Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 1

Based on this passage, how did Thoreau feel about his confinement? inwardly freementally imprisonedunited with American citizens

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inwardly free

Question 2

Which transcendental belief supports Thoreau’s feeling of inner freedom?

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One’s own conscience should guide decisions.

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true of both Thoreau’s and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s attitudes toward imprisonment?

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Both thought that they had committed a moral and necessary act of defiance.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes both Thoreau’s and King’s attitudes toward government and civil disobedience?

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a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws

Question 5

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.Thoreau’s disapproval of the governmentthe essay’s failure to stop slavery or the government’s desire to expand westwardthe idea of disobeying an unjust lawa consideration of social movements involving civil disobedience

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Thoreau’s disapproval of the government; the essay’s failure to stop slavery or the government’s desire to expand westward; the idea of disobeying an unjust law; a consideration of social movements involving civil disobedience

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