In preparation for a group discussion, read about henry david thoreau’s passion for nature and the outdoors.

i wish to speak a word for nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil – to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of nature, rather than a member of society. i wish to make an extreme statement, if so i may make an emphatic one, for there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the school committee and every one of you will take care of that.
i have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understood the art of walking, that is, of taking walks – who had a genius, so to speak, for sauntering.
–“walking,”
henry david thoreau

in a group discussion, a participant says, “i hate walking. why walk when you can just get a ride? ” write three to four sentences in which you share your own viewpoint. be sure to provide evidence and refer to the passage you just read.

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Evaluate the argument in president kennedy’s inaugural address for sacrificing oneself for the greater good of humanity. is this argument convincing? in what ways can we see the legacy of his request in this word today.