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Essays 211 - 240
"That government is best which governs least....For government is an expedient by which men would...
emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...
complexities that can be lived without. This sort of perspective is further seen in a statement in his work wherein he sta...
means, in turn, there "are no Prisons, no Officers to compel Obedience, or inflict Punishment. Hence they generally study Oratory,...
point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...
silence and contemplation and it was just this sort of thing that Thoreau was seeking and thus details are an intricate part of hi...
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...
Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...
to be called "transcendentalism" (5). The individuals who wrote about this faculty referred to it by different names -- e.g., "sp...
446). Since it has only been around fifteen years since the land was cleared, Thoreau judges that the soil should still be rich, s...
truly fulfilled, and in fact he likens this fulfillment to a nearly spiritual ideal. On the other hand, there was...
States and among philosophers in general. While this background was largely unnecessary from the perspective of many of the retre...
understand that Thoreau would believe that poets contribute a great deal. Hence, it is understandable why he makes such claims. Fi...
that he was "in haste" to buy it before the owner finished making any more "improvements," i.e. changes that Thoreau implies he hi...
This paper considers the words to the patriotic song America the Beautiful then compares Katherine Bates ideas enunciated in the s...
is it essential for human flourishing? The online edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary [http://www.merriam-webster.com] defin...
In three pages the ways in which literature reflects the development of an American identity are examined in the works of such aut...
well have acknowledged that mankind stands alone in his endless quest for more, a concept behind the reason society is its own opp...
In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...
work? If the reader proves victorious at ascertaining the entire concept as a whole, while comprehending the connection of the de...
friends for over 25 years. The nature of their friendship, like any such relationship, cannot really be understood by anyone on th...
equated with worth. Work is the standard by which the content of ones character is judged. There is a pervasive conception that in...
from what was ostensibly a civilized society, ultimately finding how solitude became one of his closest friends. "I find it whole...
beginning of this countrys history. Emerson is also noted for his preference for the simpler things in life and for his love of n...
Using these two authors as our information base, we might say that one, in light of our life today, chose an unrealistic goal. The...
In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...
just enough on the ball to attempt to rise to a higher level. However, the plays hero is not a particularly unique or sensitive i...
This paper examines the importance of being able to apply the teachings found in great literary works such as those of Thoreau and...
theirs. Thoreau wanted to follow natures example, to "see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, ...