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Exercise 1

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Emerson believes that people are happiest and most relieved in life when “he has put his heart into his work and done his best” (Emerson, paragraph 1).

Exercise 2

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According to paragraph 2, great men have always accepted the place that the divine has found for them.

Exercise 3

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Society demands conformity. Emerson recommends that self-reliance, the aversion of conformity, be put in place of this virtue.

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Emerson says that “little statesmen and philosophers and divines” (Emerson, paragraph 4) adore consistency.

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Ralph Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” discusses the importance of standing outside of the norm, and not conforming like much of society wants you to do.

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