Self-Reliance Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Self-Reliance Group at eNotes. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:07:51 en-us <![CDATA[This is no contest.  Emerson values original thought way more than...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/which-does-emerson-value-more-original-thought-123087 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/which-does-emerson-value-more-original-thought-123087 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:07:51 PST <![CDATA[Which does Emerson  value more-original thought or traditional wisdom?]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/which-does-emerson-value-more-original-thought-123087 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/which-does-emerson-value-more-original-thought-123087 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:17 PST <![CDATA[Non-conformist activity for Emerson's Self-Reliance]]> http://www.enotes.com/documents/non-conformist-activity-emersons-self-reliance-48273 http://www.enotes.com/documents/non-conformist-activity-emersons-self-reliance-48273 PST <![CDATA[From your question, it seems that you do understand this quote. ...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-movimientos-anzaldua-quote-yet-leaving-122205 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-movimientos-anzaldua-quote-yet-leaving-122205 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:32:41 PST <![CDATA[Gloria Anzaldua says that the shadow-beast is that part of women that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-anzalduas-quote-there-rebel-me-shadow-122211 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-anzalduas-quote-there-rebel-me-shadow-122211 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:33:49 PST <![CDATA[Emerson is trying to point out the challenges with remaining as a non-...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-nonconformity-world-sour-122203 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-nonconformity-world-sour-122203 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 02:51:53 PST <![CDATA[Explain Anzaldua's quote, "There is a rebel in me-Shadow-Beast...from...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-anzalduas-quote-there-rebel-me-shadow-122211 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-anzalduas-quote-there-rebel-me-shadow-122211 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:57:13 PST <![CDATA[Emerson means that people punish the nonconformist but it doesn't matter...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-nonconformity-world-sour-122203 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-nonconformity-world-sour-122203 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:43:08 PST <![CDATA[Explain(Movimientos..) Anzaldua' quote"Yet leaving home I did...."home"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-movimientos-anzaldua-quote-yet-leaving-122205 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-movimientos-anzaldua-quote-yet-leaving-122205 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:38:23 PST <![CDATA[Explain Emerson's quote, "For nonconformity the world...a sour face."]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-nonconformity-world-sour-122203 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-nonconformity-world-sour-122203 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:25:19 PST <![CDATA[This quote is from a paragraph that really explains the meat of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-no-law-can-sacred-me-only-122179 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-no-law-can-sacred-me-only-122179 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:29:24 PST <![CDATA[Explain Emerson's quote: "No law can be sacred to me ...the only wrong...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-no-law-can-sacred-me-only-122179 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/explain-emersons-quote-no-law-can-sacred-me-only-122179 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:09:08 PST <![CDATA[The implication within the quote is the idea of focusing on the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:39 PST <![CDATA[Along with the Transcendental idea of "self-reliance," and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:17:20 PST <![CDATA[To really understand this quote, you need to look at the stuff around...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:41:23 PST <![CDATA[I would say that this is a metaphor. Emerson says that real...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:59 PST <![CDATA[What does this quote from "Self-Reliance" mean?]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-does-this-mean-117079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:49:17 PST <![CDATA[What Emerson is talking about in this essay is a core idea of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-ralph-waldo-emerson-talking-about-his-essay-116933 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-ralph-waldo-emerson-talking-about-his-essay-116933 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:57:49 PST <![CDATA[What is Ralph Waldo Emerson talking about in his essay...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-ralph-waldo-emerson-talking-about-his-essay-116933 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/what-ralph-waldo-emerson-talking-about-his-essay-116933 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:41:25 PST <![CDATA[In his essay "Self-Reliance," Ralph Waldo Emerson lays out a major part...]]> http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/self-reliance-what-conviction-does-emerson-say-116269 http://www.enotes.com/self-reliance/q-and-a/self-reliance-what-conviction-does-emerson-say-116269 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:41:59 PST