Henry David Thoreau was a famous American Transcedentalist. Transcendentalism was a movement which encouraged people to move away from society and into nature to live a more simple life.
First, click on this link about simple living from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_living
Read some information about it, and then answer the following questions:
1. Why might some people want to simplify their lives?
2. What are specific things people can do to simplify their lives?(ex. disconnect their phones, unplug TVs,etc)
3. What are some benefits of simplifying your life?
4. What would be some drawbacks to simplifying your life?
5. Would you rather live a hectic life in the city, or a simple life in the country? Why?
Please answer all the questions as fully as possible.
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