https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/members/joshuabrand/activity/ Activity feed for Joshua Brand. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:05:23 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 dba5ac56bceeb6376cfecbd3fcf88561 https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/civil/resistance-to-civil-government/rcg-36-45/#comment-28 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:27:24 -0500 Here Thoreau shows that he isn’t protesting taxes, but rather the allegiance of joining a state that is engaged in war. He disagrees with the killing and slavery in the society he lives and “silently declare[s] w […]

]]> 0 129867885895e13bc608937140a1d327 https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/walden/former-inhabitants-and-winter-visitors/former-inhabitants-and-winter-visitors-13-24/#comment-3014 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:53:55 -0500 Here again we see how Thoreau values all types of intellect and work. “Nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love.” Not all people are able to see the value in poetry, but Thoreau as a writer, […]

]]> 0 829a1d5559f9f55969e6a6353cd8ae56 https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/walden/the-bean-field/the-bean-field-1-8/#comment-2986 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:43:06 -0500 Thoreau feels a closer connection to nature by farming and getting something directly out of his labor and the Earth. He finds great joy and entertainment in his work. When he discovers pieces of the old native […]

]]> 0 9526c42ee25dd6e5fa18a6c0f5f26bd0 https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/walden/reading/#comment-2983 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:04:09 -0500 I agree that Thoreau wants people to challenge themselves to learn their entire life. This can be through reading, school, experience, thinking differently, etc. I also I believe Thoreau sees just as much value […]

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