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- Comment on Economy 1-14 by BryanPosted in: Choate RH 2025 In reply to Stephen Siperstein. Yes, I was trying to reference Kimmerer. Both the actual economy economy that we abide by and shallow systems of giving are perversions of the gift economy. One example is Christmas gift giving. People are societally expected to spend significant sums of money on purchasing […]
- Comment on Economy 1-14 by lkahuPosted in: Choate RH 2025 “ He has no time to be anything but a machine” From the time we are born, to the time we take our first steps, to we acquire our first job, to when we start creating a family, we are told by society to never rest. To keep looking forward, […]
- Comment on Where I Lived, And What I Lived For 1-12 by Stephen SipersteinPosted in: ENGL 340 S25 Geneseo In reply to Michael Crowley. I'm really intrigued by your use of the term "permeable"; it seems like that could be an interesting word (and its related "permeability" and "porousness") for thinking about part of Thoreau's project at Walden and about the book itself. Does the text seem to […]
- Comment on Economy 30-44 by Stephen SipersteinPosted in: Choate RH 2025 In reply to Rella Wang. Why do you think Thoreau might be using the language/discourse of "business" to frame what he did at Walden Pond? Also, why might he not want to "divulge" some of those other advantages that the Pond offers?
- Comment on Economy 30-44 by Rella WangPosted in: Choate RH 2025 [I have thought that Walden Pond would be a good place for business, not solely on account of the railroad and the ice trade; it offers advantages which it may not be good policy to divulge; it is a good port and a good foundation. No Neva marshes to be […]
