What Emerson Forgot

Emerson 's argument in The "American Scholar" is not completely true in a form that defines the strength of individuals of a society.



The problem in the world today is people, or society.Each person inside of themselves has an individual. The individual is not a public display, it keeps things holy inside of them, it protects their soul. When that individual has been given up for a public sacrifice, the person dies and becomes a machine. Each society has demanded the sacrifice of man's soul- includes loves dreams talents, to be distributed amongst all for the good of others. When people give up everything they love for the good of others, they kill, murder, sacrifice, suicide, whatever you want to call it. The thinking man knows himself and not anyone else. The strongest individuals will survive the test of a society to live together, to mutually exchange the benefits of other individuals in the world.



The individual explores. I am myself, the individual,(joke). Referring to King Louis XIV of France"I am myself, the state". Many of the things individuals can explore include many subjects of our public school system. As and individual, my interest involves hisory and science. I have always been interested in science and history through my life, but more recently in the past three years have learned about every possible empire and ruler that ever existed! Physics have always interested me, because I want to become an engineer one day. Engineering is something Emerson loves because it is creative, and I express me as an individual by keeping up with my history. History helps me have a better understanding of the world. Not everyone is like the individual though, and that is what is wrong with the world. If everyone thought for themselves, we would be much more advanced and have a crimeless world.