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1820-1865 :  Overview , Washington Irving ’s " Rip Van Winkle ," Quiz 2: ( 2 ), (Q  1 ,  2 ,  3 ) American Renaissance 1812-1865 Inferiority Complex Def.: an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behavior in compensation. An  inferiority complex  is a lack of self-worth, a doubt and uncertainty, and feelings of not measuring up to standards. It is often subconscious, and is thought to drive afflicted individuals to overcompensate, resulting either in spectacular achievement or extreme asocial behavior. In modern literature, the preferred terminology is "lack of covert  self-esteem ". [1]  For many, it is developed through a combination of genetic personality characteristics and personal experiences. Tran-: across MRT: Metro Railway Transportation Transcendentalism   intothewildtranscendentalism.weebly.com Transcendenta...

To 1820 :  Overview , poetry by  Anne Brad street  of the  Colonial America . American Renaissance This period in American Literature ran from about 1830 to around the Civil War. [1]  A central term in  American studies , the  American Renaissance  was for awhile considered synonymous with American Romanticism [2]  and was closely associated with  Transcendentalism . [3] Iron Road Iron Road  is a 2009  Canada / China  television  miniseries  written by Barry Pearson and Raymond Storey and directed by David Wu. [1] Starring  Sun Li ,  Luke Macfarlane ,  Peter O'Toole ,  Sam Neill , and  Charlotte Sullivan ,  Iron Road  chronicles the untold story of Chinese workers who helped to build the  Canadian Pacific Railway  in the 1880s. [2]  The mini-series was filmed in the Kamloops, B.C. area with many local actors. [3] Iron Road is only the seco...