Over the course of the semester, the text I connected with the best was “Self-Reliance,” an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was able to relate to my own personal experiences with a focus on learning acceptance, being unique, and not feeling less important because you are not the same. An example of Emerson showing the need to accept one another is when he says, “Accept the place that divine Providence has found for you: the society of your contemporaries, the chain of events” (Emerson 246). Not everyone is happy where they are; people constantly want to change their appearance, location or knowledge. This quote is particularly striking since everyone wants to change some aspect of their life instead of trying to make the most of what they have. Throughout this essay, Emerson is able to describe how each individual is constantly trying to change their life instead of realizing how wonderful their life is as is. Therefore, Emerson is able to connect with my internal conflict and learn to accept the way my self is present....