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According to Emerson a drawback of relying too much on books is that they become useless. Emerson's idea was that books were very good and useful when used with a purpose. But he thought that if you abused books, they were not good at all. His idea was that books serve as inspiration, as sources of references and information, but he thought that the important part was to live, to have life experiences.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American poet that influenced other writers for his particular style and view of life. He was the author of "Nature" and "The American Scholar."
That they were pieces of information/code that were meant for people to abide by. While all of the different codes/laws were different from each other and each had a distinctive set of rules, all of them had in common that they were designed as general rules that peopel should follow in a certain society.
Alaska was not allowed to claim lands held by Native Americans
