Intentional living

education, then a career and work for the rest of our lives. To Thoreau, this is not living. Nor was it for Mccandless. They didn’t care about money or materials. In fact, Mccandless thought that money was something that changed people, and that, that was all they cared about. In the article, “ Into the Wild “, Chandler Broadbent states, “... all people want is success and power and that these desires only corrupt us into living shallow, false lives” ( Par. 2). This realization was made by…

Many teenagers today have lost their intimacy and connection with nature and many skills. The internet is a very helpful and resourceful tool but also a hindrance to some of the simplicities and lessons the real world has to offer. Walden by Henry David Thoreau was written by a principle bound man with a transcendentalistic outlook on his own life and his quest to discover his true self. During his time in the quiet and secluded sanctuary that his cabin provided him he learned many lessons and…

I want to present two people, Henry David Thoreau and a vegan. Thoreau was an American Romantic who decided to go to the woods to live off the land, so he spent a year at Walden Pond hoeing beans and watching the water to show that anyone can sustain themselves on a small budget and nature while a vegan abstains from consuming any animal products. What do they have in common? Stereotypically, vegans are outspoken and obnoxious, and for some, Thoreau is annoying and irrelevant. Yet they share a…

especially the East, plague individuals and society as a whole by forcing minimum wage workers into poverty. The current federal minimum wage only extends to $7.25 per hour. This incredibly low hourly rate coincides in no way to the average cost of living in the United States. In other words, minimum wage workers residing in the United States do not earn nearly enough to financially support themselves without government assistance. In the east state, the minimum wages of states vary anywhere…

Fairfield, Iw – Jim Carrey, actor, comedian, and impressionist, gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of Maharish University of Management to inspire then about the life after they graduate and what is in store for them, in the future. “I am here to plant a seed that will inspire you to move forward in life with enthusiastic hearts and a clear sense of wholeness.” Carrey continues, “The question is, will that seed have a chance to take root, or will I be sued by Monsanto and forced…

discussed Thoreau’s time in Walden. The second chapter named “Where I Lived and What I Lived For”, heavily discussed why Thoreau decided to live at Walden Pond for two years. Thoreau continues the chapter by attempting to present the purpose of living life simply, going so far as to take his argument to extremes.…

Many patients in assisted living facilities are in their late seventies to eighties. At this age, several life changes often begin to occur, for example, loss of friends and loved ones, and also health problems begin to arise. Depending on the facility the resident is in, services may be available to help with the grieving and support process. Assisted living facilities also provide nursing care to assist the patients depending on what their medical history is. The spectrum of care that…

both explicitly and implicitly. Since the emergence of such characters the representation of members of the LGBTQ+ community has increased and broadened, which is especially evident when comparing the “Men on Film” sketch from the pilot of FOX’s In Living Color in 1990, and ABCs How to Get Away with Murder (2014-present). The depictions of LGBTQ+ characters in these programs represent the evolution and synthesis of audience targeting in increasingly competitive industrial environments and in…

globalization (the elephant) as a whole, since each aspect is important, and looking at just one can cause confuse the true nature of globalization. Globalization is a controversial term; for example, some experts believe everyone benefits and the standard of living is rising, whereas other critics point out the growing disparity between the rich and the poor, and point out that everyone is affected differently by globalization. As Steger argues, globalization is a process, not a condition,…

Two authors, one born in 1812, the other in 1876. Two books, one a reflection of life in nature, the other, the tales of animal decivilization. Even though the two book topics carry strong, distinct differences, they both carry strong beliefs about the laws of nature. Henry Thoreau, the author of Walden, describes a two year stay in nature and how he developed different views on life and nature. Jack London, the author of Call of the Wild, wrote a story about how an animal goes from being a…