After reading the text‚ The American Scholar‚ by Emerson‚ I feel that he is trying to build a new American identity. This lecture was given in 1837‚ only fifty or so years written after the Declaration of Independence was written. Thus‚ I think that Emerson is trying to break away from being European. According to the last author we read‚ Crèvecoeur‚ "The American is a new man‚ who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas and form new opinion. From involuntary idleness
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* Most elderly women are living lonely; where as in elderly men‚ half of them are married. * When they become older‚ they have few friends because of certain things such as vision‚ hearing problems; thus‚ they need more family care. * Activity theory of aging: looking at construct of social roles‚ some have lost spouse roles. * Social roles drop out when aging. * When these older people engaging in different activities‚ they maintain in healthy ways and they are happier. *
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In this case‚ some of Washington Irving’s works such as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” Irving tries to convey a few points that are issues in the United States (and in the world) at the time in which these stories were written. Washington Irving wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Devil and Tom Walker” in the early 1820’s. Both short stories were written based on different stories from different countries and different places that Irving experienced over the
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"Rip Van Winkle" is a story written by Washington Irving‚ this story takes place in the New York mountains located in America. Rip Van Winkle lived with his wife and his children in a small village at the bottom of a mountain. Rip Van Winkle is a meek‚ lazy‚ and easygoing person‚ he is loved by all his neighbors who live in his village. His wife Dame Winkle is very naggy and unpleasant to Rip‚ but all his neighbors love him and feel sorry for him that he gets treated so badly by her. Rip Van Winkles
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the second paragraph‚ what does Emerson say is every person’s destiny? Emerson said that‚ “Accept the place the divine providence has found for you‚ the society of your contemporaries‚ the connection of events.” is every person’s identity. Explain what Emerson believes about society as a whole. (Paragraph 3): Emerson has determined that society as a whole is wrong. He believes that society is a conspiracy against manhood and is also a joint-stock company. Emerson assumes that people are continuously
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson is probably the most influential figure in American literary history. He was responsible for shaping the literary style and vision of the American Romantic Period. Nowadays‚ when we think of Transcendentalism we think immediately of Emerson. We think of Emerson because transcendental thought is most clearly expressed in his writings. As with all great writers‚ the events in Emerson’s life have greatly influenced his thoughts. These events tell us why he believes
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Dear Diary‚ February 16th‚ 1778 I’m writing to you from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Life here is horrible. There’s a lot shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. My men are sick from disease‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Right now‚ were camped in crude log cabins and have endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes. Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery. My men
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Bartolome de Las Casas‚ The Tears of the Indians A particularly eloquent defender of the Amerindians was Bartolome de Las Casas (1474-1566)‚ who spent most of his long life in Spanish America. In The Tears of the Indians‚ also published as A Short History of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Las Casas described in graphic detail the atrocities inflicted on the Amerindians. His account greatly exaggerated the number of Amerindians killed by the Spaniards; disease‚ for which the Amerindians had
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Emersonian self-reliance is a concept that encourages individuals to be unaffected by external influences and opinions‚ and to always follow their own paths. Published in 1841‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson’s "Self-Reliance" essay was a testament to the fact that Emerson was living in a world where it was still possible to have a new idea‚ where individuals could succeed as individuals‚ without support. In Emerson’s time‚ and in many decades to come‚ a proper application of "Self-Reliance" could indeed lead
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Comparison of ’The A&P’ and ’My Brothers Keeper’ The author’s purpose for ’A&P’ is; to inform that there is a limit to how we should go to help others. The author’s purpose for ’My Brother’s Keeper’ is also; There is a limit someone should go to help others‚ even if that person means a lot to you. The author’s purpose of A&P is very similar to my brother’s keeper only because there is a limit to helping others especially depending on how drastic the situation is. I personally wouldn’t have wanted
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