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    especially as opposed to God or animals‚” according to the American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. In simpler terms‚ everything that exists in the world should be for the benefit of humans. Like Ralph Waldo Emerson stated in his essay named Self-Reliance‚ “Let a man know his worth...in the world which exists for him” (26). He believes that the purpose of the world is to cater towards men and act as a resource that sustains the human race. Since this belief is coming from a very influential figure

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    Reliance Communications Ltd. (commonly called RCOM) is an Indian Internet access (commonly called "broadband") and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai‚ India. RCOM is India’s third largest telecom operator‚ after Bharti Airtel and Vodafone.  it is a subsidiary of the Reliance Group established in 2004 with Mr. Anil Ambani being the President and Vinod Sawhny being the CEO. It is a publicly listed company with Reliance ADAG holding 67% ownership while the rest is owned by the

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    AmericIndividual Freedom and Self-Reliance One of the values that are very traditional and at the same important is the Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance. It is known that the first settlers came to North America to establish some colonies which were free from the control of European societies. There are more values that are very important to know about it. But‚ for me‚ Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance is the most important and relevant. First‚ in 1776 the British colonial settlers declared

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    Self- Reliance “What I must do is all that concerns me‚ not what people think” (Emerson lines 30-31). Ralph Waldo Emerson was the transcendentalist leader in the 1830s which influenced his beliefs in his essay. He uses examples to compose the conclusion that people should follow their own instincts and be an individual. Emerson’s ideas on individualism and self trust in “Self- Reliance‚” were influenced by religion and the rise of transcendentalism. Emerson was influenced by beliefs of different

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    box he is practically forced to leave. Leaving was the best decision for him. Leaving his world allowed him to make his own choices and he could rebel from the rules he was forced to live by his entire life. Prometheus would have found loved “Self-Reliance” and “Civil Disobedience” if he found them while looking through the manuscripts. He would have been able to relate well to both essays. Prometheus lives in a world where being different is not accepted. Unfortunately Prometheus

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    Transcendentalism: Dead Poets Society and Self Reliance Within his 1989 film‚ Dead Poets Society‚ director Peter Weir manages to reintroduce the once well-known philosophy of transcendentalism‚ into society once more. This philosophy was also once tackled and dissected by literary legend Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ in his essay “Self-Reliance”. It was in this essay that Emerson emphasized that in order for one to obtain a transcendentalism state of mind‚ optimism‚ self-reliance‚ and non-conformity must be held

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    themselves‚ as there is no reason to trust others. This theory of trusting one’s self has also made it to some well known songs in the twenty first century‚ as artists want to promote self reliance as well. In both “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “On top of the World” by the popular band Imagine Dragons‚ there is a prevalent theme of believing in one’s self. In the immensely popular short story‚ “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Emerson

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    one’s own thoughts and ideas as discussed in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay‚ “Self-Reliance”‚ and in Herman Hesse’s novel‚ “Siddhartha”. Emerson emphasizes that it is more valuable to acknowledge one’s own beliefs than acquiring knowledge from others. He also explains that once someone accepts his or her own opinions as the truth‚ these ideas become the universal understanding for that individual. This idea that “self-reliance” is more essential than relying on others for knowledge is evident in Hesse’s

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    confidence and be courageous.” You have to take risks‚ to live your life to the fullest‚ confidence is key. Society will always label an individual as something we are not. You have to have confidence to move past the insults. In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” and J.Cole “love yourz” both illustrate how being unique by doing what feels right to you and not comparing yourself to society‚ leads to being outcasted in your lifetime but eventually being remembered as influential. This is shown by society’s

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    Summer Reading: Themes of Confidence and Self-Reliance Is the opinion of society valued stronger than an individual’s? A person’s self-worth should be an indispensable factor not able to be polluted by others. Trusting in oneself to rely on and persevere is a theme conveyed throughout three literary selections. In the novel‚ The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld‚ Tally Youngblood faces a struggle to embrace herself as she is. Additionally‚ Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Third and Final Continent‚” tells

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