c) choose one person, event, or movement from an earlier period of american history (prior to 1820) and briefly explain how that person, event, or movement did or did not fit what emerson said of "the former generations."

One person could be Emerson related to Alice Cary, both were writers and poets who have lot of influence in the historynof the United States. He was the leader of the Trascendentalist thinking.

Explanation:

i do agree with robert moses’ statements about wiping out cities that are an “impediment to new growth”. in order to have a positive community, the city must continue to grow either in terms of size or economics. therefore wiping out cities that restrict growth benefits the overall society and all the people living in it. similar to a social contract, i believe that if a person was to live in a community they must sacrifice some of their rights, in this case property, for the overall good of the people. as long as these people living in the cities are reimbursed and the purpose of wiping out the cities is to serve the public, there is no problem with robert moses’ core idea.