Emerson profoundly influenced the poet Walt Whitman's career.

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

Emerson appealed mainly to intellectuals because of his reputation for being hard to understand.

Emerson can best be characterized as a poet whose best work was not always in verse.

Emerson's family was cultured but poor.

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

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

Emerson denied the importance of the past.

Emerson believed that individual souls were part of the Over-Soul.

Emerson rejected institutional religion in favor of a personal relation with God.

Harvard has always been very welcoming of Emerson's teachings.

Emerson made Concord popular.

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

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

In the early years of America's history the greatest source of pride was the high value the group placed on individual liberty.

Emerson's essay Self-Reliance encourages individualism.

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.

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