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Transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman and Hinduism's Influence

occupation or condition, unworthy of being saluted in his poetry. Although he was relatively successful in terms of worldly succe...

Life and Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper analyzes the life and literary contributions of Ralph Waldo Emerson and also considers the website that f...

Concepts of Nature and Wilderness

In fourteen pages this paper contrasts and compares modern policies and approaches to land management with the concepts and views ...

Life, Works, and Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper examines the life, works, education and Transcendental teaching of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Five sources are...

Transcendentalist Ideas of Henry David Thoreau

of America in its beginnings and resulted in the development of a genre that has come to be known as transcendentalist literature....

'Americana and the American Renaissance' by Wallace Stevens

In 5 pages this 1950 poem serves as a reflection on the American literary Renaissance characterized by Walt Whitman and Ralph Wald...

Five American Thinkers and How They Employed the Declaration of Independence into Their Writings

thinkers in American history, including Andrew Jackson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luth...

Shortcomings of a Cookie Cutter Education

get to the end at the same time as others of their age is a prospect that is near sighted to say the least. One questionable pro...

COMPARISON OF EMERSON’S AND FRANK’S IDEAS

bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till." Furthermore, he writes "Trust thyself . . . accept the place the d...

Living Simply: Emerson and Thoreau

complexities that can be lived without. This sort of perspective is further seen in a statement in his work wherein he sta...

Emerson: The Divinity School Address

quality in themselves. Then he drops his bombshell. He says that a mans character "is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms nev...

Emerson and the Romantic Hero

"behold the beauty of another character....with...vivacity....behold in another the expression of a love so high that it assures i...

Reflections of Democracy in Henry David Thoreau's Life Without Principle, Resistance to Civil Government and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance

In five pages a comparative analysis of democracy as it is represented in these essays is presented. Four sources are cited in th...

Ralph Ellison's Heroic 'Invisible Man'

In five pages this paper examines the heroic aspects of Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man with particular attention paid to social...

Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' and Social Responsibility, Self Reliance, and Blindness Themes

In five pages this paper discusses social responsibility, self reliance, and blindness in this thematic analysis of 'Invisible Man...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Their Geniu

In five pages this report examines 'Self Reliance' by Emerson and Walden by Thoreau within the context of the genius perspective. ...

Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson

In 5 pages these influential 19th century authors are examined within the context of their writings 'Preface to Leaves of Grass,' ...

Walt Whitman and the Influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages Emerson's 'The Poet' essay is used to evaluate the writings of Walt Whitman. Two sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Happiness and the Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In six pages this paper considers Ralph Emerson's influence in terms of style of writing and his transcendentalist concept of happ...

Romanticism in the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In eight pages this paper discusses Emerson's poetry not for its original thinking but for the philosophical crossroads his works ...

America of the Past and Future in the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages the American legacies of Emerson and Hawthorne are considered in a contrast of their lives and writings. Four sourc...

Comparative Analysis of the Pragmatic Philosophy of William James and the Transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson

they do not understand. Rather, Kant persisted to probe related concepts, an endeavor that would prove extraordinary in the philos...

Social Reform According to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Other Writers

reform, but a constant, measured effort. Despite Emersons optimism, there is a lot of truth to the idea that Americans now accept...

'The Divinity School Address' by Ralph Waldo Emerson

This feature of transcendentalism is clearly evident in Emersons address. Emerson begins "The Divinity School Address" with a ly...

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thomas Paine Compared

he was unhappy with the idea of being a businessman. Paine, with the soul of a revolutionary, left his small English village and e...

Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

the natural world. Nature, he asserts, is secretive, but at the same time it is human beings who will eventually be able to unlock...

Alexis de Tocqueville According to Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper speculates on how Tocqueville's Democracy in America may have been reacted to by Emerson. Two sources ar...

Walt Whitman and the Influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In six pages the influence of Emerson upon Whitman's poetry is examined with the primary focus being 'Song of Myself' and poetic l...

A Review of Circles by Ralph Waldo Emerson

A 5 page essay analyzing the sociopolitical context of this work. Tone, imagery, form, and symbolism are detailed. 3 sources....

Comparative Analysis of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau

at Concord Academy (1828-33), and at Harvard University, graduating in 1837" (Anonymous Henry D(avid) Thoreau (1817-1862) thoreau....