Emerson

From "Nature"
Reflection: From “Nature” by Emerson is an amazing piece, I absolutely love the language he uses in describing nature, and nature in association to a young child. He reflects the beauty that can be found throughout nature, and the ways that various people see it. Emerson focuses mainly on how a child is able to see nature far more then a grown adult. He also focuses on how when an adult is around nature they become a child again. I really like they way that Emerson chooses to show this unique quality of a child, and the language that he uses in order to show this. Similarly when you are alone with nature, you are able to find out who you are as told by Emerson. I really agree with this because I think when you are with nature it really does show who you are, and what kind of person you are. The details and ways that Emerson decides to explain things, is very beautiful, through the connections that it makes. I really liked how he showed the different aspects of through the use o f the stars because it really made me think back to when I was a child. Now that I have read this essay I realize that since I have gotten older I do not appreciate nature the same why that I use to, and am able to realize what Emerson is talking about.
Diary:
Dear diary;
I just read an essay from this new writer in town called “Nature”. This essay was very different; I’m not really sure what to think of it. This new writer Emerson talks primarily about nature, and who you can only be yourself when you are with nature. I never really thought about this, but I guess it could be very true. He also talks about how a child is the only one that can truly appreciate nature. I honestly thought an adult was the only person that could witness nature. Then after witnessing what he had to say, I see where he is coming from. He brings up many good points about nature and children, and their relationship. But I still find it very different, and very confusing. I like some of the point he brought up, but I’m not really sure how society will these his values.

Sincerely,
Just another woman trying to get by

From "Self-Reliance"
Reflection:
In the essay “Self Reliance” by Emerson he uses a very different and interesting approach in expressing individuality. Emerson uses very interesting comparisons to express individuality, which made me more interested in reading it. For instance one of the lines in the essay that captured my attention the most was when he compares imitation to suicide. I have always heard of imitation as flatteration, but never suicide and this gave a new viewpoint about imitation. After reading this essay it made me consider weather or not it is good to try and be like someone.
Diary:
Dear Diary;
I have just read another essay from that new writer Emerson. I have come to like his nature piece, but this new one “Self-Reliance” is a bit farfetched. This new essay is about individuality. Individuality has never been a topic of discussion. How is imitation suicide? How? I really do not understand that. So many people in my neighborhood are going to think this man is crazy. After one I thought he might be ok, but now I am really wondering if he is indeed crazy.
Sincerely,
The women that writes to you every night

Essential Question: Native American

The American Dream does offer hope, yet it seems to be human nature to desire something so much that man becomes afraid that he will not achieve the same Dream as everyone else; and when this fear begins, man becomes intolerant of others because he does not want them to “get” what he is afraid he will not have. When we consider the Native Americans, the first American, such as Angel DeCora in Angel DeCora an Autobiography, hope is ironically offered to Angel by the white men when she is taken away from her village and sent to a place where she could receive a better education. Though this is a different way to provide hope to someone, Angel is being offer a better future, but is also creating intolerance for the white man in her village. After being taken from her home Angel’s parents and family members being to despise the white man and their society. Though they are seeing the opportunities that are being offered to Angel, they are simultaneously becoming intolerance of the white man, because they are not being offered the same Dream. The American Dream is a very difficult dream, because while it offers hope to some it also promotes fear of not achieving the same dream, this can occur even among family, like it did in Angel’s family.