LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Meekness is the virtue that fosters self-awareness.
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Social customs serve a valuable purpose.
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Trust your instincts, regardless of what others do.
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Cruelty may be necessary to achieve one’s goals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his essay, “Self Reliance, ” Emerson’s sole purpose is the want for people to avoid conformity. Emerson believed that in order for a man to truly be a man, he was to follow his own conscience and “do his own thing.” Essentially, do what you believe is right instead of blindly following society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the selection from “Self-Reliance"? Trust your instincts, regardless of what others do.
Detailed explanation-3: -PART A: Which of the following best summarizes a central idea of the text? People should refuse to blindly follow other people’s ideas, and should instead think and act for themselves.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which sentence BEST states what society requires from people, according to the selection from “Self-Reliance"? People must conform and give up their individualism in order to become part of society.