HW due: 9/14/07

Explanations of quotations form Ralph Waldo Emerson from "Self-Reliance"

~"nor does he know until he has tried."
- in my oppion this quote is saying that you don't know waht you are capable of until you have tryed. Always try things and never be afriad to because you never know what will happen until you try and what it the worst that can happen, you can't do it? and what if you can?

~ "No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; tey only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong what is agenst it.
- im my oppion this quote is saying that it is better to always be true to your self and be your self event if it is good or bad. don't go agenst in what you belive in just to be main stream, it is beter to be self reliant and your self becaus atleast you are being true to yourself and your inner nature.

~ "Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.-- is it so bad then to be misunderstood?"
- if you are always misunderstood then you are always misunderstood and every one will know that is who you are good or bad. atleast it is who you are and you are being true to yourself, dont wory who you are just be yourself because it is always better to be yourself.


Explanations of quotations form Ralph Waldo Emerson from "Nature"

~ but every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the univers whith their admonishing smile"
- every night the stars will come out and you can count on it, they will always be there and ever as beautiful. they are true to themselfs and people like that. it gives people something to religh on.

~"nature never becomes a toy to a wise spirit"
- a smart person will recognise how special and precious nature is and apreciate it for what it really is and will take care of it and not take it for granted.