Part one of term paper
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” is a wonderfully written essay that gives many definitions of what one’s self is about. With many definitions to define self-reliance it could give the reader so many new positive ideas about how to change and better their life. The most significant strength of the essay is it’s spiritual and ...

Part two of term paper
... with explanations. I have wholeheartedly enjoyed Emerson’s essay and think about some aspects of life in a new light. Faith and religion is the base of a wonderful life. Emerson states, “The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure, that it is profane to seek to interpose helps. It must be that when God speaketh he should communicate, not one thing, but all things; should fill the world with his voice” (28). This is the target everyone should reach in his or her life. Emer ...