“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” These words‚ written by 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
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PSYC 100/100H‚ Assignment #1. Follow the instructions listed below and submit your assignment at the beginning of class‚ Sept. 18. Only 2 of the 3 assignments will be used for the grade. These will be the 2 highest assignment scores that you have. Each assignment is worth a maximum of 45 points. You must submit all parts of an assignment by the assignment deadline for full credit. Assignments must be at least 4 full pages and no more than 5 full pages in length‚ Times New Roman font‚ 12 point font
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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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Dylan Thomas combines his vibrant imagery with his adolescent experiences in South Whales and London to produce the realistic tale "The Followers". His interest in writing short stories like "The Followers" stems from the beginning part of his life. Thomas spent his days growing up in Swansea‚ South Whales with his father‚ a grammar school English teacher. His father encouraged his early interest in reading and writing. Some of his early poetry was published in local literary writing journals
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In "Self-Reliance‚" Emerson states‚ "A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within‚ more than luster of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought‚ just because it is his." In this quote Emerson is elaborating on the idea that we must all exude intellectual independence and nonconformity. Why do we rely on others to determine the way we think‚ act‚ dress and speak? Thoreau and Emerson both tried to incorporate
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“Tyler” We knocked on the door early this morning. After years of that old house just sitting there collecting filth‚ someone finally bought it. It didn’t seem like anyone was home‚ I looked through the window and just saw black. No TV‚ no couch‚ nothing. Just darkness. I knock again and the door creaked open. It smelt like sludge and cigarettes. I hate the smell of those nasty things. “Hello? Anyone home?” I say. I hear nothing but the trees blowing in the wind. Then I saw a man dressed
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"You’re correct‚ a man is a man and I’d be insane if I hadn’t‚ so I hope you don’t mind if I keep on imagining you unclothed?‚" Duke replied with a teasing smirk‚ and not caring how obvious was the gaze that drifted back down the polka dot dress‚ not caring about how obvious he was. Most other women would simply roll their eyes‚ huff in annoyance‚ or giggle like immature schoolchildren caught off guard and flattered by his attentions‚ however not this one‚ and Duane bit his lip as he considered what
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She was calmed for that instant‚ the small window of time in which they transversed through the home scape. But the feeling was soon erased from her memory as they fell onto the hot surface of a smooth‚ white building. Looking to her right‚ she saw a compartment made of concrete‚ with a steel door and solar panels above that angled toward the sunlight. Xhaiden lifted her from the tile and helped her to the exit. As they shuffled to it‚ she gazed into the horizon‚ gaining a bird’s eye view from the
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After Tyler’s dissapearrence from existance‚ he then woke up to a cold morning in Norwood as Tyler arose from the cold hard road‚ he then tried to get a feel for his surrondings and then realized his location. "Wh-What am I doing in Norwood?" Tyler asked himself out loud. As he looked around his surroundings‚ he does not see any form of life in sight; the city was empty. After taking in his surroudings‚ Tyler then remembered what part of Norwood he was in‚ he commented "This is Smith Road‚ a-and
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tyler is small. he always has been. from birth‚ to (though he doesn’t know for sure) death. everything about him is small. his hands‚ his arms‚ his legs. but inside‚ there was something there‚ crawling out. clawing out. it screams‚ and tears at the cage it’s entrapped in. tyler lets it out sometimes. when he screams to no one in particular‚ surrounded by the silence of the forest. he’ll beat sticks on the ground and tear flowers to shreds. savagely. he believes it’s the devil. or something not
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