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The 3 Pioneers

DeAndré, Jameson, Eli

__** Movies **__


 * Elias : **

Trusting one’s own instinct is a last resort for some people but also an attribute that a lot of people would rather follow. As seen in the movie Red Dawn, the gang attempts to move throughout the woods undetected, and without being killed, all while running from the authorities who took over the United States and enforced new laws. Jed and Matt Eckert attempt to escape the soldiers and get beyond the reach of their capture. They gather up their friends and make a run for the woods where they travel the city doing what they think is right. Jed and Matt move forward to follow their instincts, including moves such a s fighting back against the enemy and making precise decisions in their attacks. Furthermore, they know they need to steal the box from the enemy in command so they fix up a plan with help from three American soldiers, and their instincts come through to help save the world.

The movie The Rise of the Planet of the Apes clearly illustrates the transcendental thought of “materialism is corrupting” as the movie goes on. Caesar is the star in this movie as he is brought up by a man who sees potential in him, and after seeing that he can talk and interact like a wise human being. The scientists in this movie, including Will Rodman, Caesars potential partner, are keeping the apes trapped inside a small cage and putting them through tests and feeding them what they have. The apes are not used to living this way and the scientists have this materialism idea in mind towards the apes as they keep moving forward to find human attributes in the them. They don’t give thought towards the apes wants and needs, as they only care and worry about the results in the lab and having enough apes to make these results come alive. Materialism in this movie leads to all the apes breaking free of the lab and eventually into the city where they run free to the woods and make their living their. This series of events leads to the next movie and proves that materialism really is corrupting.

The movie Avatar is a perfect illustration of how one becomes a part of the natural world and respects it the way it is. Avatar consists of a soldier who goes into the world of magnificent blue creatures who are very tall and live among their own wild jungle of distinct animals and deadly bugs. The soldier is transformed into one of these tall blue creatures and blends in with all of them. He becomes a part of their community while knowing in the back of his head that the plan is to wipe them all out for his society’s own good. The soldier realizes how wrong of an act it would be to take away the avatars home’s and leave them stranded fighting for their lives. Ultimately, the soldier decides to stay in their habitat and fight for them, holding down the army he was originally from and saving all the big blue creatures he possibly could. He decided to run free with them and fight for the wild jungle of the avatar’s.


 * DeAndré : **

The movie __Astro Boy__ is great example on how different society´s collapsed due to humans being consumed by technology. The setting of the story takes placed in a highly advanced area. In this movie the son of a scientist dies in an experimental accident ( wrong place at the wrong time), long story short his father ẁas extremely despondent, and decided to make a robot duplicate of his son. The father was happy that he made a duplicate of his son but later on in the movie he started to notice that his ¨son¨ did not share the same characteristics of his late son, so the father began to isolate the boy. SO basically material does not always replace those important to you.



Next,__The Planet of the Apes__ shows how the apes changed and outsmarted the human once they were given intelligence. In the second sequel the Apes quickly took over the city that they were in and the apes developed their own community around a power plant but didn't use it, and were living successfully. On the other hand, the humans were struggling without the technology and barely knew how to survive , and polluted their area. The apes knew how to adapt quickly. If you compare the humans to the apes, the humans were obviously programmed on how to live since birth, so most of humans didn't know how to adapt to their environment without the technology , so it was much easy for the apes to adapt because they were never given it.



__The Purge Anarchy__ is definitely the greatest example possible. The movie is based off an annual game that takes place a certain date every year allowing people to commit crimes for 24 hours with out any laws. Transcendentalist don't believe that humans were made to kill because we were never given the tools to, so we made them. Unfortunately many people participated in this event. I think the people are so corrupted at this point they just don't have a mind of there own at this point and decide to participate in something so cruel.

Last but not least, the movie __Avatar__ is about a group of U.S scientist and soldiers on a planet called Pandora. The scientist objective was to retrieve a medal that is very expensive and a great power source. Unfortunately the medal that they wanted to retrieve was underneath their “ Home Tree “ which is home to the Navi people. The U.S army’s general was extremely possessive and didn't care for the innocent lives that he would possibly be taking, so he ordered his army to shoot and burn the tree and wound up killing off many of the natives. Sad to say but many people are careless and consumed into what they want without even thinking about the lives possibly affected by their decisions

__** TV Shows **__


 * Jamie : **

The TV series Life Below Zero is a great representation of the transcendental thought of nonconformity in today’s world. The show is based on the lives of six people that fight against the Alaskan wilderness to find food and other needed goods. In order to survive throughout the winter the people on this series start preparing months in advance, and as some of them are up to 500 miles away from the nearest city, they learn to overcome living without grocery stores, clothing stores, and doctor’s offices. One of the men, Chip Hailstone, that the National Geographic channel follows said, “We’re not at the end of the road, we’re 300 miles away from the end of the road.” Although this quote may seem simple, it has a deeper meaning. He is saying how far away from the normal society he and his family really are. This show exemplifies nonconformity all throughout the series because every single person or family is purposely failing to conform with the rest of the world by living in the Alaskan wilderness.

Live Free or Die is another television series about transcendentalists that go out into nature to get away from everyday society. This show exhibits the transcendental thought of being one with and respecting the natural world. Live Free or Die is based on the lives of six people that have left modern day society to live off of the land in the forests, swamps, and backwoods of America. The people in this show fend for themselves by making their own shelter out of whatever they can find, hunting for their own food and they survive only with what they can make. Gabriel, one of the men on the show, said “It’s not a life for everybody, but I love connecting with this place.” This quote is a prime example of how the people on this show respect nature and love living in it. In the quote he says how much he loves the nature around him, and he also mentions how not everyone can do what he is doing in the wild.

One of my favorite shows to watch as a kid was Spongebob, and in this show the transcendental thought that money is corrupting is exhibited through the character of Mr. Krabs. Throughout the 16 years that the show has been on the air, Mr. Krabs has said how much he loves money countless times. In an episode where Spongebob ends up laughing so much that he loses his laugh, he goes around to his friends asking advice about what he can do to fix his laugh, and when he goes to Mr. Krabs he says, “Ya know, there's one thing that always makes me laugh. [both look at money but only Mr. Krabs laughs] Don't it just tickle you, boy?“ Later on in that episode Mr. Krabs also said, “After all, money is the ultimate source of happiness.” Both of these quotes show how much he is hypnotized by money, and how much his life truly revolves around it. Clearly Mr. Krabs’ thoughts are corrupt from all of money he has.

Man vs. Wild is a show about a survivalist named Bear Grylls, who uses the transcendental thought of trusting one’s own instinct. At multiple times throughout the show, he uses his instinct and what he knows to get out of troublesome situations, find food, and to make shelter. At any time he could run into trouble with injury, or encounter a dangerous wild animals, and every time this happens he has to think quickly on what he needs to do in order to survive another night in the wild.

__** New Ideas **__


 * Elias : **

The HoverBoost HoverBoard is a great example of “non-conformity” as it is an unethical way to move about yet very mobile and fun for teens and adults. Most people you encounter on the street that are moving long will usually be walking, on a bike, or maybe even on a skateboard. In these days many people have been looking for a way to make humans “fly” as if it was an ethical way to move about town. The law states you need a valid driver’s license, permit time, etc. in order to drive a car around. It seems as if you don’t need to follow those rules anymore if you you acquire a HoverBoost HoverBoard! It is mobile and you don’t need to go through a six month permit or a driver’s test, you can get right on and go whenever you feel the need. It is truly a product of non-conformity and it’s a fun way to move about.

"Live Free or Die Quotes." National Geographic Channel. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.
 * __ Works Cited : __**
 * Jamie : **

"Life Below Zero Quotes." National Geographic Channel. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.

"Funny Pants (transcript)." Encyclopedia SpongeBobia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2015.


 * Elias : **

//Red Dawn //. Dir. Dan Bradley. 2012

//Rise of the Planet of the Apes //. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 2011

//Avatar //. Dir. James Cameron. 2009