In 1840, the transcendentalist periodical <em>The Dial </em>was founded, and in that same year it published "Orphic Sayings" by Amos Bronson Alcott.
<em>The Dial </em>was a journal that supported the transcendentalists' philosophy, influenced by Immanuel Kant. Transcendentalism believes in the inherent goodness of people and nature and reinforces the idea that society is capable of corrupting the soul of an individual. Furthermore,<u> "Orphic Sayings" was one of Alcott's contribution to </u><u><em>The Dial. </em></u><em> </em>Alcott's work got favorable reviews and was considered highly valuable for its philosophy. In that way,<u> "Orphic Sayings" was famous for expressing the mystical idealism of the author</u>. The last "Orphic Sayings" was published in 1842.
Answer:
consternation has a negative connotation because it defines confusion resulting to fear or shock.
What is important to Wang's mother based on the story she tells him at the beginning of American Born Chinese is:
A. Education
She tells the story of a mother and a son who tends to imitate what he sees around him, in the first part they lived next to a market place and the song played as a market seller, second they moved next to a cemetery and the son played burning incense and praying to the dead, third they moved next to a university and the son spent his time studying and reading, the mother decided to stay there for a long time.
Answer:
People for top positions in organization must have clear sense of right and wrong and courage and honesty to say the truth.
Explanation:
The main idea of a paragraph is one which the authors wants to prove with the help of examples, evidences, or by appealing to emotions, logic, or moral values. This idea is the backbone and purpose of the paragraph.
In this case, the authors is trying to persuade the readers of the importance of clarity of thought, courage and honesty to say the truth for people on top positions on an organization. He opines that these qualities are even more important than intelligence and substantive knowledge. The author has just named these qualities, he is yet to prove (mat be later) that why and how these qualities are more important than other qualities.
What I interpret "cut the cord" to mean is to become independent of something. Therefor I think the anwers are C) Stop depending on his parents E) Leave the farm.
