PRECIOUS LIFE Tell me‚ what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver Life is so precious‚ And each day is a gift. So enjoy every minute‚ As it were your last to live. Cherish your loved ones‚ Hug them tight‚ Share with them your heart‚ And your time. Nothing is forever‚ And life goes so fast‚ Each minute that passes‚ Is one you can’t get back. When troubles arrive‚ And knock you off your feet‚ Stand up and smile‚ And remember life it too sweet
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“The Road not taken” by Roberts Frost. Frost wrote the poem in first person. In the first part of the poem‚ he describes that there are two choices to make in the forest where the leaves have changed to yellow there he must choose between two paths that head in different directions. He regrets that he cannot follow both roads‚ but since that is not possible‚ he pauses for a while to consider his choice. One road seems preferable. Then he realizes that both roads are likely equally traveled and that
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“Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity!” once said by David Henry Thoreau in Walden. Philosophist‚ Thoreau focused on the idea that beyond reality‚ nature and human existence‚ there is a higher truth operating in the universe. He did this by seeking out the ultimate truth in his novel‚ Nature by leaving “life pleasures” of the good life‚ and living with simplicity. While‚ Thoreau went in this expedition on the early 1850s‚ his principles of simplicity are still relevant with the current generation
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Thoreau has a unique perspective on the interworking of the Earth as it comes to nature due to his lifestyle and he brilliantly translate these situations into a human connection. Thoreau wrote in the age of transcendentalism which is greatly reflected by the attention to nature as well as the intertwining of all living things among the Earth. The chapter “Nature” spans a period in which the seasons are changing from the cold bitterness of winter to the blossoming and blooming season of spring. With
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In his popular book‚ Walden‚ Thoreau’s particular use of diction helps express his reverence for nature. This is highlighted in the opening paragraph of the chapter “Solitude” (page 103). Among the most significant strategies are connotative and specific diction‚ as well as a balance of abstract and concrete diction. The nouns‚ adjectives and verbs are rich in positive connotation‚ or reflect a sense of awe for the activity of the evening. Phrases such as “delicious evening”‚ “strange liberty in
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He was known for creating powerful pieces of literature from unnoticed topics such as‚ Walden‚ an essay he wrote about his experiences at Walden Pond. With Walden in mind‚ I would ask Thoreau: Should man take a road to experience nature’s beauty as he did. What are his thought on how people confront their individual unity with nature‚ despite the overuse of technology‚ as he did with his experience at Walden Pond. Thoreau was able to understand nature’s ways through patient‚ frequent‚ careful‚
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In the excerpt from the second chapter of Walden titled “Where I Lived and What I Lived For‚” Thoreau crafts an intricate argument which advocates for self-realization within every individual. The specific quote I chose from the excerpt struck me deeply as the rhetoric question that is produced at the beginning of it explains how I feel on most days as I give “so poor an account” of my day each night. Continually throughout my life‚ I have gone through the motions of a typical day with the structure
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Being alone or lonely don’t sound like much fun. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be alone. Most people enjoy staying to themselves. Henry David Thoreau loved the solitude. A lot of people complained or wonder why he enjoyed being alone. Thoreau never cared what people thought about his actions. He thought being alone was a good thing. He moved to the woods to be isolated from people and study nature. Even though he loved being alone‚ didn’t mean he didn’t like people. It’s just that he was
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Summary “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau Summary—These passages from Walden contain many of Thoreau’s key ideas. He explains that he Summary went to live at Walden Pond to experience the essentials of life and not let life pass him by while he got lost in details. In a passage on solitude‚ he describes feeling in tune with nature‚ alert to all that happens around him. Thoreau states that he left
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Suzette Breitberg Assignment #3 REFLECTION ON WALDEN—SOLITUDE “I have heard of a man lost in the woods and dying of famine and exhaustion at the foot of a tree‚ whose loneliness was relieved by the grotesque visions with which‚ owing to bodily weakness‚ his diseased imagination surrounded him‚ and which he believed to be real. So also‚ owing to bodily and mental health and strength‚ we may be continually cheered by a like but more normal and natural society‚ and come to know that we are never
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