Emerson by Courtney Smith https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h Made with fortitude en-us 2016-12-14 15:40:39 UTC 2016-12-15 16:30:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Self-Reliance Character csmith3924 https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143631235

Jo March, from Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women", is an outspoken and rebellious character who acts for her own happiness. Her passion for writing and her lack of desire to act like a lady suggest her overall self-reliance, which is conformity's "aversion". She doesn't hold true to the "customs" she is expected to, rather choosing to take on a writing endeavor and eventually settle with her professor instead of her wealthy friend Laurie. Her actions reflect her "[self] trust" and infer that she absolved herself and thus has "the suffrage of the world".
]]> 2016-12-14 15:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143631235 To be great... csmith3924 https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143632383 Another example of a great yet misunderstood thinker comes from Emerson's own time. Edgar Allan Poe, who is tremendously popular and influential in many types of writing, was often perceived in poor light by society and extended family. His poems and stories were often morbid and dark and although he gained fame and a modest bank account, the idolization of Poe came only after his death. He influenced the entire genre of poetry as well as murder mystery. Poe was depicted by his first biographer as a drunk and man of little morals, but the real Poe, one of amazing writing capability and personal struggle, lives on in his influence.  ]]> 2016-12-14 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143632383 Visual csmith3924 https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143872307
"...that he must take himself for better, for worse..."


This is an image of the Anahata, or heart chakra. It is the center of love and acceptance for oneself and others.
]]> 2016-12-15 15:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143872307 Appeals csmith3924 https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143875218 Emerson's use of appeals help to further emphasize his message promoting self-reliance. By sharing examples of those who were great yet misunderstood, like "...Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther...", he appeals to the reader's logic. All of the people he listed have become immortalized in their accomplishments or work, suggesting that the reader too can be great. He ethically appeals to them by declaring that "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind", delineating trust in oneself. He asserts that his audience doesn't express their full selves and "are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents." This calls upon the emotions of his readers and cause them to question if they are indeed guilty. Each of the appeals occurs in multiple places and strengthens his essay. ]]> 2016-12-15 16:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143875218 Music of the Night (Andrew Lloyd Weber) csmith3924 https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143882573 The classic song from Phantom of the Opera focuses on "surrendering to your darkest dreams", similarly to Emerson willing his audience to dare to be misunderstood and seen as weird or tainted. The lyrics "and you'll live as you've never lived before" reflect not only a transcendentalist value but also Emerson's line "you shall have the suffrage of the world". The lyrics "darkness stirs and wakes imagination" mimics that same theme.]]> 2016-12-15 16:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/csmith3924/ssapifphnv1h/wish/143882573