Emerson’s argument in “The American Scholar” about American society still holds true today.
One reason Emerson’s argument still holds true is people are known for their occupation, and not who they really are. Over the summer, I was at a wedding and when people introduced themselves they would say things like, “Hello, I’m Dan and I’m a lawyer." Why people are dependant on their jobs? No one really knows. People also specialize in one thing, which causes them not to broaden their horizons.
Another reason Emerson's argument still holds true is that people only know how to do one thing, so when they are put into difficult situations they have nothing to fall back on. In Emerson's article, he says "Man is not a farmer, or a professor, or an engineer, but he is all."
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I like it but people often times are proud of what they do, it is pretty much bragging. It depends on your personality on how explorative you are. It is good to know your options.
ReplyDeleteas kids we should learn to have more than one thing to fall back on in todays economy :) <3
ReplyDeleteThis is good. I like how you give an example of what you experienced.
ReplyDeleteI like your first example. It was very original and made a good point.
ReplyDeleteThis was really well written. I like the examples you gave, they really helped me relate. Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteGood job I liked how you gave examples and you relly stay focased
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