-
liamh wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
For my research topic, I would like to explore something related to the Puerto Rican independence movement post-1945. Something interesting within that broader topic might be the contemporary independence movement […]
-
Erin D wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
My project will look at the depiction of the various groups
in Jamaica during the nineteenth century. The question I will explore, and
answer is, how did the social structures of Jamaica exemplify the […]
-
Matt Prill wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
For my research project, I want to cover something related to Latin American culture, possibly solely Nicaraguan culture. Culture has always been something that has fascinated me, and I think one really gets to […]
-
Tina Lam wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
I would like to investigate the political relationship between Cuba and the United States. This topic is useful for understanding Latin American history because it is a significant example of U.S. intervention in […]
-
Cat wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
For my research topic I would like to explore the issues pertaining to the use of native peoples as slave labor during the early colonization of Latin American, and how that has developed into an underclass labor […]
-
Hannah commented on the post, Accidental Luxury Found in Nature, on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
You bring up an interesting point, and that is the line between luxury and necessity. At what point does a luxury become so integrated in a society that it becomes a necessity? That, of course, brings also into […]
-
Emilee Haines wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
My research question is: How did Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz challenge the gender roles of her time, and how did she affect women after her time leading up to the modern day? This research is significant in […]
-
Jeremiah Whitney became a registered member 5 years, 11 months ago
-
eherczeg22 wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
I really liked this quote that was found in this chapter of our reading. I understood it to mean that people who live in society blindly live unfulfilling lives. […]
-
Vanesa Rubio Toxtle commented on the post, Economy, on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
I agree with the focus of Economy’s theme. This is evident in the section I chose to look at, in where he talks about things that are necessary of life. One example I found was when he talks about humans robbing […]
-
Hannah wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
Thoreau evokes Shakespeare to make a claim on what in human life he views to be “evil”. Reflecting on “the auction of a deacon’s effects” (155), Thoreau borrows from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: “The evil that […]
-
ellie shafron commented on the post, Economy Reflection, on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
Hey Ellie! I really enjoyed reading your reflection! I like how you interpreted his words in a way that I had not thought of, but when reading it, it makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks for sharing!!
-
ellie shafron wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
Thoreau talks a lot about the “necessaries” of life in this chapter and how they intertwine with the economy. He focuses a couple pages worth on what people wear and how wasteful the more wealthy are. His comments […]
-
Giovanny Bravo wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
My research question is: How did deep prejudice toward homosexuals in Cuba during the Revolution motivate the development of Cuban LGBTQ+ rights to the present? This topic is significant because research on this […]
-
Yohannes Abateneh commented on the post, Economy Reflection, on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
Ellison- I agree with your analysis. That passage goes together with Thoreau’s argument that people are creating cages for themselves and happiness isn’t directly proportional the amount of money you have.
-
Yohannes Abateneh wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
In economy, Thoreau writes about the enlightenment he achieved by letting go of the luxuries of overabundance. He states that having the bare minimum is enough for a person to survive and even flourish as he/she […]
-
Ellison Zupan wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
One passage from this chapter that I found interesting was near the beginning when he talks about how hard people work, and how they basically are working their life away. I think that he is implying that he […]
-
Vanesa Rubio Toxtle wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
“By the words, necessary of life, I mean whatever, of all that man obtains by his own exertions, has been form the first, or from long use has become, so important to human life that few, if any, whether from sa […]
-
Maris Woldin commented on the post, The Simplicity of the Cabin in the Woods, on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
I agree with this point Mei— a lot of “Economy” is spent discussing consumerism. I think you could argue that one reason he includes such meticulous details, other than a simple recounting of his life/ […]
-
zcarter22 wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2020 5 years, 11 months ago
In Economy, Thoreau explores the relationship between luxury through nature. I think it is fascinating that Thoreau considers the luxury of nature as an accidental discovery made by humans because often humans […]
- Load More
