How does Thoreau describe his house in Walden?
In Walden; Or, Life in the Woods, Thoreau describes how he built his home by himself for a total cost of $28.12. He writes: Thoreau plastered it completely on the inside and built the fireplace with rocks taken from nearby. It must have been very snug, even in the rough New England winters.
What is Henry David Thoreau credited for starting?
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher Henry David Thoreau is renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden (1854). He was also an advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay “Civil Disobedience” (1849).
What sort of space is that which separates?
Thoreau once asked, “What sort of space is that which separates a man from his fellows and makes him solitary?” It’s only the space we tolerate.
How far apart think you dwell the two most distant inhabitants of yonder star?
How far apart, think you, dwell the two most distant inhabitants of yonder star, the breadth of whose disk cannot be appreciated by our instruments? Why should I feel lonely? is not our planet in the Milky Way? This which you put seems to me not to be the most important question.
What does Thoreau mean by his comment it makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail?
What does Thoreau mean by his comment, “It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail? He means that all commitments create restrictions and demands.
What advice does Thoreau give to those living in property?
what advice does thoreau offer to his ”fellows” about ownership of land or property? he advises his fellows to live free and uncommitted. You just studied 20 terms!
What would Paine and Thoreau have to say about some of today’s political issues?
Regarding current political issues, Paine and Thoreau’s position would be divergent and could be contradictory to each other depending on the interpretation. Paine, shows in his work, how the USA should be a sovereign nation, even if it implies conflicts and crises.