He spent his life in voluntary poverty‚ enthralled by the study of nature. Two years‚ in the prime of his life‚ were spent living in a shack in the woods near a pond. Who would choose a life like this? Henry David Thoreau did‚ and he enjoyed it. Who was Henry David Thoreau‚ what did he do‚ and what did others think of his work? Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord‚ Massachusetts on July 12‚ 1817 ("Thoreau" 96)‚ on his grandmother’s farm. Thoreau‚ who was of French-Huguenot and Scottish-Quaker
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Romanticism and Rationalism Romanticism began in the mid-18th century and reached its height in the 19th century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics the ideals of the time period‚ concentrating on emotion‚ nature‚ and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and‚ while using emotion and nature; the poets and their works shed light on people’s universal natures. Romanticism as a movement declined in the late
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Human Freedom Freedom in mind‚ freedom in nature‚ and freedom in subjectivity of individual are three kinds of freedoms. However‚ freedom should be expressed within the limits of reason and morality. Having freedom equals having the power to think‚ to speak‚ and to act without externally imposed restrains. As a matter of fact‚ finding freedom in order to live free is the common idea in Plato with "The Allegory of the Cave"; Henry David Thoreau with " Where I lived and What I lived for"; and Jean
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Rachel Sutherland English Composition I Prof. Comeau October 11‚ 2012 A Clear Look into the Life of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has themes of enlightenment‚ hard work‚ nature‚ and intelligence. A person’s attention may not be drawn toward these ideas at first glance‚ but after reading “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato and “The American Scholar” by Emerson‚ it is difficult to stray away from connecting the three works. “The Allegory of the Cave” presents enlightenment
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Biographical Sketch of the Author If there is a man who is certified to write on the fallacies of exegeting a text‚ it is Donald A. Carson‚ (or as many know him‚ D.A. Carson). Dr. Carson has his Ph.D. In New Testament Studies from the University of Cambridge. D.A. Carson is well known in the evangelical world for his commentaries on Matthew‚ John‚ a New Testament introduction and numerous other books like‚ The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism‚ a work that won the Gold Medallion award
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Henry David Thoreau: A Philosophical Reflection Henry David Thoreau was an inexhaustible writer that encompassed poetry and philosophy within his narratives and created a style of writing that‚ for his time‚ was difficult to define and categorize. Because of this his works were often overlooked for the genius that was held within them as writers of his time had already begun to stray from the traditional stances of philosophy. However‚ one can easily survey the works of Henry David Thoreau and
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My breath steamed against the January air‚ my eyes stayed straight although I focused on nothing in particular. The span of my attention not allowing me to read but same paragraph over‚ still yet without comprehension. I snapped the book shut and rose from the park bench with a yawn. The light fading too quickly even to read. “The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emmerson” had succeeded only to bore me. The persistent inclination that all beauty stemmed from nature‚ from god himself struck me as
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The narrater of F. Scott Fitzgerald novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ I chose the contact information street name and address. I chose the address because it is base off the real house of Gatsby’s Mansion and Nick lived next door to him. The town was where the Gatsby Mansion was located‚ so I based my location of the house to where the real one would be at. The phone number is based on the area code to what the Great Neck would be. The email is simple and you want to be easy and recognizable. You don’t want
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After reading the text‚ The American Scholar‚ by Emerson‚ I feel that he is trying to build a new American identity. This lecture was given in 1837‚ only fifty or so years written after the Declaration of Independence was written. Thus‚ I think that Emerson is trying to break away from being European. According to the last author we read‚ Crèvecoeur‚ "The American is a new man‚ who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas and form new opinion. From involuntary idleness
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s thoughts as relayed in The American Scholar and Self-Reliance could be seen to expand upon some of the ideas of enlightened thinkers Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin in creating his declaration of intellectual independence. Benjamin Franklin’s work encompassed ideas that pertained to the individual’s enrichment in life and Ralph Waldo Emerson expanded Franklin’s ideas to focus on individual intellectual thought. Benjamin Franklin moved away from the rigid‚ systematic Puritan
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