Quiz 16: Thoreau Directions: Answer the following questions in paragraph format. Be thorough in your response‚ use examples from the text‚ and be sure to address all parts of each question. 1. In the final paragraphs of “Solitude‚” Thoreau asks the following rhetorical questions: “Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?” What does he mean when he writes “intelligence with the earth” (a very different thing from saying intelligence of the
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What Is a Paragraph? WRIT 1044 What Is a Paragraph? Paragraphs are clusters of information supporting an essay’s main point (in works of fiction‚ they advance the action or develop the characters). Paragraphs need to be clearly focused‚ well developed‚ organized‚ coherent‚ and a manageable length – generally 5-8 sentences. See page 81 in your textbook! How Do You Begin? Each paragraph should begin with what is called a topic sentence – a one-sentence summary of the argument
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find myself wondering‚ like the high school english teacher trying to grade the “artsy” kid’s creative writing piece; “What‚ in the hell‚ does this ugly thing mean?”. The idea of the snail has captivated my attention in a way that its physical counterpart never could. I find myself asking what the snail could possibly represent in the greater scheme of existence. In effect‚ what does the snail symbolize? The answer to this question is surprisingly complicated. Over the centuries‚ various cultures have
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What Does Congress Do? In order to best explain what Congress does‚ we can use the analytical lenses of constitutionalism‚ institutionalism and behavioralism. Before we can discuss what Congress does‚ it is important to understand the basic make up of our legislative body. We can view the basic makeup of Congress within the view of Constitutionalism. The United States Constitution provides the structure of our legislative body. It gives us a bicameral legislature. This means that we have
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What Does a Geneticist Do? By Cindy Grigg nucleus containing contain lead determines organism prevention genetic human sickle-cell muscular career genome specific contains wrinkled determined Directions: Fill in each blank with the word that best completes the reading comprehension. Scientists who study genetics study genes and heredity: how certain characteristics are inherited by offspring because their parents had these
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Susana Jensen Effective Writing 4/4/2011 Fashion Faux Pas for the Socially Aware "Every generation laughs at the old fashions‚ but follows religiously the new" (21)‚[*] says Henry David Thoreau‚ in regards to one of the many societal values that he believes to be “trivial.” Throughout Walden‚ Thoreau examines several different concepts and elaborates on his own ideologies in contrast with those of society. In “Economy‚” he plays around with the idea that society has adopted fashion as being
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What does it mean to learn? Learning is the use of acquiring knowledge through one’s experiences‚ studies‚ and teachings. By reinforcing and modifying ones skills and obtaining information‚ a person will be able to memorize what is taught. Learning is a process; it does not happen overnight‚ human learning is a never-ending process. It occurs within social interactions‚ education‚ workforce‚ and personal development. We engage in complex thinking‚ spiritual beliefs‚ and conversations. Needless to
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Henry David Thoreau argues that the corruptibility of the government hinders society in order to convince American citizens in the mid-nineteenth century that people should follow personal morals rather than the will of the government. Thoreau sends a valid message given the context of his argument. During the mid-nineteenth century‚ slavery remained ubiquitous in the United States because the government authorized the legal usage of slaves. Although the law permits slavery‚ morality forbids slavery
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What does it mean to be Australian? If I was to go out on the street today and ask random people‚ what they thought it means to be Australian I would get a different answer from every person‚ whether they say that it means that we are strong‚ brave‚ proud of our country or that it’s about having a barbeque in the backyard‚ or going down for a surf every morning. The first one is the ‘Typical’ Aussie bloke‚ who on his days off from work will go down to the pub and have a few cold beers with mates
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When you hear the word "hero"‚ does your mind conjure up an image of an intrepid being with extraordinary powers? Do you visualize a superhuman whose main objective in life is to prevent evil and protect the innocent civilians? If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains
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