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    Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote‚ "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow." I think that Emerson is trying to say that if one never tries to exceed their limits they will never grow. Mastering something is an accumulation of things‚ as time progresses you build on what you have learned and what you know. I agree with Emerson because he or she will never know what they are capable of‚ he or she will make more money if make more money if they master

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    to rationalism. Rationalism is the belief that opinions should be based on reason and our own knowledge from our brain instead of emotions or religion. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “nature”‚ Henry David Thoreau “resistance to civil government” and christian‚ catholic churches around us are all great examples of transcendentalism because Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Henry David Thoreau and a Christian‚ or catholic church all have so many examples of transcendentalism. An example

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    Throughout the many works by author Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ included are many aphorisms that connect to life through short‚ clever observations. These observations connect to life at the time in which were they were written‚ as well as even to life today. From Emerson’s work‚ Self-Reliance‚ there is an aphorism that states‚ “To be great is to be misunderstood…” (Emerson). This connection to life explains that many of the people that we accredit to many successes- leaders in many different fields‚ are

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    Thesis: Transcendentalism aimed to explain man’s place in the universe; Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau shared their beliefs on man’s relationship to nature in their writings. I. Transcendentalists believed in a relationship between man‚ God‚ and nature. A. Thoreau explains in Walden that nature is not dead history‚ but living poetry; it is as if he is explaining that the truth of life lies within the relationship of man and nature (Thoreau 921). B. It was developed by the Greek philosopher

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    Niko Rojas Ms. Mann English 11 12/5/12 Self-Reliance Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that “A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done‚ otherwise should give him no peace”. In other terms; Emerson is saying that you are most rewarded when you give something your all or try your best because otherwise you would be disappointed in yourself. This idea applies to me in just about anything I do; from sports to school work and life

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    The Legacy of Emerson “To be great is to be misunderstood” (Emerson‚ “Self-Reliance”). Throughout his lifetime‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson worked to progress American literature. Emerson was a pioneer of transcendentalism and stressed the importance of being oneself in a world full of conformity. He believed following one’s intuition was the way to find success and lasting happiness. Emerson‚ “. . . believed in people . . .” and “. . . raised everyone to his own level” (“Emerson’s Declining Years”)

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    Self Reliance” on Role Models Ralph Wald Emerson‚ a transcendentalist‚ wrote “Self Reliance” with thoughts that would end up starting arguments between people. In 1841‚ when Emerson wrote “Self Reliance‚” people were not ready for such a strong viewpoint by Emerson that argues that Conformity kills an individual. By doing this Emerson started something to what today is known as American individualism. In “Self Reliance‚” Emerson has many specific points‚ but one of them deals with role models

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    Emerson’s “Self Reliance” Christina Gailbreath October 27‚ 2012 Carla McGill AML 2000 After reading the opening paragraph of Emerson’s essaySelf Reliance”‚ I was very moved and impressed. I have always been told that Emerson was an amazing writer‚ but I had no idea how great he really was. I can take so many quotes from this essay to talk about so being limited to just picking one or two was the most difficult part for me. After careful consideration I have found two that I was moved by

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson has had many accomplishments in his life. To start out he helped his brother William at a school for young women‚ which was established in their mother’s house. His first wife’s name was Ellen Louisa Tucker. They met in Concord‚ New Hampshire on Christmas day in 1827. Ellen married Emerson when she was 18 years old. (Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Biography.com) Emerson was invited to serve as a junior pastor and was called on January 11‚ 1829. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    That envy is ignorance 2.In the second paragraph‚ what does Emerson say is every person’s destiny? 3.Explain what Emerson believes about society as a whole. (Paragraph 3) he believes society is a conspiracy and everyone is against one another. No one person is trying to help another; they are each trying to rise up against the other. 4.What is self-reliance an aversion to? (Paragraph 3) society 5.What is a person’s most sacred possession? (Paragraph 4) the integrity of one’s own mind 6.Do

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