1. Important notes about thoreau -He wrote 1000 copies of his first book:a week on the Concord and merrimack rivers:275 book sold -his second book walden:didn t make the best seller list either when it was published in 1854 -walden shows the reader how to live wisely in a world designed to make wise living impossıible. -it was a travel guide for the mind. -many scholars consider thoreau to be the father of the American conservation and preservation movements.

2. Thoreau strongly objected to the war on several fronts Thoreau strongly objected to the war on several fronts İn 1846,the town constable asked him to pay his poll tax. İn 1846,the town constable asked him to pay his poll tax. He flat-out refused to ante up (kumarda onceden kesılen para) what he owed 1.50&. He flat-out refused to ante up (kumarda onceden kesılen para) what he owed 1.50&. He was taken to the prison. He was taken to the prison. When his friend,emerson,visited him in the jail,he asked him why are you here,dear?,he answered him:why aren t you here? When his friend,emerson,visited him in the jail,he asked him why are you here,dear?,he answered him:why aren t you here? Look at that and think about the answer.(WAR ) Look at that and think about the answer.(WAR )

3. ‘Civil disobedience’influenced some of the world’s greatest leaders,including Mohandas ‘mahatma,ghandi,martin luther king,nelson mandela. ‘Civil disobedience’influenced some of the world’s greatest leaders,including Mohandas ‘mahatma,ghandi,martin luther king,nelson mandela. exp.:in the 1980s,nelson mandela led the south african anti-apartheid (güney afr.ırkcılık) movement,using thoreau’s ‘civil disobedience’ exp.:in the 1980s,nelson mandela led the south african anti-apartheid (güney afr.ırkcılık) movement,using thoreau’s ‘civil disobedience’ -He resisted materialism and chose a life of simplicity close to nature. Walden is a guide book for life,showing the reader how to live wisely in a world designed to make wise living impossıble. Walden is a guide book for life,showing the reader how to live wisely in a world designed to make wise living impossıble. On the duty of civil disobedience has become a primer for nonviolent protest.used by gandi,kıng,mandela… On the duty of civil disobedience has become a primer for nonviolent protest.used by gandi,kıng,mandela…