Henry David Thoreau

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February 26, 2015

 

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Because Henry showed so much promise as a student that his parents sent him to Concord Academy. He later went on to attend Harvard College. With the help of his aunts, and by doing odd jobs and tutoring, he managed to afford the tuition. Interestingly enough, he graduated from Harvard in 1837 as an honor student and a speaker at commencement, yet he was still unknown...
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Interestingly enough, he graduated from Harvard in 1837 as an honor student and a speaker at commencement, yet he was still unknown. He lived a "stern and more than Spartan simplistic [way] of life and he retained his elevation of purpose" (Walden, 67). This elevation of purpose directly refers to the transcendentalist movement in which Thoreau was a pioneer...
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