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    Personal Goals that I wish to Attain as a University Student Antoinette Sachetta Outline: Personal Goals that I wish to attain as a University Student I)Meaning of the word goal a)All Students have Goals b)Overachieving and Goals II) Why I have set goals to achieve a)Wants and needs b)Personal satisfaction III)The Goals I have set for myself a)Patience b)Getting through the first course c)Learning to use critical thinking d)Learning to work as a team e)Completing assignments

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    Like “Nature” there are many recurring themes of Transcendentalism in Henry David Thoreau’s piece “Walden”. In this story Thoreau begins by explaining why he went into nature. He left society to avoid consistency and to learn things about himself from nature. He wished to simplify his life to the bare minimum and to discover the only things that he needed in his life to survive. He says “Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers… and lump

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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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    In the story Walden‚ author Thoreau talks about his tiny living in the seasons that he has lived in his tiny how and what he feels for each season. Thoreau talks about a pond and him starting in solitude‚ from going into the winter‚ then as spring hits‚ to the end of his live at his tiny house and how great the wild was out there by himself with no one else around in the woods near the town he lived by. he talks about transcendentalism. He uses transcendentalism to bring out the live of

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    When Walden was published during the nineteenth century‚ the reactions of people were exceedingly different than they are of modern society. These reactions were towards every aspect of Thoreau and altered with every change in time. The foremost reactions toward Henry David Thoreau occurred when he went to live on his own at Walden Pond. As strange as it may seem‚ some critics think that Thoreau’s choice to live at Walden Pond was simply because he was a hermit. However‚ his sheltered life was

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    How does your passion shape your future? In today’s era‚ one could quiet observe that the most famous statement is‚ “The future lies in the hands of the youth”. But‚ had this question not entered into our minds—“How can this be possible?” Living in a seemingly unprogressive nation‚ we‚ the youth‚ could help make it possible by starting to consider first our very own selves instead of blaming it all to the authorities. Take responsibility for your life. Experiment with different things and you’ll

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    Walden Two Summary

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    B. F. Skinner speaks to the controversy of free will in is novel‚ Walden Two. This novel proposes that the behavior of people is determined by surrounding environmental variables‚ and that altering those environmental variables can create a system that very closely portrays an utopia. Professors and students embark on an journey to observe a theoretically perfect society. Skinner speaks to those desiring a flawless society and portrays the positives and negatives of a seamless community. A perfect

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    writer. His views are very clearly expressed in the text Walden. In his work‚ Thoreau conveys an opinion on nature that was not highly upheld in his time or any time before it. His ideals might have even been considered controversial. Thoreau’s view of nature as expressed in Walden‚ although seemingly radical‚ were very progressive for his time‚ hold very much truth‚ and are still extremely influential in today’s society. In Walden‚ Thoreau expresses views on nature that were not highly

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    Walden Summer Assignment

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    Walden Summer Assignment Background: 1. Henry David Thoreau was many things‚ but the most important were him being a philosopher‚ a naturalist‚ abolitionist‚ and a poet. He was born in Concord Massachusetts‚ into a modest family with his two older siblings Helen and John Jr. as well as his younger sister Sophia. He went to Harvard College in 1833 to 1837. He took courses in philosophy mathematics‚ and science. He wasn’t satisfied with the traditional professions for college graduates so he

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    The final paragraph of chapter 2 in Thoreau’s Walden allows one to understand Thoreau’s view on time compared to life as well as the importance he places on intellect. He begins by saying “time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.” (10). Time is how he views his life meanwhile his fishing in it is relevant to the current time. The stream is representative of how life continues to go on. However‚ he then says “…I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is.” (10). He realizes that life‚ although

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