Sunday, November 13, 2016

EMERSON'S CHILD
Shell shocking is one word to describe the presidential election. How could an awful human being who calls Mexicans rapists and Muslims terrorists be elected as our president of the United States. Well, he won and there is nothing we can do about it. He will represent America for the next four years, whether we like it or not, he will be our president. During the election, many Americans were excited for he was going to win, while others cringed as states would turn red. After hours of waiting for who will become the next president of the United States, Republican Donald Trump claimed victory over Democratic presidential Hillary Clinton. As many celebrated many cried, angry and scared. What will happen next? How did he win? This is impossible, it must be rigged. There is way in hell this clown won. But how when he clashed many with awful comment, shouldn't he be hated than liked. Well all of the hate led him to this success. Donald Trump used Emerson's Self Reliance. Emerson said "Be yourself" and that’s exactly what Mr. Trump did. He spoke with no intention what so ever. He spoke with no thought of what society thinks. He was himself. As individuals, I think Emerson would want us to be ourselves. In order to succeed in life we must do things our way. Just like Mr. Trump. Many are shell shocked due to the shown results. Many are furious and upset while others are jumping up and down. I know my community is very upset, angry and sell shocked. I think that Emerson would want us to move on. Emerson said "Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not." Emerson would want us as a community to change and move onward. Our views of Trump may remain the same but we as a community should move forward. We must be opened minded and change as a community. There is a tremendous division between Republicans and Democrats, which creates a lot of tensions in this country. And as a country I think Emerson would want us to set aside the political differences and unite as one for there shall be no destruction in this country. Still remain free for what this country is known for. We should move on accept the fact that Trump will be our president for the next four years or maybe eight years, who knows. I mean he did win this election. Ultimately, we should be self-reliant as told by Emerson. To do what we as individuals want to do. To be ourselves 

AN EARTH SHATTERING FART
"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury was an interesting short story. I liked the fact that the story included dinosaurs. I love dinosaurs, they're amazing. Its based on time traveling and sort of reminded me of Jurassic Park. I freaking love that movie. The story is about a guy who paid thousands of dollars to go back in time and kill a dinosaur. But you must follow the rules, you cannot step out of the path for you will be killed. And that's exactly what Eckels did. He stepped out of the path in which they told him not too and stepped on a butterfly. And once they arrived back the time period changed and Eckels was killed.
Emerson Presentation Day 4
My Emerson
For the project, I will be doing it as a group with kissel and Eldrin. We will each provide a quote that we think about emerson that we found interesting. And whether we agree or disagree with him. And we will provide our project in a poster but we will each have a way in which we would like to write it. 

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

EMERSON FOR THE YOUNG BUCK
Hey there young fella, have you heard of a guy named Emerson. Well he's an awesome person. And have you heard of his famous essay called "Self Reliance." Your probably thinking who the heck is this person? and is he someone famous? Well Emerson is a person who writes essays and is a poet, in which he is famous for. Well he wrote this essay about being yourself; that you should trust yourself and do whatever you want whenever you want. Do not follow the crowd, do what you feel is right for you and not what your friends do. Today many young folks are trying to be like each other so they can fit in. Many young folks tend to follow the trend, like the juju dance and wearing brand clothing's, just to fit in. But then we will all end up being the same. And wouldn't that just be boring. Wouldn't you like to be different; to be yourself. Do what makes you happy not what others want you to be. It's better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Be yourself.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

EMERSON SAID IT
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
This quote is probably one of Emerson's powerful quotes. Emerson gives this idea of individuality. Who else can bring peace in our life but ourselves. We human beings are the ones who can bring peace, beauty, and harmony into this world; this life. This came up on the Socratic seminar because we discussed Emerson's idea of being self reliant; being thyself. To believe in yourself.

"Every heart vibrates to the iron string" In this quote Emerson claims that as human beings we should listen to our instincts. To trust your own feelings, to do what you desire to do. We tend to do what society pressures us to do than to be different. yet we tend to be like everybody else. We need to be ourselves and show who we truly are.

"Meantime nature is not slow to equip us in the prison-uniform of the party to which we adhere"
In this quote Emerson is addressing that we humans are like prisoners to society. Prisoners are to follow orders, just how society pressures us to do certain things.

"We but have express ourselves, and we are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents." In this quote Emerson states that we have a hard time showing what we truly are. And we tend to do what society pressures us to do. The fact that we are too terrified to show our uniqueness to the world. 

"To be great is to be misunderstood''
In this quote Emerson means that to be misunderstood is great. To believe in what you want to believe is great, even though some may disagree.