Self- Reliance Essay
Believe in yourself and never give up, sounds like something Ralph Waldo Emerson would say. Emerson was known as an American Transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist during the 19th century. His most famous work would be his essay titled" Self- Reliance." Many people have a different way of interpreting things and I have a different was of interpreting his title and essay. The title of his essay may have a different meaning in other peoples perspectives. In my opinion I believe the title means to rely on your own thoughts and not give a damn about what anyone else thinks. For example, if you wake up one day and tell yourself, " I don't care about what anyone thinks about me today," and you end up wearing bright pink jeans, a purple shirt, neon shoes and a blue sweater, good for you and good job for not thinking about what people might say about you. Props and all my respect toward y...