The+Transcendentalist

Imitation is suicide is a very powerfull statement. It means trying to be someone else is like killing yourself. Having an idol that you look up to is a good thing but trying to be them isn't a good thing. Going along with a group of people that you have to wear certain clothes and act like them is imitation. Giving yourself a title saying your not a conformist and such things is also imitation.

Having idol and people you look up to is a very common thing. It is good to have idol and people you look up to but trying to be exactly like them isn't good. You should be yourself who knows what you could accomplish if you be yourself. If you are trying to be someone else you might never accomplish it. Being yourself defines you as a person being someone else is like suicide.

Also if you are imitating someone it might be harming them and their pursuit of happiness. They might not want to have someone following them around everywhere doing exactly what they are doing all the time. If the imitator would put themselves in the others shoes they would just see how annoying it could be. The person being imitated might also feel like the imitator is just making fun of them. The person being imitated might not mind but it can go either way.

If you have an idol or someone who you look up too you do not always have to imitate them. It is not really bad if they are doing something good for the community or something. There are some downfalls to what your idol or the person you look up too does also. If your idol is famous then they are pretty much gonna have trouble sometime that should not be imitated. You would not want to get yourself into trouble just because someone that you want to be like did something stupid.

Immatating someone can lead to the destruction of your self. The immatation of someone cant neccesarily be a good thing to do. God put people on the earth to be different. Acting like someone else will only destroy the person you can truely be.If anyone would want that they are ignorant to society and will never be there own person.

I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up You know it's funny when it rains it pours They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is it ain't no hope for tha future And then they wonder why we crazy I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup And even though you're fed up Huh, ya got to keep your head up" -"Keep Ya Head Up" by Tupac**
 * //__Transcendentalism lives!__//**
 * "It seems tha rain'll never let up

Transcendentalism is found in this song because Tupac is writing about the corruption in our government. He believed the youth's future was doomed because our government didn't neccesarily care for poor people. Also, he is encouraging people in poverty to fight back against the corruption and stand up for what they think is right. One of the reasons Shakur was disliked among people in the government was because he often stated the flaws in our country's government and thought he was sending negative messages to the youth.

To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment Would you capture it or just let it slip? " From "Lose Yourself" by Eminem**
 * "Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity

Eminem is using these transcendental lyrics to present a challenge to the listener. He's saying that you should take any opportunity you get to become yourself. He's trying to get people to realize that it isn't often that you are given the opportunity to really define who you want to be. You don't have to do what everyone is else doing. He's saying that when you get the opportunity; it is important to seize the moment.

**"Be a simple kind of man Be a something you love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh won't you do this for me son if you can" - From "Simple Man" by Lynard Skynard**

These lyrics are transcendental because the singer's mom is telling him to be himself. She tells him to be something that "he understands". Don't be something because that is what everyone is doing or that is what everyone is telling you to do. Do something because that is what you love.