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Continue reading →: Walden Pond’s Decent Section: The Ant War
Autobiographies paint a picture of the time and environment. Thoreau painted such a picture of Walden Pond. His brush compiled words and sentences together, forming a story. But as a mediocre poet, Thoreau’s words were sloppy. He had literary devices at his disposal but didn’t use them effectively. In this…
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Continue reading →: Life Philosophy
A man is only as good as his character. Such character is judged based on how he lives his life and the principles by which he governs it. One could describe this as their life philosophy. The absence of life philosophy is the absence of identity. One could argue that…
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Continue reading →: The Story of Maggie Lue
I wrote this short poem over the weekend. It’s stupid; really stupid. I hope you enjoy it! I lay in bed thinkin’ and wonderin’ Inside my head ’twas just pure bustling. As I was deep in some great forethought, a friend walked in; it took me by shock. It was…
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Continue reading →: Walden Pond and Thoreau’s Backstory DilemmaThoreau is widely acclaimed and respected in the academic community for writing his masterpiece, Walden Pond. But Walden Pond is a curious book. Defining what it is, is difficult. In some respects, Thoreau wrote an autobiography, but one could also argue that Walden Pond isn’t an autobiography but a societal…
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Continue reading →: The Greatest Name Ever ConceivedOver the past couple of years, it has become apparent that our society is deteriorating. However, that shouldn’t be a sign of discouragement. We need happiness and blessings. Recently, depression and suicide rates have been through the roof! The antithesis of depression is happiness. If we’re intent on diminishing depression,…
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Continue reading →: Why Your Dad Thinks You’re a FailureThe world is coming to a state of degeneracy. We often speak of the “Good ol’ days,” but I dare to ask the question, what made those days so great? Without a doubt, our ancestors lived more grueling lives than us. Not only did they lack the modern privileges we…
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Continue reading →: Thoreau, and the Division of Labor
Henry Davis Thoreau. Over the years, his name has become synonymous with Walden Pond. Thoreau moved there with one idea. It was a radical idea, but if proven true would change our outlook on innovation, capitalism, and the division of labor forever. That idea is the topic of this essay. …
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Continue reading →: Twelve Years a Slave—Exceptional Contrasts—It’s pretty good
After finishing Solomon Northup’s autobiography, Twelve Years a Slave, I must say it’s not bad. Throughout the entire book, Solomon’s words paint vivid pictures. Those pictures can be visualized when he describes his violin carrying sounds across the house, the distress on Mrs. Epps’ face when her husband rapes their…
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Continue reading →: Slavery and the Sorrow Factory
As I search the crevices of my mind, searching for the pieces of literature that have sparked the most emotion in my heart, I cannot ignore Solomon Northup’s autobiography, Twelve Years a Slave. His story is one of misfortune. Like many of his fellow negros during that era, Northup was…
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Continue reading →: Thompson and Slavery – The South Had No Alibi
In this essay, John Thompson and the Great Slave Dilemma, I wrote about John Thompson’s most memorable experiences as a slave. After the events in that essay, Thompson became a runaway slave when he was falsely accused of helping slaves escape. His master believed that Thompson was innocent, but because…
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