25 answer the questions using complete sentences. you may use your text to support your answers. 1. compare and contrast emerson’s poem “the snow-storm” with emily dickinson’s poem “it sifts from leaden sieves.” in what ways are their depictions of the snowstorms similar and different? how do the differences affect the mood of each piece?type your answer here. (score for question 2: of 20 points) 2. choose a poem from whitman, and explain how it reveals romantic thinking. cite examples from the poem as your support. type your answer here. (score for question 3: of 20 points) 3. reread this quotation from near the end of “walden pond”: many a forenoon have i stolen away, preferring to spend thus the most valued part of the day; for i was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly; nor do i regret that i did not waste more of them in the workshop or the teacher’s desk. explain this quotation. be sure to address the “wealth” thoreau claims, his use of that wealth, and his views of the workshop or school.

that is true because that is something they fulfill for their work.

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).