Dead Poets society

In the first clip, Robin Williams as John Keating, explains to the boys that they should seize the day before it is too late.  He shows them pictures of boys their same age, who have now passed away, to motivate them.  Carpe diem, or seize the day, is a transcendentalist idea.

A tenet of transcendentalism in today's culture is self-reliance.  It can be observed everywhere.  People today don't ask or feel the need for help, they believe they can "survive" on their own.  The idea of a self-made millionaire comes from this aspect of transcendentalism.