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    delighted by it‚ but that he also enjoys it. He explores the differences between how adults see nature and the way children view it. Finally‚ he once again states his love of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson was not only an excited writer of nature‚ but an enjoyer of its wonderful aspects as well. In his passage‚ Emerson states that "Within [the] plantations of God‚ a decorum and sanctity reign‚ a perennial festival is dressed‚ and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years." With this

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    home‚ she received her usual greeting from Emerson. “Hello cat.” She rubbed his ears and found her usual place on the couch. For the longest time she’d gone on and on to Emerson about how she’d kill to go on a date with Azazel. “Can you believe it Emerson?” She walked to the kitchen and poured the puffball some food and filled his water. “I‚ Ruby Bennett‚ am going on a date with Azazel von Trip. A.K.A the hottest guy in the entire universe.” Emerson meowed at her as if to respond with “Could

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    Darrell Phifer Dr. Colin Clarke English 202-002 February 4‚ 2004 Ralph Waldo Emerson and Emily Dickinson were two of America’s most intriguing poets. They were both drawn to the transcendentalist movement which taught "unison of creation‚ the righteousness of humanity‚ and the preeminence of insight over logic and reason" (Woodberry 113). This movement also taught them to reject "religious authority" (Sherwood 66). By this declination of authority‚ they were able to express their individuality

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    “Everybody deserves a second chance.” People love second chances because it’s an opportunity to prove oneself. Unfortunately‚ some don’t think we deserve our second chance‚ because we will just screw it up and make the situation even worse. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne were two similar guys. They were only a year apart in age and therefore both grew up during the same time period during Romanticism in the 1800s. During this time‚ people wanted to express themselves through creative writing

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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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    Ralph Waldo Emerson Properly Acknowledged by <Somebody> Ralph Waldo Emerson certainly took his place in the history of American Literature . He lived in a time when romanticism was becoming a way of thinking and beginning to bloom in America‚ the time period known as The Romantic Age. Romantic thinking stressed on human imagination and emotion rather than on basic facts and reason. Ralph Waldo Emerson not only provided plenty of that‚ but he also nourished it and inspired many other writers

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    do not feel the need to hide who they truly are anymore while some still can only “half express [themselves]” because they are embarrassed of the “idea which each of [them] represents” (186). I feel as if there is still too little emphasis on self-reliance and individualism in America today‚ because some are still ashamed of themselves and rely on others too much. As the years pass‚ fewer people discriminate‚ but there are still many that still do‚ causing others to “half express [themselves]”

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    philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual and transcendental over the material. What that means is that spirituality was more important than material possessions. Two very famous authors of this time were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Emerson was a transcendentalist and in his writings are many characteristics of this time period. Three of those characteristics are nature‚ the goodness of mankind‚ and individualism. Hawthorne‚ on the other hand was a non-transcendentalist

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ are strong and wise‚ but so many people choose not to follow them. In today’s society‚ as well as in the past‚ people have defaulted to conformity. Society has created this ideal image for all people to follow. There are few people who choose to go against what society wants and choose‚ instead‚ to be individuals. Being an individual separates a person from society‚ and these people will set their own path‚ will have no regret and will be happy. In “Self-Reliance”‚ written by

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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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