Assignment

1. Why does Emerson want just one word written "on the lintels of the door-post."

2. Give a modern example to illustrate Emerson's comment, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

3. Why does Emerson say that some people's "virtues are penances"? When you focus on what people have you lose focusing on your self.

4. Why does Emerson criticize expiation?

5. Why does Emerson say that the force of character is "cumulative"?  Emerson said

6. When would Emerson use a Spartan fife?

7. Why does Emerson find oracles in nature?

8. What point is Emerson trying to make when he says, "At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles"?

9. What does Thoreau mean when he says that he went to Walden "to live deliberately"?

10. Why was Churchill's escape from the Boers so extraordinary?

11. Over the years some people have tried to argue that Churchill's father didn't die of syphilis. Give two examples of evidence to prove he did.

12. Why might Churchill have been better off marrying Violet instead of Clemmie?

13. Why can we see Churchill's quick trip to see Violet in Scotland as a test of his character?

14. How is Ethel Barrymore's sudden departure from London connected to Churchill's sudden decision to join the Liberal Party?

15. Give two examples of the important part that Blenheim Palace played in Churchill's life after he was born there in 1874.

16. How do we know that Jennie had a tattoo on her wrist?

17. Briefly describe the relationship between Winston and Consuelo.

18. Why did the Kaiser pay so much attention to Churchill?

19. Give two reasons why Churchill was so attracted to Muriel Wilson.

20. Why did the suffragettes insist on campaigning against Churchill despite his support for the right of women to vote?

Attachment:- Self-Reliance.pdf