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  In "Walden" what does the quote "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life" mean?

  Posted by chelseyfred2010 on Nov 4, 2009 at 08:15 AM

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  What does this quote by Thoreau mean: "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us?"

  Posted by carinatorres on Oct 29, 2009 at 06:03 PM

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  What advice does Thoreau offer to those who live in poverty?

  Posted by bartmax on Oct 25, 2009 at 04:52 AM

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  Please explain the following quote from Thoreau's "Walden"  -- "live deep and suck out all the marrow of life."

  Posted by fortyninefifty on Oct 22, 2009 at 02:39 PM

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  What was Thoreau's attitude concerning the role of the government?

  Posted by luv2fly on Oct 21, 2009 at 09:38 AM

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  What revelation does Thoreau have  from one of the experiences in the second chapter of his "Walden?"

  Posted by sandfla on Sep 25, 2009 at 06:08 PM

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  For what reasons did Thoreau write "Walden"?

  Posted by maxilou on Sep 21, 2009 at 05:26 PM

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  I need help interpreting the following quotes from "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau.

  Posted by mjfan18 on Sep 21, 2009 at 10:47 AM

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  Explain some of the literary allusions found in Walden.

  Posted by cancan on May 17, 2009 at 04:22 PM

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  What does this statement from Walden mean? "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us."

  Posted by butterfly127 on May 16, 2009 at 07:46 AM

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  Is squaw walden like mother nature?

  Posted by dakinebuilt on Apr 4, 2009 at 07:20 PM

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  What advice does Thoreau offer to his fellows about ownership of the property and those who live in poverty?

  Posted by jdsmooooth on Mar 26, 2009 at 07:01 AM

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  In Walden, what is Thoreau's attitude toward individuality and conformity?

  Posted by gladys09 on Mar 25, 2009 at 12:18 PM

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  did thoreau write any poems before he went on the canoe trip with his brother. I was thinking maybe he wrote something and published it later 

  Posted by king-eric on Mar 2, 2009 at 07:58 PM

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  Which chapter in Walden discusses the time Thoreau got arrested for not paying taxes?

  Posted by smstanley on Mar 2, 2009 at 02:45 PM

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  What is one of the best ways that Thoreau's Walden appeals to modern generations?    

  Posted by smstanley on Feb 23, 2009 at 02:19 PM

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  What would be the advantages and disadvantages of spending two solitary years in a natural setting, like Thoreau did in "Walden"?

  Posted by tana15 on Feb 21, 2009 at 06:19 PM

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  what does the story of the beutiful bug have to do with innocence?

  Posted by eeegadbatman on Feb 1, 2009 at 09:00 AM

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  Did Thoreau chose independence day by acccident as the day he would move into the woods?

  Posted by chizzle09 on Jan 11, 2009 at 05:23 PM

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  What's being compared in Thoreau's "Conclusion": "Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"?

  Posted by poem on Nov 26, 2008 at 04:21 PM

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  "It (water) may rise this year higher than man has ever known it, and flood the parched uplands", what's the metaphor by Walden?

  Posted by poem on Nov 24, 2008 at 09:03 PM

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  Describe Thoreau’s attitude toward individuality and conformity in "Walden"?

  Posted by kakes on Oct 22, 2008 at 09:44 AM

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  How would you explain Thoreau's reasons for leaving Walden Pond?

  Posted by justindavis on May 1, 2008 at 07:12 PM

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  Finish the following quotes from "Walden", by Henry David Thoreau: Simplicity,SimplicityI was determined to know

  Posted by littleangel12 on Dec 16, 2007 at 02:06 PM

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  In "Walden", what did Thoreau believe is important to life?

  Posted by littleprincess12 on Dec 16, 2007 at 01:59 PM

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  what is thoreau's opinion of life?

  Posted by kmstephens on Dec 16, 2007 at 01:57 PM

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  What is Thoreau's doctrine of simplicity as described in Walden?

  Posted by purplekms on Dec 16, 2007 at 01:55 PM

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  What were the important ideas presented in each section of Thoreau's Walden?

  Posted by littlegirl on Dec 16, 2007 at 01:54 PM

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  "I went to the woods/Because I wanted to live life deliberately." How does this message relate to Walden?

  Posted by hajihassa on Oct 15, 2007 at 06:16 PM