INITIAL POST My Goals and Walden University Vision and Mission Nursing education is not just a job for me. Rather‚ it is my calling‚ and I approach each day with boundless enthusiasm for the profession. My goal is to achieve a higher level of knowledge and ability in the realm of nursing education‚ ready to raise the quality of nursing in Grenada. For years‚ I have insistently tried to cultivate the qualities that make for both an exceptional nurse and a highly effective educator. However‚ I seek
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Self-Assessment Jestin Ledlum Walden University Personal SWOT Analysis Identifying Your “Why” Per scholars and business professionals‚ pursing a higher education is important to business and professional development of an individual’s lifelong goals. Thus‚ the reason for pursuing a doctoral degree is it will help me advance society’s efforts in the field. The degree will allow me to research questions that can resolve complicated issues in the field of study. Furthermore‚ Walden University’s ranking in
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Journals Section 1: Quote Analysis The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. It sums up the visionary side of Thoreau; he was not just an experimenter living in isolation at Walden Pond‚ but also a deeply social and morally inspired writer with an important message for the masses. The message being the importance of self-reliance and the value of simplicity. So that all the pecuniary outgoes‚ excepting for washing and mending
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Walden; or‚ Life in the Woods (1854) by Henry David Thoreau Study Guide (1992) for Walden by Henry David Thoreau Written by David Barber‚ Associate Professor of English‚ University of Idaho About the time that Huck Finn and Jim were floating down the Mississippi in search of a home‚ Henry David Thoreau build a cabin on the shore of a small explains its motives. lake and lived there alone for two years. Walden describes the experiment and vulnerable to criticism by those who dislike
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Walden Ⅰ. Introduction ‘Walden’ is a novel written by Henry David Thoreau‚ American famous author in1854. Thoreau is known for transcendentalism‚ simple living‚ and his strong political views. Thoreau has made a great contribution to improve people’s perception toward lives especially with the world-famous book Walden‚ or life in the woods. Written in a clear and direct language‚ Walden gives the image of the essence of life which can be found in the harmony with the nature. In literature‚ transcendental
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Social Sciences Directory Vol. 2‚ No. 4‚ 2-8‚ October 2013 th Proceedings of the 11 conference of the International Communal Studies Association Revisiting Walden Two: sustainability from a natural science perspective Deborah Altus * Washburn University‚ USA 1 Video of conference presentation: Not available Abstract In his 1948 novel‚ Walden Two‚ B F Skinner proposed using principles and methods of natural science as a means to design a healthy society that was not only satisfying and meaningful
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as a larger metaphor for life itself. "The Ponds" -- How does Thoreau’s imagery and descriptions of the ponds convey a sense of religion? Thoreau’s imagery and descriptions of the ponds specifically describe Walden pond as being green at times and blue at other times. This makes Walden pond seem like a connecting medium between heaven and earth. In this way‚ the pond essentially connects the physical world to the spiritual world. Moreover‚ the fact that one’s reflection can be viewed in the surface
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WALDEN TWO REACTION PAPER Walden Two introduces us to the concepts of positive punishment‚ classical conditioning‚ and shaping through the utopian community of Walden Two. Walden Two takes a dive into behavior modification through these concepts to create a society that is considered ideal. The main characters of Walden Two let us delve deep into the inner workings of this “utopia” through their criticisms and contrasting views. The characters expose the flaws and the successes of behavior modification
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Connecting Walden While reading “Walden”‚ by Henry David Thoreau‚ you get a sense that he finds great comfort in nature; there was much symbolic‚ and spiritual meaning to be found in the wonders of the natural world‚ away from the strains of societal conformities‚ and consumerism. A main tenant of Transcendentalist writers was that independence‚ or self-reliance‚ was essential for man to attain their inherent greatness. For Thoreau‚ this independent‚ “Spartan-like” (Thoreau) lifestyle
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WALDEN AND TRANSCENDENTALISM Henry Thoreau’s masterpiece‚ Walden or a Life in the Woods‚ shows the impact transcendentalism had on Thoreau’s worldview. Transcendentalism is a philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual over the material. Transcendentalism puts the emphasis on spiritual growth and understanding as opposed to worldly pleasures. Thoreau’s idea of transcendentalism stressed the importance of nature and being close to nature. He believed that nature was a metaphor
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