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Finally, Emerson demonstrates his credibility and gives a strong ethical appeal when he provides a multitude of examples as to people who were misunderstood at their time but who were also great. By giving a plethora of lenses in which to view his argument - not to mention the fact that his examples are so clearly applicable - Emerson establishes the fact that he understands the issue and is informed enough to be trustworthy and convincing.

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Emerson appeals to his audience pathetically when he exclaims that we cannot be "cowards fleeing before a revolution." He claims that we must embrace the future and all of the progress it will bring by appealing to a person's sense of pride and responsibility towards mankind.

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Emerson employs a logical appeal when he explains how "God will not have his work made manifest by cowards" The progressive writer continues on stating that our greatest purpose is to do God's work and we can't even do what's best for ourselves when we are afraid. Naturally Emerson exhorts all to be brave and face the challenges of life head on.

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"He who gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world."

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Another person that contributed to society but was misunderstood was Ulysses S. Grant. He was a civil war hero for the Union and fought to bring unity to the country and an end to slavery. Furthermore, he was the 18th president of the United States and fought to help reconstruction and protect the rights of minorities. However, the great man was horribly misunderstood. He was horribly shy as a child and he considered himself stupid. As time went on his peers actually called him "useless" instead of Ulysses.

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Walking like a one man army
Fighting with the shadows in your head
Living out the same old moment
Knowing you'd be better off instead,
If you could only . . .
Say what you need to say

This song is similar to Emerson's essay because it highlights the need to simply say what is on your mind regardless of what will happen. The song explains how when I person is facing their demons they must fight them honestly. Emerson has a mirroring claim when he states that "envy is ignorance" and that in order for one to discover "the power which resides in him in his new nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.

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Pocahontas embodies the idea of self-reliance  because when she has difficult problems in her life but she finds solutions to them independently and doesn't avoid the hardships of life. Furthermore, Pocahontas speaks out against people that treat others poorly even when everyone else was telling her that she was doing the wrong thing.
"Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannonballs ... Is it so bad to be misunderstood? ... To be great is to be misunderstood."