Part one of term paper
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 very optimistic. Emerson says: “to believe ...

Part two of term paper
... mind is to each the highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato and Milton is that they set at naught books and traditions and spoke not what men, but what they thought.” It is good for us to know that these great people listened to what they thought was true and not others. Perhaps we are great too but are too 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 s ...