https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o Kevin Cruz- Self Reliant Padlet en-us 2020-01-24 20:42:08 UTC 2020-01-24 21:19:03 UTC hello@padlet.com kcruz8118 https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435859401 Throughout the course of the original MacGyver show the brilliance and resourceful prowess of MacGyver came to fruition and was displayed in his many escapes from seemingly inescapable predicaments. MacGyver was self-reliant in his ability to effortlessly dedicate his life to massively unfavorable odds, thus his ability to "Trust thyself", as put by Emerson was a decisive trait in his survival through said situations. His resourceful nature allowed him to create necessary tools in an astonishing time crunch by "working through [his] hands". Ultimately, it was MacGyver's refusal to be "pinched in a corner" that brought fourth his self-reliance and was the basis of the show.]]> 2020-01-24 20:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435859401 kcruz8118 https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435865366 This masterfully crafted song of sorrow and self-realization bears many similarities to Emerson's excerpt of self-reliance. Cash's claim that pain is "the only thing that's real" ties well with Emerson's claim that departure from the self would bring "the suffrage of the world". Likewise, Emerson's belief that "a great soul has simply nothing to do" parallels Cash's guilty admittance that he "will let you down" and "make you hurt"]]> 2020-01-24 21:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435865366 kcruz8118 https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435868984 2020-01-24 21:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435868984 kcruz8118 https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435869114 Rosa Parks selflessly advanced the fight for civil rights by putting herself in a publicly contradicting position and fighting for what she knew was right. Despite her incarceration and much hatred from the more conservative crowd of the time, her contributions to advance the civil rights movement is simply invaluable and vital to the movement for increased recognition. This act of virtue despite common law at the time proved to be too progressive for the relatively backwards society of the time.]]> 2020-01-24 21:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kcruz8118/rwu53hercs6o/wish/435869114