David Henry Hwang

Henry David Thoreau was a man of intelligence, brilliance, and success. He was a Harvard graduate and an educator. He was an activist against the Mexican war and slavery. People never really understood Thoreau. He was a man that seem to have difficulty getting along with others, yet he has “great qualities of intellect and character,” as his close friend, Nathaniel Hawthorne described. Thoreau was an adventurous man who wanted to find out what life is. He tries to figure this out by living a…

Albert Einstein once said, "Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value." Unit 1 was intrinsic to my success in the future by teaching me about the characteristics that make us all human. There was an emphasis on a determination for success and the qualities of nature revealed in ancient myths. In this essay, based on what I learned in the unit, I will report the ways Benjamin Franklin’s lifelong ideals and goals are still seen in American modern society and describe the…

Within this anthology are works like Self Reliance and The Over-Soul. These works provide even more insight into Transcendentalist thought and philosophy. Henry David Thoreau, the man who was impressed by Emerson’s speech at Harvard, moves into Emerson’s house and earns his keep as a babysitter and a handyman. 1841 is also an important year for the Emerson family as their second daughter is born, Edith. Only…

The love any person has for their country is not only identifiable, but easily measurable. This barometer of patriotism is defined by how willing one is to eagerly study and attend to the laws set down by previous generations. Conscientious citizens aim ever to ensure that the most fundamental rights natural law provides are being extended to every individual who maintains their citizenship; that the laws set forth by government entities do not overextend the bounds these natural rights have in…

Taking a Stand on Justice Argument Essay Bishop Desmond Tutu a leader who stood up for the rights of south africans, once said “...if an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you that you are neutral that mouse will not appreciate your neutrality”. As if the elephant represents the educated or powerful , and the mouse represents the uneducated or minority. As society stays neutral even knowing that the mouse can't stand a chance against the elephant. It is important for people to…

Henry Thoreau and Ralph Emerson both present strong morals in their essays. Thoreau completely cuts himself off from society for two years. In these two years he learned that people are too materialistic, and believes people do not understand what is truly important. He thinks that we are living how society tells us too rather than understanding what we are actually doing. While Emerson never completely disconnected from civilization, he also conveys ideas about the importance of not being a…

In “Walden” Henry David Thoreau he describes his two year experiment on living with only the bare necessities of life. One of the themes of this story is “Economy”, he describes how he lived working and spending money on only the minimum to survive, and in the process he explains how he became spiritually free in the process. A work we read in class that had many similarities to “Walden” was, “A Way to Wealth” by Benjamin Franklin, he tackles many of the same viewpoints and beliefs about the…

Civil Disobedience “That government is best which governs least”, (Jacobus 305) is the opening line of Henry David Thoreau famous writing called Civil Obedience. Thoreau wrote about how a good government should not have control or power over its people. But what he really believed in was that there shouldn’t be a government because people have the ability to self-regulate and be independent on their own. Letting the government have too much power turns it into a machine, as Thoreau called it,…

of the world. Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi, José Bové, Henry David Thoreau, and Tommie Smith are only a few of the countless people who suffered the consequences of civil disobedience to change society for the better. As it has been mirrored through the previous year's extending beyond the era of our Founding Fathers, peaceful resistance to a higher authority does, in the long run, positively benefit a free society. In July of 1846 Henry David Thoreau was arrested for tax evasion. He refused to…

Each philosopher has their own opinion on civil disobedience and whether they agree with civil disobedience or not. Every philosopher states why the agree with it or why the don't. Agreeing with civil disobedience is ok when there are unjust laws that force people to break certain laws. However, if there are not unjust laws there should not be a reason why laws are being broke. Civil disobedience is also known as the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of…