Transcendentalism+2011-Period+7

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RALPH WALDO EMERSON:
===10/7: Read Chapter I of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature for class by Tuesday, 10/11. Respond to the questions given in class (posted on schoolwires).===

===10/14: Read and interpret your assigned paragraph from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance." With a partner, pick out an __aphorism__ from your section and post it on the discussion tab at the top of this page (in the subject line). Underneath the comment, you and your partner will write what you think the quote means, and whether or not you think it's good advice. Be prepared to discuss with the class. Afterwards, we will attempt to identify the main idea of Emerson's essay.===

**WALT WHITMAN:**
“Whitman received little public acclaim for his poems during his lifetime for several reasons: this openness regarding sex, his self-presentation as a rough working man, and his stylistic innovations.”
 * Read the following quote about Walt Whitman, and discuss contemporary artists who may face the same public opposition:**

Then, read the following poem and respond to the prompt on the discussion tab on the page below: @O Me O Life-Per 7!