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

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

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...

A 5 page paper which examines one poem from Longfellow, Whitman, and Dickinson. The poems examined are The poets, and their poems,...

For example, in verse six, Whitman is ". . . Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms/strong and content I tra...

In ten pages this essay considers how Emerson represents transcendentalist principles in a comparison and contrast of his two spee...

1918, but there are no existent early drafts until the 1919 version, which was published at this time in a Cambridge edition of La...

From the other perspective all people are poets through their jobs, their use of symbols, their subconscious adherence to anything...

his will and rounded in by the law of his being, as the inequalities of Andes and Himmaleh are insignificant in the curve of the s...

be true to oneself in solitude, the hammer of outside voices when in the midst of society tends to sway people toward conformity. ...

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

emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...

my eyes,) which nature cannot repair" (Emerson). In this he clearly envisions nature as an entity that can fix all mans problems,...

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

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

divinity that each of us possesses. The young are the best in expressing the proper faith in their own abilities because their min...

his own creative energy to produce a great career for himself, but he in many ways conformed. He conformed to the needs of society...

In five pages the famous essay written by Emerson is examined in a discussion of how he equated being American with extreme indivi...

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

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

means nothing when they are unable to see beyond what is before them to the heart of the art and the beauty of its simple being. T...

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

In five pages this essay is analyzed within the context of the Persius quote used by Emerson, 'Do not search outside yourself.' T...

denominator in all of his writings; however, this keen awareness was truly evident within the literary boundaries of Nature. In a...

of the things which were already history and beyond ones control. This ability was made possible only through true power. ...

or the ability to chart their own individual course. Although by all intents and purposes, Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to live a...

simply that Moses, Plato and Milton had the self-confidence to express themselves, which ordinary people do not. Ordinary people,...

In five pages this paper examines these writings by Emerson in terms of how they reflect his beliefs that the future should be foc...

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

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