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    instinct. Michonne was able to survive nearly a whole year using only her wits and intelligence‚ this proves that she relies only on herself and is able to discover a higher truth‚ resulting in her survival. This connects to Henry David Thoreau’s Walden because Michonne‚ similar to Thoreau‚ spends time alone‚ isolated and is able to achieve her goals based on her own intuition. Free thought (2) Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars

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    The Effects of Trauma on Clients and Counselors Walden University The Effects of Trauma on Clients and Counselors Some disasters make headlines‚ such as earthquakes or tornados‚ but many tragedies can hit close to home in the form of a fire burning an individual’s livelihood and belongings and car accidents (Shallcross‚ 2012). In the extent of things‚ these disasters are just as important to those involved as larger‚ more newsworthy tragedies (Shallcross‚ 2012). Two Examples of Trauma-Causing

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    Returning to School

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    resource in telling how to physically juggle working full time plus going to school. That has been the greatest preparation for the physical demands: Watching my colleagues. Other physical demands‚ such as computer needs‚ internet connections‚ etc.‚ Walden has been very good at being forth coming about what is needed for those things. It is helpful to know how to structure life. Colleagues at work are helpful in knowing the best way to obtain books‚ sources to look for information‚ and other physical

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    In the early to mid-nineteenth century‚ a philosophical movement known as Transcendentalism took root in America and evolved into a predominantly literary expression. The adherents to Transcendentalism believed that knowledge could be arrived at not just through the senses‚ but through intuition and contemplation of the internal spirit. As such‚ they professed skepticism of all established religions‚ believing that Divinity resided in the individual‚ and the mediation of a church was cumbersome to

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    Nature in Literature

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    experience of non-being‚ connecting on a purely spiritual level through nature‚ without need of church or religion. Equally famed is Henry David Thoreau’s work Walden. In this classic‚ Thoreau captures the spirit of nature‚ solitude‚ and finding joy in both. As an experiment‚ Thoreau left society and went to live in a cabin on Walden Pond. In this famous statement‚ Thoreau sums up the mission of his experiment: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential

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    to have moral relativism. To begin with‚ David Henry Thoreau shows us that in order to see how beautiful the world around us truly is we must separate ourselves from technology. He did this at one point in his life. He spent three years in the Walden forest‚ only going back to society for minor supplies‚ such as

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    Waldo Emerson‚ Nature‚ and never finished exploring its ideas. He worked for several years as a surveyor and making pencils with his father‚ but at the age of 28 in 1845‚ wanting to write his first book‚ he went to Walden Pond and built his cabin on land owned by Emerson While at Walden‚ Thoreau did an immense amount of reading and writing‚ yet he also spent much time strolling in nature. He gave a lecture and was imprisoned shortly for not paying his poll tax‚ but mostly he wrote a book as a memorial

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    Blueprint for Personal and Professional Growth (BPPG) This is your own personal Blueprint for Personal and Professional Growth. You will work on this Blueprint during the first course of your MBA program‚ and then expand upon it in subsequent courses. Please retain a copy for your records. Part 1 = Self-Assessment of Personal Effectiveness due in Week 2 Part 2 = Self-Regulated and Proactive Learning in My MBA due in Week 3 Part 3 = Reflection and Proactive Planning due in Week 8

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    Transcendentalists

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    The Transcendentalist Movement There were many different philosophies that writers introduced throughout the years of 1840-1860. The movement was a branch of the Romantic Movement. The transcendentalists were a political and literary movement that consisted of many intellectuals. Authors such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson mainly focused on individual virtue and happiness which depends upon self-realization. They believed strongly in the concept of Carpe Diem and that all knowledge

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    and tried to act upon his ideas. He wanted to live in solitude and be one with nature‚ so he went to Walden Pond and was semi-secluded from society. Except for a couple of times when he went to the nearby town for things he needed he was on his own. He did well with it‚ but wanted to move on with his life so he left Walden. After his experience‚ he decided to write about it in his book‚ Walden Pond. Thoreau tried to live his life based on his ideas no matter how extreme they may have been.

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