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Thoreau on Slavery
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A 7 page research paper that discusses the stance of Henry David Thoreau on slavery and how this stance coincides with this transcendental idealism. The writer argues that examination of this issue in Thoreau's life shows a slow evolution from passive resistance to open admiration for the action taken by violent abolitionists, such as Brown, and within the context of this evolution, Thoreau's stance on slavery was in perfect keeping with his transcendentalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Thoreau vs. Huxley
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This 4 page paper discusses the approaches Thoreau and Huxley take to the search for wisdom. It discusses their books "Walden" and "Brave New World," how their techniques are the same and how they differ, and which approach is better. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Thoreau's Walden/Chapter 2
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A 4 page research paper/essay that analyzes the second chapter of Henry David Thoreau's Walden, "Where I lived and what I lived for." The writer argues that the critical evaluation of Walden that sees it as a pastoral fantasy does not take into account the social criticism inherent in this text. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Thoreau’s Description of Jail in Civil Disobedience
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A 3 page essay that discusses Henry David Thoreau’s famous essay “Civil Disobedience,” in which Thoreau describes in detail what his one night incarcerated in his village’s jail was like. All-in-all the description conveys an experience that was not unpleasant. The question arises as to why Thoreau includes this description as the experience is almost secondary to the point of his essay, which is Thoreau’s objection to federal policies at that time. A close examination of the essay reveals the purpose that this description fulfills and its contribution to Thoreau’s overall theme. No further sources are cited.
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Thoreau, Walden
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A 4 page paper that consists of a 3 page essay and a 1 page outline. In Walden, Henry David Thoreau presents his basic philosophy of life and the lessons he garnered by living simply and “deliberately” in the woods next to Walden Pond. A principal lesson that Thoreau emphasizes repeatedly in this narrative is that materialism clouds the perception as to what is truly important. It keeps people preoccupied with trivialities rather than appreciating the beauty of reality. Thoreau puts this well by saying that in the mainstream course of life “Sham and delusions are esteemed for soundest truth,” which ignores the fact that “reality is fabulous” (Thoreau 398). This examination of Thoreau’s argument shows his reasoning to be persuasive and sound. No additional sources cited.
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Thoreau/"Where I Lived & What I Lived For"
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the second chapter of Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Entitled "Where I lived and What I Lived For," in this chapter, Thoreau offers a deeply philosophical orientation towards life that rejects materialism and argues eloquently for a life lived on one's own terms, rather than the terms dictated by society. Demonstrating the influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson on his thinking, Thoreau presents a perspective on reality that is predicated on individualism and raises that quality to a degree previously unimagined by other transcendentalists. No additional sources cited.
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Thoreau/Civil Disobedience
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A 4 page rhetorical analysis of Henry David Thoreau's famous essay. Civil Disobedience is an eloquent composition that lays out the parameters of what people should and should not accept in governmental action. Thoreau's intention is to demonstrate logically to his readers that to passively accept injustices perpetuated by government is morally equivalent to supporting those injustices. Rhetorical analysis of Thoreau's argument demonstrates how he achieves this purpose and, therefore, why this essay has been extremely influential in both American and world history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Thoreau/Importance of Wilderness
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A 3 page essay that discusses Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking,” in which he writes that “in Wilderness is the preservation of the World” (Thoreau). In making this statement, Thoreau refers to qualities that reside in wilderness that he believes to be essential to the continued vigor of human society. These words are profound and carry great import, particularly for contemporary American society, which no longer faces the challenges of wilderness that forged the character of our ancestors. No additional sources cited.
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Thoreau/Nature Essays
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A 3 page essay that discusses 2 essays by Henry David Thoreau. Writing in the first half of the nineteenth century, Henry David Thoreau’s writing seems to modern readers to invoke a time when nature was freer and less constrained by the imprint of humanity and its influences. Nevertheless, Thoreau, in several of his nature essays, makes it clear that he sees human influence on nature as changing it, categorizing it and taming it to fit the requirements of commercialization. In this manner, Thoreau’s essays, “Huckleberries” and “Wild Apples,” are quite prophetic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Thoreau/Walden, The Bean-Field
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A 3 page essay that examines chapter 7 of Thoreau's Walden from the standpoint of the scientific method. The writer evaluates chapter 7, "The Bean-Field," both from a hard and soft scientific approach and argues that Thoreau's account is more successfully and accurately viewed as a sociological experience than an agricultural one. No additional sources cited.
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