... way of life of another, then he is false and untrue to his own beliefs. He must rid himself of all compliance and establish his own basis by which to live. Emerson states, "No law can be sacred to me but that of my own nature." The point Emerson is trying to portray here is that the only laws he abides by are the ... laws he has set for himself. Emerson is such a true "man" that not even set laws will affect the origin of his principles. Colonel Sherburn also stands by the fact that to be a man, one must be unique in his or her beliefs. After ... huge moral burden of knowing that their...

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... people who seem to be good but do bad things and things that might offend someone else. By the glories of nature, the Transcendentalists meant that nature had a lot to offer and that it should not be taken lightly. For example, in Emerson's poem The Snowstorm, he talks about the arriving snow and the hills and the woods and how glorious they are ... . I agree with him in this aspect of the beliefs of the Transcendentalists because I too think that nature is glorious and that it is better left untouched and uninterrupted by people ... . My ultimate belief is that nature is glorious and if...

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