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    Thoreau felt like he had a need to live in the woods because he felt like it was the best choice for him. He felt like he didn’t really need anything at all so he lived in a cabin. Thoreau has a lot of assertions about man ‚nature and society and although some of them may be a little extreme he had valid points. Thoreau states we as people have to stand on tip-toe to read and devote our most alert and wakeful hours to. He is saying that if you are going to read something that is more difficult

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    After reading “Walking on Water” by Derrick Jensen to sum up how the reading related to educational experiences have been full of insight and wisdom. The book talks about the role played by our education system and the damage that the system does to to our communities. It attacks the system based on Jensen’s huge knowledge and insight. His personal experience with the education system and fighting the worst system with his skills‚ passion‚ and courage as a writer‚ thinker‚ and activist. Jensen believes

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    Throughout history there have been many influential people who advocate for peace. such as thoreau an American writer in early American history. There was Martin luther king jr. a man who doesn’t need an introduction. Same as the second man Gandhi doesn’t need an introduction. Each of these men change a way a nation thinks. Thoreau came first leading the way for Gandhi and King. Thoreau is the one that inspired the other two with his papers about how we should view life and the way we treat

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    1. The main purpose of this article is to argue that change isn’t made through votes and discussions‚ but rather through actions. 2. The key question that the author is addressing is how we should stand up to the government. 3. The most important information in this article is Thoreau’s opinion that actions speak louder than words. The pleasantness of Thoreau’s prison experience is also important in helping the reader feel more comfortable with disobeying the rules to fight for what’s right. 4

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    video “Texting While Walking” is arguing against texting while walking by listing the dangers of it. His claim that texting and walking is dangerous. Neistat uses examples of actors running into things due to them not paying attention to their surroundings‚ disrupting the flow of pedestrians because they stop in the middle of a street‚ and other pedestrians becoming annoyed by the actor texting and walking to defend his claim (Neistat‚ 2012). The main purpose of “Texting While Walking” is to inform the

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    Google+ Gmail Calendar more All DocsEdit Into the Wild vs Thoreau ’s Walden Bally Elizabeth Bally Mr. Cunic English 11 Honors 13 Jan. 2013 Into the Wild vs. Walden Into the Wild is a movie based on the adventure of Chris McCandless as he breaks away from his civilized life and travels across the country to live in Alaska. Chris bases his journey off the core beliefs of the novel Walden by Henry David Thoreau. The novel is a description of Thoreau’s life as he exiles himself

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    Henry David Thoreau‚ an American essayist‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ abolitionist‚ naturalist‚ tax resister‚ development critic‚ surveyor‚ and historian quotes “Nature is full of genius‚ full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.” From the millions and millions of snowflakes that exist each is crafted completely individual and unique. This goes not only for snowflakes‚ but to human beings as well since society is made up of people with different races‚ religion‚ culture‚

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    Henry David Thoreau asks‚ in his essay‚ “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them‚ or shall we endeavor to amend them and obey them until we have succeeded‚ or shall we transgress them at once?” (184) The answer will depend on which side of the law or the laws you are on‚ minority or majority. When the laws are made by the majority the laws can’t all be just‚ expect for the majority that wanted it. Should the wise minority be able to disobey laws that were created by the majority? Obeying

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    in a very popular show‚ The Walking Dead. Every Sunday 17.3 million people tune into AMC and are utterly captivated by the flesh eating zombies (Thomas). People enjoy watching horror because they could

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    “I realized then that surviving / the peace was up to me.” – Narrator (Northrup‚ Jim. Walking the Rez Road: Stories. Fulcrum Publishing‚ 2013. Print. 4.) This quote was rather strange to me. It’s hard to imagine that someone’s life experiences were so chaotic and screwed up that in time of peace and serenity they are struggling and confused. My life is so hectic I would pay money to have just a week of no stress‚ no problems‚ just peace. “Didja ever wonder / when it would end? / It ended for my

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