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    One of the most inspirational books written that influenced people such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi is Civil Disobedience. Written by Henry D. Thoreau and based on his live relieving experience at Walden 's Pond provides us with a new way to look at our lives. Civil Disobedience is a book that provides a new life changing experience. Thoreau’s time at Walden Pond is described as an experiment in living deliberately which he furthers to describe as living with a purpose, making choices, and

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    The Battle of Lexington and Concord was on April 19, 1775, in Lexington Massachusetts. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution. The battle was between the American colonies and the British soldiers. The Battle of Lexington and Concord started when a group of militiamen went out to stop British soldiers who were on their way seize guns that the colonists had stockpiled. Both sides were told not to fire unless fired upon. A shot was fired from someone

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    Romanticism can be defined as both a style of art and literature during the 18th and 19th centuries that heavily emphasized imagination and emotion. Walden, or Life in the Woods is an excellent example of a novel that embodies American Romanticism. Thoreau conveys his thoughts and ideas through his literature. hen one reads Walden Carefully, one can find many of the characteristics of Romanticism in it. In Where I Lived and What I Lived For, Thoreau rejects civilization and seeks to spend more time

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    Henry also tells about the patches he plants for food. This is complete and total self reliance. You are on your own for food, water and shelter, and Thoreau pulls it off with little hastle. He even claims to have “done better than any farmer in Concord that year...” (Thoreau 163). Thoreau has proven to himself and society that he can be independent, in growing and catching his own food, and building his own

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    Over the past few weeks, Robert “Bob” Dunn has been under pressure from the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to meet strenuous goals. The President and CEO position at Concord Machines is currently held by Jay Nguyen. Robert “Bob” Dunn is the General Manager of the Services Division at Concord Machines. Within three years, Robert Dunn was able to rebuild the organization and successfully expand into Europe and Asia. His Services Division has projected to bring in half of the company’s

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    women's struggle between family duty and personal growth, the danger of gender stereotyping, the necessity of work, and the importance of being genuine. Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania but, raised in Concord, Massachusetts. She lived with her three sisters, mother, and father. Money was scares in the the Alcott household but education was rich and very important to them. Her education came from her father who was a transcendentalist tutored her until

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    Our opinion on which event caused the Revolutionary War was Lexington and Concord. We believe this because, the British attacked the Colonist’s freedom, a fight broke out against the British and the Colonists, and many people died in the ending of the battle. The British attacked the Colonist’s freedom by entering their houses and taking their weapons. This made the Colonist mad, because taking the Colonist’s weapons is like taking their freedom of having what they want. The website, http://www

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    Concord Cottage - About us I have been a housewife for 5 years and I've been spending my whole married life taking care of my family and our house. Being a mother and the one responsible on it, I am becoming more productive in life. Doing my passion, taking care of family, my house and my business are something I can manage by myself and I can tell that it was self rewarding. Decorating my home is my passion. I love making hand made crafts and DIY at home since I was a teenager. From then, It came

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    Thoreau opens "Solitude" with a melodious articulation of his pleasure in and sensitivity for nature. When he comes back to his home in the wake of strolling at night, he finds that guests have ceased by, which prompts him to remark both on his strict separation from others while at the lake and on the non-literal space between men. There is closeness in his association with nature, which gives adequate fraternity and blocks the likelihood of forlornness. The immensity of the universe puts the space

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    Henry David Thoreau: The Woodland Activist “Thoreau is our national conscience: the voice in the American wilderness, urging us to be true to ourselves and to live in harmony with nature” (Schulz). Henry David Thoreau was a pinnacle part of the American Transcendental movement, which gripped the United States of America in the nineteenth century, and laid the groundwork for societal changes while cultivating a national interest in nature. Thoreau took an evident disliking to the American society

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