Henry David Thoreau's Accomplishments
Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817. He had many classifications over time because of the work he did: a philosopher, naturalist, transcendentalist, abolitionist, and surveyor are a few. His education included Harvard University where he studied Greek and Latin. Thoreau focused on society's flaws, inspiring Walden and Civil Disobedience, his two most famous books. Thoreau died on May 6, 1862. The lasting impact that Thoreau has had on the world has inspired protest leaders, naturalists, environmentalists, writers, and several others.
Margo Matherne was born and raised in Southeast Louisiana. She found a love of music as a percussionist and later as a color guard member at Hahnville High School. She also enjoys swimming. Early on her …show more content…
When she was younger, she enjoyed how original books could be due to the creativity of the author. Corinne created bedtime stories for her little sisters from the ideas she got from these books. Assisting in creating a children's version of Walden, she hopes that she can help produce an accurate representation of what Thoreau would portray in a children's book. Corinne has done Thoreau's biography in this book as well as the planning and editing. She will graduate in 2018 from high school and plans to major in chemical or biomedical engineering and pre-medicine in …show more content…
There he saw the sun shining brightly. The rays warmed his whiskers.
He listened to the birds sing their lovely song.
The song was beautiful, and the soothing notes relaxed Henry.
Suddenly, the song was interrupted by an earsplitting screech!
A large, black train whipped around the mountain, pouring smoke as it went.
The birds silenced their song and flew away, and the sun got blocked by the smoke.
The train disappeared into the woods; Henry looked around, upset.
The birds weren't there, and the sun could not shine any longer.
And then, the smoke cleared and the sun shined through. Slowly, but surely, the birds flew back to continue their song. Henry was glad that the train did not ruin the beautiful lake forever. So, he leaned back and listened to the birds’ song
Margo Matherne was born and raised in Southeast Louisiana. She found a love of music as a percussionist and later as a color guard member at Hahnville High School. She also enjoys swimming. Early on her …show more content…
When she was younger, she enjoyed how original books could be due to the creativity of the author. Corinne created bedtime stories for her little sisters from the ideas she got from these books. Assisting in creating a children's version of Walden, she hopes that she can help produce an accurate representation of what Thoreau would portray in a children's book. Corinne has done Thoreau's biography in this book as well as the planning and editing. She will graduate in 2018 from high school and plans to major in chemical or biomedical engineering and pre-medicine in …show more content…
There he saw the sun shining brightly. The rays warmed his whiskers.
He listened to the birds sing their lovely song.
The song was beautiful, and the soothing notes relaxed Henry.
Suddenly, the song was interrupted by an earsplitting screech!
A large, black train whipped around the mountain, pouring smoke as it went.
The birds silenced their song and flew away, and the sun got blocked by the smoke.
The train disappeared into the woods; Henry looked around, upset.
The birds weren't there, and the sun could not shine any longer.
And then, the smoke cleared and the sun shined through. Slowly, but surely, the birds flew back to continue their song. Henry was glad that the train did not ruin the beautiful lake forever. So, he leaned back and listened to the birds’ song