"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart, is true for all men-that is genius" (Emerson 533). I chose this picture to go along with this quote because I believe it shows a person who believes in themselves. I think this quote is saying that you need to believe in what you say and what you do, in order for others to believe in you. This picture captures a person who believes in what they do and embraces it. This falls under the concept of Transcendentalism because in a way it shows how ideas can be turned into action. If you believe in an idea enough, you can turn it into an action by following your heart and taking action to put that idea in place. For example, if you believe that you will do well on a test and you continue to tell yourself that and you study for weeks and weeks, you will do well on the test. This is true for all people as well because it shows that if you put your heart into something enough, it will pay off in the end.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Maria McDonough
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart, is true for all men-that is genius" (Emerson 533). I chose this picture to go along with this quote because I believe it shows a person who believes in themselves. I think this quote is saying that you need to believe in what you say and what you do, in order for others to believe in you. This picture captures a person who believes in what they do and embraces it. This falls under the concept of Transcendentalism because in a way it shows how ideas can be turned into action. If you believe in an idea enough, you can turn it into an action by following your heart and taking action to put that idea in place. For example, if you believe that you will do well on a test and you continue to tell yourself that and you study for weeks and weeks, you will do well on the test. This is true for all people as well because it shows that if you put your heart into something enough, it will pay off in the end.
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I think this picture fits that quote well. It's like the guy is letting the world know his own opinions and that he doesn't care who knows it. Also this picture is very freeing and the quote is also.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you on this one, we all need to be free to chose our own ideas and go with them. We need to set goals and make accomplishments in life, we need to stop letting other things hold us back. This is a good image for this; this person seems extremely free to do what they would please to do. Emerson has the idea of relying on yourself and living your life to the fullest you can, don’t miss out on life.
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