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HenryDavidThoreau
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HenryDavidThoreau（July1817-May1862）wasahi，andnaturalist.ThraduatedfromHarvardUyandtaughtschoolforseveralyearsbefhisjobtobeeapoetofnature.Bacord，hedertheinfluenceofRalphWaldoEmersoopublishpietheTramagazihoreaurefleainjailprotestingtheMexi-AmeritheessayCivilDisobedience（1849）.
Althoughhisasattralylotioime，hisessayachievedfameastheclear，well-reasoifiofaizeinganimmoralpolicyofhisgover.Assuch，CivilDisobediencebefluentialmaoforsubsequentantirotestersaerssuchasMohandasK.GandhiandDr.MartinLutherKing，Jr.
Inlateryearshisiraalismwaned，andhebecameadedicatedabolitionist.Hismaingsandrecordsofhiswanderingsinada，Maine，andCapeCoddisplaythemiuralist.Afterhisdeathhiscollectedwritingswerepublishedin20volumes，aiioappearinprint.
Walden（1854）isbasedowoyears（1845-1847）hespentlivinginabesideond，nearassachusetts，anddescribeshissimplewayoflife，aloionsonnatureahasbeeaclassiviros，idadvoplelife，whileembodyiofthetracreed.
Ihoreaureflethefeelingofsolitude.HeexplainshowlonelinessoamidpanioisheThoreaumeditatesonthepleasuresofesgsodthepettythingsthatsotails（gossip，fights，etc.）.Healsoreflehisnewpanion，alerwhoarrivesnearbyandanoldwomamemory（“memoryrunsbackfartherthanmythology”
）.Thoreaurepeatedlyreflethebesofnatureandofhisdeepunionwithitaheonly“medieedsisadraughtair”
.
Promptsf
1.WhathaveyoulearsolitudeinEmerson’spassage?
2.Wouldyouexpectsolitudetomeahingstoaphilosopher?
&heondlocated?Searterofindsomemapsahelake.
4.HowdoesThoreaumakelifetrulysimple?Whatishislifelike?
5.HowdoesThoreaudescribetheseryofWaldeailaboutthelakeimpressesyouthemost?
6.HowdoesThoreaudescribesociety?
7.IsThoreautrulyaloneorlonelyi，whatarehispanions?
8.WhydoesThoreaubelieveittobewholesometobealoofthetime?
9.Howwouldyoudescribethewritihispassage?
10.Whatisthegehispassage?
[1]Thisisadeliihewholebodyisonesense，athrougheverypoahastrayiofherself.
[2]AsIwalkaloohepondinmyshirt-sleeves，thoughitiscoolaswellasdwindy，ahioattractme，alltheelementsareunusuallyialtome.Thebullfrogstrumptousheri，aeofthewhip-poor-willisborheripplingwindfromovertheathywiththeflutteringalderandpoplarleavesalmosttakesawaymybreath;yet，likethelake，myserenityisrippledbuthesesmallwavesraisedbytheeveningwiefromstormasthesmsurface.Thoughitisnowdark，thewindstillblowsandroarsihewavesstilldash，aureslulltherestwiththeirhereposeise.Thewildestanimalsdoseektheirpreynow;thefox，andskunk，andrabbit，nowroamthefieldsandwoodswithoutfear.Theyare—linkswhiectthedaysofanimatedlife.
[3]WheomyhouseIfindthatvisitorshavebeetheircards，eitherabunchofflowers，orawreathreen，oranameinpenayellowwalnutleaforachip.Theywhoerarelytothewoodstakesomelittlepieceoftheforestintotheirhandstoplaywithbytheway，whichtheyleave，eitheriionallyoratally.Onehaspeeledaovenitint，aonmytable.
[4]Icouldalwaystellifvisitorshadmyabsehebewigsrass，ortheprintoftheirshoes，andgenerallyofwhatsexeorqualitytheywerebysomeslighttraceleft，asaflowerdropped，orabunchofgrasspludthrownaway，evenasfaroffastherailroad，halfamiledistant，orbythelingeringarorpipe.Nay1，Iwasfrequentlyhepassageofatraveleralongthehighwaysixtyrodsoffbythestofhispipe.
[5]Thereisonlysuffitspaceaboutus.Ourhorizoeatourelbows.Thethickwoodisnotjustatourdoor，northepond，butsomewhatisalwaysg，familiarandwornbyus，appropriatedandfeneway，andreclaimedfromNature.Forwhatreasohisvastrangeandciresquaremilesofu，formyprivaebymen?
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