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Or, what are the three main influences on the American Scholar and how do they work? Introduction  “The American Scholar” is a famous speech delivered…

Introduction  “The American Scholar” is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) that was delivered as a speech to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at…

 Or, Emerson gives the picture of an ideal scholar who is a man of thinking and of action. Discuss.  Or, Emerson’s idea of a scholar is revolutionary.…

Or, Discuss how the American Scholar is influenced by Nature:  Or, How does Emerson show a similarity between Nature and the mind of the American Scholar?  Introduction:…

Or, How does Emerson make it clear that a man is not a farmer, or a professor, or an engineer, but he is all?   Or, Why does…

Or, Why does Emerson say, “Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst Introduction: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) is one of the leading…