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“Self-Reliance” is an 1841 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the essay, Emerson promotes the ideas of intuition, independence, and inherent goodness in humans and nature: ____________, Which quotation from “Self-Reliance” most effectively illustrates the claim? Choose 1 answer:“We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.”eliminate“Trust thyself [… and] accept the place the divine Providence has found for you.”eliminate“Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.”eliminate“With consistency a great mind has simply nothing to do.”

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“Self-Reliance” is an 1841 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the essay, Emerson promotes the ideas of intuition, independence, and inherent goodness in humans and nature: ____________, Which quotation from “Self-Reliance” most effectively illustrates the claim? Choose 1 answer:“We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.”eliminate“Trust thyself [… and] accept the place the divine Providence has found for you.”eliminate“Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.”eliminate“With consistency a great mind has simply nothing to do.”

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The quotation that most effectively illustrates the claim in Emerson's "Self-Reliance" is "Trust thyself [… and] accept the place the divine Providence has found for you." This quote directly promotes the ideas of intuition and independence, key themes in the essay.

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Self-RelianceRalph Waldo Emerson (adapted excerpt)For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure. And therefore a man must know how to estimate a sour face. The bystanders look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's parlor. If this aversation had its origin in contempt and resistance like his own, he might well go home with a sad countenance; but the sour faces of the multitude, like their sweet faces, have no deep cause, but are put on and off as the wind blows and a newspaper directs. Yet is the discontent of the multitude more formidable than that of the senate and the college. It is easy enough for a firm man who knows the world to brook the rage of the cultivated classes. Their rage is decorous and prudent, for they are timid as being very vulnerable themselves. . . A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today. "Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood." Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.3Select the correct answer.Which statement best describes the repeated use of the word consistency in the passage? A. Emerson repeats the word consistency to highlight the importance of finishing what one has started. B. Emerson repeats the word consistency to emphasize his disapproval of compliant thinking. C. Emerson repeats the word consistency to express his desire for uniformity in transcendentalism. D. Emerson repeats the word consistency to mirror his list of thinkers who were frequently misunderstood.

Self-reliance means Question 16Answera.Replacing truthb.Self dependencyc.Relying on truth d.Buying from Reliance

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Why is self-reliance important for one's development?

How does the church define self-reliance?Group of answer choicesLiving within your means.Disciple leadership.The pure love of Christ.The ability, commitment, and effort to provide the necessities of life for self and family.

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