Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Transcendentalism

In the first video, the teacher emphasizes Carpe Diem. He talks about seizing the day, and not letting a moment go to waste. He relates this to the students of the past who are now dead. In a strange twist of events, he has them stare at the picture, and he continuously whispers Carpe Diem.
This is based off of Non-conformity and self-reliance. In essence, the teacher is telling his students to seize the day by their own, unique efforts.
The second video emphasizes non-conformity. The teacher praises poetry, one of the darlings of Transcendentalism, and tells the students that they will contribute their own, unique verse to the "play" of life.
The third video also preaches about non-conformity.  The teacher says that the students must make their own opinions by looking at the world in different ways. This also talks about self-reliance-forming one's opinions by oneself.
The last video specifically talks about non-conformity. The teacher forces three students to walk. When everyone begins clapping, they begin to walk to the same beat. The teacher denounces this as conformity, and then precedes to tell the students why they should not conform.

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