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    The Different Shapes and Sizes of Nonconformity Nonconformists come in various shapes and sizes. Henry David Thoreau, the author of both Walden and Civil Disobedience, is the textbook definition of nonconformity. However, nonconformity cannot be exemplified with a single definition. It can be exhibited in many different ways. Shia LaBeouf, a modern day actor, may not seem like a nonconformist at first glance, but if one takes a closer look it becomes clear that LaBeouf embodies numerous…

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    Dreams; we all have them, whether they are dreams that arise in your sleep or dreams that will determine what and who you become in a future time. According to Henry David Thoreau, "Dreams are the touchstones of our character." When first pondering upon this statement, it is difficult to decipher which "dreams" Thoreau is describing. If this quote were to be broken apart into individual words, "dreams" would refer to our desires and our hopes. What is meant by touchstones in this case is certain…

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    respectively. Ralph Waldo Emerson subscribed to this way of thought, as did Henry David Thoreau (“Henry David Thoreau”). Henry David Thoreau was one of the most influential Transcendentalist thinkers because he wrote a prescription of sorts to a world of people sick of conformity. On July 12th, 1817, the Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord Massachusetts. He was the third child of John Thoreau and Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau.…

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    Independent and strong-willed Henry David Thoreau, has continued to have a ginormous impact on Americans of his generation through the generations of today. Throughout the last several decades the world, especially America, has seen Thoreau’s idea in work. Thoreau’s work with transcendentalism began mainly when he moved in with his colleague Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the beginning of his young adulthood, Thoreau taught until a conflict involving corporal punishment. After this point he and his…

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    Johnathan Swift said, “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” Swift and Henry David Thoreau took these words to heart as they lived having a different vision of the world than the ordinary citizen. Swift’s ideas about the privileged upper-class were so controversial that he had conflicts with Parliament, and Thoreau’s take on the world was that citizens should live with a sense of purpose without fear of a controlling government. The author used their different perspectives as…

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    wildness whose glance no civilization can endure…” Henry David Thoreau (page 400). When Thoreau was a child he rarely followed directions. He was independent and strong-willed. Thoreau went to Harvard. After college Thoreau got a teaching job. Due to corporal punishment he had to quit. Henry opened his own school in Concord with his brother. The school was successful but because John, Henry’s brother, became ill they had to close the school (page 377). Thoreau often uses the word…

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    Henry David Thoreau Civil disobedience had been the word assigned to the peaceful acts that people take to stand up against laws and regulations. One of history’s greatest inspirations of civil disobedience is Henry David Thoreau. His life has been marked within the pages of history, his acts have left an impression on the people around him and his words will continue to ring throughout the future. Thoreau was many titles during his life, a philosopher, a poet, an essayist, and a man who…

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    civil disobedience; too many to count. Martin Luther King, Jr., Henry David Thoreau, Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai, Harriet Tubman, and many others all took a stand in what they thought was right, even though they could have been killed for their actions. In Martin Luther King Jr., “Letter From Birmingham City Jail”, he tells that somebody has to accept the consequence of their actions. Along with Martin Luther King Jr., Henry David Thoreau in “ Civil Disobedience,” he took the punishment for…

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    “Human history begins with man's act of disobedience, which is at the very same time the beginning of his freedom and development of his reason.” ~Erich Fromm, Psychoanalysis & Religion. Henry David Thoreau embodies this quote in every way, shape, and form. Henry David is a head strong man who is willing to fight for what he believes in, he has the rare ability to never question his convictions no matter what obstacle is thrown at him, whether it be jail, or his family. As an educated man he has…

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    and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence”-Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau expressed the philosophy of Transcendentalism, or reliance on one’s own thoughts and theories rather than conforming to the widely excepted opinion. To have self-reliance, one must be confident with his or her personal evaluations and be connected with nature in order to hold an untainted understanding of the world around him or her. Henry David Thoreau was a leading Transcendentalist famous for writing…

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