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    The ideas of nature between German Philosopher‚ Frederick Nietzche‚ and Henry David Thoreau show strong feelings toward their opinion. Nietzche and Thoreau had similar views on their opinion on nature and endorse it. Thoreau says “I love nature‚ I love the landscape because it is so sincere. It never jest. It is cheerfully‚ musically earnest.” Thoreau shows a positive and caring view of nature. Generally speaking‚ interpretations of Nietzsche and his view of nature vary according to weather his break

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    In Walden‚ Thoreau uses techniques to convey thoughtful reflection and unwavering confidence towards his actions and convictions. By contemplating his past ventures and personal beliefs‚ he urges the reader to take specific paths in life with a strong and forceful credibility. Thoreau’s use of syntax expresses his philosophical yet audacious approach towards his quest to live simply and without superfluous needs. The semicolons and commas in the first sentence of paragraph four string together his

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    According to Henry David Thoreau‚ “One is not born into the world to do everything‚ but to do something.” What is your something? “Hurry call 911!” What had begun as a typical Saturday morning‚ filled episodes of Power Rangers‚ quickly became a nightmare. Rushing into the living room with nothing but a hair bonnet on‚ my mom‚ obviously flustered‚ could barely keep her hands still enough to dial 911. Without hesitation‚ I scurried to my parents room to see my dad lying in bed‚ almost lifeless

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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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    Google+ Gmail Calendar more All DocsEdit Into the Wild vs Thoreau ’s Walden Bally Elizabeth Bally Mr. Cunic English 11 Honors 13 Jan. 2013 Into the Wild vs. Walden Into the Wild is a movie based on the adventure of Chris McCandless as he breaks away from his civilized life and travels across the country to live in Alaska. Chris bases his journey off the core beliefs of the novel Walden by Henry David Thoreau. The novel is a description of Thoreau’s life as he exiles himself

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    ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy is one of the most profound love poems in the world‚ with a strong message to all readers. The general idea that Duffy is trying to get across to us is how the gifts given at Valentine has no real meaning of true love. She uses many different techniques and figurative language to express her message. Evidently‚ there is no specific pattern of rhythm and rhyme‚ so therefore we can conclude that this poem is written in free verse. This highlights the fact that love has

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    Two of the most famous Transcendentalists that existed in the 19th century were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau who inspired me in taking a breath taking journey to discovering something new and different from what I do in my everyday life. I decided to make a robot called S.R.R.J also known as a humanoid. I also decided to make a temple structure from scratch. The common idea that revolved around my project was the idea of Emerson’s self-reliance. Emerson believed that one should “trust

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    turned to a vast array of things for inspiration in their works. The Transcendentalist writers of the 1800s turned to nature in order to discover the higher truths of the world around them. By turning to nature‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau came to teach others how to improve their lives by refusing to conform‚ expressing integrity of mind‚ and pursuing one’s dreams. These ideas changed many people’s understanding of the world and continue to do so today. Even though they lived 150 years

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    Quote | Page # | Respect for intuitions: “In most books‚ the I‚ or first person‚ is omitted; in this it will be retained; that‚ in respect to egotism…” | 1 | Withdrawal from labor and competition:“I lived alone‚ in the woods‚ a mile from my neighbor‚ in a house which I had built myself‚ on the shore of Walden Pond‚ in Concord.” | 1 | Pursuit of a critical‚ solitary lifestyle: “Some have asked me what I got to eat; if I did not feel lonesome; if I was not afraid; and the like.” | 1 | Consciousness

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    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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