Vince Tarkanian English 1A Poet Research Essay July 8, 2014 Analysis of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience", "Walden", and "Walking" Henry David Thoreau said of himself "I am a Schoolmaster – a Private Tutor, a Surveyor – a Gardener, a Farmer – a Painter, I mean a House Painter, a Carpenter, a Mason, a Day-Laborer, a ... " was derived from two edited lectures, "Walking" and "The Wild" that Thoreau started giving in 1851 until 1860. In "Civil Disobedience", "Walden", and "Walking" Thoreau effectively conveys his belief that conscience be the driving force of each mans conduct and the importanc...

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Henry David Thoreau wrote in chapter 2 of Waldon: Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. It's thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom are pebbly with stars. I cannot count one. I know not the first letter of the alphabet. I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born. The intellect is a cleaver; it discerns and rifts its way into then secret of things. I do not wish to be any more busy with my hands than is necessary. My...

• Word Count: 2158
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• Grade Level: High School