Amos Bronson Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832, to Abby May and Amos Bronson Alcott (Price). In a letter to her father twenty-five years later, Alcott described herself as being born “bawling at the disagreeable world” (Kort). Louisa May Alcott’s father was a philosopher and educator, a leader in transcendentalism, and a spokesman for the abolitionist movement (Heginbotham). Fascinated by child development, he observed his own children in various stages, including,…

Born 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott became a brilliant student and person early on. Her father, Amos Bronson, was a philosopher and educated his children himself. Louisa became leader in the family early on by stepping up and going to work as a school teacher and later as a nurse. When she became an adult, she wrote novels and short stories under the name Flora Fairfield. Later, she restarted her career again, but this time, under her real name. During the Civil War, Louisa…

Alcott The Feminist And The War Nurse “I'm not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship” (Alcott). Louisa May Alcott was an independent woman who believed you should be yourself and never rely on anyone. Alcott was a strong believer in women's rights. Louisa began writing as a teenager. The novelist wrote about her experiences of war, and feminine views, and familiar relations. The author grew up surrounded by intellectual and literary giants. The American novelist Louisa May Alcott…

across the Red Sea to their promised land, similar to Tubman leading the slaves to freedom. Hayden referred to Tubman by her name and as Moses in his poem. Hayden mentions other famous abolitionists as well, such as William Lloyd Garrison, Amos Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Garrett, Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau, and John Brown as well as Harriet…

Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. “When he was 8 years old, his father, who was a minister, died and left his family to face hard times.” according to my research. After the devastating loss, the family went through poverty, but that did not stop him from going to school. At 14 years of age, he got accepted into Harvard College, where he received one of the best educations. “When he was 17, he started keeping a journal and continued…

Transcendentalism Transcendentalism, “began as a movement of ideals that altered society’s traditional beliefs on religion and spirituality” (Characteristics of the Literary Time Period). The characteristics of transcendentalism was that society believed that every single thing in the entire world, was, “a reflection on the Divine Soul” (American Literature Timeline). Other characteristic of transcendentalism is that transcendentalist believed in non-conformity, simplicity, self-reliance,…

If animal agriculture had this much of an impact over one hundred and seventy years ago, imagine the magnitude of impact it is having today. To provide land for the livestock, feed crops, slaughterhouses, and grazing fields, animal agriculture uses nearly seventeen million square miles of land. That’s about thirty percent of the earth’s land mass. Twenty-six percent of all ice-free land, seventy percent of all farming land, and thirty percent of all plant land surface is dedicated to animal…