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Essays 61 - 90
best and brightest citizens." After the candidates shake hands, the moderator presented the first topic for debate, that of taxat...
to the role of an international statesman; through his efforts, he ultimately ended up as a role model for many American youths wh...
between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...
of America in its beginnings and resulted in the development of a genre that has come to be known as transcendentalist literature....
In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...
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...
a famous series of protest letters under the name of "M.B. Drapier." While his identity as the letter-writer was known throughout ...
2002, p. 125). As this suggests, philosophically, Thoreau carried little for the present and his aspiration was for his writing ...
a mirror which no stone can crack, whose quicksilver will never wear off, whose gilding Nature continually repairs" (Thoreau 188)....
challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...
perhaps argue that Thoreau was not a great supporter of government rule, and that anarchy was perhaps the most desirable goal, ass...
emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...
as Thoreau gets. If anything Thoreau gives us a warning about excessive public involvement: He who gives himself entirely to hi...
This paper examines the importance of being able to apply the teachings found in great literary works such as those of Thoreau and...
(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave, 2001 and See Also Thoreau, 1993). This comparative essay examines ...
In three pages 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman is contrasted and compared with Thoreau's Transcendentalist writing in 'Economy an...
In five pages this paper discusses Thoreau's perspectives on civil disobedience as represented in his essay of the same name. Thr...
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...
gets. If anything Thoreau gives us an emotional warning, He who gives himself entirely to his fellow men appears to them useles...
pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...
respond to and voice his opinions regarding the political events and developments of his time in England, but with a vision for th...
at Concord Academy (1828-33), and at Harvard University, graduating in 1837" (Anonymous Henry D(avid) Thoreau (1817-1862) thoreau....
In five pages this paper examines the ideological differences between Jefferson's and Thoreau's views regarding the citizen and th...
In five pages the historical definitions of responsibility and freedom and how they have changed are featured in the works 'A Mode...
In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...
In 5 pages these influential 19th century authors are examined within the context of their writings 'Preface to Leaves of Grass,' ...
In five ways the protagonist Frederic Henry's transformation from boy to man through his wartime experience and romance with Cathe...
state. While Stevens failed to raise enough money to build his proposed railroad, he still desired to apply steam locomotion to ra...