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Today we like to pretend that we are all individuals, even while we are busily following the trends or the ideas of someone else. There are too many choices, or we don't have time, we whine.
This 6 page discussion will look at three distinct individuals of the nineteenth century and
determine how they are still influencing us in this century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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determine how they are still influencing us in this century. Bibliography lists 4 sources. Bbamindv.doc AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM X 3: Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman
Research compiled by B. Bryan Babcock
August 2001 -- properly Note to the student: In this type of sample paper it is
often advised to add something one has derived from the class or personal thoughts concerning the subject. There is a section for you to do that, if you wish,
above the conclusion. Introduction Today we like to pretend that we are all individuals, even while we are busily following the trends or the ideas of someone else.
There are too many choices, or we dont have time, we whine. This discussion will look at three distinct individuals of the nineteenth century and determine how they are
still influencing us in this century. Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 - 1882 Emerson quotes are some of the best in literature, and apply as much to life as to the
printed word. He said that, "The reward of a thing well done is to have done it." This may not speak well to the concept of current
American capitalism, but it does speak to the rewards of individualism. Yet Emersons brand of individuality was always seeking "the passion of unity." According to Bradley (1967),
"this passion unites serenity and practicality, God and science," and was labeled by Emerson as "transcendentalism." And again Bradley suggests Emersons feelings, "The true nature of life was
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