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Henry David Thoreau is a transcendentalist author who wrote the novel Walden, which is a novel explaining to the American public about when he isolated himself at Walden pond from the rest of the American society. His writings at Walden pond fits the goals of the transcendentalists mindsets because much like Ralph Waldo Emerson and other transcendentalist during his time Thoreau believes in nonconformity. Meaning that Thoreau does not agree with going along with the flaws of the society in…

Instead, their hind feet are webbed allowing them to live an aquatic lifestyle instead of one high up in the trees. “Blanchard’s Cricket Frogs are considered terrestrial and semi-aquatic, remaining close to permanent water bodies including lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers” (Moriarty Pg. 93). They are often seen loafing and foraging along “muddy shorelines with abundant emergent vegetation and openings of mud or gravel” (Moriarty Pg. 93). Having viable habitat is important in sustaining a…

perspective, looming just over the pine trees and reflecting in the pond. It was a time of peace and solitude away from her sister and brother, from her mother and father. It was in this place that she could think about Brody's shoulders and not think about the unpleasantness inside the house. Tonight the moon was full, and she thought about the next day, when Brody would come over again. Jada felt the warm summer breeze lift off the pond water and gently ripple over her blue silk…

The Clockwork Three is an adventure story about three children at the turn of the century who are brought together by an enchanted violin, a hidden treasure, and an automaton that comes to life. Set in an imaginary city, this story will teach these children to trust in themselves and in others and they follow their hearts in spite of the dangers ahead of them. The Clockwork Three starts off on the docks of a city, where a ship carrying many riches had recently crashed, and the contents had…

Both Thoreau and Emerson were transcendentalists. Thoreau took it a couple steps farther though. One of Thoreau’s most famous writings is titled “Walden Pond”. Walden Pond is where Thoreau resided for most of his life time. He built his own little cabin right next to the pond. Coincidentally this area of land was owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Ralph Waldo Emerson Bio). Thoreau and Emerson were great friends and colleagues. When approached by Thoreau, Emerson agreed…

Transcendentalism was an American movement in the 1800’s suggesting a move back to nature and away from a strict societal structure. It paired Romanticism with reform, and championed individualism, emotion, nature, intuition, and the spiritual over groupthink, reason, mankind, institution, and the physical, 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…

Gender equality has always been a dilemma, women, especially during the Romantic Era, were not seen as intellectual and did not have the same rights as men. Women were looked upon, criticized, and labeled as “Bluestockings” if they were to be involved in something that was not related to contributing to their households (Greenblatt 9). In the works, We are Seven by William Wordsworth, The Thorn by Wordsworth, and The Poor Singing Dame by Mary Robinson, we are able to see how women were treated…

New Zealand has a huge role with large expectations within the dairying market worldwide. This small country is the world’s largest dairy exporter resulting with about $3.6 billion each year that is contributed into the economy from dairying alone. This directly accounts for 2.8 % of New Zealand’s GDP which is 10 times larger that the wine sectors. Dairy products form 26% of New Zealand’s total goods export that benefits the economy hugely. These include whole milk powder, skim milk powder,…

Invasive species is defined as a non-native organism that has negative impacts on the environment, the well being of surrounding species (including humans), and the economy. For an organism to become invasive it must first be an introduced non-native species, then an established species, and then it must thrive and reproduce to be considered invasive. Only about ten percent of all the species move from one group to the next and finally become invasive. In the end, very few species can be…

lagging because she was put into a University and started out with decent grades unlike in High School where she was a straight A student. Caroline Sacks had the freedom to choose which fish to be. On one hand it was big fish in the little pond or small fish in the big pond. She chose Brown because according to society Brown has a better education but not the better fit. Freedom to choose is important but going back to Kierkegaard’s idea of every action being a choice leads directly into this…