Question

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Do you agree or disagree with Emerson’s statement about individuality? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.

Answer 1

So personally I agree with Emerson in his statement because in our current society there is this standard for people to fit into this tiny mold of how someone should be. My motto is if everyone was the same the world would be boring, so I personally believe that we all need to be our own people in order to make our lives and others interesting. So yes I agree with Emerson.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

I totally agree, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”;

In this way, Ralph Waldo Emerson identifies that the strive for becoming oneself truly is worth since there will always be an outside force in life-shaping us to become part of a role or something else that is external and foreign to us:

When we live every day, we can notice how many attitudes are generalized through the practices of work, and in society, these attitudes also tend to form along with some positions towards politics and economics.

When someone is constantly being pushed into being something else, the pursuit of being oneself is in the path of finding happiness and self-fulfilment.

This saw Emerson with great clarity and therefore I try to show my individuality by being conscious of my choices, I try to internalize what is wrong and good in life, and what is best for me, as well as try to know my similarities and differences among friends and family and coworkers.