The American Scholar

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Essay | Ralph Waldo Emerson

Brief Questions The American Scholar

Brief Questions: The American Scholar  In which form was “The American Scholar” first delivered? Ans: It was first delivered as a public lecture. Where and when was “The Ame...
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What does Emerson say about creative reading?

What does Emerson say about creative reading? [2021, 2018] ✪✪✪ Francis Bacon (1561-16126) says that reading makes a full man. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) creatively emphasizes...
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What is the Man Thinking according to Emerson?

Present the Man Thinking according to Emerson. [2021] ✪✪✪ Or, What is the Man Thinking according to Emerson? [2019, 2017] Or, What is Emerson’s conception of ‘Man Thinking’? [2015]...
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Describe Emerson’s philosophy of one man divided into many

Describe, in detail, Emerson’s philosophy of one man divided into many.  [2020] Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) presents a bold and clear idea in “The American Scholar” (1837). He...
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How can the scholar arm himself for the betterment of America?

How can the scholar arm himself for the betterment of America? [2016] ✪✪✪ Or, What are the three main influences on the American Scholar, and how do they work? In “The American Sc...
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What are the chief characteristics of the scholar?

What are the chief characteristics of the scholar? [2016]  A scholar is a person who possesses a high level of knowledge in a particular subject, acquired through extensive study....
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Brief Questions The American Scholar

Brief Questions: The American Scholar  In which form was “The American Scholar” first delivered? Ans: It was first delivered as a public lecture. Where and when was “The Ame...
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Distinguish between a scholar and a bookworm

Question: Distinguish between a scholar and a bookworm.  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) composes the iconic essay "The American Scholar" (1837). A scholar and a bookworm may seem si...
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Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst

Explain with reference to the context: “Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst.” [2020] ✪✪✪ Or, What are the influences that the books should have on The...
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Write about the three great educators of the mind in The American Scholar

In brief, write about the three great educators of the mind as Emerson shows in “The American Scholar.” [2019] According to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), there are three great e...
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How does the scholar benefit himself from nature?

Question: How does the scholar benefit himself from nature/ influence of nature/ learn from nature? In Ralph Waldo Emerson's (1803-82) "The American Scholar" (1837), nature plays a...
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Emerson's Philosophy of One Man Divided into Many

Question: Describe, in detail, Emerson's philosophy of one man divided into many.  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) is an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and p...
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