Transcendentalism webquest
you will be using your research skills to introduce yourself to the transcendentalism movement and some of
its key members. this assignment is to be prepared in mla format including a works cited page. this
assignment is divided into two portions:
part 1
a. research the transcendentalist movement and its key components. answer each of the following
questions, making sure to cite your sources. be sure to answer using your own words and quote small
sections of text-- no cut and pasting or plagiarizing!
1. define the term “transcendentalism.”
2. describe some of the circumstances which led to the development of the transcendentalist philosophy.
include at least two specific events or philosophies which contributed to the development of
transcendentalism and explain the influence of those events.
3. describe at least 4 key philosophies or beliefs of transcendentalism.
4. describe at least 2 “legacies” of transcendentalism. how has transcendentalist thought to shape
american history and who we are as americans?
part 2: transcendentalist writers
research henry david thoreau, ralph waldo emerson, and 2 other transcendentalist writers:
research the authors on at least three different websites and gather biographical information (each must be
included):
1. birth/death
2. education
3. early life
4. later life
5. accomplishments/awards
6. how they were influenced by and/or influenced transcendentalist movement

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

we know that, volume of a rectangular prism is given by :

✿   {length × width × height}

given : the length of rectangular prism = 5.5

given : the width of rectangular prism = 6

given : the height of rectangular prism = 3

⇒ the volume of given rectangular prism = {5.5 × 6 × 3}

⇒ the volume of given rectangular prism = 99