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at Concord Academy (1828-33), and at Harvard University, graduating in 1837" (Anonymous Henry D(avid) Thoreau (1817-1862) thoreau....

he was unhappy with the idea of being a businessman. Paine, with the soul of a revolutionary, left his small English village and e...

or the ability to chart their own individual course. Although by all intents and purposes, Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to live a...

be true to oneself in solitude, the hammer of outside voices when in the midst of society tends to sway people toward conformity. ...

This feature of transcendentalism is clearly evident in Emersons address. Emerson begins "The Divinity School Address" with a ly...

of the things which were already history and beyond ones control. This ability was made possible only through true power. ...

they do not understand. Rather, Kant persisted to probe related concepts, an endeavor that would prove extraordinary in the philos...

his will and rounded in by the law of his being, as the inequalities of Andes and Himmaleh are insignificant in the curve of the s...

emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...

my eyes,) which nature cannot repair" (Emerson). In this he clearly envisions nature as an entity that can fix all mans problems,...

In four pages this essay analyzes Emerson's quote and the philosophies that inspired this outlook....

In five pages Douglass's autobiography is analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

In six pages the speech 'What to the Slave is the Fourth of July' is analyzed in terms of its structure and style along with a dis...

In five pages this paper examines Frederick Douglass's Narrative and its depiction of slavery issues. There are no other sources ...

on the period of slavery in the United States. When one reads of the life of this chattel, he or she is forced to see the total i...

In six pages this research paper celebrates Frederick Douglass's life and achievements as he transformed himself from illiterate s...

In six pages this research paper examines Frederick Douglass's amazing life and career with his philosophy of empowerment emphasiz...

In five pages this paper compares Frederick Douglass's definition of human nature with that of the Black Codes, Jefferson Davis, a...

(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave, 2001 and See Also Thoreau, 1993). This comparative essay examines ...

us a clear distinction between religion of men and God. He indicates that when he was chosen for a particular master and job he fe...

playing ball, wrestling, running foot-races, fiddling, dancing, and drinking whisky; and this latter mode of spending the time was...

again that not only did slaves have feelings, they had the ability to be intellectually equivalent, if not superior, to those that...

resisted the imposition of another name, Gustavus Vassa, by his master. Nevertheless, despite being treated as an animal, Douglass...

and no one can use it. Hardin goes beyond this simple example to consider other serious problems in light of this theory; he incl...

In five pages this paper discuses how reading is considered in Thoreau's Walden and in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass...

completely justified, as Douglasss Narrative makes it clear that keeping slaves as ignorant as possible was a key factor in mainta...

There are many statistics about failure or inadequate success experienced by executives in new leadership positions. The estimates...

Chapter 1, Douglass reveals two facts that have come to be considered typical of slaves: he doesnt know how old he is, and his fat...

"this beautiful/and terrible thing," which human beings find as "needful a air" and as "usable as earth," will finally belong to b...

good work in his book appropriately titled Good Work. Authors essentially provide a review of controversial professions, like gene...