... transcendentalist, believed in this philosophy. He supported this concept that we should rely on our own intuition and beliefs. "Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string." (Self Reliance, Waldo Emerson) Emerson, along with the Transcendental Movement, believed in the vitality of self-reliance. One must have confidence and ... outside the box, or perhaps people did understand them but found their outstanding intellect to be a threat to their own stance in society. Emerson states this to further illustrate his belief in the negativity of conformity. "I mean "the foolish face...

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Self-Reliance, standing up for your beliefs and to be willing to fight for what you believe in. Ralph Waldo Emerson's main idea in "Self-Reliance" is to show the importance of depending and relying on yourself. Emerson's essay self reliance is something we should follow our lives by. He encourages us to move toward nature rather than staying with what society tells us to ... do and to follow. Everything in nature is on track with God and when we move toward society's way of life ... want to succeed, it must come from inside of us. It cannot come from anyone else. For Emerson, self reliance w...

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