Transcendentalist Song

The song I chose was No Such Thing by John Mayer.  John Mayer sings about non conformity, being an individual and rebelling in this song.

"Welcome to the real world", she said to me

Condescendingly

Take a seat

Take your life

Plot it out in black and white

Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings

And the drama queens

I'd like to think the best of me

Is still hiding

Up my sleeve

They love to tell you

Stay inside the lines

That something's better

On the other side

I wanna run through the halls of my high school

I wanna scream at the

Top of my lungs

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world

just a lie you've got to rise above

So the good boys and girls take the so called right track

Faded white hats

Grabbing credits

Maybe transfers

They read all the books but they can't find the answers

And all of our parents

They're getting older

I wonder if they've wished for anything better

While in their memories

Tiny tragedies

They love to tell you

Stay inside the lines

But something's better

On the other side

I wanna run through the halls of my high school

I wanna scream at the

Top of my lungs

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world

Just a lie you got to rise above

I am invincible (x3)

As long as I'm alive

I wanna run through the halls of my high school

I wanna scream at the

Top of my lungs

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world

Just a lie you've got to rise above

I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion

I'm gonna bust down the double doors

And when I stand on these tables before you

You will know what all this time was for

Transcendentalist Comic Strips

This shows transcendentalism because Calvin ask Hobbes what he would wish for, and instead of riches and power, Hobbes wishes for a big, sunny field to lay in.  This shows the simplicity of life.

This comic strip shows transcendental idea because instead of going through a lot of trouble finding the girl-beagle that he loves, Snoopy chose the simple lifestyle and "be happy with what you have" life and continued on with his life.

American Literary Periods

The colonial period, in my opinion, is all about religion.  There were the Puritans who though that everything was sinful and were hardcore religious people.  I wouldn't want to live in the Colonial period myself.  You can't do anything without it being a sin or being called a witch for it.  When I hear "Romantic Period", I think of Greeks and toga parties.  Different from the Colonial period, this period deals with individuality, emotions, and freedom of imagination.  I would love to live in the Romantic period.  The colonial period is all about conformity and the romantic period is expressing one's individuality and emotions.

Civil Disobedience

Our group members are Honghanh, Dominic, Christine and myself.


• The economy is failing more and more these years.
• Fast food companies are becoming more disgusting and they have taken little attempts to change it.
• Discrimination in many work industries.  For ever dollar a man makes, a woman makes 25 cents less.  That is totally not fair.




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Teenage Suicide.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens and young adults.  I think the reasons people commit suicide is because they don't feel accepted.  I also feel that teens think the only way to escape a problem they face is to kill themselves.  They don't think that anyone understands and feels, again, unaccepted.  In the movie, Neil's father wanted to control every aspect of his life.  I think he felt that everything he wants to do on his own will never be accepted by his father.  That's maybe a reason why he killed himself.  


http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/mental_health/mental_health_about/children/suicide/Pages/index.aspx