Write an essay about your analysis of the context in which Henry David Thoreau made certain statements in his famous book entitled Walden and another famous work of his entitled On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.

Directions: Write a well-organized essay of 500-900 words, double-spaced using a font size of 12) in MLA style following the instructions given below. Be sure to read Walden and /or his work on The Duty of Civil Disobedience the quote(s) in the original context in which Thoreau made the statement(s). Also, be sure to think carefully about how you will state your title, and how you will develop your paper, with particular regard to emphasis upon the context in which Thoreau made each statement and then develop a plan of organization before you begin writing.
NOTE AGAIN WHAT THIS PAPER IS ABOUT IS AS FOLLOWS: This essay is about (1) your analysis of the context in which Henry David Thoreau made certain statements in his famous book entitled Walden and another famous work of his entitled On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (both of which are available to be accessed online); (2) your interpretation of the quotes (informed to a limited degree by your research findings of the thought and/or interpretations of others). And (3) your thoughtful application of the relevance of the quote(s) to life in our modern day society.
You may choose to write your whole essay over one or more(but not more than three) of the quotes below by Thoreau, but if you choose to write about more than one of the quotes, your thesis(or controlling idea) must show this. When you write(1) Give an interesting, appropriate introduction that includes your thesis(or controlling idea) that shows not only the organization of the paper, but also indicates your own emphasis and/ or position related to the quote(s); (2) Discuss the original context in which Thoreau made the statement(s), noting specifically how they may have been affected by such things as the philosophical concepts Thoreau espoused and the time period in which Thoreau lived (especially with regard to the social, political, economic, religious, e.t.c. aspects and/or beliefs prevalent at that time in history), (3) Give your interpretation of the quotes(informed to a limited degree by your research findings of the thoughts and/or interpretations of others); and (4) Give your thoughtful application of the relevance of the quotes to life in our modern day society. (IMPORTANT: THROUGHOUT THE PAPER KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR DISCUSSION SHOULD relate to your thesis or controlling idea. DO NOT CHOOSE A QUOTE OR QUOTES THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ON BEFORE.

IN THIS ESSAY, USE ONLY THIRD PERSON IN MLA STYLE.
HAVE AT LEAST 5 GOOD (“ACADEMICALLY ACCEPTABLE”) REFERENCES. FOR THIS ESSAY, ONE OF THE FIVE REFERENCES CAN BE THE BOOK WALDEN.
QUOTES FROM WALDEN, by Henry David Thoreau
FROM “ECONOMY”
(1) “Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors of life that its finer fruits cannot be plucked by them.”
FROM “ECONOMY”
(2) “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”
FROM “ECONOMY”
(3) “Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.

FROM “ECONOMY”
(4) “Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.”

FROM “ECONOMY”
(5) “All men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.”
FROM “CONCLUSION”
(6) “The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men; and so with the paths which the mind travels. How worn and dusty, then, must the Highways of the world, how deep the ruts of tradition and conformity!”

FROM “CONCLUSION”
(7) “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
FROM “CONCLUSION”
(8) “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.”
FROM “CONCLUSION”
(9) “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps, it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”