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The American Scholar was a speech given by Emerson on 1837.Emerson tried to change the society intellectually where he insisted on the American intellectual revolution .He calls for independency on the intellectual level. The DR asked us why in particular did Emerson choose this class? Bcz The Scholar is THE MIND of the nation,he or she is the representative of America. Emerson insisted on THE AMERICAN SCHOLARbcz transcendentalists are rebellious ,revolutionary.
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