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Essays 181 - 210
that it was necessary to vote. He felt that it was not the duty of the individual to try to make governments better or to try to...
emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...
to mean that it is weak or ineffective. Thoreaus observations of his own inner life, the life of the pond, and the life of all of ...
In five pages this paper examines the influence of the creative outsider in America in a consideration of the texts My Antonia by ...
on other writers who were to follow them. However, just as Emerson did not express his philosophy in the same way as Thoreau, foll...
In six pages this paper examines how just law and unjust law are conceptualized in 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luthe...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how just law and unjust law are depicted in 'Civil Disobedience' by Thoreau and 'L...
In six pages this paper examines the government intervention positions represented by Thoreau and King. Four sources are cited in...
time without injuring eternity" (Thoreau Chapter 1A Page 10). That is a witticism in itself. Thoreau (1994) said, "The mass ...
rejection of the American dream likely came before he had embarked on this personal journey. He had some insight into the problem ...
In six pages this paper discusses how the self reliance philosophy was conceptualized in a contrast and comparison of the perspect...
In seven pages this paper considers how theorists of the nineteenth century proposed to cope with industrialization problems and i...
In nine pages this paper discusses society and the individual in a consideration of theories by Hegel, Veblen, Thoreau, Kant, Talc...
This paper consists of five pages and discusses the element of satire that exists within Walden by Henry David Thoreau. There is ...
This 5 page paper discusses whether the U.S. government works for the community as a whole, or for indivdiual interests. The write...
In three pages this paper discusses how Thoreau described how possessions own individuals instead of the other way around in Walde...
In five pages this report examines 'Self Reliance' by Emerson and Walden by Thoreau within the context of the genius perspective. ...
In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences in the peace teachings and writings of Thoreau, Gandhi, and Kin...
between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...
work? If the reader proves victorious at ascertaining the entire concept as a whole, while comprehending the connection of the de...
In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...
well have acknowledged that mankind stands alone in his endless quest for more, a concept behind the reason society is its own opp...
In six pages this paper examines how Thoreau criticized modern technology in these literary works. One source is cited in the bib...
of America in its beginnings and resulted in the development of a genre that has come to be known as transcendentalist literature....
In fourteen pages this paper contrasts and compares modern policies and approaches to land management with the concepts and views ...
that regards Walden as the "story of a person who traded a flawed reality for an idealistic, isolated sanctuary" (845). A close re...
public inconveniencey, it is the will of God... that the established government be obeyed--and no longer" (1755). Christ was also...
silence and contemplation and it was just this sort of thing that Thoreau was seeking and thus details are an intricate part of hi...
446). Since it has only been around fifteen years since the land was cleared, Thoreau judges that the soil should still be rich, s...
Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...