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...roves this when he says, “society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of everyone of its members.” When a twenty-three year old woman is seen with different male friends she loses respect, is labeled many things that can be associated with being a slut, because society wishes to believe a woman should be with only one man, at the same time if a man is seen with more then one woman he is applauded and admired society, however, should not pass judgments based on gender alone, according to Emerson, it should not depend on if a person is either male or female to say how they should maintain their lifestyle. In order to maintain a lifestyle built around being a transcendentalist one must not only understand that people can’t win in society but also that the only thing that one can have control over is their mind. Men cannot control devastating rains or fire producing chaos, but one’s mind is like a colossal fortress that is protected by a never-ending wall that nothing can climb over, dig under, or break through but if wanted something as simple as a butterfly can easily pass into the passionately desired territory. Transcendentalism supports the fact that no matter how dire the circumstances may be one can always resort back to their mind and be secure in knowing that they will always have their thoughts. Emerson believes that a person can control their perception and has the strength to never let go of beliefs when he says,” nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind,” A small boys village can be destroyed, all family, everything that he held dear was taken away from hi but, through all the devastation he can still retire to the memories of a time before the attack. Transcendentalism says that the little boy could not be truly left with nothing because no matter what catastrophic event may happen one should not underestimate the power of ones mind because it is invincible. True transcendentalists know that the only thing one can truly have control over is their mind, but they also know that they should not waste a single second. People who take advantage of their surroundings are like a little girl, instead of just waiting, jumping in the mud, battling with sticks, and making a princess tia...