Both wrote passionately about every detail of the land, and found inspiration and beauty in every season. ... Thoreau agrees, saying in his description of the coming spring, "every season seems best to us in its turn."" ... "I am monarch of all I survey, my right there is none to dispute,"" quotes Thoreau in defense of the idea. ... To illustrate the point, Thoreau explicitly lists the low cost of building his barren Walden home, and describes in detail why "most luxuries are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind."" ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Dubois's selection "Of the Coming of John" where the main character, John, also experiences separation from his life due to his education. ... As he brings his homework home, and finds difficulty in his home environment, he isolates himself to find a more suitable work environment. ... As John is exploring the north, he sees everything that should have been right in his home town and decides to return home and change their lives. ... His duty is to enlighten his community and bring about more equality in his town. ... This quote portrays John as heroic and unwavering, however, when hi...

• Word Count: 1777
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This quote summarizes what I feel about the older generations and their way of thinking. ... Smell of fresh baked bread constantly remains in her home along with many religious statues. ... On one of my longer appointment I finally decided to ask her about her family and her views about life. ... After listening to all her views, I took a while to think about my own views about life. ... Coming from a culture that had little equality between a man and woman I made sure that I would never be held back in life because of my gender. ...

• Word Count: 1085
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

My title is a quote by Art Alexakis "lead singer of the band Everclear. ... You talk to the doctor about your father's chances of surviving. He says there is little chance of him coming back into consciousness. So you, then, talk to your brother and your two sisters about the situation. ... I refer back to Mandel's paper of the unconscious mind when I make the following statement: I believe that when Art made this statement he was not at home, "...not in the most familiar of all places, his conscious mind."" (372). ...

• Word Count: 1231
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School