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 * 1) What is //Transcendentalism//?
 * 2) Who were its major proponents?
 * 3) Who were its major opponents?
 * 4) How did this philosophy affect the United States in the 1800's positively? (socially, economically, culturally, racial tensions, etc.)
 * 5) Negatively?(socially, economically, culturally, racial tensions, etc.)
 * 6) How did transcendentalism reflect historic events in the United States in the 1800's?
 * 7) What elements of transcendentalism are present in //Moby Dick//?
 * 8) How do these elements contribute to the plot and structure of the novel?
 * 9) How do these elements of transcendentalism help Melville to comment on the direction of the United States in the 1800's and on the philosophy of transcendentalism in general?

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