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Emerson uses the "giant" as a metaphor for his "sad...
Answer posted by ms-mcgregor in Self-Reliance.
What is the "giant" and how could the traveler rid himself of it?
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In "Self-Reliance" Emerson notes that a baby can control an...
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Emerson believed in two kinds of "learning" --- tuition and...
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Here is the quotation from "Self-Reliance":Whoso would be a...
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In "Self-Reliance," what is the only law Emerson says can be...
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Emerson says that the problem with society is that its goal is to...
Answer posted by luannw in Self-Reliance.
What does Emerson say about society in "Self-Reliance"? Does...
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What connection between nature and people does Emerson make in...
Question asked by corinaelise in Self-Reliance.
According to Emerson, in what way does youth exhibit force in...
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This quote from Emerson's "Self-Reliance" is preceded by a...
Answer posted by luannw in Self-Reliance.
In "Self-Reliance," what does Emerson mean by "to be...
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As a person living in a semi-rural county (foothills of Sierra Nevada...
Discussion post added by leagye in Self-Reliance.
I'm an anti-cell phone person myself. Can you believe that I don't have...
Discussion post added by linda-allen in Self-Reliance.
I agree with Amy, it's far easier to have technology in this world than...
Discussion post added by clane in Self-Reliance.
This is so appropriate for me since I recently moved from Florida to...
Discussion post added by amy-lepore in Self-Reliance.
This question would be better suited to the discussion board.Only you...
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