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    Around the 19th century‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson was known for being an American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist. After spending a year in Europe‚ Emerson would teach on such topics of spirituality and how it is represented as personal nature. The teachings he shares during his lectures would be transformed into essays. For many years‚ Emerson wrote in his journals that included his inner thoughts and actions. All the journals he kept‚ he would return to as a way to bundle them all up into

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    Comparing Muir And Emerson

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    Similar to Emerson‚ Muir also writes the sequence of events in a cause-effect manner where the outcome of one event stems the cause of the subsequent event. This writing style serves to control the speed of the reader’s thoughts and allows for a deeper appreciation of what the author is trying to portray much like that of Emerson’s aspect towards nature and writing style. In Muir’s instance‚ Muir is trying to exemplify the idea that nature is the creation of God and therefore a direct connection

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ believed that the human mind was the most important force in the universe. In his essay‚ “Self-Reliance”‚ hr suggests that following the laws and not standing up for what we believe in‚ takes away from our individuality and makes us feel as though we cannot fully express ourselves because we are afraid of judgment from society. Emerson states‚ “The power which resides in him is new in nature‚ and none but he can do‚ nor does he know until he has tried” (369). In other words

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    The themes between the writing of Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ Krakauer‚ and Donovan all correspond to each other. Although‚ all authors are diverse‚ they all share the same ideas. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and beliefs they all correlate. One major idea they share is self-reliance. In all works‚ they discuss the fact of controlling themselves and not relying on the government. Michael Donovan says “It’s all on me…. therefore falls-onto-me‚” indicating his viewpoint that he is the only

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    In “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Emerson urges everyone that they should follow their own voice‚ individuality and individual (what they believe in) rather than listening to what other people expects them to do in their life. One of the important points that Emerson makes in “Self-Reliance” that truly captivates me when I was reading the essay is about consistency. Consistency is the basis for many explanations of change. The idea of consistency makes us uncomfortable because we are scared

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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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    No One Is Perfect Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ a man ahead of his time‚ wrote “Self-Reliance” to describe how he felt about the conformities of man and why they were horseradish. Emerson went into detail about how people should be themselves‚ be honest about their feelings‚ and to say what they feel. He truly believed that if the American society were to go by what they are really feeling‚ that they would be much more accepting of people from different religions. Of course‚ then‚ people thought differently

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    Ideas reflected in Emerson’s piece: “Self-Reliance” help people govern their lives in today’s society. The concept that everyone needed to be true to themselves as well as refusing to confirm to what people expect from you. Certain quotes especially display views wrote in this work of writing‚ such as; “We but half express ourselves”‚ “Imitation is suicide” and “Trust they self; every heart vibrates to the iron song”. These concepts are relatable to people in the 21st century. It is encouraged that

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    Transcendentalism and Anti-Transcendentalism have almost polar opposite views of human nature. They have opposing views on acquiring wisdom and trust. Also‚ Transcendentalism and Anti transcendentalism have conflicting optimistic and pessimistic views. Transcendentalism has a very optimistic view of human nature. Transcendentalists believe that people are for the sake of a better word good. They also believe that you should trust in yourself and only yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson states‚ “To

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    Self-Reliance by Emerson

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    1. The essay that I elected to read and analyze was “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. 2. The Transcendental Movement held a strong opinion that one should have complete faith in oneself. Emerson‚ being an avid transcendentalist‚ believed in this philosophy. He supported this concept that we should rely on our own intuition and beliefs. “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” Emerson‚ along with the Transcendental Movement‚ believed in the vitality

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