Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Brief Biography

"In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, - no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground, - my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space, - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God."

In the essay, “Education”, the author, Ralph Waldo Emerson shares his perspective of what an ideal education would look like. Among other things, Emerson wholeheartedly believes that a student must bloom on their own with little to no interjections from teachers. He urges the audience that in order to have a quintessential educational system in the United States, teachers must follow a laissez-faire policy and “respect the child”. However, throughout the essay, Emerson makes numerous assumptions, one of these being in paragraph 10 when he argues that “every young man [and woman] is born with some determination in his [or her] nature, and is a potential genius.” This statement is undoubtedly true. No matter the person, the characteristic of determination is innate, and it’s possible, but not guaranteed, for anyone to become what society labels as a “genius”.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” Emerson is a firm believer of maintaining self-reliance and values rather than following the crowd. He also explains that in order to be truly successful in life, a person must make decisions and trust in his or her judgment. In today’s society, teenagers are more likely to not be self-reliant because the teens feel they will be judged for having different beliefs. People today need to realize that they should not conform to be like the rest of the world, they must not depend on the judgment and criticism of others, and people must refuse to travel somewhere in order to forget their personal problems. Through Emerson’s piece, readers are able to

This was the battle started with the “shot heard ‘round the world” as Ralph Waldo Emerson observed.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts. His parents were John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston. He had two younger brothers named Peter and Elihu. Adams loved his gather and had a strong relationship with him. Being the eldest child, his parents wanted him to get a formal education. They put him in Dame School at the age of six. Adams then went on to go to Brain Tree Latin School to learn about Latin. At the age of sixteen, in 1751, he went to Harvard and graduated with his A.B. degree in 1755. After this Adams taught at Worcester for a few years and decided to be a lawyer. He married his third cousin Abigail Smith on October 25, 1764 and had six children.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803, in Boston Massachusetts, born into a prominent family. When he was just 8 his father passed away and unfortunately financial hardship for the family followed. His father was a Boston Minister 9 generations before him were ministers as well. His mother ran a boarding house to earn money to support the family which consisted of six children .They often had not enough to eat. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Biography.” -Life, Family...) Waldo and his brother Charles had only one overcoat between them. Other kids in school would often mock them, "Whose turn is it to wear the great-coat today?” (Shulman, Frank “Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Emerson was born in 1803, into a family of ministers. He went to Harvard where he

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a man who believed in self-trust which is mentioned in one of his readings “Self-Reliance”. “Self-Reliance” is in favor of nurturing thyself and keeping the mind active in questioning the much larger force where self-reliance is uncovered. Some perceive Emerson as someone who challenges the limitations of society and the human norms we use thought-out our daily lives. Could we really say he was naïve? Better yet, he was misunderstood for being a visionary who saw self-worth in himself, everything and everyone which is hard to understand for some. Emerson shouldn’t be considered naïve because he encourages individualism, avoiding conformity in society and finding your own way of living.

Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He grew up in a christian home. His mother was a very religious woman and his father was very well respected and well known, he served as a colonial soldier in the American revolution, and was governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1830 . He had seven siblings, four brothers and four sisters, Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, Henry Dearborn Pierce, John Sullivan Pierce, Charles Grandison Pierce, Charlotte Pierce, Nancy M. Pierce McNeal, Harriet B. Pierce Jameson, and Elizabeth Andrews Pierce. He attended local schools until he was 12 then he was sent to a private school. Franklin 's parents wanted him to have a better education than they had. At age 15 he entered to Bowdoin College Phillips Exeter Academy and began studying law.

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” and “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself” are famous quotes by American Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson. These quotes are examples of how Emerson helped transform the beliefs of Americans and the customs of American literature, as well as how he was a huge believer in self-reliance and self-judgement. Although Emerson began his life in a way that seems very common, starting in the clergy, his life became something different that would influence America for many years to come. Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts, the fourth of eight kids. His father was a clergyman, something that would influence Emerson later in life (Biography).

Ralph Waldo Emerson							I am writing this essay on the beliefs and thoughts of Ralph Waldo Emerson on the subjects of individuality, society, government, technology, and spirituality.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 25, 1803 as the fourth child in a family of eight, Ralph Waldo Emerson was

Early Life. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in England, and she grew up with eight brothers and sisters. When she was eleven, she moved with her family from England to New York City, after they had lost their families sugar refinery in a fire. Throughout her childhood, she was educated by private tutors, and her father made sure that all of

Ernest Hemingway was born in July 21, 1899, Illinois to Clarence and Grace Hemingway and he was the 2nd of four children. Hemingway had fairly average childhood and he lived by Chicago, but his family owned a summer home in north Michigan where Hemingway would acquire his love of the outdoors and related sports (i.e.. fishing and hunting). Ernest Hemingway graduated school with enjoyment in journalism and soon afterwards went overseas to enlist in World War I as an ambulance rider of the Italians. Due to injury, Hemingway had to quit and after he recovered he went to Europe and lived in Paris.

Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston Massachusetts (Ralph, Waldo Emerson). He was the son of Ruth Haskins a strong Anglican, and William Emerson who was a strong liberal (The New Encyclopedia Britannica pg.473). On May 12 1811 William Emerson died of stomach cancer (Myerson). This left Ruth to care for her eight children with little money (Myerson). Luckily Ralph Emerson was able to attend Boston Latin School in 1812, and graduated in 1817 (Myerson). Right after he graduated from school, he went to Harvard at the age of fourteen (Ralph, Waldo Emerson). During this time, he started to keep a daily journal in 1820 (Myerson). This journal was one of the first writings he did in his life. A year later he graduated from Harvard, and started to teach at a young ladies school in 1822 (Myerson). In 1825, he went back to Harvard to study theology and divinity (Myerson). Later that year he became the minister