Which statement best summarizes the final two paragraphs of chapter i of nature?
the power in nature that one perceives is due both to nature and to one’s own intelligence.

one is repeatedly struck by the ability of nature to affect one’s mind and body.

much of nature is truly beautiful and has an overwhelming effect on one’s mind and body.

one may appreciate the great beauty of nature but is unable to fully understand it.

The power in nature that one perceives is due both to nature and to one’s own intelligence.

Further Explanation:

Nature is an essay which was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the year 1836. This Essay was published by James Monroe’s publishing company and this essay puts forth the foundation of transcendentalism which was a system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. His essay suggests that the divine force or God suffuses nature and his essay suggests that the reality of nature can only be understood by someone if that person studies it.  

In the Essay, the writer has divided nature into four usages that are the commodity, Language, beauty, and discipline. He further adds in the essay that when a person gets closer to the real beauty of nature, nature takes him away from society. He states that there is a spiritual relationship between a person and nature and in nature, the person finds the true spirit of universal being and accepts it.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School  

Chapter: Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Subject: English

Keywords: Nature, Transcendentalism, commodity, beauty, language, society, accept, universal being, discipline, foundation.