Emerson's Self-Reliance Has Opened My Eyes To The World

The short story Self-reliance has opened my eyes to the world and how conformity affects us everyday! It has brought up situations that I have experienced which have changed my point of view on the way I looked at life. Emerson’s story also caused me to think of others I know who had to decide whether to conform to society, or to chose their own path. However, it also made me think of things that I would never change to please someone because they are so deeply rooted in me. This is why I am very excited to write you!
During my life people have given me many opportunities to do things that may have been illegal but without hesitation I knew it was wrong and did not do it. The people that tried to encourage me to do things were upset that I did not want to join in on their activities, but eventually they got over it. Not joining them and somewhat distancing myself from them was one of the best decisions I have made. There were times however where I was crushed under the pressure of my peers. An example of this is going places which I shouldn’t have been in the first place because how late it was, or activities going on there.
is someone that I admire for his nonconformity, and how brave he was to fight for the rights of millions of people. He could have just sat back and listened to what society thought was right, but he didn’t, he went out and fought for civil liberties. Him, and many other brave people like him were catalyst in the fight for human rights in America. People in schools conform all the time everyone just follows each other and tries to fit into a circle. No one is really that independent, most people rely heavily upon what a popular/famous person does to decide if what they are doing is right rather than following their own dreams and