Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian, two of his greatest works are: "Resistance to Civil Government" (also known as "Civil Disobedience") and "The Mask of Anarchy". His ideals can be summarized by this statement: “the Government should not have more power than the bestowed by its citizens”.
Henry David Thoreau was even imprisoned for refusing to pay taxes in protest for the Mexican-American War and the slavery.
In this passage from Walden, Thoreau the analogy is:
He is comparing life to a moving train
Here we have the evidence to support the analogy:
Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito's wing <u>that falls on the rails.</u>
Answer:
“Miguel's heart froze as he searched for ...
Explanation:
I think it might be: Hilda Annersley, Headmistress by Lesley Green
I celebrated my last birthday just like an ordinary day. Usually I don't go on the thought of celebrating special days, but only when there are certain people involve. Celebrations, on my perspective, become nice and warm when people are celebrating it with the celebrant. These people aren't just ordinary people but people with whom you have shared experiences with and most especially, people that you treat as important, special, and close to your heart. As I celebrated my last birthday, it wasn't that much.
