The texts in this collection focus on the individual and how individuals fit into the larger schemes of nature and society. Consider the following quotation: “Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, from “Self-Reliance”) What does this quote really mean and how does it connect to the texts in this collection? Should we all listen to our own internal sense of what is right or wrong, or what is true or untrue? Synthesize information from the texts and your ideas by writing and informative/explanatory essay that explains to what extent society affects a person’s individuality.

Passages read in class: I Hear America Singing, Self-Reliance, I, Too. It has to be 5 paragraphs.

Introduction
*Topic Sentence
*Thesis

Body Paragraph 1
*Break the quote from the excerpt/How it connects to the text
*Society and Individuality in text 1
*Details and examples
*Transitions

Body Paragraph 2
*How the quote affects the text 2
*Society and Individuality in text 2
*Details and examples
*Transitions

Body Paragraph 3
*How the quote affect the text 3
*Society and Individuality in text 3
*Details and examples
*Transitions

Conclusion
*Restatement of Thesis
*Closing Sentences
DO NOT USE, “IN CONCLUSION” OR ANY VARIATION OF IT!***
***DO NOT USE “I” IN THIS ESSAY”