Essay 1 Thesis Statements by Peter Marcoux https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7 Post your thesis for Essay 1 here. en-us 2017-02-27 15:04:03 UTC 2017-02-27 16:46:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462394 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.]]> 2017-02-27 16:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462394 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462767 2017-02-27 16:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462767 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462839 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.

]]> 2017-02-27 16:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462839 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462980 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.]]> 2017-02-27 16:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156462980 Although Emerson focuses on the idea of self-reliance, Smith offers a new perspective of how individuality can separate us from society. https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463025 2017-02-27 16:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463025 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463069 In many ways Ralph Waldo Emerson and Zadie Smith are very similar, but they also are very different in some ways.]]> 2017-02-27 16:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463069 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463189 Although, Emerson and Smith both share some similar ideas they both differ from each other ]]> 2017-02-27 16:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463189 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. https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463190 2017-02-27 16:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463190 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463575 Emerson and Smith had somewhat the same concept in mind about being independent but there was many differences. ]]> 2017-02-27 16:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463575 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463736 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.]]> 2017-02-27 16:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463736 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463744 Emerson thinks that being independent is what everyone is or should be whereas Smith thinks that we need each other in order to grow.]]> 2017-02-27 16:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156463744 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464090 Emerson and Smith have many similarities and differences when it comes to their thoughts about self reliance and self-love.]]> 2017-02-27 16:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464090 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464362 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.]]> 2017-02-27 16:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464362 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464420 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.

]]> 2017-02-27 16:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464420 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464635 Emerson’s idea is to focus on yourself, whereas Smith focuses on working with others. ]]> 2017-02-27 16:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156464635 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465004 Although Emerson and Smith both believe in a sense of independence, Smith is a strong believer of needing others.]]> 2017-02-27 16:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465004 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465189 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.]]> 2017-02-27 16:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465189 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465256 Emerson and smith has some similarity but are both very different.]]> 2017-02-27 16:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465256 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465324 Both Emerson and Smith had the same ideas of becoming one’s unique person.

]]> 2017-02-27 16:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465324 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465457 Although Ralph Waldo Emerson and Zadie Smith both believe in being oneself however they also have different perspectives out looking a person’s life. 

]]> 2017-02-27 16:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465457 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. https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465872 2017-02-27 16:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156465872 https://padlet.com/marcouxecc/9zuhzjwz37y7/wish/156474376 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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