Emerson's “Self-Reliance”: Optimistic But Unrealistic For The 21st Century
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendental view of the world depicted in “
Self-Reliance” is optimistic but unrealistic for the 21st Century. If we
all were to follow our own intuitions and thoughts I think we would find
ourselves in a world of anarchy.
The essay, “Self-Reliance:, starts out ve ....
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afraid to speak out and be heard for fear that our ideas are worthless. We
feel as though we are misunderstood and are not worthy of such popularity.
Emerson makes a good point when he says not to overlook today’s
youth. I think we need to put things into perspective and realize that kids
aren’t going to stay kids forever. They will grow up to be adults and we
have to teach them now to make good decisions because they will be running
the world in the near future.
The unrealistic s ....
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