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    In the world of Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ "nothing is more simple than greatness‚ to be simple is to be great". Emerson believed in simplifying life‚ he believed that the less possessions a person had the less they had to worry about. He developed a new and creative way of philosophy titled transcendentalism. Transcendentalism dealt with finding joy in nature‚ simplicity‚ and individualism. Simplicity is the state of being simple‚ uncomplicated‚ or uncompounded. Simplifying life cuts back on stress and

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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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    Thoreau

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    the fullest? In “Where I Lived‚ And What I Lived For”‚ the critical Thoreau uses certain language to appeal to his audience. Thoreau uses metaphors‚ diction‚ and analogy to make his readers question the way they see reality. Through his language Thoreau creates a pathos appeal to capture his audience with emotional ideas. Thoreau uses juxtaposition to convey contrast between reality and shams. In the beginning of paragraph 6 Thoreau says‚ “ Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundless truths‚ while

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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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    Emerson opens his 1841 essay‚ “Self-Reliance‚” with the Latin quotation‚ “Ne te quaesiveris extra‚” which translates to do not search outside of yourself or do not imitate others (596). This quote foreshadows one of the main topic his essay; individuality. Individuality is an important feature because it separates people from each other. Throughout the essay Emerson contradicts the popular saying imitation is the highest form of flattery by saying‚ “imitation is suicide” (596). He states that people

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    would choose a life like this? Henry David Thoreau did‚ and he enjoyed it. Who was Henry David Thoreau‚ what did he do‚ and what did others think of his work? Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord‚ Massachusetts on July 12‚ 1817 ("Thoreau" 96)‚ on his grandmother’s farm. Thoreau‚ who was of French-Huguenot and Scottish-Quaker ancestry‚ was baptized as David Henry Thoreau‚ but at the age of twenty he legally changed his name to Henry David. Thoreau was raised with his older sister Helen‚ older

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    American Literature Dr. Brasher March 16‚ 2014 Franklin and Thoreau When a person thinks about the United States of America‚ things like our freedom‚ our rights‚ our system of government‚ and our pride come to mind. American is said to be the greatest nation in the world from those who live here and from those around the world who are seeking to make it their home as well. The United States is looked to for protection it times of trouble and for hope in times of desperation. But what really

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    B.F. Skinner wrote “Walden Two” during the post war WWII time. His story is about a community in America called Walden Two. The story takes place as two professor’s travel to the community along with two soldiers and their girlfriends. The soldiers had just gotten back from the war and were interested in Walden Two because of all the negativity seen after the war. The story is centered on the experience at Walden Two and exploring how the community works. Taken as a piece of psychological fantasy

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist and lecturer at college campuses. Emerson attended Harvard in order to study theology‚ became a pastor‚ and eventually resigned to write. Two of Emerson’s works include “Self Reliance” and “American Scholar”. In these‚ it is evident that Emerson proposed an extreme vision of the intellectual‚ who transcends all convention‚ including the institutions of one’s country‚ to speak the truth that emerges from within; meaning that the intellectual speaks

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    Markus Mayer CP American Lit Walden Walden‚ by Henry David Thoreau is written in first person about the events and ideas that came to the author during his time living at Walden Pond in the eighteen hundreds. Henry David Thoreau was a poet and a philosopher who lived a life of simplicity in order to make a direct connection between people‚ God‚ and nature. He viewed knowledge as an "intuitive force rather than a set of learned‚ logical proofs." His writing in Walden focused on many different themes

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