On page #100 in the first big paragraph, there is a line that I wanted to use for two reasons:
The sentence is "They shed an united light on the advancing actor."
The first reason why I wanted to use this sentence was because of the mechanical error. It should be "a united light" not "an". I just found it interesting that I found an error in one of these papers. They're usually much better with avoiding typos.
The second reason why I picked this sentence was I liked the description. "They shed a unitied light" is just simple but creative choice of words. It symbolized team work and assistance. They helped the advancing actor by shedding the light onto him. Well written.
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Good proofreading of the essay, Kevin: I think the error was probably in transcription rather than Emerson's own writing. (Although I found it ironic that you had a miscue in your own transcription of the essay: i.e. "unitied." Writing are tricky!).
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This is quite funny actually. I had to repeat this line in my head a few times to realize that this was not correct. I am slightly confused with your reasoning so it would be nice for you to go further in depth :) Who do you suppose is they and how does it symoblize team work and assistance?
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