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    rationalize and make decisions for themselves‚ also called‚ the “middle stage.” It is in this stage that it becomes necessary for the intervention of family members. Their loved ones will have to adapt to the ever-changing mindset of their relative and with that will come discovering the best ways in responding to loved ones suffering with Alzheimer’s. Howe describes that eventually a form of lying will be essential when trying to complete any task for the person but can also infringe

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    Recollections of the Past: From Pioneer Naturalist to Mountaineer Buddhist (Thoreau and Kerouac) An old adage says "never let the truth get in the way of a good story". However‚ where is the line drawn between embellishment and fabrication? Artistic privilege is just as it sounds; a liberty to manipulate and coerce verbs‚ adjectives‚ adverbs‚ and other parts of speech and sentence structure to yield a far more pleasing narrative. As with any privilege there comes responsibility‚ in this

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    the essay‚ “Where I Lived‚ And what I Live For”‚ Henry David Thoreau writes about his experience moving and living in woods at Walden Pond. He describes how he would cut things he would do in his daily life down to proportion; for instance‚ instead of eating three times a day‚ just once. Through this experience‚ Thoreau is able convey his values and how he sees life. He introduces values such as naturalism‚ individualism‚ and self-sufficiency. Thoreau claims he moves to Walden because he "wished to

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    Emerson and Thoreau When prominent literary theorists come to mind‚ many think of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. These men are both brilliant and share many of the same pleasures‚ such as a love of their surroundings and the importance of nature. They both shared views towards an alternate government and lived the lives of individualistic‚ laid back non-conformists. Thoreau and Emerson were among the elite writers in the Transcendentalist movement. Both men found the need for change

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    Henry David Thoreau asks‚ in his essay‚ “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them‚ or shall we endeavor to amend them and obey them until we have succeeded‚ or shall we transgress them at once?” (184) The answer will depend on which side of the law or the laws you are on‚ minority or majority. When the laws are made by the majority the laws can’t all be just‚ expect for the majority that wanted it. Should the wise minority be able to disobey laws that were created by the majority? Obeying

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    are viewed as greedy‚ judgemental‚ and diverse. Americans are greedy people because they desire for more materialistic objects than needed. Henry David Thoreau in “Excerpt from Walden” expresses the fact that Americans have a lot of materialistic things. Thoreau states‚ “ The luxuriously rich are not simply kept warm but uncomfortably hot”(Paragraph.6 ). Thoreau is trying to explain that Americans have so much from the essential materials that they need to have. That’s why

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    Throughout Walden Thoreau states his opinion on varying subjects. I only agreed with a minority of what he believed. I often found myself disagreeing with what he said. Out of the whole book three points really stood out to me‚ two of which I find agreeable the other I think to be complete rubbish. I agree on the fact that people need to step aside from society every now and then so they can think for themselves and appreciate the simplicities of life. I also agree on the fact that people tend to

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    John Cortez Turner 9/25/2012 English 104 Stop Complaining and DO SOMETHING!! You know‚ I sure am glad to live in a world where we’ve got super heroes like Superman‚ Batman and the Flash. Honestly‚ having them around makes life so easy‚ I barely have to do a thing for myself. Someone robbed me? Superman will catch the bad guy and return what was taken. Oil starts leaking into the sea? Not a problem with Aquaman or Aqualad! With these defenders of the depths‚ you can bet your barnacles that

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    Henry David Thoreau In “Civil Disobedience‚” Henry David Thoreau focuses his ideas around the central theme‚ “It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law‚ so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right.” He defines man as a person who listens and acts to his conscience and states that if man obeys laws opposing his conscience‚ such as laws created by legislators‚ then he is no better than an animal. Thoreau begins

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    Deforestation has become an issue that is affecting our environment. Henry David Thoreau explains in his book “Walden” how to environment was conserved during his years of living in the forest. Thoreau brings up a point that we need to live within our means instead of building lavish homes‚ which impacts our environment and leads to deforestation. Over population is impacting our world like never before. Our world is growing and is causing a list of problems that include deforestation‚ shortage

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