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The essay βSelf-Relianceβ consists of many entries that include journal entries and lectures delivered by Emerson. There is no formal thesis statement or well-organized paragraphs. The essay lacks a formal structure. The essay is divided into three sections: the importance of self-reliance, self-reliance and the individual, and self-reliance and society. The essay discusses self-reliance as a virtue and compares it with different modes of agreement.
"Let us reject this decree," said the princes. "In matters of conscience the majority has no power." To protect liberty of conscience is the duty of the state, and this is the limit of its authority in matters of religion. Every secular government that attempts to regulate or enforce religious observances by civil authority is sacrificing the very principle for which many people so nobly struggled. The principles contained in this celebrated Protest β¦ constitute the very
βThe Call of the Wildβ was first published in 1903 in the Saturday Evening Post. Macmillan Publishers published it in the same year. The βCall of the Wildβ is set during the Klondike Gold Rush in Canada elaborately shows the readers the painful, powerful, experiences of Buck. The story takes place in the extreme climatic conditions at Yukon. The events in the life of Buck that transforms him into a powerful leader are told interestingly.
In her stories, Kate Chopin portrays women who wish to enjoy spiritual and sexual freedom. Most of the women writers who lived during 19th century were mainly interested in improving the social conditions of women. However, Kate Chopin searched for an understanding of personal freedom that questioned traditional expectations of both men and women. The characters in her stories are mostly inhabitants of Louisiana. Many of her stories are set in Natchitoches in north central Louisiana.