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    positively influenced by nature throughout the book and it helps keep her sane during the competition. Although nature is what kept Katniss sane‚ the government‚ which she hates with a passion‚ is what stresses her out the most in her life. Henry David Thoreau was a major leader of the transcendental movement who wrote many essays and books displaying his beliefs and opinions. One of Thoreau’s most well-known transcendental qualities is his hatred of the government‚ which he writes about in

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    materialistic things‚ lets you strive for your dreams and tells you not to waste things. Throughout the past many years‚ Transcendentalism has affected society in many different ways. The concept of Transcendentalism was founded by the philosophers Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson and has had huge influence on society such as the creation of many movies‚ books and even protests. One of the most significant pieces of work to have influenced society is Civil Disobedience by Thoreau. Civil Disobedience

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    The Mexcian American War

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    Thomas Corwin‚ "Against the Mexican War" (1847) Thomas Corwin was a Whig senator from Ohio. Many Whigs‚ especially northern Whigs‚ questioned the need for and wisdom of expansion. The Mexican-American War proved controversial and divisive. Henry David Thoreau refused to pay his taxes because they would be used to support the war. That action and a subsequent essay‚ "On Civil Disobedience‚" became important precedents 120 years later during the Vietnam conflict. Corwin’s speech touches on key elements

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    Summer Reading Journal

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    Summer Reading Journals Walden Journal Language: A. “Why level down to our dullest perception always‚ and praise that as common sense?” -Humorous. Thoreau seems to be trying to imply that everyone views common sense in a different way. Why should we try to impress others with our own opinion of common sense‚ when common sense is viewed at a different perspective by each and every person. B. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” According to this quote‚ I believe Thoreau was

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    nation. In the book “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck‚ shows a true definition of how a community should look and act in chapter 17. He focuses not only in individual but how the whole nation suffers injustice due to economic crisis. In contrary‚ Henry David Thoreau wrote a piece‚ “Civil Disobedience”‚ where he clearly states that the

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    Your number one rule with this web quest is that you absolutely may not simply copy/paste answers from the website into the word document. Copying and pasting is plagiarism‚ therefore‚ if you do this on any question it will result in an automatic zero for this assignment. Directions: 1. Read the questions in each step (so you know what to look for)‚ read the information on the website‚ and then type the information you learn in your own words. 2. When you have finished answering each question

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    Walden Analysis

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    Thoreau begins by matter-of-factly outlining his two-year project at Walden Pond‚ near Concord‚ Massachusetts (on land owned by his spiritual mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ although Thoreau does not mention this detail). He says he lived there for two years and two months‚ and then moved back to “civilized society”—thus acknowledging right away‚ and quite honestly‚ that this was not a permanent lifestyle choice‚ but only an experiment in living. He describes the reactions of people to news of his project

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    “The Road not taken” by Roberts Frost. Frost wrote the poem in first person. In the first part of the poem‚ he describes that there are two choices to make in the forest where the leaves have changed to yellow there he must choose between two paths that head in different directions. He regrets that he cannot follow both roads‚ but since that is not possible‚ he pauses for a while to consider his choice. One road seems preferable. Then he realizes that both roads are likely equally traveled and that

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    Hindrances In Walden

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    “Walden” is a story about Henry David Thoreau‚ who was born in the 1800s. He lived on Walden Pond for two years and two and off in a house he built with only bare essentials. His belief was that man does not need material things only the essential of life to survive and be happy. Thoreau Thought was that material things lead to a carrot on a string effect when you running fast and faster to get the carrot. Example you working hard to buy more things that you don’t need and can’t take them with

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    History 151

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    Are a people ever justified in openly violating laws (like the Fugitive Slave Act) that they disapprove of and think immoral? What has been the fate of such laws in U.S. history? Should the majority always Rule I believe that if the law is so immoral that it causes harm you have an obligation to disobey. According to the law‚ it was the responsibility of the federal government to help owners recapture these runaway slaves‚ who were denied any legal means to try and fight their return to slavery.

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