PLEASE HELP I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,
The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

can you identify any tenants of transcendentalism within this poem?

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Explanation:

To focus on the Transcendentalism side, we can look at Whitman's habit of "claiming to be one" with the universal, the universe, and with death.

"I am eternal" is a phrase that both defines Whitman's poetry and the Transcendentalist association with the godhead/Brahman spirit.

I think that Whitman's greatest contribution to both Transcendentalism and American democracy was in his basic assertion of American freedom the lies within individual choice.  Whitman's belief of reclaiming American voice and individual identity in a landscape of growing materialism was something that fit perfectly into Transcendentalism.  When Emerson, himself, endorsed it, there seemed to be a convergence between what Whitman was arguing and how the Transcendentalist thinkers flocked to it.  Whitman's writing embraces the science and commercialism of industrial America while trying to direct these practical energies toward the “higher mind” of literature, culture, and the soul.  This makes for a vision that fulfills the conditions of Transcendentalism and emphasizes that American freedom is universal and applicable to all.  Individuals can choose to embrace "higher" or more elevated notions of the good.  This becomes vitally important to the idea of democratic self- rule, where individual freedom and autonomy are vital for self- preservation.

obama was told in early july 2004 that he was chosen to deliver the address, and he largely wrote the speech himself, with later edits from the kerry presidential campaign.