by https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il en-us 2015-10-04 21:26:00 UTC 2015-10-05 13:09:52 UTC hello@padlet.com WALDEN- H.D. Thoreau https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598683 2015-10-04 21:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598683 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598902 Why does he have so much disdain for technology?

Why does he appreciate nature, but not the amazing face that something from nature (us) could create such wonderful things?

]]> 2015-10-04 21:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598902 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598944 We should not hurry in life because we are wasting it, and missing its beauty.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598944 Paraphrase https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598967 One piece of advice that Thoreau gives is to life a life you can be truly satisfied with, not one filled with material possessions.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598967 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598992 Technology is a distraction, and never waste your life hurrying.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73598992 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599021 The newspaper/media is unnecessary and full of tragedy.

Time is ever-flowing, but also subject to change.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599021 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599069 Is there a true opponent to Transcendentalism?

Yes, the Anti-Transcendentalists, our next unit!

]]> 2015-10-04 21:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599069 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599112 Live up to your own needs and expectations.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599112 Question:  https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599121 Is it really possible to be 100% pleased with yourself?

]]> 2015-10-04 21:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599121 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599162 Take time to enjoy life and get the most you can from it without distractions such as technology.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599162 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599185 What does the part about stitches mean?

It is an allusion to an aphorism by Benjamin Franklin: "A stitch in time saves nine". It encourages people to take short cuts to be more efficient.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599185 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599332 Thoreau explains how there is so much to do in life and that there are "several lives to live." He wishes he could do more.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599332 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599364 Why does he talk about God when he doesn't believe in God?

He actually is a very spiritual man. However, his conception of religion is not a purely Christian one. He borrows from Eastern philosophy as well.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599364 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599392 He basically tells us to enjoy life while we still have it, and to not feel constantly rushed.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599392 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599421 What is the parish church?

It is the church in the center of a small town or community. It was the central meeting place.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599421 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599450 Why are letters not important?

I'd say that some letters are important, but very few. Much correspondence at this time was just a formality. People wrote letters instead of snap-chatting, texting, etc.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599450 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599571 Live a simple life. Do not over complicate it, or use too much detail.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599571 Paraphrase: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599591 Thoreau says that routine is boring and to fulfill life as much as possible.

]]> 2015-10-04 21:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599591 Question: https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599626 When he says "suck the marrow", is he taking the good out of life and getting rid of the bad stuff?

]]> 2015-10-04 21:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73599626 https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73696618 2015-10-05 13:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wall/4mes8rj2h1il/wish/73696618