AFFLUENZA AND THOREAU

BY: KAINAT ASLAM

“I SHOULD NOT TALK SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF IF THERE WERE ANYBODY ELSE WHOM I KNEW SO WELL.”

https://swanseaeducation.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the_long_walk_to_freedom_by_nelson_mandela_a.jpg?w=300&h=300

“I SHOULD NOT TALK SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF IF THERE WERE ANYBODY ELSE WHOM I KNEW SO WELL.”

http://meetville.com/quotes/tag/talking/page42

“RATHER THAN LOVE, THAN MONEY, THAN FAME, GIVE ME TRUTH.”

http://www.rural-revolution.com/2013/10/six-months-in-middle-ages.html

“RATHER THAN LOVE, THAN MONEY, THAN FAME, GIVE ME TRUTH.”

http://erineducation.blogspot.com/2013/05/dercorate-my-living-room-modern-style.html

“BOOKS ARE THE TREASURED WEALTH OF THE WORLD AND THE FIT INHERITANCE OF

GENERATIONS AND NATIONS.”

https://thinkingdiagonally.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/the-most-boring-things-i-have-done-in-my-life/

“BOOKS ARE THE TREASURED WEALTH OF THE WORLD AND THE FIT INHERITANCE OF GENERATIONS AND NATIONS.”

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“THINGS DO NOT CHANGE; WE CHANGE.”

http://www.csr360gpn.org/news/story/does-modern-telecommunication-promote-or-hinder-the-social-integration-of-d/

“THINGS DO NOT CHANGE; WE CHANGE.”

http://techmamas.com/main/2013/07/guest-post-tech-modern-parenting-yiftee.html

“MY GREATEST SKILL IN LIFE HAS BEEN TO WANT BUT LITTLE”

http://amateurcasting.net/css/Simple-Living.html

“MY GREATEST SKILL IN LIFE HAS BEEN TO WANT BUT LITTLE”

http://worldhousedesign.com/interior-design/extravagant-apartment-design-in-moscow/

“IF A MAN DOES NOT KEEP PACE WITH HISCOMPANIONS, PERHAPS IT IS BECAUSE HE

HEARS A DIFFERENT DRUMMER.

https://sarahbaby1127.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/consumer-conformity/

“IF A MAN DOES NOT KEEP PACE WITH HISCOMPANIONS, PERHAPS IT IS BECAUSE HE HEARS

A DIFFERENT DRUMMER.

http://www.cjournal.info/2013/08/19/when-schools-become-dead-zones-of-the-imagination-a-critical-pedagogy-manifesto/

“IT IS DESIRABLE THAT A MAN LIVE IN ALL RESPECTS SO SIMPLY AND PREPAREDLY THAT IF AN ENEMY TAKE THE TOWN... HE CAN WALK OUT THE GATE EMPTY-HANDED AND WITHOUT ANXIETY.”

http://www.runwithafrica.com/#!Limited-Space-Limited-Belongings/c1sbz/5194F8E2-E421-4E82-8A25-6A245A062235

“IT IS DESIRABLE THAT A MAN LIVE IN ALL RESPECTS SO SIMPLY AND PREPAREDLY THAT IF AN ENEMY TAKE THE TOWN... HE CAN WALK OUT THE GATE EMPTY-HANDED AND WITHOUT ANXIETY.”

http://www.washington.edu/news/files/2013/12/Terry-to-Lander-Move-11.jpg

“IN THE LONG RUN, WE ONLY HIT WHAT WE AIM AT.”

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“IN THE LONG RUN, WE ONLY HIT WHAT WE AIM AT.”

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1064317/signs-your-child-has-taken-on-too-much-at-school

“THE CIVILIZED MAN IS A MORE EXPERIENCED AND WISER SAVAGE.”

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“THE CIVILIZED MAN IS A MORE EXPERIENCED AND WISER SAVAGE.”

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“THERE ARE NOWADAYS PROFESSORS OF PHILOSOPHY, BUT NOT PHILOSOPHERS.”

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“THERE ARE NOWADAYS PROFESSORS OF PHILOSOPHY, BUT NOT PHILOSOPHERS.”

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“FOLLOW YOUR GENIUS CLOSELY ENOUGH, AND IT WILL NOT FAIL TO SHOW YOU A FRESH

PROSPECT EVERY HOUR.”

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“FOLLOW YOUR GENIUS CLOSELY ENOUGH, AND IT WILL NOT FAIL TO SHOW YOU A FRESH

PROSPECT EVERY HOUR.”

http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d417153ef0115703232af970c-pi

A MAN SITS AS MANY RISKS AS HE RUNS.”

https://theselflessprojectph.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/only-those-who-will-risk-going-too-far-can-possibly-find-out-how-far-one-can-go.jpg

A MAN SITS AS MANY RISKS AS HE RUNS.”

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WORKS CITED

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• Books are the true souces of knowledge. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://thinkingdiagonally.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/the-most-boring-things-i-have-done-in-my-life/>.

• The Civilized Man. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://cdn2.content.compendiumblog.com/uploads/user/fddb304c-f36e-4e5d-b6f5-4658fee6fcb5/79ccbaca-5315-4e10-809f-9fbbd9fa5323/Image/b41d3f0b0c2a17d678ec3627fd5484c6/group_adults.jpg>.

• Conformity. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.cjournal.info/2013/08/19/when-schools-become-dead-zones-of-the-imagination-a-critical-pedagogy-manifesto/>.

• Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://techmamas.com/main/2013/07/guest-post-tech-modern-parenting-yiftee.html>.

• The Extravagance in Living. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://worldhousedesign.com/interior-design/extravagant-apartment-design-in-moscow/>.

• Extravagant living accompanied with unncessary belongings. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://erineducation.blogspot.com/2013/05/dercorate-my-living-room-modern-style.html>.

• The Facebook App. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana>.

• Frugal Living. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.runwithafrica.com/#!Limited-Space-Limited-Belongings/c1sbz/5194F8E2-E421-4E82-8A25-6A245A062235>.

• The Genius of our Time. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://s1.hubimg.com/u/8267854_f520.jpg>.

• Graduation. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/DM-Resize/photos.demandstudios.com/getty/article/142/235/89704168.jpg?w=600&h=600&keep_ratio=1&webp=1>.

• In modern society people choose to ignore themselves and focus on other people. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://meetville.com/quotes/tag/talking/page42>.

WORKS CITED• A man finds simplicity in nature rather than extravagance. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.rural-revolution.com/2013/10/six-months-

in-middle-ages.html>.

• The Modern People. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.csr360gpn.org/news/story/does-modern-telecommunication-promote-or-hinder-the-social-integration-of-d/>.

• Nelson Mandela's Biography. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <https://swanseaeducation.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the_long_walk_to_freedom_by_nelson_mandela_a.jpg?w=300&h=300>.

• Nonconformity. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://sarahbaby1127.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/consumer-conformity/>.

• The "Philosopher" Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Dts_news_bill_gates_wikipedia.JPG>.

• The Philosophers of Today. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10530671_820493247969118_2594049161557124233_n.jpg?oh=b3cd628ea21a5cb7cee9734ead226793&oe=5568479A&__gda__=1432150818_97835b1f7f3e56638285647b9b8a5ff0>.

• "Risks" Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U4G-ws4pW-M/Te1I3FaVPtI/AAAAAAAAAdA/z46xjeW4PG4/s1600/1266440413-lazy_american.jpeg>.

• Risks. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://theselflessprojectph.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/only-those-who-will-risk-going-too-far-can-possibly-find-out-how-far-one-can-go.jpg>.

• The "Savage" Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://s201.photobucket.com/user/Inoljt/media/IMG_3061.jpg.html>.

• The Simplicity of Life. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://amateurcasting.net/css/Simple-Living.html>.

• The Stress of Too Much. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1064317/signs-your-child-has-taken-on-too-much-at-school>.

• Too many Belongings. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.washington.edu/news/files/2013/12/Terry-to-Lander-Move-11.jpg>.