Discussion Questions Based on Reading – Well-Written
This assignment is based on the reading “Henry David Thoreau and “Civil Disobedience,” Part 1” written by Wendy McElroy. I will post the link below to directly access the reading. You must answer THREE questions in a well-thought-out response for each, answering all parts of each question, using quotes from the reading in each response to back up your words.
Below I will write all THREE questions that must be answered:
1- What personal experience in Thoreau’s life led him to write “Civil Disobedience?”
2- How does Thoreau explain his response to this personal experience in “Civil Disobedience?”
3- How do Emerson and Thoreau differ as Transcendentalists?
4- According to Thoreau how does a person become “morally numb?”
5- In “Civil Disobedience” Thoreau talks about insights gained by listening to the “quiet voice within”. What are these insights that he gained?
For all three questions, formulate a well-written response with evidence from the text– formal writing. Use history concepts, please!
Link for the reading as follows;
