Mary
Moody Emerson
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A 5 page research paper that explores the writing and the influence that Mary
Moody Emerson had on her famous nephew—Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bibliography lists
6 sources.
Filename: khmme.wps
Chopin’s
“The Awakening” and the Influence of Emerson
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A 6 page paper looking at Kate Chopin’s 1899 novel in terms of its inheritance
from Ralph Waldo Emerson. The paper points out that Emerson felt one’s
ultimate authority is oneself, and Chopin’s protagonist Edna Pontellier relied
heavily on self-direction in developing her life. Bibliography lists six
sources.
Filename: KBchopn2.wps
Ralph
Waldo Emerson / Romanticism
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An 8 page paper analyzing the influences on the poet who has been called 'the
first of American Romantics'. It concludes that Emerson was less an original
thinker than at a crossroads where a large number of disparate philosophies came
together and found common ground. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Emerwald.wps
Ralph
Waldo Emerson's 'Self-Reliance' and American Romanticism
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A 3 page analysis of Emerson's essay that argues that 'Self-Reliance' is a
quintessential example of American Romanticism in that glories the commonplace,
draws inspiration from nature, and offers new perspectives and insights that are
drawn from the developing American culture. Quotations from the source.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SeReRo.wps
Ralph
Waldo Emerson; Life and Works
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This 8 page paper looks first at the life and education of Emerson, and then
goes on to consider his works and teachings. Proponent of the '
Transcendentalists' he became an essayist, poet and lecturer who beliefs can be
seen as relevant in today's world as much as the changing world he lived in. In
order for the student to place the work in historical context there is also a
short synopsis of some of the most influential historical events of the time.
The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEemerso.wps
