: Writingactivity.
Thoreau’, , hesawinitalivelyandvibrantworlduntoitself, aspectacleofchange, growth, andconstancythatcouldinfuseusallwithspiritualmeaningifwepursuedit.
Pleasewritebrieflyaboutaspecialplacewhereyoufindpeaceandrefuge, andexpressyourownperceptionsofnature.
: AppreciatetheuniquelanguagestyleofHenryDavidThoreau.
Thoreauisaveryfunnywriter, , suchasusingthesamewordindifferentcontexts, whichchangethemeaning.(Forexample, “Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouarecommittedtoafarmortothecountyjail”.) Healsoloveshumorouscomparisons, ofanimalstopeople, forexample, , satire, humorousdescription, orotherformsofhumor, doyoufind?
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: Discussthefollowingquoteswithyourpartner.
FortheTranscendentalistslikeEmersonandThoreau, .
1) Nothingisenoughforthemantowhomenoughistoolittle.
— Epicurus
2) Ibelievethatasimpleandunassumingmanneroflifeisbestforeveryone, bestbothforthebodyandthemind.
— AlbertEinstein
3) Thegreatestwealthistolivecontentwithlittle.
— Plato
4) Whatishappinessexceptthesimpleharmonybetweenamanandthelifeheleads?
— AlbertCamus
5) Ifthesightoftheblueskiesfillsyouwithjoy,
ifabladeofgrassspringingupinthefieldshaspowertomoveyou,
ifthesimplethingsinnaturehaveamessageyouunderstand,
Rejoice, foryoursoulisalive.
— EleanoraDuse
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