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Rise of the Common Man

Posted on March 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

This next in the series on American history expounds on the events of the rise of Jacksonian Democracy which is seen a pivotal as the era of the common man and precipitating the American Civil War. Rise of the Common … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Essays and English Traits – Emerson

Posted on September 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

On Sept. 9, 1832, Ralph Waldo Emerson retired from ministry. But, he will never retire from the literary tradition and memory of Western Civilization. Among his many famous essays is that which is called Nature. In 1836, Emerson set out in the … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The American Scholar – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted on August 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes throughout modern Western culture, if not elsewhere, important published essays begin their literary life as important speeches. This is the case with many essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The particular essay we will look at today is The American … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Essays and English Traits – Emerson

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The American Scholar – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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