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Essay Archive - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born on May 25, Ralph Waldo Emerson came from a long line of
merchants on his mother’s side and preachers on his father’s side. It is
possibly this unique conglomeration of life experiences that lead Emerson
to be possibly one of the greatest and most influential essayists and
thinkers of all time. Emerson was taught at a very young age not to be
dependent on others (a corner stone in his transcendental beliefs) but
rather to believe in himself. His grandfather once said, “I pray every
night that none of my descendants might ever be rich.” As a boy, Emerson
wa....
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