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    In the two essays “Self Reliance” and “Civil Disobedience‚ written Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau respectively‚ the two 19th century transcendentalists speak about what it means to be an individual and how society can be changed for the better. While both authors stress the need for nonconformity and individuality‚ the essays differ on the details. In “Self Reliance”‚ Emerson goes on to talk about the American sense of individuality. He makes the claim that the traditions of old are

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    Letter from a birmingham jail and Thoreau’s essay are alike in similar ways because they both attempt to argue for rights . In the letter from birmingham jail the thing martin luther kind try to do was demonstrate that he was against segregation and racial terror. "Bombingham" was what they started to call this place because afrian americans were starting to stand up for there rights‚ Marin luther king got arrested while he was participating in a peaceful anti-segregation march. He was doing this

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    and visionaries such as Henry David Thoreau‚ Chris McCandless‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ and other poets have challenged this occurrence by taking it to the next level and‚ by doing so; have thrown light upon this endemic. Thoreau arguments this by isolating himself from society in Massachusetts near Walden Pond and writes his own work Walden which exists as his own declaration of independence‚ where he conducts a personal social experiment and lives alone for two years. Chris McCandless‚ a visionary

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    1 (Worth 3 points) Read the following sentence.  Some speakers decide to omit details that do not support their claims. Using the context‚ the word "omit" means  elaborate on  touch on  leave out  simplify Points earned on this question: 3 Question 2 (Worth 3 points) Select the word that best completes the sentence: Poe’s stories are often read on Halloween because they _______________ a scary mood.  evoke  forsake  elicit  invoke Points earned on this question: 3 Question 3 (Worth 3 points)

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    Henry David Thoreau: An American Non-Conformist Could you survive living in the woods by yourself for twenty two months? Would you be willing to go to jail to protest something you truly believed in? Henry David Thoreau did both of these things in his short life. Thoreau was a carpenter‚ ecologist‚ writer and philosopher. He was never famous in his lifetime‚ and actually many of his peers thought some of his ideas and actions were crazy‚ but we now look back on Thoreau as one of the first great

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    Chris Schlegel 6/18/08 English 245 American Literature I Dr. Calendar Primary Source Paper The Influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson is considered by many as one of the most respected and widely known authors in the history of American literature. From his famous book “Nature”‚ to his various essays‚ poems and lectures‚ Emerson’s collection of works maintain an authentic diverse style that separated him from other authors. The confidence

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    The Apology‚ by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ can be observed through many different aspects. Emerson‚ representing one of the greatest advocates for transcendentalism‚ has applied the idea of seeking a God within nature to multiple poems. The Apology is boasting with this trait‚ for Emerson states‚ “Think me not unkind and rude‚/ That I walk alone in grove and glen;/ I go to the god of the wood/ To fetch his word to men.” (Emerson‚ lines 1-4). Emerson describes how he seeks nature for spiritual relief‚ just

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    of the ideas of enlightened thinkers Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin in creating his declaration of intellectual independence. Benjamin Franklin’s work encompassed ideas that pertained to the individual’s enrichment in life and Ralph Waldo Emerson expanded Franklin’s ideas to focus on individual intellectual thought. Benjamin Franklin moved away from the rigid‚ systematic Puritan Thought he learned in his childhood to divest more in the idea of individualism. Firstly‚ I cannot ignore Franklin’s

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts on the 25th of May‚ 1803 to his mother‚ Ruth Haskins‚ and his father Rev. William Emerson. Emerson’s father died at an early age‚ and he was raised by his mother as well as his Aunt Mary Emerson‚ who became a big influence in his life. In his younger years‚ Emerson attended the Boston Latin School at the age of nine‚ and then Harvard College at the early age of fourteen. After graduating from Harvard in 1821 at eighteen

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