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        <title><![CDATA[What does "it is error upon error, and clout upon clout, and our best...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What does "it is error upon error, and clout upon clout, and our best virtue has for its occasion a superfluous and evitable wretchedness" mean ?  ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The nonviolent resistance of Henry David Thoreau in "Resistance to Civil...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The nonviolent resistance of Henry David Thoreau in "Resistance to Civil Government" set the cornerstone for such passive resistance leaders as Mohandas Ghandi and Martin Luther King.  Thoreau spent a night in jail because he refused to pay what he felt was an unjust tax.
An individualist who repudiated lazy, conformist behavior, Thoreau later addressed publicly the issues of resistance to government.  He stated, "That government governs...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:01:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Please summarize the night that Thoreau spent in jail.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Please summarize the night that Thoreau spent in jail.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Passionately dedicated to the ideal that men of all races are equal,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Passionately dedicated to the ideal that men of all races are equal, Henry David Thoreau is against slavery.  When he encounters Henry Williams, a runaway slave who is trying to escape to Canada, he treats the man with dignity and respect, and is devastated when he finds out that his namesake is shot before he can reach his objective.
Thoreau's concept of slavery goes far beyond the subjection of black slaves by white owners, however.  As...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:26:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Thoreau's position on slavery in "The Night Thoreau Spent in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is Thoreau's position on slavery in "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail"?
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:07:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I believe. He says a pig.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I believe. He says a pig.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:02:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Earlier in the essay, Thoreau says that he can support himself by...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Earlier in the essay, Thoreau says that he can support himself by working six weeks out of the year.  Thoreau believed that by living simply, he could have much time to give to things he felt were important--mainly reading, writing, and enjoying nature.  In modern terms, he was extremely low maintenance.  He made just enough money to support his few needs so that he could spend the bulk of his time doing things he valued.If Thoreau had...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:55:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Thoreau mean by his comment “It makes but little difference...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What does Thoreau mean by his comment “It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail”?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:32:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In 'The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail,' Henry Thoreau advise us to follow...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In 'The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail,' Henry Thoreau advise us to follow the pattern set by what animal by cleaning after ourselves?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 18:49:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Freedom, activism, and intellectualism are all themes that are explored...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Freedom, activism, and intellectualism are all themes that are explored in this play, but one large conflict revolves around freedom.  Thoreau is in jail for refusing to pay his taxes, and even though he claims his thoughts are free, he is physically inside a jail cell. This character didn't pay his local poll tax because he knew that the money would support two things he didn't believe in: 1.) slavery (which took away freedom)2.) the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:35:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This quote is found in Act I, in my edition, page 20.  Here, Thoreau is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This quote is found in Act I, in my edition, page 20.  Here, Thoreau is speaking to Bailey, and thoughtfully commenting on Bailey's position that he is an honorable man who acts with conviction.  When Bailey says he would never burn down a barn, for such a thing was against his principles, Thoureau cynically replies that he might as well be guilty of doing something if everyone is convinced beforehand of his guilt.Henry:  I'll put it in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:18:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Quote from &quot;The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail&quot;:  “A man‘s...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Quote from &quot;The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail&quot;:  “A man‘s conviction is stronger than a flame or a bullet or a rock.&quot;  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:38:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The main problem is the definition of freedom. Although actual physical...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main problem is the definition of freedom. Although actual physical slavery is an issue, so too are those who are &quot;enslaved&quot; to institutions, i.e., jobs and money.   As the character Henry tells a runaway slave, &quot;&quot;Every man shackled to a ten-hour-a-day is a work-slave. Every man who has to worry about next month's rent is a money-slave.&quot;  This play was originally produced during the Vietnam era, and questions of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:53:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the central conflict in the play The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the central conflict in the play The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:28:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The following quote by Henry sums up his view during a conversation with...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The following quote by Henry sums up his view during a conversation with his fellow prisoner as they listen to the footsteps of a man walking outside the jail:

I know where he's going. He's going where he's supposed to go. So he can be where he's supposed to be, at the time he's supposed to be there. Why? So he'll be liked. My God, a whole country of us who only want to be liked. But to be liked, you must never disagree. And if you never...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:53:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I was wondering if anyone could think of two quotes that explain the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was wondering if anyone could think of two quotes that explain the quote(listed below in explanation) also that discuss henry's way of life and thinking.]]></description>
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