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    Summer Reading Journal

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    Summer Reading Journals Walden Journal Language: A. “Why level down to our dullest perception always‚ and praise that as common sense?” -Humorous. Thoreau seems to be trying to imply that everyone views common sense in a different way. Why should we try to impress others with our own opinion of common sense‚ when common sense is viewed at a different perspective by each and every person. B. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” According to this quote‚ I believe Thoreau was

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    confusion or irregularity in nature‚” but because of our own incomplete knowledge.” This was just one of many excerpts taken from Thoreau’s work‚ Walden‚ that expressed his belief that we have so much to gain by embracing more than our own perspectives as a singular perspective only sees from one vantage point. This particular work of Thoreau’s‚ Walden‚ really highlighted his

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    WALDEN AND TRANSCENDENTALISM Henry Thoreau’s masterpiece‚ Walden or a Life in the Woods‚ shows the impact transcendentalism had on Thoreau’s worldview. Transcendentalism is a philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual over the material. Transcendentalism puts the emphasis on spiritual growth and understanding as opposed to worldly pleasures. Thoreau’s idea of transcendentalism stressed the importance of nature and being close to nature. He believed that nature was a metaphor

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    The main theme in Walden is self-reliance and individuality are the most important things a human being could possess. Thoreau compares the actions of humans to one another and stresses individuality when he says‚ “The head monkey at Paris puts on a traveler’s cap‚ and all the monkeys in America do the same.” Without a doubt‚ Thoreau wants humans to be themselves and to fulfill actions the way they want to fulfill them instead of following in other’s paths. Undeniably‚ Walden shows many ways that

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    Analysis of Walden

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    B. Wilson English II (2) 16 January 2013 Analysis of Walden Walden is a fictional journal about Henry David Thoreau’s two year experience in a log cabin in the woods. After building the small‚ plain cabin‚ Thoreau was typically free (apart from a little growing of beans‚ in which he sold at the market). He spent his time walking‚ reading‚ watching birds‚ writing‚ and just simply living. Thoreau was inspired to write Walden‚ because he believed individuals should be self-reliant‚ self-disciplined

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    Walden Two

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    B.F. Skinner wrote “Walden Two” during the post war WWII time. His story is about a community in America called Walden Two. The story takes place as two professor’s travel to the community along with two soldiers and their girlfriends. The soldiers had just gotten back from the war and were interested in Walden Two because of all the negativity seen after the war. The story is centered on the experience at Walden Two and exploring how the community works. Taken as a piece of psychological fantasy

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    Materialism In Walden

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    there a few individuals are willingly able to express their thoughts on social issues. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden demonstrates how an individual‚ like himself‚ has the ability to confront the problems that manifest itself within a flawed society. Thoreau’s novel Walden chronics the two years he spent living in a cabin near the woods‚ next to Walden Pond. Many readers may assume that Walden is based on naturalism due to his surroundings in the wilderness‚ while others might interpret it as a journey

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    John Krakauer‚ Into the Wild: Philosophical Journey or Suicidal Folly? Compared with oriental people’s implicit quest for freedom and truth‚ people in western countries are more direct which means that they pursue their goals through practice. The book‚ Into the Wild‚ tells a story about a guy who had a philosophical journey. The book shows a process of a person’s spiritual growth: from the yearning for the absolute freedom‚ a kind of irrepressible impulse and force‚ to the yearning for

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    Henry David Thoreau spent much time studying nature and applying those studies to the human condition. His Transcendentalist ideas shone through in his writings and his life. In “Economy” he asks‚ “Why has man rooted himself thus firmly in the earth‚ but that he may rise in the same proportion into the heavens above” (Thoreau 58). He asks this question in response to man’s ever increasing need to have more than the basic necessities of life. In other words‚ if we have warmth‚ food‚ water‚ and clothing

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    Relationships In Writing

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    Naomi Helferich Professor Stryz WRAC 150 2 October 2013 Relationships Healed by Writing What is a relationship? It could be classified as an intimate relationship‚ a sisterhood‚ brotherhood‚ friends from school‚ etc. But all in all a relationship is the way you interact with people in your life. Relationships are generally perceived to be something positive in one’s life; but no matter what; all relationships have problems. People argue‚ and naturally come into conflict with one another.

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