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Thoreau is a desert town split between part of the Navajo Nation and a residential neighborhood made up of Anglos and Latinos. Although the median income has increased significantly in the last decade, the town faces rising crime, unemployment, and poverty rates. New Mexico narrowly voted for Gore in the 2000 presidential election, but swung to Bush four years later.
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A thought provoking collection of Creative Quotations from Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862); born on Jul 12. US essayist, poet, naturalist; He is best known for his description of life at Walden Pond, "Walden," 1854 and his essay "Civil Disobedience," 1849.
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Actor Mark Ruffalo reads Henry David Thoreau's 1849 essay, "Civil Disobedience." Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on Feb 1, 2007.
Thoreau's words of 140 ago have touched generations. His doctrines fueled the 70's movements and gave Garry Trudeau a livelihood with Doonesbury the cartoon strip. Once again his words find new meaning
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by Brent Ulbert through Professor Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Powell II, opensourcebuddhism.o rg.
This very thoughtful piece relates Thoreau's close relationship to Buddhism. "Some will chide me for putting my Buddha next to their Christ" he said. The effect of contact with India and the resulting Transcendentalist movement is indeed perhaps the highlight of American literature.
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