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Hunter Rowell commented on the post, Sounds 1-11, on the site Walden 10 years, 10 months ago
Kathryn, I think you’ve made an excellent point and a solid question to consider. I think personally that too much technology can harm what is happening in the “now” and in our lives. For our english class we have […]
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Hunter Rowell commented on the post, Economy 15-29, on the site Walden 10 years, 10 months ago
Angie, I think that’s an interesting point because he does discuss how we invented housing and clothes, etc, but only says we need food to survive. What’s difficult for me to understand here is why wouldn’t heat […]
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Hunter Rowell commented on the post, Economy 1-14, on the site Walden 10 years, 10 months ago
I would agree that the twitter model would be a little drastic. but I do also think that when you get down to it, there are little tid-bits of information that any reader (who may or may not like Thoreau) can find […]
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Hunter Rowell left a comment on a post The Pond in Winter 1-10 in the group General Discussion: 10 years, 10 months ago
[Contemplate]
I was wondering if anyone else felt that the key word of this particular chapter would be “Contemplate,” because of how Thoreau is constantly in thought and wonder in regards to nature and the world […]
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Hunter Rowell left a comment on a post Sounds 1-11 in the group General Discussion: 10 years, 10 months ago
[Will you be a reader?]
Here, I feel that the text has this sense of itself, I feel, because we are literally reading and not experiencing what Thoreau has done in a true sense. This goes back to how Thoreau […]
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Hunter Rowell left a comment on a post Where I Lived, And What I Lived For 13-23 in the group General Discussion: 10 years, 10 months ago
The first line of the paragraph is such a wonderful one- I get a sense of how living should be done: simple, without stressing out too much about how everything is. To me, especially being a modern reader, I think […]
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Hunter Rowell joined the group General Discussion 10 years, 10 months ago
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Hunter Rowell became a registered member 10 years, 10 months ago
It’s really interesting to point out a word like contemplate in that context. I’ve never seen anyone say something like that, usually it would be “sparkle with admiration” or something silly like that. By using the word contemplate it really encompasses Thoreau’s message about how to view and experience the world. For Throeau, it’s all about…[Read more]