Nature/self-reliance

One point that I dissagree with is the fact that Emerson said to be an individual is the best way to go and one should not conform to society.  I believe that there are two types of individuals.  One, individaul A is the true individual, not conforming to society and not striving to be an individual.  The other is individaul B, the person who wants to be an individaul and conforms to society. 
Another point I disagree with is simmilar, Emerson says that too be a man you must be a non-conformist.  I believe that to be society's definition of a man, meaning strong, responsible, hard worker, and free of emotion, is of course conforming.  However to be Emerson's definition of a man, protective, self-reliant, is to be a true man and not trying to be a man.  Between the two points both can be pursued by society but to be a true individual or man you must just become and not strive to be it otherwise it is not a natural transformation and is conforming to society.

Essay Writing

    My development as a writer has had ups and downs.  For instance right now its in a steady decline as you can probably tell due to my terrible transitions, wacky word choice, and sensless spelling.  The decline I hope is just the residual effects of summer and will soon wear off however I feel as if I used to write with so much more ambition and humor.  Right about now I would say "however" and think up something clever to prove to myself and my readers that I still do have some writing talent and have not lost any.  I do not mean to sound like im fishing for compliments ( although they are welcome ) but it seems either through lack of excersice or mental decay my writing skills have fallen drastically. 
     However, even though my strength in essays has decreased it seems I have developed a knack for script writing.  This expedition into the arts of theatre started back in drama class freshman year.  A playwrite attended my class to teach playwriting of course and one of our assignments was to write a play.  Thats how it started.  Because of so many years of different kinds of writing I have learned the tools needed for a succesful persuasive essay, or entertaining script, etc.