Walden

idealism of transcendentalist philosophy. In fact, he actually tested his beliefs at Walden Pond, making himself a living example of the contemporary movement. Transcendentalism, a branch of social reform in the mid-1800’s, stressed human divinity and the importance of nature and intuition. Rejecting indulgences and extravagance, Thoreau sought to purify society by bringing it back to its roots. In his tale of Walden, Thoreau criticizes economic/technological advances and spurns governmental…

What is walking? Is it an aimless way to waste time with no real destination? Do we as humans walk with a purpose or with somewhere to be? In Henry David Thoreau’s piece, Walking, he discusses the beauty of nature and how we as humans are “an inhabitant of nature, rather than a member of society. (Pg. 49)” Thoreau discloses how we as a society never are able to just get out and walk anymore. We spend so much of our lives with places to be and things to do that we never have time to walk around…

These changes can happen at various rates from slow fast-paced. Looking at Walden University's inclusion of social change for this course and others completed, it is at its best considered interdisciplinary and multicultural in their approach. The areas of change can be based on their hypotheses or identified research in the areas of social change, which embodies suggestions that involve positive social change. Walden characterizes positive social…

Walden: a Journey Into the Mind of a Transcendentalist A new epoch is on the rise. Transcendentalist thinking built its core belief very strongly around that idea. In a nutshell, transcendentalist thinking hinged upon the way one saw the world around them and consequently formed their beliefs about it. This ideology called for individuals to worry less about what the world around them believed, but rather, to turn to their own imagination. Instead of motivating one’s actions based on the…

Throughout Henry David Thoreau’s “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For,” Thoreau uses an extended metaphor to critique society, and express his philosophy of how and why people should live. When he says, “We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us. Did you ever think what those sleepers are that underlie the railroad? Each one is a man, an Irishman, or a Yankee man. The rails are laid on them, and they are covered with sand, and the cars run smoothly over them. They are sound sleepers, I…

Walden University has a competitive Doctoral education program. I was delighted when I received my acceptance letter. For the purpose of this assignment, I will describe my career path and specialization I plan to pursue. Next, I will explain two strategies I will use to build a network with colleagues and explain why these strategies would support a professional collaboration. Then explain how my degree path and specialization relates to my topic of interest. Finally, I will identify my…

I believe that my critical thinking abilities were challenged especially when we were reading the book “Walden Two”. This book was about a utopian society created by B.F. Skinner to address many of the issues in our then, current society. One of the challenging aspects of reading this novel was deciding whether or not I liked or agreed with the changes made in the society Walden Two. I remember struggling with the fact that they keep their children housed separately from their parents, and…

Potter, to Cinderella and Geronimo Stilton, we solve problems, learn social skills, and develop schemas for life by being immersed in fictional worlds. Why not, then, learn psychological concepts in college through reading for pleasure? B. F. Skinner's Walden Two (1948) is an example of illustrating complex psychological concepts through the exploration of a fictional world. Costantino (1994) found that students for whom English was a second language improved their ability to read academic texts…

Summary: Walden describes his past experiences of visits to the village. He would start his day studying and then go swimming in the pond to freshen up and then later he would go to the village. He then describes the village to a news room because everyone gossips and he describes everyone as strange. He also describes how the signs at the village shops (barber, taver, etc.) are “traps”. Waldon says that he always ignores the signs. Next Waldon talks about him returning home in the dark. He says…

American writer Henry David Thoreau embarked on a similar search, which encompassed the inquisitive nature of the exploration age. Thoreau however was not interested in obtaining wealth or fame. He yearned to encounter life in a different way. Thoreau’s Walden is an encounter narrative in which he chooses to seclude him in the woods and gains a better sense of self through his many encounters economically, spiritually, and through the environment…