to Nature. They glo...

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In such emergencies, Hester's nature showed itself warm and rich; a wellspring of human tenderness, unfailing to every real demand, and inexhaustible by the largest. ... His beliefs are strictly transcendalist ideas, which contemporaries including Emerson and Melville both share with Hawthorne (Bradley 47-49)....

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