Friday, February 20, 2015

Week of February 17 - 20 NO SCHOOL MONDAY 2/16

We will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds - Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • hand-out with all reading and q's for Romanticism and Transcendentalism unit
  • read Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" p. 213, 232-246 q's p. 247 & 248
  • Entry #11 under what circumstances would you be willing to rak a fine, punishment, or even jail for a moral or political principle? Can you name anyone that has endured physical suffering in order to demonstrate their commitment to an idea?
  • discuss chart on page 247
  • read "The Last American Man" by Elizabeth Gilbert and one page essay connecting Eustace Conway to Emerson and Thoreau's philosophy - use examples...

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