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    importance and value of living the simplest life nature affords‚ which I believe is as important now as it was in his day. ?Where I Lived‚ and What I Lived For? Opens with Thoreau describing how he came to live in a small‚ dilapidated cabin near Walden Pond. He speaks of the many farms he imagines owning‚ yet never does. Thoreau describes the landscape of the pond and the surrounding area. One of the highlights of Thoreau?s simple daily routine is to watch the sun rise and set on the pond. The mornings

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    The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Study Questions 1. Thoreau has a unique perspective on even something like the alphabet. What is that perspective? How does it relate to Emerson’s ideas about conformity? Thoreau believes that you shouldn’t be forced to say the alphabet one particular way. Say it backwards‚ or start in the middle. Emerson had said‚ “Cast conformity behind you.” Conformity is doing things just like everyone else. Obviously‚ Thoreau doesn’t do things like everyone else.

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    Thoreau Economy

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    Economy Thoreau was a writer like no other. In March 1865 he decided to build a log cabbing by walden pond. He built this cabin in Massachusetts in a town called Concord. He builds this cabin to as a personal experiment. He was using this cabin as a tool to transcend from the society. He had his mind made up and put into detailed focus that he would find out everything there is to discover about humans. The reason why he built the log cabin away from everyone is because he thought that the

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    Name: Leigha Smith Date: 10-22-14 School: Elkmont Facilitator: Roop 3.03 Walden Reading Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences (18 points). 1. Why did Thoreau go to Walden? He wanted to find the real meaning of life. 2. How did he want to live his life? Without care 3. In the first paragraph you read‚ Thoreau says‚ “I did not wish to live what was not life‚ living is so dear…” In what ways might society “live

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    Thoreau and Individuality

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    is a minority of people that have a unique way of rationalizing their ideas and enforcing them‚ regardless of what societal stance is on the issue. Henry David Thoreau is best known for his independent thinking and controversial ideas. In his book Walden‚ he searches for and finds individuality. This is best shown through his perspective on the faults of man. Thoreau is very critical on human lifestyle and has a passionate distaste for all the faults of mankind. He discusses man ’s love for idleness

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    For” Essay You are homeless and have almost no possessions. Would you consider yourself rich or poor? You would call yourself poor‚ of course. Henry David Thoreau would disagree. In the mid1800s he decided to abandon civilization and live alone on Walden Pond. For two years he lived in a cabin away from other people. He was free of the complications of normal life and lived very simply‚ without worries. In his essay‚ Thoreau claims that those without many possessions are actually richer than those

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    Why I Went to the Woods

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    had to teach‚ and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived"(Thoreau). Thoreau learns that he should live simplistically‚ with only the bare necessities in order to survive. He even goes on to urge his readers to live simple. While at Walden Pond‚ he realizes that he has been ignorant‚ but soon views the experience in the woods as a great thing to happen in his life because he was able to change how he would think. Reading is something that Thoreau realized he loved to do after he was

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    Critique of Walden Two

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    Critique of Walden Two The behavioral practices shown in Walden Two produce a self reliant and efficient adult. The first topic that I felt strongly about was education. The way education is viewed in Frazier’s utopian world is brilliant. Compared to the Walden Two educational system I find the grade-based school system slightly barbaric. The second topic that interested me is adolescent reproduction‚ which was encouraged in Walden Two also. It interested me on how Frazier structured the educational

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    Self Reliance in Walden

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    summer of 1845 found Henry David Thoreau living in a rude shack on the banks of Walden Pond. The actual property was owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ the great American philosopher. Emerson had earlier published the treatise entitled "Nature‚" and the young Thoreau was profoundly affected by its call for individuality and self-reliance. Thoreau planted a small garden‚ took pen and paper‚ and began to record the of life at Walden. Thoreau’s experiment in deliberate living began in March of 1845

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    Walden Student Reflection

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    As a Walden student‚ I am a much improved individual. I have learned so much about humanities and technology since I began going to school at Walden. I now realized that to understand people you have to really listen to what they are saying. Sometimes people will say one thing and deep down on the inside they are trying to convey a deeper meaning to what they are feeling. As I read “Looking At Technology Through Women’s Eyes”‚ I was able to get a greater understanding of how hard it is for

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