LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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The following is an example of ____:“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man” (Civil Disobedience, 376).
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irony
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aphorism
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paradox
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Romanticism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Aphorism #2: “The lawyer’s truth is not truth, but consistent expediency. Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned cheifly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong doing."
Detailed explanation-2: -It is known that Thoreau would approve because in his essay, he declares, “If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man” (Civil Disobedience, Thoreau). Thoreau means that if a person cannot live how he/she wants, then that person will suffer.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is an example of an act of civil disobedience? nonviolent refusals to obey the law as a way to advocate change-such as sit-ins and boycotts.
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