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  "Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it." Meaning of the quote plz.

  Posted by arani94 on Nov 10, 2009 at 05:06 PM

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  What does this quote means by Thoreau: "However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names."

  Posted by carina5 on Nov 2, 2009 at 04:48 PM

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  How can I start my essay with a topic sentence with or about this quote "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us?" by Thoreau.

  Posted by carinatorres on Nov 2, 2009 at 04:07 PM

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  What is the meaning of Thoreau's quote "There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted"?

  Posted by arani94 on Oct 17, 2009 at 03:31 PM

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  What is Thoreau's opinion of progress in the section Where I lived, and What I live for?

  Posted by butterfly127 on May 14, 2009 at 07:22 PM

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  Why do men live a life of "quiet desperation" as stated in "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau?

  Posted by jclb on Mar 12, 2009 at 11:19 AM

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  In "Walking" by Henry David Thoreau, what is Thoreau's philosophy of language? How does he view the relationship between civilization and wilderness?

  Posted by soccermidget28 on Feb 8, 2009 at 03:36 PM

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  What does "keep your accounts on a thumbnail" mean?

  Posted by omgjannelly on Dec 6, 2008 at 05:57 PM

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  What is Henry David Thoreau's best quote?

  Posted by matthewehrke on Dec 2, 2008 at 06:49 PM

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  In Thoreau's quote, "God himself culminates in the present moment", how could we pair up sentences that show contrast?

  Posted by fhs on Nov 24, 2008 at 09:08 PM

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  In Thoreau's "Conclusion," what are the two things being compared in "Is not our own interior white on the chart?"

  Posted by poem on Nov 22, 2008 at 08:39 PM

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  Could you give me a definition of "life for life's sake"? It is related to Thoreau and his essay "Life Without Principle". 

  Posted by julia-aniko on Nov 22, 2008 at 10:21 AM

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  Explain the metaphor in this quote from "Walden". 

  Posted by poem on Oct 23, 2008 at 12:47 PM