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Chris Mccandless, who is also Alex, was self reliant all along his journey. He gave up everything to live off the grid in the woods. He did not want money from his parents when offered, even though it would help him tremendously. He did not have the money to buy himself a car or pay for school, yet he still relied only on himself to prevail in life.

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¨These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the
world.¨

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Noah appears in the book of Genesis in the bible. The scripture said that God told him to build an ark that would save others. So, Noah built a large ark, a boat, on land and took his family, as well as a male and female of every animal to board upon it. Many told Noah that it was a crazy idea and that he had lost his mind. However, a flood came and destroyed the land but the animals and humans that were on the Ark survived and were saved by God. Noah was told by others to divert his thinking. Instead of listening, he had self-reliance and independence on what he was told to do and in the end he prevailed.

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Kelly Clarkson´s song ¨Stronger¨ was #1 on the Top Charts in 2011. Her lyrics portrayed the sense of always prevailing through struggles and proving how capable an individual is of doing things themselves. Her words ¨Think you left me broken down. Think that I'd come running back. Baby you don't know me, 'cause you're dead wrong¨ displays how not everyone is reliant on another person for the betterment of themselves, contrary to popular belief. These lyrics correlate to Emerson´s words of ¨Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder,
to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater... Self-reliance is
its aversion¨. These quotes both contain the ideas of how society and others tend to think people need one another to prosper. However, focusing on your own growth and yourself end up being the better option even though others disagree. Just because something is the popular opinion does not mean it is the best one.

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Moana, a recent Disney princess, is known for containing her own self-reliance. She is one of the few princesses we have seen and she goes on a journey by herself to help her island. Emerson states to ¨Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string¨. This is exactly what Moana did. She saw that her island was suffering and the earth was turning black because the Heart of Tafiti was stolen. Moana trusted her own intuition to try and save others even when she was told otherwise. She went on her own quest past the Great Barrier Reef to find the Heart of Tafiti and restore it where it belongs to make the island healthy again. Moana did not rely on anyone but herself, and in the end she gained success in her victories.