writers among the American Renaissance. Thoreau based his whole philosophy

on the fact that man needed to get rid of material things in order to be an

individual. An exquisitely educated man, Thoreau went to Harvard, which

placed heavy emphasis on the classics. Thoreau studied a curriculum that

included grammar and composition, mathematics, English, history, and various

philosophies. He also spoke fluently in Italian, French, German, and

Spanish. After his graduation in 1837, Thoreau became a teacher. He and his

brother John, however, closed the school in 1841, for Thoreau knew writing

was his passion. He kept a journal beginning in 1837, and most think

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