Walden Journey #5

Choose one sentence from the conclusion (write sentence and page #) and give an example of something in your life that supports the truth in the sentence. Your response should be no less than 16 sentences.

Walden Journey # 4

The crux of this book is explained in the following the passage: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,...and to see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Why do you think Thoreau believes that living in nature is the only way to truely "live"? (response must be a minimum of 16 sentences)

Walden Journey #3

Thoreau continuously discusses the "Economy." Explain what Thoreau means by the following statement: "The student who secures his coveted leisure and retirement by systematically shrinking any labor necessary to man obtains but an ignoble and unprofitable leisure, defrauding himself of the experience which alone can make leisure fruitful." (page 33) response minimally 16 sentences.

Walden Journey # 2

On page 20 Thoreau asks, "Would the savage be wise to exchange his wigwam for a palace on these terms?" What do you think his answer might be? On another note, in what manner is Thoreau using rhetorical questions throughout Walden thus far? (respond to both questions in separate paragraphs with a minimum of 16 sentences between the two)

Walden Journey #1

Thoreau says it is an interesting question "how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes."Why do people need to tell others their rank simply by thier clothing? Do ideas such wearing uniforms help curtail some of the snobbery? (RESPONSE MUST BE MINIMUM OF 16 SENTENCES- SHORT ISN'T ALWAYS MOST EFFECTIVE)