Although Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau had the same school of thought when it came to Transcendentalism, their approach to writing about it was a bit different. Using the excerpts provided, write a compare and contrast paragraph that thoroughly explores the similarities and differences between the two perspectives. Your paragraph should include the central idea of each writer's texta thorough comparison and contrast of the two author's viewpoints on naturesupporting evidence that is thoughtfully chosen and implementedcorrect grammar, usage, and punctuationfrom Nature by Ralph Waldo EmersonTo go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit. The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood.When we speak of nature in this manner, we have a distinct but most poetical sense in the mind. We mean the integrity of impression made by