LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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by not conforming to society and its demands
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by trusting our own thoughts/beliefs
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by exploring ideas for ourselves and not what others think
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -You can develop self-reliance by learning to be yourself, practicing making your own judgments, and holding your own values. As you use these to guide you towards your goals, remember not to underestimate the power of your own intuition. Don’t be afraid to be yourself.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of no surprise is his favoring the bucolic life. Emerson now focuses on four social arenas in which self-reliant individuals are needed: religion, which fears creativity; culture, which devalues individualism; the arts, which teach us only to imitate; and society, which falsely values so-called progress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Self-reliance is the ability to do things and make decisions by yourself, without needing other people to help you. People learned self-reliance because they had to. The Prime Minister called for more economic self-reliance.
Detailed explanation-4: -List some of the ways they were self-reliant (examples could include growing their own food, making their own soap, weaving their own fabrics, and sewing their own clothing).