Monday, September 21, 2009
A great writer
As we have ventured through the compositions of great writers such as Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau I have come to appreciate and enjoy the excitement and complexity of these great writers creations. They have made me think outside the box, and broaden my way of thinking in terms of literature and the rest of the world. Although they are all great writers in there own way, there was one out of the three that I immensely enjoyed; Ralph Waldo Emerson. His complexity and opinion in his writings made me not only stretch my mind, but think of the world from a completely different perspective. The "Divinity School Address" was one of the best readings I have ever read. The way he so strongly stated his opinion about religion, and kept me interested and thinking throughout the whole address, was incredible. He made sure to keep, his opinion loud and clear, but always kept me wondering about what he was really trying to say. I have thoroughly enjoyed experiencing such an incredible writer. And I hope in the future I can read more by Emerson, as well as Whitman and Thoreau.
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Lillian,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you've enjoyed all these writers, and that you have especially been taken with Emerson's "Divinity School Address". But just what was it that you enjoyed about his speech? Perhaps you want to go back over the address, pick out some of the passages that meant the most to you, and then use these to launch you into the essay that we'll begin working on shortly.