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Individualism And Transcendentalism SimilaritiesA city and a forest can be completely different, yet they can be of the closest of similarities. However, transcendentalists believed that the forest is our home and the city is a shamed copy. Transcendentalism started with Ralph Waldo Emerson. It mainly focused primarily upon being different from everyone else and also about how nature is the primary source of life. Being out of the ordinary and looking to nature almost as a godmother are some of the main points of transcendentalism. The transcendentalists believed that we should not judge ourselves based upon the ideas of others. Instead, they believed that we should view ourselves primarily through ourselves. They also believed that nature provides life for us, while song artists today... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band that made the song known as Under the Bridge. Within this song, the lead singer sings about how a city takes care of him. While he sings about a city, the song also infers that it may not be the machines and pollution helping the man, rather it would be the natural surroundings that help the man. While the singer doesn t point it out in broad daylight, throughout the whole song the man sings about how the city supports him. Much like how transcendentalists believed that nature supports us. Transcendentalists would agree with this belief because they believed that nature provides life for all. Much like how the singer sang about how the surrounding areas provided for him. While nature provides and has provided much for humans, the humans themselves have to go into advancements sometimes without the help of nature. But, nature can provide a lot for the people of earth. Under the Bridge is full of lines explaining a man s relationship with nature, and it all describes a very important aspect of transcendentalists

