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Riding Solo - Jason Derulo: A song that seems to be heavily influenced by Emerson's essay

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Riding Solo - Jason Derulo: A song that seems to be heavily influenced by Emerson's essay

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"Riding Solo" by Jason Derulo talks about the idea of being free from emotional, physical, or mental restraints and appreciating yourself for who you are. From the excerpt "Nothing brings you peace but yourself" can be paralleled to "Time to do the things I like". These lyrics show how only through self care and individuality without depending on external factors for satisfaction, true peace and enjoyment is achieved.  From the song, "No one to answer to" can be paralleled to "The virtue in most request is conformity". Conformity is a destructive factor to self-reliance, it forces an individual to abandon the "power that resides in him" and coerces him to accept the restrictions and dependence imposed on by modern day society.  By being free from conformity, one is automatically more self-reliant.

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Batman: Fictional Character who embodies the principles of self-reliance 

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Batman: Fictional Character who embodies the principles of self-reliance 

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Batman is self-reliant. Batman does not rely on a team or a sidekick. Batman relies on himself, he relies on his intelligence, strength, courage, and passion to devoid Gotham City of all crime. Batman "trusts thyself", he ignores the criticism of his foes and strongly believes of his work of being the vigilante of Gotham and eradicating the city of corruption and terror: "every heart vibrates to that iron string" . Batman appreciates his skillset and is original in his methods, actions, and persona. "Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide." He "puts his heart into his work" and "done his best". In fiction, Batman is the ideal representation of self-reliance. His original attributes, confidence in his survival skills, and passion personify him as a self-reliant individual.

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Leonardo Da Vinci: Great thinker who was misunderstood

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Leonardo Da Vinci: Great thinker who was misunderstood

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Leonardo Da Vinci is notably known as one of the greatest minds in human history. Da Vinci set the precedent for modern day mathematics, science, anatomy, and philosophy. Although Da Vinci is praised today, he was significantly misunderstood during his time. Da Vinci was thought of as a madman, a psychopath whose thirst for knowledge turned him into the devil. Da Vinci collected corpses and dissected them for scientific advancement, and created (considered at that time) outrageous inventions (aerial screw for human flight). Society deeply misunderstood Da Vinci's true intentions: to promote the growth of science, anatomy, math, and engineering in the Renaissance era.

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"The Eternal was stirring at their heart, working through their hands, predominating in all their being."

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"The Eternal was stirring at their heart, working through their hands, predominating in all their being."

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Emerson describes how great men who honor the principles of self-reliance have a supreme force moving through their spirit, that influence their revolutionary actions. This image of Nikola Tesla remarkably depicts the quote. In the image, Tesla is shown as a genius, engineer, and a mastermind who has "put his heart into his work and done his best." Truly, a supreme force possessed the spirit of Nikola Tesla and allowed him to invent revolutionary technology for mankind and for the field of science.

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How Does Chris McCandless embody the principles of self- reliance?

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How Does Chris McCandless embody the principles of self- reliance?

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Chris McCandless is an exceptional example of one who embodies the principles of self-reliance. Self-reliance, is the ability to have confidence in oneself to succeed a task and overcome obstacles. That is exactly what Chris McCandless thought of himself. McCandless's had a supreme confidence in his ability to go days without food, live isolated in the wilderness, and fight and prevail against the vicious forces of nature. "Trust thyself" is a self-reliant principle that McCandless lived by. McCandless's demonstrated the self-reliant principle of defying the moral and conform aspects of society. McCandless refused to let his inner voice "grow faint and inaudible" as he entered "into the real world".  McCandless's realized that "society is in conspiracy" of destroying those who believe in the ideology of self-reliance. McCandless's is a modern-day transcendentalist who devoted his livelihood to the ideologies of self-reliance.