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English Trimester 2 Exam Review
Vocab units 6-10, grammar exercises on pronoun/antecedent agreement, verb usage, and modifiers; transcendentalism, civil war literature, and the great gatsby.
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04/17/2011

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Accede
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Join; give one's consent; to agree to
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Brandish
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Wave or flourish in a menacing way
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Comprise
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to include/contain
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Deft
Definition
Skillful, adroit
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Destitute
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deprived of
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Explicit
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Clear
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Extipate
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Clear
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Inopportune
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Coming at a bad time
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Ironic
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A contract between what is expected and what actually happens
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Musty
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Stale, moldy, not fresh
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Officious
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Pushy, forward (too forward...)
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Ominous
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Threatening, unfavorable
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Pinnacle
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Apex, summit, climax
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Premeditated
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considered before hand
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Rampant
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Running wild, prevalent
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Abhor
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To hate deeply, to regard with horror
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Amend
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To change
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Buffet
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to hit or slap; the slap or hit
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Chaos
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disorder; turmoil
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Commodious
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roomy; spacious
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Corrosive
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to be wearing down; to be gradually eating away at something
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Discern
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to decide; to see clearly
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Extant
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In existence, surviving
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Implicate
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To be connected with; to involve in
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Inter
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To bury
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Martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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Obviate
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To anticipate & prevent
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Renegade
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Outlaw & one who leaves
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Reprehensible
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Deserving blame; worthy of punishment
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Somber
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Gloom, mourning
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Squalid
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Filthy; wretched
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Stately
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Majestic, elegant
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Supple
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Pliable, bendable
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Suppress
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To stop by force, quash
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Venal
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Corrupt, marked by bribery
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Solace
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To console
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Turbulent
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Shaky, stormy, disorderly
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Vociferous
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loud, noisy
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Voluminous
Definition
copious, of great size
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Waive
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To give up; to do without
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Animosity
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Bitter hostility, loathing
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Apathy
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No feelings towards something, indifference
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Apprehensive
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Anxious, "iffy"
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Commend
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To praise
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Compatible
Definition
To be able to get along well
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Condolence
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An expansion of sympathy
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Decrepit
Definition
Feeble, old, rundown
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Deride
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To mock, make fun of, ridicule, to disparage
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Ingenous
Definition
Sincere, innocent, honest, genuine
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Multifarious
Definition
Diverse, multi-skilled
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Obsolete
Definition
something out of date
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Omnivorous
Definition
eat anything
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Parsimonious
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Stingy
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Quandary
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A problem, predicament, a conundrum
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Recalcitrant
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Stubborn
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Reprisal
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An injury done in revenge
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Revel
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A party; to find joy in something
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Stulify
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to cripple
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Suave
Definition
smooth, polite, refined
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Allocate
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Set aside, to distribute
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Ardent
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enthusiatic, avid, zealous
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Assiduous
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hardworking, diligent
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Brash
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Impetus, acting hastily
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Capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable
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Chastise
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To scold, punish, discipline
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Copious
Definition
voluminous, plentiful, abundant
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Deviate
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To away; to stray; one who departs from the norm
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Enaciated
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malnourished; unnaturally thin
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Exult
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To rejoice greatly
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Gnarled
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Twisted
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Indemnity
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payment for damages
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Inkling
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A clue
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Limpid
Definition
easily understood; clear
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Omnipotent
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all powerful, all mighty
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Palatable
Definition
pleasing to the taste
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Poignant
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Bittersweetly moving; touching; deeply affecting
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Rancor
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animosity
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Sophomoric
Definition
Immature + overconfident
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Spontaneous
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random, spur of the moment, unplanned
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Asquiesce
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Go along with something; to agree
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Allure
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To temptl the temptation or attraction
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Askew
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Crooked, disordered
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Blithe
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carefree, light-headed
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome, argumentative, belligerent
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Covet
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To want something someone else has
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Crestfallen
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Discouraging, dejected
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Dishevled
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Unkempt, messy
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Exponent
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one who advocates something; mathematic term
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Garrulous
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To be talkative, chatty, loquacious, verbose
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Insuperable
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Invincible
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Lamentable
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Sad, to be regretted, to be pitied
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Misnomer
Definition
Calling someone/something the wrong name
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Profess
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Declare
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Respite
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A period of rest
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Retribution
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A repayment, a deserved punishment
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Sinuous
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Twisting, winding
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Sonorous
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Rich and full in sound
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Vanguard
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Forefront of the army; in the leadership position
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Wastrel
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a good for nothing; one who wastes things
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Naturalism, following one's intuition, focusing on the spiritual world rather than physical world, self reliance, and individuality are themes of _____________.
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Transcendentalism
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Emerson and Thoreau: Who was teacher, and who was student?
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Emerson is the teacher; Thoreau was Emerson's student
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Who wrote "Walden"?
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Thoreau
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What work about transcendentalism had themes of sucking out the marrow of life, escaping routine, and finding simplicity?
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"Walden" by Thoreau
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Who wrote "Self Reliance"?
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Emerson
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What work of transcendentalism involves themes of individuality and non-conformity?
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"Self Reliance"
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Who writes "Nature"?
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Emerson
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What work of transcendentalism involves themes of nature illuminating the eye AND heart of a child, and becoming a part of God?
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"Nature"
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Who writes "Civil Disobedience"?
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Thoreau
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What work of transcendentalism involves themes of individuality being key, and conformity being suicide?
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"Civil Disobedience"
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What did Thoreau hope to do at Walden?
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To live thoughtfully, find simplicity, and to break the monotonous routine of daily life.
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Why would being at Walden pond help Thoreau achieve his goals?
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It would help because he wouldn't have the distractions of everyday life such as the media and the rush of people around him.
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What according to "Walden", are Thoreau's views on the news?
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He believes that it's unnecessary if people are just hearing it for the sake of knowing it. He tells how if there were a fire, a majority of people wouldn't get involved and help out, they'd just go to see it happen and to talk about it later. And newspapers themselves are pointless because once someone has heard a story about a principle of people's actions; why hear the same story told over again with different settings and characters?
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What, according to "Walden", are Thoreau's views on the mail?
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The postal service is unnecessary because it's a literal take on paying a penny for one's thoughts. There is rarely a major important reason for paying postage, and so why should people do it?
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Why did Thoreau leave Walden?
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He wanted to live life to the fullest and that involved a changing of scenery. He had already fallen into a new routine at Walden Pond, and so he was on to other things.
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What did Thoreau learn at Walden Pond?
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He learned that one can succeed in attaining their dreams if they move toward it confidently. When one dreams something, they must start somewhere to begin their journey towards it- "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them..."
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Author of "My Bondage and My Freedom"
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Fredrick Douglass
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Author of "Beat! Beat! Drums" and "I Hear America Singing" and "When i Heard the Learned Astronomer"
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Walt Whitman
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"Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
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Ambrose Bierce
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"Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
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Mark Twain
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