Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist‚ lecturer‚ poet‚ and philosopher born on May 25‚ 1803 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He was a thinker of bold originality that moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries. In doing so he lead the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. Ralph Waldo Emerson was influenced by his upbringing‚ experiences‚ philosophers‚ members of the Transcendentalist group‚ and the world around him. During Ralph
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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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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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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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Whereas Emerson enlarges upon self-reliance in a more structured essay‚ Thoreau composes a more opinionated free-flowing piece in which he observes how people live their lives too briskly and over-complicated. However‚ Thoreau was heavily influenced by Emerson’s writing and there are many views that overlap in the two essays. For instance‚ both Emerson and Thoreau acknowledge the wisdom of infants. Emerson quotes “Infancy conforms to nobody: all conform to it…” likewise Thoreau expresses “I have
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according to Emerson? The opposite of “self reliance” according to Emerson is liberalism. 3. What does Emerson see as the most sacred aspect of a person? Emerson sees the integrity of the individual mind to be the most sacred aspect of a person. 4. What does Emerson think of people who call for consistency in thought and action and who fear being misunderstood? Emerson believes that people who call for consistency are cowards and that being misunderstood means you are great. 5. Emerson makes
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according to Emerson? The opposite of "self-reliance‚" according to Emerson is conformity. 3. What does Emerson see as the most sacred aspect of a person? What Emerson sees as the most sacred aspect of a person is the integrity of our own mind‚ our own way of thinking‚ and being able to be yourself and not who others are or want. 4. What does Emerson think of people who call for consistency in thought and action and who fear being misunderstood? What Emerson thinks of people
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Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist‚ poet‚ and practical philosopher. He was best known for his beliefs in Transcendentalism and civil disobedience‚ he was also a dedicated abolitionist. He attended Harvard College (now Harvard University) and graduated in 1837. Once out of college Thoreau befriended Ralph Waldo Emerson who was also an American essayist‚ lecturer‚ and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th century. Emerson was a mentor to Thoreau‚ he became Emerson’s
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