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  Explain(Movimientos..) Anzaldua' quote"Yet leaving home I did...."home" on my back"

  Posted by qiaopo1208 on Dec 7, 2009 at 11:38 PM

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  explain Emerson's quote" For nonconformity the world...a sour face"

  Posted by yuki12 on Dec 7, 2009 at 11:25 PM

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  Explain Emerson's quote "No law can be sacred to me ...the only wrong what is against it"

  Posted by zxl25502 on Dec 7, 2009 at 09:09 PM

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  What does this quote from "Self-Reliance" mean?

  Posted by sammm201 on Nov 18, 2009 at 02:49 PM

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  What is Ralph Waldo Emerson talking about in his essay "Self-Reliance?"  

  Posted by lulu90 on Nov 17, 2009 at 09:41 PM

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  In "Self Reliance", at what conviction does Emerson say that all people arrive during their education?

  Posted by janinematus on Nov 16, 2009 at 09:28 AM

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  What is Emerson's purpose in writing about self-reliance? Is his purpose similar to that of "from Nature"

  Posted by soccerdude on Nov 5, 2009 at 08:40 PM

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  What does Emerson mean when he says, "Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members."

  Posted by lizzy16 on Oct 29, 2009 at 01:11 PM

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  What is "that divine idea which each of us represents" in Emerson's "Self-Reliance"?

  Posted by luv2fly on Oct 21, 2009 at 08:45 AM

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  What does this mean: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."  

  Posted by bartmax on Oct 21, 2009 at 08:11 AM

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  Please interpret and critique the following quote from Emerson's "Self-Reliance."

  Posted by soniesun on Oct 14, 2009 at 09:20 PM

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  According to Emerson in "Self-Reliance," why do people dismiss their own thoughts?

  Posted by nicola1202 on Sep 9, 2009 at 03:29 PM

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  What are themes in Emerson's essay "Self Reliance"

  Posted by spongy365 on Aug 25, 2009 at 06:24 PM

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  What does Emerson say happens to us as we mature?

  Posted by dukegal on Jun 26, 2009 at 07:51 AM

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  What does Emerson say about work in "Self-Reliance"?

  Posted by lancey199 on Mar 22, 2009 at 09:07 AM

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  Explain ' self-reliant groups' and with rereference to some examples, evaluate the roles of such groups in Third World development.

  Posted by kiirszz on Mar 4, 2009 at 02:47 PM

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  After resisting Covey's brutality,Douglass describes his feelings of freedom. Compare Douglass's ideas with Emerson's philosophy from "Self-Reliance".

  Posted by ny21 on Jan 25, 2009 at 06:46 PM

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  In the essay "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, explain the famous line "to be great is to be misunderstood".

  Posted by shakira16 on Dec 13, 2008 at 06:43 PM

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  According to the second paragraph, cite the line that supports that Emerson believes an individual's importance comes from God.

  Posted by dg10 on Dec 11, 2008 at 05:25 PM

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  What is the "giant" and how could the traveler rid himself of it?

  Posted by princess121591 on Sep 19, 2008 at 05:48 PM

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  In "Self-Reliance," what is the only law Emerson says can be sacred to him?

  Posted by justindavis on Apr 24, 2008 at 07:26 PM

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  What does Emerson say about society in "Self-Reliance"? Does he believe that it limits individual freedom?

  Posted by tnoh on Apr 23, 2008 at 07:08 PM

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  What connection between nature and people does Emerson make in "Self-Reliance"?

  Posted by corinaelise on Apr 10, 2008 at 04:26 PM

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  According to Emerson, in what way does youth exhibit force in "Self-Reliance"?

  Posted by alzahra on Apr 1, 2008 at 12:37 AM

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  In "Self-Reliance," what does Emerson mean by "to be great is to be misunderstood"?

  Posted by liljuggalette09 on Mar 31, 2008 at 09:58 AM

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  How does Ralph Waldo Emerson explain how he used figures of speech to develop his theme in "Self-Reliance"?

  Posted by babydollvaldez on Feb 12, 2008 at 08:34 PM

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  What is one of the philosophies in Self-Reliance?

  Posted by littlepie2 on Dec 16, 2007 at 02:10 PM

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  What does Emerson say about traveling?

  Posted by traceymichele on Dec 2, 2007 at 02:05 PM

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  What are Emerson's views on philanthropy?

  Posted by ketchel on Feb 11, 2007 at 07:53 PM