Thoreau always knew that nature had a deeper meaning than what is just on the surface. He knew Walden Pond not just on the surface but he dove into Walden Pond and found greater meanings. Thoreau was a Transcendentalist‚ who believed that there was this higher meaning behind nature. He believed that one could find God in the nature that was around. And Throughout Walden‚ Henry David Thoreau observes nature as this element that has a greater meaning and that meaning is that new life and rebirth can
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Physical exercise is more important for older people than for younger people. Nowadays‚ an increasing number of people‚ work in the office and seat whole day‚ are beginning to realize〝doing exercise is closely related to health.〞That is why I see lots of people‚ old and young‚ exercise in the playground. However‚ some people think that physical exercise is more important for older people than for younger people‚ while I believe every age
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People should insist on a challenging plan rather than a practical plan.人应该坚持自己有挑战性的梦想还是注重实现现实的梦想。 As a Chinese ancient proverb goes‚ a man with plan is a man with hope. When it comes to plan making‚ some may stick to a practical thought while others may prefer a challenging one. As for me‚ I would rather choose the latter one for the following two reasons. Firstly‚ a challenging plan is more likely to ensure efficiency. The major reason why a practical plan appears more appealing is that it
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There is no doubt that education is essential to everyone. Some think that schools should offer the courses in academic purposes only‚ while others believe that students should be equipped with necessary skills which could be trained in school to meet job market needs. This essay will outline both two functions of a school and explain why I think a balance way to approach this issue is essential. It is commonly believed that higher education should provide the training mainly for the needs in
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Some people may think that older people enjoy life more than young people do. However in opinion‚ young people enjoy life more than older people do. Young people’ passion and energy are enough to enjoy life more than older people do. The reasons of it are that they do not have to be responsible for numerous tasks‚ that they are much more energetic than the elderly‚ and that they can get familiar with new technologies even faster than old people. First of all‚ young people do not have much responsibility
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Many people believe that a large income equals success. I believe‚ however‚ that success is more than how much money you make. Some of those measures of success include fame‚ respect‚ and knowledge. Most people assume that famous people are rich people‚ but that isn’t always true. For example‚ some day I would like to be a famous researcher. Few scientists are rich by today’s standards. Still‚ I will feel myself to be successful if lam well-known. Additionally‚ there are many famous humanitarians
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than fame‚ give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance‚ an obsequious attendance‚ but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away from the inhospitable board. The hospitality was as cold as the ices." - Henry David Thoreau‚ Walden‚ or Life In The Woods Truth vs. Fortune In Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book Into The Wild the main character is Chris McCandless a young man who is extremely smart and who seems to have everything going great
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Emerson and Thoreau When prominent literary theorists come to mind‚ many think of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. These men are both brilliant and share many of the same pleasures‚ such as a love of their surroundings and the importance of nature. They both shared views towards an alternate government and lived the lives of individualistic‚ laid back non-conformists. Thoreau and Emerson were among the elite writers in the Transcendentalist movement. Both men found the need for change
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Recollections of the Past: From Pioneer Naturalist to Mountaineer Buddhist (Thoreau and Kerouac) An old adage says "never let the truth get in the way of a good story". However‚ where is the line drawn between embellishment and fabrication? Artistic privilege is just as it sounds; a liberty to manipulate and coerce verbs‚ adjectives‚ adverbs‚ and other parts of speech and sentence structure to yield a far more pleasing narrative. As with any privilege there comes responsibility‚ in this
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1. In this dispute‚ which country’s law would apply‚ that of the United States or of Germany? When international commercial disputes must be settled under the laws of one of the countries concerned‚ in this case the United States and Germany‚ the paramount question in a dispute is: Which law governs? Jurisdiction is generally determined in one of three ways: 1. On the basis of jurisdictional clauses included contracts 2. On the basis of where a contract was entered into 3. On the basis of where
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