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    In his essay “Self-Reliance”‚ Ralph Emerson stated‚ “Whoso would be a man‚ must be a nonconformist.” Through this statement‚ Emerson attempts to convey the message that in order to become an independent‚ developed adult‚ one must not simply conform to societal norms. Whether it be inciting social change‚ or creating some of the most successful men in history‚ Emerson’s aphorism very much applies to today’s society. Without individualism and nonconformity‚ there is no change. Throughout history‚ it

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    Sarah Morrow Dr. Bill Ellis Am. Rom. 5317 January 28‚ 2003 Nature and Self-Reliance Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ nineteenth century poet and writer‚ expresses a philosophy of life‚ based on our inner self and the presence of the soul. Emerson regarded and learned from the great minds of the past. In his writings he says repeatedly that each person should live according to his own thinking. In Nature and Self-Reliance the central theme is do not seek answers outside of yourself. This main idea

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    In the “Crush the Can” lab‚ we took an aluminum can‚ heated up some water in it‚ and turned it upside down into a tub of ice-cold water‚ crushing it with pressure. The movement of gas particles was a crucial component of this experiment. After the can was placed onto the hot plate‚ as the water heated up‚ the gas particles inside of the can started to move faster due to the relationship between temperature and the average kinetic energy‚ or average motion energy‚ of the gas particles. As the temperature

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson/ Good citizen Paragraph In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s eyes a good citizen or a good man would be someone who could control their own destiny‚ who was educated‚ and they were also faithful to God. Someone in Mr. Emerson’s eye that was a good man rely on himself and only himself. This type of devotion and work ethic empower such a man to successes in life. This "man" has the philosophy of "fairness". I say the philosophy of fairness because‚ fairness does not mean everyone gets

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    English RESEARCH PAPER PREPARED ON : An Overview of the American Literary Periods Submited by : YAHIAOUI HAMDOUD ALANE Academic Year: 2012 / 2013 Early American Fiction (1492-1789)  Literature is told through the oral tradition.  Works largely consist of origin myths‚ legends‚ chants‚ and other stories.  Spiritual forces show up in water‚ land‚ animals‚ etc. which shows a major theme in Native American literature…reverence for nature.  The next period goes from

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    Transcendentalism Through the Political Thought of Emerson‚ Thoreau and Fuller Courtney Thompson Introduction: The Transcendentalist During the early to middle years of the nineteenth century‚ American transcendentalism was born. The term transcendental came from German philosopher Immanuel Kant. He criticizes John Locke‚ who claimed that knowledge comes through our sensual impressions of the world. Kant feels as though the mind has intuitions of itself that he called transcendental forms.

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    The American experience was a historical quality of many writers within their works. Understanding God‚ Government‚ and Geography together with Roger Williams‚ Thomas Paine‚ and Ralph waldo Emerson were important assets to this topic. These writers‚ through their works‚ developed point of views critical to understanding some aspect of the American experience. Their historical works are known to several individuals. Roger Williams‚ Thomas Paine‚ and Ralph waldo Emerson were writers from various periods

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    Self-Reliance was a masterful piece by‚ author‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson. It embodied the man’s belief that every person should live to the beat of their own drum‚ or do as they would do. He didn’t think that people‚ if they were to truly flourish‚ were to follow the rantings on of others or follow the herd. He believed that the human spirit was something to be embraced by the owner of said spirit‚ not to be locked away behind the walls brought up by popular culture and those who find the spirit’s ideals

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    2.2.1 Reed-Solomon Codes Irving Reed and Gus Solomon [37] on January 21‚ 1959‚ submitted a paper which was published in June 1960 in the Journal of the society for Industrial and Applied mathematics with the title “Polynomial codes over certain finite fields”. This paper introduced a new class of error correcting codes that are now called Reed-Solomon codes. Reed-Solomon codes[38][39] are constructed and decoded by using finite field arithmetic. Finite fields were the discovery of French mathematician

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    word. These days people think someone who helps you with homework or something else is a hero. What is the true definition of a hero? “ A hero is no braver than an ordinary man‚ but he is braver for five minutes longer”‚ this quote is by Ralph Waldo Emerson. A hero is someone who puts someone’s lives before theirs‚ someone who is willing to change their image to stand up for what they believe in‚ and a hero is someone who follows the Hero’s Journey. Some one who puts someone elses lives‚ before theirs

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