Self-Reliant Padlet by INAYA DHUKKA https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi Inaya Dhukka en-us 2018-11-27 02:58:55 UTC 2024-06-23 15:08:46 UTC hello@padlet.com idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308105578 2018-11-27 03:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308105578 "Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. 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, The virtue in most request is conformity." idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308106035 2018-11-27 03:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308106035 A song that seems heavily influenced by Emerson's Self-Reliance is Me, Myself & I by G-Easy and Bebe Rexha. When the song states, "I don't need anything to get me through the night. Except the beat that's in my heart," it relates to Emerson's essay when he discusses the importance of depending on yourself and not relying on others for things you can do with your own mind. He expresses this when he says, "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles." idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308106369 2018-11-27 03:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308106369 Nikola Tesla, now an icon of popular culture and a symbol of the brilliant and eccentric scientist, was ahead of his time. For this reason, he became a great person who was often misunderstood. During his time, he worked on electromagnetism and the AC current. However, Tesla’s invention were ignored and given less credit than they deserved. idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308114074 2018-11-27 04:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308114074 idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308115011 2018-11-27 04:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308115011 Matilda from Matilda by Ronald Dahl perfectly embodies the idea of self-reliance. Growing up with insufficient parents and no one to rely on, Matilda had to learn how to live like an adult on her own, without the guide of her parents or any help from a school. Instead of learning from school, she had to adapt to taking trips to the library where she had to educated herself, like Emerson states, "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind." idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308115522 2018-11-27 04:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308115522 idhukka0338 https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308116940 2018-11-27 04:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/idhukka0338/q0d3kyplzwxi/wish/308116940