Emerson’s Truth, Emerson’s Wisdom – This video introduces a new book, Emerson’s Truth, Emerson’s Wisdom: Transcendental Advice for Everyday Life. Its author, Len Gougeon, is a Professor of American literature and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and specializes in nineteenth-century American literature. His research has focused on the relationship of major antebellum literary figures to the reform movements of the time, especially antislavery and the woman’s movement. His writings have appeared in major scholarly journals such as The New England Quarterly, American Literature, Studies in the American Renaissance, The Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, Modern Language Studies, South Atlantic Review, Nineteenth-Century Prose, and others as well as numerous collections of critical essays. A past-President of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, he is the author of Virtue’s Hero: Emerson, Antislavery, and Reform (University of Georgia Press, 1990, 2010), Emerson & Eros: The Making of a Cultural Hero (SUNY Press, 2007), and co-editor of Emerson’s Antislavery Writings (Yale University Press 1995, 2001). In 2008 he received the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award. Emerson’s Truth, Emerson’s Wisdom is an effort to provide a modern reader with takes the unique approach of coupling a generous sampling of his essential writings (essays, poems, lectures, and addresses) with a discussion of the biographical …

 

Hospice offers a path to healing for those grieving

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"We wanted to provide a way for those people who are dealing with the loss of someone from suicide to come together and support each other and learn about the unique type of grief they are experiencing," Renner said. "This support group is for anyone …
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Jan's Circle of Friends helps children in the name of murdered mom Jan Roseboro

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Van Zant said she has come to know, all too painfully, what children need when they're coping with the aftereffects of violence and loss. She has been caring for three of her sister's four children (the eldest son is an adult). … Patti Anewalt …
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Spotlight on Health

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Grief Recovery series 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at The Lake House, 26701 Little Mack south of 11 Mile Road, St. Clair Shores. Workshop includes educational and experiential sessions dealing with concepts of grief and recovery and moving beyond loss. For fee …
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