Lessons One thought Five.  Definition ◦ a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.  Philosophy ◦ the uniting.

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Lessons One thought Five

 Definition ◦ a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.  Philosophy ◦ the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience.

 A loose-knit group of writers, artists, and reformers who flourished in the 1830s and 1840s.  They believed ◦ The individual was the center of the universe  Individual most important.  Individual is the world.

 Ralph Waldo Emerson ◦ A pastor ◦ His wife died and he began questioning his beliefs.

 Industrial Revolution ◦ The idea that person could be replaced by machines.

 Slavery ◦ People were being treated like property. ◦ They had no rights.

 Women’s Rights (Women’s Suffrage) ◦ Women did not have equal rights to men.  Could not:  Vote  Own property  Basically the property of a their husbands or fathers.

 Henry David Thoreau ◦ He studied the ideas of Emerson and put them into action.  Civil Disobedience  Walden  Living in nature.  Nature=God  Idea of Romantics but influenced Transcendentalist thought.

 A universal spirit to which all beings return to after death. ◦ Every being is part of God’s mind.

 Two poets of his time. ◦ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ◦ Walt Whitman

 Martin Luther King Jr. ◦ Non-violent protests of the Civil Rights Movement  Mahatma Gandhi ◦ India struggle for independence.

 “Good men must not obey the laws too well.”

 Who was the founder of Transcendentalism? A.Margaret Fuller B.Henry David Thoreau C.Ralph Waldo Emerson D.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 What is this essay about?

 It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's repeating themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas.

 An aphorism is a brief statement that expresses a truth about life. ◦ Example: “Honesty is the best policy.”

 During your reading of “Self-Reliance,” pick out five aphorisms about the self. Document the aphorisms in the following way: the page number, and paragraph number. (3 points each, 15 points total)  Pick the aphorism that is your favorite and explain what that phrase means to you. Then explain how that phrase contributes to Emerson’s goal of this essay. (10 points)  Create your own appropriate aphorism about the self based on examples you found in “Self- Reliance.” (5 points)

 What did you think of this essay? What Impact did it leave on you?

 According to Emerson, what virtue does society value most? A. Truth B. Conformity C. Creativity D. Self-Reliance

B. Conformity