Walden

In the late 19th century and through much of the 20th, the idea of controlling the population in order to produce a better human race pervaded many white societies, especially England, the United States, and Germany. These ideas were described as being beneficial to society and were “linked to a liberal movement for social reforms rather than a politically conservative agenda” (Dikötter 469). The word “eugenics” was coined by Sir Francis Galton from Greek words that translate approximately to…

promotion, social media is not the only tool that can help disseminate information to the entire population. Before Social media, people were still able to be informed by using a telephone, television, public service announcements, print, and radio (Walden University Online Lecture, n.d.). A phone never loses value; in fact, a telephone is one of the most important forms of communication to reach many people in a chosen population. The phone can be used to conduct counseling for a particular…

Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism clearly influenced Emerson’s idea of the “Over-soul.” Emerson believed everyone is part of a higher power known as the “Over-soul” This is similar to Brahman in Hinduism. Thoreau also directly references the Vedas in Walden. Buddhism, too, was a source of inspiration for Transcendentalists. Their strong disapproval of materialism and industrialism in society likely had its roots in Buddhist practices. Their abhorrence of materialism and industrialism may have also…

feelings and emotions on to find our inner peace. Unfortunately, in today’s society we are so busy being influenced by technology and social media that we can’t find our inner peace; we can’t paint our own canvas. Therefore, through your experience at Walden, I now understand that solitude provides numerous ways to achieve true balance in oneself that technology can’t. In order to find “my intimacy with nature,” I found that going outside, being immersed in my thoughts, and writing those ideas…

Teaching Technology plays an important role in today’s society. Incorporating it into the classroom in the elementary grades is a great way for students to benefit in the future, as they are introduced to more advanced technology each year. I would incorporate videos on a Smart Board, in my lessons, as a way to enhance my teaching, specifically to make the lessons more interesting. This would be a good way to teach Nancy, who has a problem concentrating if she thinks the lesson is boring. An…

the feat of living like a Transcendentalist. A main idea of Transcendentalism, from Henry David Thoreau’s chapter of Walden “Conclusion,” is that all knowledge comes from self-knowledge. Chris recognizes this and escapes to discover himself. In addition, another Transcendentalist idea, discussed by Ralph Waldo Emerson in Self-Reliance,…

As argued in the literary work Walden by Henry David Thoreau, you must question the world; you must wake up. If I believed everything that I was told, I would be following the the herds of people on the same beaten path. One of the most debated topics and endless theories of why the world…

Thesis: The subversion of the master narrative is done differently by Frederick Douglass in “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself” and Henry David Thoreau in “Resistance to Civil Government” and Walden. Frederick Douglass speaks on American exceptionalism and notes slavery as something that does not need to be part of the master narrative. Henry David Thoreau also overturns the idea of American exceptionalism by talking about resisting the government…

because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.” Henry David Thoreau explains the importance of living in the moment and taking the most out of life. As I examined this excerpt from Thoreau's book Walden, questions arose: was I sucking the marrow out of life? Was I spending my time on earth as fully as I wanted to? I began to think about how short life actually was. Who would have thought that when those dare-devil millennials were on to…

In the modern literary movement, authors practice certain philosophies that can affect their styles, thoughts, and beliefs. A few examples are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. All three authors share one common idea: transcendentalism. In the nineteenth century, transcendentalism is a popular type of philosophical campaign that emphasizes the dignity of an individual and advocates a simple, mindful life. Transcendentalism contains several key ideas, which state that…