Beauty In Walden, By Henry David Thoreau

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Prompt #1: “Of incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature”. According to the online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, this is the definition of fabulous. In Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, he talks about how reality is fabulous. This statement is correct because the beauty in life is what makes it incredible. This is supported when Ralph Waldo Emerson talks about beauty everywhere in Nature. THe beauty contributed to nature make the world fabulous. Consequently, every part of this surrounding world holds beauty, and it is easy to find to find elements that prove the fabulousness of this world. Beauty can appear in every aspect of reality. Emerson, a transcendentalist author, touches the subject of beauty in Nature. He describes how “nature cannot be surprised in undress. Beauty breaks in everywhere” (Emerson, “Nature”). Emerson is saying that nature is alway beautiful and beauty is in everything. Nature is spectacularly beautiful. Although she can be rough and unforgiving, she shows a resilient beauty in every flower and strike of lighting. By using the word “undress” he is giving nature a human-like characteristic that shows how strong her influence is in the world. Emerson’s …show more content…

The slight caress of the wind passes by my face, and the murmur of animals hum behind me. Quietly, I stand takeing in the breathless view of the mountain side as it plummets down from the small cliff I stand on. The fresh air filling my lungs. I become weightless. The winding mountainous trail lead to a small uranium mine that had been closed many years before. I separate from my sister, and I am alone. I begin to think of the transcendentalist view of self-reliance. The ability to be self-sufficient is an important concept that everyone should eventually learn, because it takes the burden off of other, supports independent thinking, and allows people to discover their place in

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