Then in the spring of 1845 Henry persuaded Emerson to let him build a cabin on some newly acquired land on the shores of Walden Pond to give him self the necessary time to write it (Concise 351). In the first year at Walden Pond, Thoreau had already finished the first draft of his book, A Week On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, but it was not until 1849 that it would finally be published (Mahoney-Smith). ... Another significant event occurred in early 1846 during Henry's stay at Walden Pond. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

At first glance, Lewis's popular satirical novel Babbitt would appear to be a completely different work from Thoreau's philosophical classic Walden, uninspired by and possibly even disputing Thoreauvian principles. ... He wishes to leave society for a time and pursue mental clarity in his hand-built cabin among the woods around Walden Pond. ... In Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt and in Henry David Thoreau's Walden, independence plays a key role in the main characters' lives. ... He spends twenty-seven cents each week for food during his two-year stay at Walden Pond, empha...

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• Grade Level: High School

Non-Technical Bob Taylor, who was a young man worked at the Pentagon from 1965 till 1969 as the director of the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO). He had his office one floor lower than his boss" office Charles Herzfeld, who was the head of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). Taylor had his suite, besides his office, with three different computers as the terminal room. Each computer was linked to a different site, to MIT in Cambridge, UC Berkley and Santa Monica, CA. The fact of having three computers in his office reflects the importance of the IPTO. ...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

The Walden book review praises Kozol on his style and storytelling. ... Although residents say they know the asthma epidemic's likely cause is the recently built incinerator nearby, Kozol explains that the assertion is both plausible and difficult to pin down (Walden Web Book reviews). ...

• Word Count: 4415
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School