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Dear Emmerson.

It is 2016, 175 years, 17.5 decades after you wrote your poem "Self-Reliance" and we are still reading it. First off I have to start off by saying that you really did it with this poem, you changed the game. Not only by starting your paragraph with "Ne te quaesiveris extra" which back then was a big deal because there was a format to starting paragraphs but you also discussed what so many people think about but is never discussed. You mention avoiding foolish consistency. This is big in 2016 because our education is depened on a system of grading and doing work not a system on particularly focusing on learning.. You say that we should be able to make decisions with information not used from a living education. I couldn't agree more. You talk about the youth which is big for the youth in 2016 because we are mostly judged by the label "teen"and rarely when that is used it is for a good reason. You believe that anyone can be geniuses including teens and alothough that definitely isn't a popular statement in today's time it has been proven in history that teens could be geniuses.(Alexander the Great ". I have to say that I love your logic and state of mind. I am curious to know what made you wake up one day and just write about this? What was your motivation to do this? Maybe if you weren't dead we can talk about it.

Sincerely,
Jesus Williams

IM SELF-RELIANT

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. "
Notes:

This is saying that often we get thoughts, ideas,theory's etc.. but since it is US thinking it it doesn't matter, shouldn't matter, won't make a difference. But Emmersons saying that often we should recognize and not be afraid to speak of them. 



" A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; "
Notes:

I'm a relatable sense I understand this quote because Emmersons is saying that when we put a 100% into something we are not only satisfied with the results in the future but the work that was put in to get there.

"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
Notes:

Emmerson is telling us to trust our instincts here and listen to our heart and mind more.

" Do not think the youth has no force, because he cannot speak to you and me. "
Notes:
I don't really know what Emmerson is saying here but from my understanding he's saying that just because us teens don't talk to adults like we do to other teens because we're looked at different or down on doesn't mean we don't have logic.


Last verse :
"A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick, or the return of your absent friend, or some other favorable event, raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.
Notes:
Emmerson really did it with this one. I can't really explain what he's saying because in all honesty the verse explains itself. Nothing can bring us peace like the peace we bring ourselves. Peace is self givin by us. We control it. And when he says if you think good days are preparing for you do not believe it, I feel like he's saying the good day doesn't have to be prepared because you can choose when you want it.

IM SELF-RELIANT

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. "
Notes:

This is saying that often we get thoughts, ideas,theory's etc.. but since it is US thinking it it doesn't matter, shouldn't matter, won't make a difference. But Emmersons saying that often we should recognize and not be afraid to speak of them. 



" A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; "
Notes:

I'm a relatable sense I understand this quote because Emmersons is saying that when we put a 100% into something we are not only satisfied with the results in the future but the work that was put in to get there.

"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
Notes:

Emmerson is telling us to trust our instincts here and listen to our heart and mind more.

" Do not think the youth has no force, because he cannot speak to you and me. "
Notes:
I don't really know what Emmerson is saying here but from my understanding he's saying that just because us teens don't talk to adults like we do to other teens because we're looked at different or down on doesn't mean we don't have logic.


Last verse :
"A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick, or the return of your absent friend, or some other favorable event, raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.
Notes:
Emmerson really did it with this one. I can't really explain what he's saying because in all honesty the verse explains itself. Nothing can bring us peace like the peace we bring ourselves. Peace is self givin by us. We control it. And when he says if you think good days are preparing for you do not believe it, I feel like he's saying the good day doesn't have to be prepared because you can choose when you want it.

IM SELF-RELIANT

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. "
Notes:

This is saying that often we get thoughts, ideas,theory's etc.. but since it is US thinking it it doesn't matter, shouldn't matter, won't make a difference. But Emmersons saying that often we should recognize and not be afraid to speak of them. 



" A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; "
Notes:

I'm a relatable sense I understand this quote because Emmersons is saying that when we put a 100% into something we are not only satisfied with the results in the future but the work that was put in to get there.

"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
Notes:

Emmerson is telling us to trust our instincts here and listen to our heart and mind more.

" Do not think the youth has no force, because he cannot speak to you and me. "
Notes:
I don't really know what Emmerson is saying here but from my understanding he's saying that just because us teens don't talk to adults like we do to other teens because we're looked at different or down on doesn't mean we don't have logic.


Last verse :
"A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick, or the return of your absent friend, or some other favorable event, raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.
Notes:
Emmerson really did it with this one. I can't really explain what he's saying because in all honesty the verse explains itself. Nothing can bring us peace like the peace we bring ourselves. Peace is self givin by us. We control it. And when he says if you think good days are preparing for you do not believe it, I feel like he's saying the good day doesn't have to be prepared because you can choose when you want it.

What do I need to work on?(Self-reliance)

I need to work on understanding Emmersons diction. It is not to different from everyday language in 2016 like most old poetry, but the style is different.

what did I do well?(self-reliance)

I feel like I did well on understanding Emmersons theme which was avoiding foolish consistency. Pretty much making decisions with out the information givin by the everyday living education.

"Ne te quaesiveris extra"

Emerson started with this phrase in the beginning of his story "Self-Reliance" it means
"Do not seek outside yourself. Look with in."

Emmersons belief on logic(Self-Reliance)

Emmerson believed that "logic was a mind parallel to the movement of the world."
Does this mean infants or brutes can be geniuses? Definitely. Alexander the Great was 13 years years old when he led his military into victory against the Persian Empire. He was considered a genius because he was outnumbered by almost twice as much men against the Persian Empire but still got a victory.

Self-Reliance's main idea.

Emmersons main idea in "Self-Reliance" is "to avoid foolish consistency. This means that individuals can make there own decisions with out relying on information gained through the everyday living education.

"Our brains aren't made for happiness. They're built for survival time"

I disagree to this. If it's a fact, I assume it was proven by science but not by faith.

FAITH-

1. strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

   
   

self-reliance quote

"Do not seek outside yourself"

We influence the picture by the lenses in which we look in.

What have you always wanted? Did you get it?

Comment if you run across this.🏃🏽

Vocab #6

Meme-Picture passed from one individual to another.

Virus- a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and capable of destroying a system.

Viral-Circulating rapidly on the internet from one user to another .

Blog- A regularly updated website.

Wiki- A website or database developed collaboratly allowing any users to add or edit  a content.

URL- uniform resource location

Website- a location connected to the internet containing one or more web pages.

Www- World Wide Web is a network of online content that is formatted in HTML.

 Internet- communication facilities consisting or interconnected networks.

2.0 -used to denote advanced version

Open source -software freely available and may be redistributed and modified.

When do I speak up

I speak up when I feel like someone's being ignorant odoesn't always have to be to me. I'll always have my buddy's back, vice versa ... so if I've have ever heard someone talk or say anything negative about them I'll stand up for them definitely and when I say something I tend to raise my voice a little bit. We live in Santa Maria where you might get shot for saying something 😂 Be careful

Vocabulary fall list #5

Venomous- Of a person or their behavior.

Stolid-(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animati

Hypnotized-produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).

Suspended-temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect

Transformed-make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of

Accused-charge (someone) with an offense or crime.

Does dumping social media make you happier ?

I dumped Facebook around the same time as those other teenagers did. Am I happier ?I am happy I don't have to see ignorant or annoying post. And I am happier that I don't spend a large majority of my day on social media.