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Have someone ever written something so well; that it has influenced the lives of future poets? Well, Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of these many poets who have done this. Emerson has lived a splendid life since the early years through his adult years.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, and his birth took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Ralph’s father was a reverend named William Emerson. Ralph had three brothers, all with different problems. One brother had spent most of his days in a mental institution. The second brother died of a horrible mental sickness. Last, the youngest brother of them all died of tuberculosis in the 1836. Emerson went to Harvard Law School for college. As a freshman, Ralph was voted for president of his class. Despite these accomplishments, he was marked by poverty, frustration, and sickness.
Ralph W. Emerson grew up to be a great person. Still, at the age of thirty, Emerson suffered from poor health including lung disease. He had......

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