Thursday, December 18, 2014

Historical Profile: Ralph Waldo Emerson

So I googled reasons to love Ralph Waldo Emerson. Apparently that list has not been created yet. But no worries, we can make one up together. Comment below to get this list started for one of our favorite American transcendentalist authors!

Wait, you still haven't commented yet? Hmmm, maybe I should get you started.

  1. He has wicked sweet sideburns.
    "Ralph Waldo Emerson ca1857 retouched" by User:Scewingderivative work: 2009 - Ralph_Waldo_Emerson_ca1857.jpg. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - 
  2. He gave over 1500 public lectures.
  3. He was friends with Henry David Thoreau.
  4. And...you should just watch this video.



Turns out he was a pretty quotable guy. A master of the English language, no doubt. Thanks to Quoteswave for that video.
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  1. FLfosterDecember 18, 2014 at 11:20 PM

    One of the people that helped inspire this blog and inspired MANY language changes and, well, the entire history of the English language was William Tyndale and his dedication to translate the Bible so that the common people could read and study the Bible. Or, in his own words thanks to wikiquotes, " If God spare my life, ere many yeares I wyl cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture, than he doust."
    A great set of videos telling this wonderful story is only one click away:
    http://www.byutv.org/show/123d4a82-3d47-488e-beda-2496a5a1ff2c/fires-of-faith

    We are sure grateful for his courage and dedication to God!

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