The document provides an agenda for a class discussion on Thoreau and Cicero including: reviewing thoughts on Cicero; discussing the requirements for Essay #3 on justice; providing a biography and rhetorical strategies of Thoreau; discussing questions for critical reading of Thoreau; and suggesting topics for Essay #3. Students will break into groups to discuss rhetorical strategies and questions in Thoreau's work, then potentially choose an essay prompt to answer. Homework includes drafting the introduction and thesis for Essay #3 and posting a discussion on applying Cicero and Thoreau's philosophies to A Game of Thrones.
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âResistance to Civil Governmentâ
Why It Should be a Part of the American Literature Canon
âResistance to Civil Governmentâ, was written by Henry David Thoreau. This short story is an important work of literature that is a part of the American literary canon, and is as relevant today as the time it was written. According to enotes.com, a âliterary canonâŠis comprised of a body of works that are highly valued by scholars and others because of their aesthetic value and because they embody the cultural and political values of that societyâ (2). The work challenges the dominant ideology of the time, makes one see a view that did not coincide with the popular view, and challenges a personâs political and ideological views of today.
There are three specific criteria when evaluating whether a work of literature should be considered great and included in a literary canon. They are: aesthetic value, reflection of political views of the time, and reflection of cultural values of the time. According to ask.com, aesthetic value are âThose features of a work that contribute to its success and importance as a work of art: the features upon which its significance or beauty supervene. They include the form, content, integrity, harmony, purity, or fittingness of worksâ (qtd. In Blackburn).
When reading âResistance to Civil Governmentâ, one will see the theme that resisting an unjust government is a personâs obligation. This is evident when Thoreau writes, âall men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurableâ (Thoreau 840). Part of aesthetics has to do with integrity. Thoreau had a belief that the American government was unjust and could not support it. We find this evident when he refuses to pay his taxes and is thrown into prison (847). When looking at this work we see its aesthetic value.
The second criterion for a work to be canonized is that it would reflect the political views of the time. This work was written during a time of slavery. Thoreau was an abolitionist, did not believe in slavery, and calls others to oppose it. His actions would go against the majority that approved of it. Thoreau had a belief that many were opposed to slavery, but did nothing to end it (Thoreau 841). Thoreau calls on those who oppose slavery to not provide the government with their taxes or support (844). Thoreau believed that men did not question the government or the morality of slavery. This is evident when he writes, âthe mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing army, and the militia, jailers, constables, posse comitatus, etc.â (839). Thoreau challenged the beliefs at the time, and challenged the government.
One will have to ask, âWhat great injustice of our time exists that calls men to resist the government of today?â Will those injustices of Thoreauâs t ...
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Resistance to Civil GovernmentâWhy It Should be a Part of the.docxdebishakespeare
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âResistance to Civil Governmentâ
Why It Should be a Part of the American Literature Canon
âResistance to Civil Governmentâ, was written by Henry David Thoreau. This short story is an important work of literature that is a part of the American literary canon, and is as relevant today as the time it was written. According to enotes.com, a âliterary canonâŠis comprised of a body of works that are highly valued by scholars and others because of their aesthetic value and because they embody the cultural and political values of that societyâ (2). The work challenges the dominant ideology of the time, makes one see a view that did not coincide with the popular view, and challenges a personâs political and ideological views of today.
There are three specific criteria when evaluating whether a work of literature should be considered great and included in a literary canon. They are: aesthetic value, reflection of political views of the time, and reflection of cultural values of the time. According to ask.com, aesthetic value are âThose features of a work that contribute to its success and importance as a work of art: the features upon which its significance or beauty supervene. They include the form, content, integrity, harmony, purity, or fittingness of worksâ (qtd. In Blackburn).
When reading âResistance to Civil Governmentâ, one will see the theme that resisting an unjust government is a personâs obligation. This is evident when Thoreau writes, âall men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurableâ (Thoreau 840). Part of aesthetics has to do with integrity. Thoreau had a belief that the American government was unjust and could not support it. We find this evident when he refuses to pay his taxes and is thrown into prison (847). When looking at this work we see its aesthetic value.
The second criterion for a work to be canonized is that it would reflect the political views of the time. This work was written during a time of slavery. Thoreau was an abolitionist, did not believe in slavery, and calls others to oppose it. His actions would go against the majority that approved of it. Thoreau had a belief that many were opposed to slavery, but did nothing to end it (Thoreau 841). Thoreau calls on those who oppose slavery to not provide the government with their taxes or support (844). Thoreau believed that men did not question the government or the morality of slavery. This is evident when he writes, âthe mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing army, and the militia, jailers, constables, posse comitatus, etc.â (839). Thoreau challenged the beliefs at the time, and challenged the government.
One will have to ask, âWhat great injustice of our time exists that calls men to resist the government of today?â Will those injustices of Thoreauâs t ...
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Operation âBlue Starâ is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
âą The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
âą The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate âany matterâ at âany timeâ under House Rule X.
âą The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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4. Review: Essay #3: Justice
ï¶ Essay #3 will be in response to either the excerpt from
Cicero, Thoreau, or both.
ï¶ Choose your topic from "Suggestions for Writing" on
pages 129-30, prompts 1-9 or on pages 157-58
prompts 1-6. The prompts are also listed on the
website.
ï¶It should be a least two pages long but not longer
than three pages (excluding a works cited page).
ï¶It should be formatted MLA style.
ï¶It is due Friday, Week 8, at noon.
7. Thoreau: A Brief Biography
âą Essayist, poet, and Transcendentalist
âą Born to a pencil maker in Concord, Mass. July 12, 1817
âą Went to Concord Academy and then to Harvard
âą Loved the outdoors
âą Best known for his book Walden
âą Once went to chapel in a green coat âbecause the rules
required blackâ
âą Refused to pay his poll tax
âą He died at 44 from tuberculosis
8. ï Transcendentalism is an American literary,
political, and philosophical movement of the
early nineteenth century, centered around
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
ï Transcendentalists were critics of their
contemporary society for its unthinking
conformity, and they urged that each person
find, in Emerson's words, âan original relation
to the universe.â
ï Emerson and Thoreau sought this relation in
solitude amidst nature and in their writing. By
the 1840s, they were engaged in the social
experiments of Brook Farm, Fruitlands, and
Walden; and, by the 1850s in an increasingly
urgent critique of American slavery.
9. Get into your groups
ï Spend 10 minutes preparing for our discussion: rhetorical
strategies and âQuestions for Critical Readingâ: (page 157)
10.
11. ï Thoreau uses balanced
sentence structure to
emphasize the ways that a
supposedly democratic and
representative government can
be corrupted through the
influence of powerful persons:
ï â[Government] has not the
vitality and force of a single
living man; for a single man
can bend it to his will.â
ï Thoreau uses a metaphor to
suggest that democratic
government, as it exists in his
day, is actually a sham:
ï âIt is a sort of wooden gun to
the people themselves.â
ï In other words, Thoreau
suggests that government gives
people the mere illusion of power
while actually leaving them
powerless.
The rhetorical question, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or
shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or
shall we transgress them at once? ..... Why is it not more apt to anticipate and
provide for reform? Why does it not cherish its wise minority? Why does it cry and
resist before it is hurt?
12. First-person narration allows
Thoreau to frame a complex and
abstract political issue in a voice that
personally bears witness to the
human effects and consequences of
government oppression. While
confident in his conviction that
slavery is morally wrong, Thoreau
generally avoids dogmatic,
authoritative statements in favor of a
more tentative, moderate first-person
voice. He prefers cautious
formulations such as "This, then, is
my position at present" over more
militant, definitive ones that might
alienate or put his reader on the
defensive.
Thoreau personifies the State "as
a lone woman with her silver
spoons." He casts government not
as a mechanical agent of injustice
but as a feminized object of pity.
During his stay in prison, Thoreau
comes to the realization that, far
from being a formidable brute force,
government is in fact weak and
morally pathetic. That he should
choose the figure of a woman to
make this point reveals an
interestingly gendered conception of
civil disobedience, given the
constant emphasis on the virtues of
men in relation to the State, here
personified as a woman.
13. Chiasmus âUnder a government which imprisons any
unjustly, the true place for a just man is in prisonâ
ï Allusion
ï "But almost all say that such
is not the case now. But such
was the case, they think, in
the Revolution of '75. If one
were to tell me that this was
a bad government because it
taxed certain foreign
commodities brought to its
ports, it is most probable that
I should not make an ado
about it, for I can do without
them."
ï He utilizes techniques such
as repetition to emphasize
certain points (Anaphora).
ï "It does not keep the
country free. It does not
settle the West. It does not
educateâ
ï Analogy
ï "If I have unjustly wrested
a plank from a drowning
man, I must restore it to
him though I drown
myself.â
14. Rhetorical Strategies
ï Paradox
ï âIt is truly enough said, that a
corporation has no
conscience; but a
corporation of conscientious
men is a corporation with a
conscience.â
âą Aphorism:
âą âthe progress from an
absolute to a limited
monarchy, from a limited
monarchy to a democracy, is
a progress toward a true
respect for the individualâ
âą âIf a plant cannot live
according to its nature it dies
and so a man.â
16. How would you
characterize the tone of
Thoreauâs address?
ï Is he chastising his audience? Is he
praising it? What opinion do you
think he has of his audience?
17. Explain what Thoreau means when
he says, âBut a government in which
the majority rule in all
cases cannot be based on justice,
even as far as men understand it.â
18. How is injustice âpart of the
necessary friction of the
machine of government?â
19. Why does Thoreau provide us with
âthe whole history of âMy Prisonsââ?
Describe what being in jail taught
Thoreau. Why do you think Thoreau
reacted so strongly to being in a
local jail for a single day?
20. Choose an example of
Thoreauâs use of irony, and
comment on its
effectiveness.
21. Thoreau found it ironic to involuntarily pay money
to a society which he âhas not joined,â and to be
threatened for resisting orders.
Some years ago, the State met me in behalf of the
Church, and commanded me to pay a certain sum
toward the support of a clergyman whose preaching
my father attended, but never I myself. "Pay," it said,
"or be locked up in the jail." I declined to pay.
22. How might Thoreau view the
responsibility of the majority to
a minority within the sphere of
government?
23. ï âIt is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to
devote himself to the eradication of any, even the
most enormous, wrong; he may still properly have
other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at
least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no
thought longer, not to give it practically his support.â
24. ï Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we
endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have
succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once? Men, generally,
under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait
until they have persuaded the majority to alter them. They think
that, if they should resist, the remedy would be worse than the
evil. But it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is
worse than the evil. It makes it worse. Why is it not more apt to
anticipate and provide for reform? Why does it not cherish its
wise minority? Why does it cry and resist before it is hurt? Why
does it not encourage its citizens to put out its faults, and do
better than it would have them? Why does it always crucify Christ
and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce
Washington and Franklin rebels?
ï Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for
a just man is also a prison.
25. How clear are Thoreauâs
concepts of justice? On
what are they based?
26. Is it possible that when
Thoreau mentions âthe
Chinese philosopher" he
means Lao-tzu? Would Lao-
tzu agree that the individual is
âthe basis of the empireâ?
28. QHQ: Is Thoreau
more motivated
to do nothing
against unjust
laws after his
experience in
prison?
29. âą In teams, discuss the
essay questions from
"Suggestions for Writing"
pages 129-30, prompts 1-
9 or pages 157-58,
prompts 1-6
âą Choose one to answer
Time Permitting
30. HOMEWORK
ï± Remember:
ï± Include a thesis statement for your essay
ï± Respond to all parts of the prompt
ï± Choose an original title
ï± Include a works cited page
ï± Use MLA style formatting (TNR 12)
ï± Include page numbers after quotations
âą Essay #3 (2-3 pages): Choose your
topic from "Suggestions for Writing"
pages 129-30, prompts 1-9 or pages
157-58, prompts 1-6
âą Post #23 The introduction and
thesis for Essay #3
âą Post #24 How can we apply the
philosophy of Cicero and/or Thoreau
to A Game of Thrones?