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In both Smith’s graduation speech and Emerson’s, Self-Reliance, both speakers emphasize on individuality, however Smith expands to a modern time period perspective and different methods to achieve it, unlike Emerson and how he uses an objective tone in the 1800’s.

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Emerson and Smith both show dependent and independent on their stories. Although Emerson sticks with more of an independent structure throughout the whole story, and Smith is more of contradicting itself between independent and dependent through the story. 

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Emerson and Smith both show dependent and independent on their stories. Although Emerson sticks with more of an independent structure throughout the whole story, and Smith is more of contradicting itself between independent and dependent through the story. 

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Although Ralph Waldo Emerson and Zadie Smith both believe in being oneself however they also have different perspectives out looking a person’s life.

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Both Emerson and Smith had the same ideas of becoming one’s unique person.

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Emerson and smith has some similarity but are both very different.

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We were told to be independent, and to have our own path to life.  Although Emerson speaks about having your own path and not following anyone else, Smith says how sometimes you may need help from others to continue on your path.

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Although Emerson and Smith both believe in a sense of independence, Smith is a strong believer of needing others.

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Emerson’s idea is to focus on yourself, whereas Smith focuses on working with others.

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Emerson and Smith's review about people are totally different. Emerson thinks more about his own good and conveys a message that follow your heart instead of following people and according to Smith people around us play a very important role in our life.

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Both Emerson “Self Reliance” and Smith “On Being With People…” voice their intellectual opinions on how different both generations are. Emerson and Smith agree on the issues of consumption, self-love and joy but present different values on what society does when one isolates themselves or about being spontaneous.

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Emerson and Smith have many similarities and differences when it comes to their thoughts about self reliance and self-love.

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Emerson thinks that being independent is what everyone is or should be whereas Smith thinks that we need each other in order to grow.

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Even though their stories are different because of the way they write, Emerson and Smith do share their beliefs that verify they are similar and different from each other.

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Emerson and Smith had somewhat the same concept in mind about being independent but there was many differences.

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Although, Emerson talks about being yourself, Smith thinks it's good to work with others, but they both agree on being true to yourself and being your own person. 

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Although, Emerson talks about being yourself, Smith thinks it's good to work with others, but they both agree on being true to yourself and being your own person. 

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Although, Emerson and Smith both share some similar ideas they both differ from each other

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In many ways Ralph Waldo Emerson and Zadie Smith are very similar, but they also are very different in some ways.

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Although Emerson focuses on the idea of self-reliance, Smith offers a new perspective of how individuality can separate us from society.

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Although Emerson focuses on the idea of self-reliance, Smith offers a new perspective of how individuality can separate us from society.

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Both Ralph and Smith agree that being yourself and being an individual is a good thing but Smith expresses that there are also benefits to being part of a group.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson and Zadie Smith both agree on the idea of believing in oneself rather than the ideology of others, but they have distinct ways of accomplishing it.

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Although Ralph Emerson and Zadie Smith have some of the same ideas, Smith believes that we need each other and are better that way, as to where Emerson believes that we are better off on our own. Readers can understand that it is okay to be one's own individual.