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    THOREAU quotes

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    injustice to another‚ then‚ I say‚ break the law. The language of friendship is not words but meanings. The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. Things do not change; we change. RATHER THAN LOVE‚ THAN MONEY‚ THAN FAME‚ GIVE ME TRUTH. If you have built castles in the air‚ your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. Friends... they cherish

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    Thomas Jefferson

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    Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state; second vice president; and‚ he was also the third president who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed on July 4‚ 1826. Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Charlottesville‚ Virginia. Jefferson

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    Henry David Thoreau

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    something different to everyone. To Henry David Thoreau it means not being locked down to the rules of society. To be free from social slaughter of word of mouth. Free from taxes that society is forced to pay and why? Because some big shot said so? Thoreau was a man in a natural world‚ he knew true happiness‚ he didn’t care about society and class‚ never felt alone‚ he believed in an existence far different than we do‚ John Muir lived a life like Thoreau‚ and modern society is not capable of living

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    God and Marduk have different views on humanity. God looks upon humanity as his own people. God refers to the people as “his people” and that is why he is saving the Israelites from the Egyptians. Marduk views humanity as a creation that can be used to serve the gods. Marduk creates humanity out of spite. That is why Marduk creates humanity from the death of Kingdu‚ a rebel God that caused Tiamat to rebel and fight. God’s view of humanity in the burning bush incident is that it is almost his job

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    Introduction Our current time is accelerated. Everything moves quickly; far more quickly than in the time of the Transcendentalists. If either of the Transcendentalist writers Thoreau or Emerson could see what the world has become they would be absolutely horrified. We continue to increase our speed and yet it seems that the faster we go‚ the more impatient we become. No one has any time to stop and smell the roses. No one has the time to appreciate for a moment how awe inspiring and wondrous this

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    1. the first paragraph of the declaration‚ Jefferson states the reason for the writing of this document. What reason does he give? Jefferson says that it is only moral to explain why we are separating from the crown. 2. Where does a government acquire its power‚ according to the declaration? Jefferson says that a goverment gets its power from the people. 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? Jeffereson states that the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness

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    Truth Is Post-Truth

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    agenda’s‚ truth is sometimes ignored or becomes irrelevant. The question is if truth has become so twisted that it doesn’t really exist in its original meaning anymore? If truth has been lost there must be a substitute‚ this is where post-truth originated. Post-truth is when decisions are based upon emotions rather than facts‚ this is dangerous because each person feels a different way and therefore can justify melding a subject to fit their own liking. Post-truth has caused all truths to be called

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    In The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail‚ a greatly emphasized theme is the idea of being unique from others by taking the initiative to undertake your own . The idea of individualism is an important quality of transcendentalism‚ and it is greatly implied in the play that people who strive to be their own self do better in life compared to a person who aims to be like another person. Individualism means to try new things that set you apart from the normal way of doing things. In my opinion‚ one of the

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    Jefferson Davis

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    Synopsis Jefferson Davis was born in Christian County‚ Kentucky‚ on June 3‚ 1808. After a distinguished military career‚ Davis served as a U.S. senator and as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce before his election as the president of the secessionist Confederate States of America. He was later indicted for treason‚ though never tried‚ and remained a symbol of Southern pride until his death in 1889. Quotes "I regarded the separation of the States as a great‚ though not the greater evil." –

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    viewpoints on society and times in which they live. In the essay “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ and the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau‚ the authors speak out against conformity and materialism in society. Both were romanticism authors during the 1800s. They focused on simplicity and individuality. Both writings can advise teenagers today on the importance of non-conformity and the value of rejecting materialism. In “Self Reliance”‚ Emerson discusses being one’s own person and not allowing

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