My Mad Dream Of A Essay


 Remember that time you ate that spicy [pizza] just before you went to bed on the night before the big [Drake concert]?  Oh, that weird dream you had about the 2016 presidential election.  When you woke up you couldn't quite remember the [average] details, but after reading "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder" it's all coming back to you now.

The dream started badly.  You were in line with your family at a [Six Flags] waiting to be sent to [ the dentist].  Everywhere you looked there were posters of president-elect [ Rica], looking like a crazy [ monkey] who could eat a whole [ onion].  

Suddenly, there was Ralph Waldo Emerson telling you, "[ To Be Great Is To Be Misunderstood]."  You realized that you have something to contribute to the world so you decided to [ Write].  But it wasn't easy.  First you had to put on a fancy [ nike sweats] and [ a shower cap] and then you had make a [ sandwich] to go back in time to the [ Swimming pools] so you could convince people to learn about the candidates and the [ racism].

But right there in the [ library ] there was a giant [  nose ] and it started [ run ] ing at everyone.  People started to [ read ].  You grabbed a [ dog ] from a nearby [ cat ] and yelled [ Starbucks is going out of business ].  Everyone stopped and listened, so you kept going.

Ladies and gentlemen we are here in this room because we all need to solve this problem or issue. This issue is to make the world a better place and to express our individuality. By us gathering together and sharing opinions and ideas we can make this society new improved. It all starts with one person and eventually we have everyone contributing. So lets get to it! A very smart man who is Ralph Emerson once said " To be great is to be misunderstood." He said this because we all think alike and try to be like everyone else. Why not be that five percent who think outside of the box and try to better themselves and the world without depending on someone else. He created this theory that we should all be self reliant and to find peace with ourselves. We all try to be like each other because we all want to fit in to not be humiliated. We trap our creativity, opinions, ideas, and style. Ask yourself why do I do that.  Every single one of us is not perfect so stop acting like you are! Stop saying that finding that special someone will make me happy again!! That's not the route to go! Emerson pacifically said "Nothing can bring you peace, but yourself." Love yourself and the right time will come. Don't depend on other people for your happiness because they will take it from you sooner or later. I use to depend on friends or crushes to make me happy. I did that because I wasn't at peace with myself and I thought if I found that perfect guy for me maybe he will help me find that happiness. IT DID NOT WORK!!! That was the worst decision ever. I learned that if we aren't at peace with ourselves or love ourselves. That will affect the future whether it be a relationship, family, meeting new people, or a job interview. I seen it happen to and I have experienced it too. Emerson had brilliant ideas why not share them out and combine them into your everyday life. There was this brilliant story I read recently. It was called A Sound of Thunder it was about the main character, Ekels, was hunting for dinosaurs  when he traveled back into time. While Ekels was traveling back into time he stepped on a butterfly. That small action cause a huge change in the present time. When he came back into the present everything changed. By that change that meant a tyrant had took over the whole country. This story reflects on us and on the real world. Crazy right? What I meant was we have elected and got a president who reflects the tyrant in the story. We soon will create this election that will contain a tyrant in it. The decisions we make now will determine the future. It all depends on what kind of decisions we make. A small decision can lead to a extreme change in the future. So consider every option and situation. We all aren't perfect. We all haven't went insane, well not yet.

Emerson Presentations Day 1

Leslie: -used lyrics that represented self-reliance
- "Heathens" represents the author's friends and how they do things that society will never do
- used Vessel album
-Most important thing to remember is to learn how to be more self reliant

Samary: - Fav quote "Malice ... vanity" explains humanity and love
 - make the world a better place and be self reliant
- mentioned light, religion, love, time, law of nature,
- Everyone should share opinions and don't be all the same

Cesar: - "To believe your own thoughts..."
 - everyone is a genius
 - stay true to yourself even though you might have a authority position
-everyone is too busy about what they are going to say
- shouldn't let past acts affect your good deeds you do

 

MY EMERSON

          For my final project about Emerson I decided to do a quote collage. The quote collage will contain five quotes that stood out to be. Normally people would do a collage on paper or poster paper, but I am doing my project as a banner. I would describe Emerson's main idea of the Self Reliance essay and how I interpret it.

EMERSON FOR THE YOUNG BUCK

      During this time learning Emerson, I learned how to view things and people differently. In this essay called self reliance it explains how people are. Self- Reliance means confidence and doing things without mommy and daddy's help. Emerson's main idea is to learn how to be yourself, be unique, and to change how society is. Society means the people in your community/city and from school.  Many people like to be all the same. That's our problem with society and Emerson wanted to let everyone know by creating this essay. Its a long essay, but it has a lot of important information on how to be yourself. As you grow older you will find out that it can be difficult or hard to find things that you love about yourself, but that's okay. Emerson describes everyone a genius no matter what their age might be. Emerson describes that your hard work and what you do only concerns you. He says don't let anyone destroy your happiness because its yours.

EMERSON SAID IT

• "Nothing can bring you peace, but yourself"

- The whole idea of this quote is to motivate a person to work hard for themselves only
- There's no point in finding peace in others

• "Every heart vibrates to that iron string"

- One of the students translated this quote by saying that the whole world is a guitar
- Every person is a string to attach to that guitar

• "Man is timid and apologetic"

- Society is powerful while the people are scared to do new things
- We the people always apologize for things that we don't need to apologize  for

• "Roses don't compete with other roses"

- The roses represents a person
-Roses represents society
- Emerson describes that people don't have to compete with other people
- We shouldn't compare ourselves to other people because we are one of a kind

• "Populists rejects.."

- Goes with the previous quote
-Also states that society is strong

• "What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think"

- Do whatever makes you happy and don't let other judge what your happiness is
- Your success only concerns you
- Work hard for you not for other people

I'M SELF RELIANT

• "Society is a joint company" Why would Emerson use this metaphor in this essay
• "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind"

-I like that quote

• "Absolve you to yourself and you shall have the suffrage of the world"
• Why does Emerson brings religion into self reliance?
• Does Emerson think we should all speak the "rude truth" ?
• "But the truth is handsomer than the affectation of love"

-Realist quote I ever read

• What was the whole point of the "wicked dollar" example?
• Why does he compare life to bleeding and diet?

-I wonder if he thinks life is pointless

• "What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think"

- This quote relates to me

• "To be great is to be misunderstood"

- I see this everyday life with different people