Solitude by Grace Williams https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d en-us 2019-01-14 19:53:13 UTC 2026-01-14 19:45:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Solitude 4-6 1100299506 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320509361 Grace Williams, Abi Carawan, Micah Onley-Quigley, Maya Cariota]]> 2019-01-14 20:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320509361 Paragraph 5 1100299506 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320510796 This paragraph is talking about how nature provides protection from the oppression of societal duties. He talks about his mindful observations on the environment around him. (the storm) He claims that men redefined being alone, in fact he states that we really are never alone. ]]> 2019-01-14 20:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320510796 Thoreau's perspective on solidarity 1100299506 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320511841 He believed that the loneliest man would often be in company of another man and that feeling alone meant one hadn't comprehended his true purpose as a part of a whole entity that is nature. ]]> 2019-01-14 20:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320511841 Paragraph 4 2000160407 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320878974 This Paragraph is talking about how society, no matter how sweet, can’t bring sadness upon any man because it is a breeding ground for false priorities. In this paragraph he talks about how be isolated should bring gratitude and clarity. ]]> 2019-01-15 17:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320878974 Paragraph 6 2000160407 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320886639 In this paragraph he references his way of life as "dying" meaning he has fallen off grid but he claims that when being a working man in a community, you become the work and lose yourself. ]]> 2019-01-15 17:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320886639 Thoreau's perspective on detachment- A plain definition of being detached is to be removed or aloof. Thoreau shows ideas of detachment by being calmly aware of his surroundings and appreciating them. His perspective relies on the idea that you slow down and comprehend your surroundings. 2000160407 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320888624 2019-01-15 17:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320888624 VOCAB 2000160407 https://padlet.com/1100299506/11fxcuzprb8d/wish/320896942 Paragraph 5 vocabulary 
Deluge- a great quantity of something 
Conspicuous- attracting attention
Congregate- gathered into a crowd or mass of people 
Perennial- to be chronic or lasting for  a long period of time



Paragraph 6 vocabulary 
Transient- lasting for a short period of time
 Indifferent- to mean nothing - never good or bad (apathy)



Paragraph 4 vocabulary                                           Misanthrope-one who dislikes humankind and their societal systems 
Melancholy- depressed 
Compel- to engross or place in  a trance.
Vulgar- harsh or abrasive 
Drear- dull or bleak, lacking vitality
Prevailed- to overcome an obstacle 

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