Henry David Thoreau
There are many influential people in the world that have a positive impact. For example, social media influencers, writers and teachers can change an individual's life . .However, in the past,Henry David Thoreau influenced people as a transcendentalist and abolitionist.Henry david thoreau is influential because of his actionable writings , beliefs, and accomplishments. Thoreau was an influential philosopher because of his writings on nature and societal problems. For example ,the biography ,”henry david thoreau” states ,”published in 1854 walden;or life in the woods , promoted living a life close to nature. This evidence shows that thoreau wrote about nature because He
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This evidence helped me see that thoreau is very nice to help get rid of unjust laws.Henry david thoreau said that he has not paid one of the taxes for six years,so he was put in jail. He didn't pay for the taxes because the more he paid the more people would do slavery the system was you pay so people can use other’s as slaves.this evidence shows me that thoreau is a very kind and helpfulOnce Henry david thoreau said”i have always paid the highway and school taxes because i am a good neighbor, and i support school’s that educate my fellow countrymen.he thinks that he is a good neighbor because he pays highway and school taxes,and because he doesn't break “all” of the laws. This evidence shows that He is a person who is encouraged for what’s …show more content…
Because Thoreau thought that no states really seemed to care ,he thought paying taxes to support slavery was an unjust law. .“Thoreau also remained a devoted abolitionist until the end of his life”, “to support his case , he wrote several works,including 1854”slavery in Massachusetts.”.this evidence shows that thoreau has evidence to back up his case because of his several pieces of