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Here is the Word file with Emerson’s essay “Self-Reliance.”

emerson-self-reliance

Interestingly, our new President says this essay is a big influence.  See if you can figure out why.

Here is the Thoreau piece you need to read by Tuesday:

“Where I Lived, and What I Lived For”

Feel free to tweak the Word document however you like.  If you want to read more Thoreau, you can find more of him here.

And here is your Wendell Berry reading for Thursday:

Wendell Berry, “Life Is a Miracle” and “Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer”

If you like Wendell Berry, you can find more of him here.