Reflection on "The Battle of the Ants"‚ Henry David Thoreau "The Battle of the Ants" is an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s "Walden‚" a non-fictional book Thoreau wrote while living on his own in a cabin in the wilderness for 2 years during the 1840’s. Thoreau chose to live this lifestyle in order to find out what really was important in life‚ in his words‚ "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life‚ and see if I could not learn what
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suggestions will prove to be of some assistance. Once again‚ I would like you to regard these problems to assure that there will be more customers going to your restaurant in the future. Yours faithfully‚ thocon Dear thocon‚ Thank you for your letter giving opinions about our service. First‚ I would like to apologize for our shortcomings. However‚ I hope you understand that these are due to lack of deficient preparation for the staff. As you know‚ we need more time to recruit and train the high
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against the wilderness‚ Henry David Thoreau and Jon Krakauer challenged the demands and territories between the humans’ safe haven and Mother Earth’s true land. Both Walden and Into The Wild share themes that both authors address. In the early stages of their goals‚ Thoreau and Krakauer encountered a common theme. Self perfection and animosity towards those who preach perfection‚ but have not obtained it themselves. In his journey through Walden‚ Thoreau demonstrates this idea while observing
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Cindy Juarez 4/23/2013 Mountain View High school Letter of Appeal “The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them‚ or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going‚ what they plan to do along the way‚ and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”-Churchill In my life I’ve always had a plan or a certain path I was destined to take
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Internet is that it provides e-mail. By a touch of a button‚ you can send and receive instant electronic emails. This definitely has its advantages over postal mail since it’s totally free and the senders can save a lot of time. We can also send our letters or invitations to multiple recipients instead of writing them for hundreds of times. Moreover‚ the Internet is a virtual treasure which provides us with unlimited source of information. You can find anything that is in your interest simply by logging
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WRITING – PART 1: • • • 1. Write at least 150 words (no more than 170 words) Do not need to write your own address Begin the letter as follow|: Dear Sir / Madams You wrote to the Harvey School of English last month asking for a brochure and for details of how to arrange accommodation. You have received nothing. You have telephoned but only spoken to the caretaker. Write a letter to the school owners. Explain the situation and tell them what you want to happen. Dear Sir/Madam‚ I wrote to your school
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Do you agree: Australian media representatives of Asian society are biased? Give reasons by way of examples. Mired in debt in Europe together with North America being under the background of weak economic recovery‚ the Australian government would link the future development and boom of Asia closely and it is undoubtedly wise and far-sighted. In fact‚ the "look Asian" and "embrace" in Asian policy had been proposed by politicians decades ago. As the financial turmoil sweeps the world‚ Australia
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The notion of success holds different meanings for different people. Such meanings have changed over time. Actually many propose that processing an abundance of money implies success. However‚ this view is rendered obsolete in the minds of those individuals who hold that one individual’s success can not be measured by money. Material possession has been accepted as the measurement of success or social status. When we refer to someone we tend to mention how much money he owns and thereby believe
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Environmentalism is a big subject in today’s society from deforestation to the domestication of various animals that really don’t make household pets. In Rebecca Solnit’s essay “The Thoreau Problem” she talks about how Henry David Thoreau himself spoke about environmentalism. This position sits on a different pedestal than most “…he considered the conjunction of prisons and berry parties‚ of the landscape of incarceration and of pastoral pleasure‚ significant. But why?” This is a great question seeing
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In each selection Henry David Thoreau‚ Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ and Nelson Mandela reflect the spirit of optimism and individualism which led each of these men to contribute towards social reforms within their countries. In Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”‚ he begins to speak of the Mexican-American war and how he feels paying taxes that support the war is unjust‚ therefore‚ he protests the payment and is placed in jail. Author Thoreau discusses that taking action to bring about social change is seen through
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