How does Thoreau explain the moral need from civil disobedience? what principles does he use to justify his claim?

 The lesson conveyed from civil disobedience is that a person's principles should never be compromised even when the Government orders them to and also to follow what your conscience tells you to do. Thoreau used the concept of his arrest as principles to justify the moral need from civil disobedience.Which is that Thoreau declined to pay the tax and so, he was arrested and jailed.He was supposed to remain in jail until a fine was paid which he also declined to pay, but was released after only one night.

English Assignment: Self-reliance

 Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote a literature piece called "Self-Reliance", has his own way of thinking and a different perspective of life than other people. This is what attracted me to his writings.Him being a nonconformist makes it hard for us to put our selves in his place and see what things he may criticise and what things he may praise. For example social media as in Skype, I think that Emerson would have praised the idea since its leading people to stay in contact no matter how far they are away from each other.As for another thing that Emerson may have criticised it is the google or any search engine. He wouldn't have liked the idea since people don't put any effort in getting the information. They simply copy paste it from the internet and totally forget about it, since they aren't put effort then it wont enrich their minds. Of course this isn't accurate no one can think the same way as a self-reliant person.

SAT Essay: Can a loss ever be more valuable than a victory?

Many people tend to be staunch believers of a certain tenet, adopting by heart whatever ideology seems to be remunerative enough to confine their minds and souls. Although some arguments, might seem contradictory, can be tackled with an agreement between the paradoxes, other arguable concerns a more decisive course of action. The dilemma of whether loss ever be more valuable than a victory or not is one of the subtle predicaments. Loss being more valuable than victory is only a elusive opportunity, all clad in a beguiling guise that is so difficult to see through.

The view was certainly held by Thomas Edison , who dropped school at age of twelve because he was a poor student, conveys how loss may be a factor that leads to victory. Around the age of twelve, Edison lost almost all his hearing. There are several theories as to what caused his hearing loss.At thirteen he took a job as a newsboy, selling newspapers and candy on the local railroad. Thomas was different than anyone having the same case as him. He didn’t let this disability to overcome him and control his life. Had all his hopes up and this led him to be unique. Thomas invented the tin foil phonograph, the electric vote recorder and the electric light bulb. Without the the loss that happened to Thomas Edison in his life, it wouldn’t have led him to achieve victory.

From his experience,  Darwin learned abundantly that at some points losses may lead to victory. Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection is an example that totally supports how his loss led to victory. With every death of a powerless individual, the species as a whole advances by conserving favoured genes in the gene pool. The specie is succeeding as it adapts and learns from its losses. This phenomenon has played its course for many years to finally provide the abstract of intelligent life. Darwin wouldn’t have had achieved victory without the loss that happened in his life

Thomas Edison and Darwin are true examples of thriving people who gave us a great lesson for how loss may sometimes be the major factor of victory. They are precedents of the immensity of humankind even in the face of annihilation. All in all, it is important to look up good on a successful role model.