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    Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ is seemingly the only way to show a man’s true genius and goodness to society. Transcendentalism‚ continually associated with Emerson and his essay “Self-reliance”‚ announces how the belief in one’s self and one’s ideals pushes away society’s conformity nature‚ and creates new ideas and questions. Throughout Emerson’s essay‚ he preaches for society to break away from traditional values‚ maintain open-minds‚ and embrace change without unnecessary contradiction. Emerson discusses

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    by Chris Hill‚ who was on a trip to Canada to see some family and got stranded in a Canadian tundra with nothing but a suitcase of clothes and his journal that he wrote this all in. He states that he was in a plane and had to parachute out because the plane was going to crash‚ he didn’t see anyone else in the tundra he was scared. He was the only person and he had no resources to kill animals or shelter to be safe from animals. He is hungry‚ but doesn’t really know where or what he can find on the

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    he is while respect still exists for both the student and teacher. Ralph Emerson explains this world in his essay “Education”. Although many educators have little respect for a student‚ Emerson argues that a teacher must respect the student and the student respect the teacher in order for the student to truly expand his knowledge. At the start of the excerpt‚ Emerson explains to the reader how to instruct a pupil. Emerson makes his point clear by utilizing repetition and short‚ simple sentences

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    body language which allows the audience to see that she is sad. Lesson 2-3 In these lessons we discussed what it would be like to be a member of Verity’s family and how we would feel about her if she was our sister or child. Then we chose to take on the role of either Mark or Jean in hot seating to discover what it would be like to have someone like Verity in your life and how you would feel about it. This helped get a deeper understanding of Verity’s family and how they manage. In the next lesson

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    philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual and transcendental over the material. What that means is that spirituality was more important than material possessions. Two very famous authors of this time were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Emerson was a transcendentalist and in his writings are many characteristics of this time period. Three of those characteristics are nature‚ the goodness of mankind‚ and individualism. Hawthorne‚ on the other hand was a non-transcendentalist

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    poems‚ I will try to define Wordsworth and Emerson¡¯s respective conception of nature. The reason why they formed such conceptions of nature is‚ to the former‚ lies in his passiveness; and to the latter‚ in German philosophy and bold individualism. Key Words: conception of nature£»NATURE£»philosophical conception of nature£»common conception of nature£»passiveness£»individualism Outline I. Introduction II. Wordsworth¡¯s conception of nature III. Emerson¡¯s double conceptions of nature IV. Conclusion

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    Into the Wild Chris McCandless ventured on a grand journey that would change everything and transform his life. He grew up in a hostile environment where his choices were not his own. His parent’s violence toward each other began to affect his world views at a very young age. This lead to Chris having high standards for himself and to embark on a journey to find peace and serenity in the wilderness. Radical adventurer seeking enlightenment through traveling motivated by the authors he admired

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    During the prosperity‚ authorities of each country try not to disturb the economy. On the other hand‚ over recession‚ those authorities try different ways to strengthen the economy. Governor of New Jersey‚ seen through the eyes of Matt Bai‚ in “How Chris Christie Did His Homework”‚ and David Leonhardt in his article: “Union Contracts‚ Not Pay‚ Are States’ Problem” presents their “toolkits” how to fix the economy. As a United States citizen‚ who grew up in a different country and came to Land of Liberty

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    again I want you to know you’re a great man. I now walk into the wild. Alex”. (3)Chris McCandless aka Alex Super tramp was a young man with an adventures heart‚ but other mistake that for mental illness. His whole life Chris was different. Didn’t conform to others‚ liked to adventure‚ but there was a method to his madness and the fact of the matter is‚ even though some readers of into the wild‚ by Jon Krakauer say Chris is mentally insane‚ it’s clear that he is simply an adventurer with a thrill of

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    able to explain in both ways to make sure students are learning. Teachers mainly inspire‚ educate and learn throughout the year. Every teacher has their own teaching style which makes them encourage and motivate children to strive for greatness. Mr. Chris McCloud is a 7th grade math teacher who uses many interesting teaching techniques to keep his class going. Some of my favorites that he applied in his classroom is group discussion‚ time/ class management‚ and lastly the energy he utilizes to teach

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