English III Unit 3 Self-Reliance Biography and Before You Read Questions

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Emerson spent his entire life effectively speaking in front of the public.

A figure of speech is a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and that is not meant to be taken literally.

Emerson's positive outlook on life was dealt a severe blow when his son died.

Emerson enjoyed a long, happy marriage to his first love Ellen Tucker.

Emerson willingly obeyed with the expectations for his life fully trusting in those advising him.

Emerson denied the importance of the past.

Emerson's Aunt Mary Moody as a strict Unitarian who emphasized self-sacrifice and whose enormous energy drove the Emerson and his brothers to achievement.

Emerson believed a person could access higher laws indirectly through books and teachings of the past rather than directly through nature.