The film Howl and Blue Like Jazz discuss about people's feeling about the life, their role in society and their belief of God. In addition, "The Gay Science and Twilight of the Idols" written by Nietzsche and "Nature" of Emerson talk about people's perception when they learn about God and the nature around them. ... Human's wondering about the life and nature is clearly depicted in "Nature" of Emerson. ... "The rays that come from those heavenly worlds will separate between him and what he touches" (Emerson 7). ... People appreciate nature...

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He supported this concept that we should rely on our own intuition and beliefs. ... The belief that a man must do what he feels to be happy. ... To do what is against human nature is to violate the laws of Nature. ... Human nature tells us that if something is uncomfortable, we should leave. Conformity with society has disabled this aspect of human nature. ...

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"If a plant cannot live according to his nature, it dies; and so a man" (Emerson, Civil Disobedience, 260). ... Your nature. ... It is supposed to be what fits that beings experiences, ideas, beliefs, truths, and ideals. ... Emerson and Thoreau were very innovative men. ... For, as Emerson said, "If a plant cannot live according to his nature, it dies; and so a man" (Emerson, Civil Disobedience, 260)....

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Cut through the all of the social mores and beliefs that have jaded our view on this wonderful world in which we live. ... In this passage from Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature, Emerson explains to us that we cannot chase the beauty of nature. ... When we search for the beauty in nature it will always elude us. ... These are the true beauties of nature. ... I think that is partly what Emerson was getting at, the magic. ...

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Members of the Bloomsbury group "held in common a belief in the paramount importance of good taste, personal relationships, and the pursuit of knowledge" (Ford). ... It is also noteworthy that the character of George Emerson is based upon Hugh O. ... The themes of Forster's 1908 novel A Room with a View demonstrate his beliefs in romanticism very well. ... This is exactly why the Emersons are not accepted well in the Pension Bertolini. ... Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson could well be the basis for a definition of romanticism. ...

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Mechanization changed the nature of work and the role of labor. ... Emerson too, was very influential in Thoreau's writings. On the advice of Emerson, Thoreau started keeping a journal. ... Later, Ralph Emerson, in a letter to William Emerson, wrote, "Thoreau is a scholar & a poet & as full of buds of promise as a young apple tree" (Petrulionis 15). ... In "Civil Disobedience", "Walden", and "Walking" Thoreau effectively conveys his belief that conscience be the driving force of each mans conduct and the importance of an individual's relationsh...

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Cut through the all of the social mores and beliefs that have jaded our view on this wonderful world in which we live. ... In this passage from Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature, Emerson explains to us that we cannot chase the beauty of nature. ... When we search for the beauty in nature it will always elude us. ... These are the true beauties of nature. ... I think that is partly what Emerson was getting at, the magic. ...

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So if we are to view in proper perspective the spiritual and religious conflicts of our age, as they are reflected in drama and fiction, then we must look at the outset to understand the nature of the relationship between literature and belief. ... This is also presented in different religions when people choose what church they feel best in and comfortable with the beliefs they want to follow. ... You take for instances the Pentecostal religion; there are so many different beliefs. ... People that go the same churches do not agree on everything that has to do with the beliefs in religion. ...

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"John Steinbeck was one of the greatest American authors of his time- (Spiller, ), and will, contrary to many skeptics beliefs, be known for his use of sentimentalism, realism, and " his ability to envelop the feelings of Americans." ... Steinbeck had ample access to the three things Emerson said went into the making of a scholar; nature, books, action. ...

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"John Steinbeck was one of the greatest American authors of his time- (Spiller, ), and will, contrary to many skeptics beliefs, be known for his use of sentimentalism, realism, and " his ability to envelop the feelings of Americans." ... Steinbeck had ample access to the three things Emerson said went into the making of a scholar; nature, books, action. ...

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Even though Whitman's poetry is not written in a conventional way as other poets such as Emerson or Longfellow, it does have a structure of its very own. ... Whitman wanted and chose to write his poems expressing his beliefs, and public opinion did not matter. ... Present in "Song of Myself" are several important themes: the idea of the self, democracy, and the self's relationship with the elements of nature and the universe. ... "Song of Myself" was written in several sections/parts and contains more than just the idea of the self, democracy, and the self's ...

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But these two perspectives do not quite run concurrently with Mark Twain's belief that one needs both a strong intellect and emotional consistency to achieve freedom. ... For all intents and purposes, Huck was a free individual who embodied everything that Ralph Waldo Emerson believed in – self-reliance, self-reference, and self-responsibility. ... In the case of Huck's father, the judge deemed Pap fit to care for Huck despite Pap's brutish figure and nature and his history with Huck, something that Huck failed to mention. ...

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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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The apple's adaptive ways also seemed to work their ways into the religious beliefs of the Europeans. ... (Even Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called it "the American fruit.) ...

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