american scholar
The essay “The American Scholar” by Ralph Emerson Waldo basically consists of three main parts. First Emerson writes about the scholar's resources, which are nature, books, and experience. Second he writes about the scholar's duties, which are basically to trust yourself and your intuitions, no matter what society tells you. Third, he writes about the condition of American scholars during 1800’s, claiming that Americans depend on European cultural traditions, and that they need to develop their own. In the first part he talks about how scholar relates to nature. He says “To the young mind every
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Approximate Word count = 404
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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