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Bob Dylan and Robert Frost - Gems of words

  Hello Learners, We all have our favorite song/poem which gives us a way of life and is relatable to us. Bob Dylan and Robert Frost are the two American icons who have won so many hearts with their words.  Bob Dylan (1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist and is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time. While Robert Lee Frost (1874 –1963) was an American poet and regarded as one of the most amazing poets of all time. Let’s know more about them through this presentation: - Bob Dylan and Robert Frost from the  Department of English MKBU CLICK HERE for further reading.   Thinking Task- 1.) Which is your favorite Poet/Lyricist? Why? 2.) Share some lines from the Bob Dylan songs that you feel are relatable to you. Also, write the themes visible in those lines. 3.)  Share some lines from the Robert Frost poems that you feel are relatable to you. Also, write the themes visible in those lines. 4.) Post the picture clicked during the

Thinking Task - Transcendentalism

Hello Learners, Here I am sharing a blog on Transcendentalism. TRANSCENDENTALISM is a very formal word that describes a very simple idea. People, men, and women equally, have knowledge about themselves and the world around them that "transcends" or goes beyond what they can see, hear, taste, touch, or feel. This knowledge comes through intuition and imagination, not through logic or the senses. People can trust themselves to be their own authority on what is right. A TRANSCENDENTALIST is a person who accepts these ideas not as religious beliefs but as a way of understanding life relationships. What is American Transcendentalism?   Transcendentalism from the  Department of English MKBU The individuals most closely associated with this new way of thinking were connected loosely through a group known as THE TRANSCENDENTAL CLUB, which met in the Boston home of GEORGE RIPLEY. Their chief publication was a periodical called "The Dial," edited by Margaret Full