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    E.E. Cummings- Defender of Individualism and Non-Conformity E. E. Cummings established himself as one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century‚ triumphing in hundreds of poems that struck his readers with a sense of awe and imagination. Cummings’ poems stand out among other poems as amazingly unique. Cummings was a staunch advocator of the individual‚ going against the grain of traditional‚ conformist poet. Cummings experimented with words on a page to make pictures and called it poetry;

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    Marti "Emerson" ‚ Emerson "Experience" "Self-Reliance" Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ considered the father of the American Literary Renaissance‚ wrote many essays to ultimately change the societal values surrounding him. In “Self Reliance”‚ Emerson conveys his philosophical idea that every individual has their own individual genius speaking universal truths. However this tends to be a hard to achieve with society imposing conformity‚ traditions‚ and institutions on society. “To believe your own thought

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    Acts of non-conformity should either be admonished or admired‚ I feel‚ depending on circumstance and the effect that act has on people. Each and every act is unique and different and may either have a negative or positive effect on people. It is the result of the act of non-conformity where we can truly decide whether it should be admired or admonished. Acts of non-conformity which have a positive effect on people‚ or show that a person is comfortable being an individual‚ should be admired as they

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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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    of the things which make these works similar is Henry David Thoreau is affected by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s works and ideas very much. Secondly‚ their essays are both inspired from transcendentalism movement. Finally‚ their theme are both the same‚ they deal with mainly the idea of ‘nature’. While comparing these two essays‚ it is better to look at them deeper separately. Nature is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published in 1836. The importance of this work is that transcendentalism arose

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    Tim St. Amour Mrs. McKenny English 10 Honors May 15‚ 2000 Transcendentalism and Ralph Waldo Emerson So what is Transcendentalism anyway and how have men ’s thoughts and outlooks been able make it what it is remembered as? I. Ralph Waldo Emerson A. Emerson ’s Life 1. Childhood 2. Adulthood B. Emerson ’s thoughts and views 1. Thoughts on resolutions 2. Views of people 3. Feelings about the universe and soul II. Transcendentalism A. History 1. When it occurred

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    During the nineteenth century‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson was able to efficiently influence people from his poetry and essays to his lectures. Born and raised in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ Emerson shared the same beliefs as other intellectuals in the area. He was characterized as an idealist philosopher whose new ideas changed the way people thought about and comprehended reality. Over the time of his career‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson formed many notions shown in his work based upon his independent learnings from

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    and philosophical movement of the early nineteenth century‚ centered on Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalists believed that people were at their best when they were truly “self-reliant‚” and they believed that government and religion corrupted the purity of the individual. In his essay “Self-Reliance” Emerson writes‚ “We but half express ourselves‚ and are ashamed of what divine idea which each of us represents” (2). Emerson uses this quote to show how people do not truly express themselves fully

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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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    companions‚ perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.” Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau changed our lives. How? Well‚ the answer is not so simple as the statement. To understand fully how they affected our lives‚ we have to understand the philosophy of Emerson and Thoreau‚ and the relationship between the two. So let’s begin with the relationship between Emerson and Thoreau. Emerson was born in 1803‚ into a family of ministers. He went to Harvard where

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