Nature
Where did Thoreau build his Cabin?
Walden Pond
What is Sublime
Noble, Majestic
The best government is indeed...
the one that does not govern
What did Thoreau believe about material possessions?
That they are unneeded to live a full and happy life.
Thoreau did not conform to the ideas of society and thus was a ______.
Nonconformist
How long did Thoreau stay in the woods for?
Two years, two months, and two days
Define Expedient
Resource
Our life is frittered...
away by detail.
Explain this quote, "I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born."
Thoreau believes that with age natural wisdom fades such as innocence and that instead, experience and knowledge is gained.
Who should run the government according to Thoreau?
The common man.
Why did Thoreau leave the woods?
He wanted to live freely.
Define Nonconformity
Failure to conform to a prevailing rule
We do not ride on the railroad...
It rides upon us
How does Thoreau view the government?
Thoreau wanted less government control and for decisions to be made by the people and not a select few.
Thoreau believed the Mexican-American war was unjust and that man should not, support the war effort by________.
Paying Taxes
Why did Thoreau live in the woods?
He wanted to live deliberately, to see if he could not learn, discover he had not lived, and front the essential facts of life.
Define Magnamity
Generosity
As long as possible live...
free and uncommitted
What did Thoreau believe about God?
Thoreau believed in a God and thought God glorifies and enjoys man.
Thoreau believed that technology______.
Distracted from Nature and the real world
Why was Thoreau drawn to the woods
It offered freedom to the individual self and escape from modern society.
Define Transcendentalism
Philosophy that promotes intuitive spiritual thinking instead of scientific thinking based on material things
It makes but little difference whether you are committed...
to a farm or a country jail.
What was Thoreau's view on Poverty
Those in poverty live the most free lives.
why is our life considered a "German Confederacy"?
Made up of petty states with its boundary forever fluctuating.