Comments by Willem Alleyne Most recent public comments by Willem Alleyne https://nowcomment.com/users/90037 response to Ronan Looney https://nowcomment.com/documents/236670?scroll_to=2168661 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236670?scroll_to=2168661 Well, It really isnt that complex. Thoreau proposes an argument that the government shoulnd't be thought of as some inhumane system that simply exists. The government is simply an expression of men imposing their will on other men. so to say that the government did something isn't really true. who signed the ordinances to settle land out west? men (not saying men to invalidate the women in the world, there were just no women who were allowed the ability to make said decisions) did. He does not NEED to actually deal with the complexity of this government you are talking about because in the preface of his argument he talks about how the government is an expression of people. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:54:35 -0400 General comment https://nowcomment.com/documents/236670?scroll_to=2168645 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236670?scroll_to=2168645 Thoreau is hugely influenced by Romantic ideas. Throughout this article, he definitely uses ideas such as individualism and non-conformity to influence his argument. He stresses the inability of a government to be just if individuality is not a part of it. Specifically how a man governing himself is the justest way to be governed instead of being governed by another man. He also talks about not conforming, this means not following a herd of people aka the majority. He explains that the government conforms to the majority and how this limits the freedoms of the citizens. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:46:02 -0400 Best line https://nowcomment.com/documents/236670?scroll_to=2168604 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236670?scroll_to=2168604 This quote is great because it works perfectly with Romantic ideas. Romantic ideas entail a focus on the freedoms of individuality. Thoreau focuses on this by saying that a government that looks to the majority for answers is oppressive and cannot deal out justice appropriately as they can never truly represent the minority and thus take away from the individuality of the citizens. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:08:12 -0400 So Chief is saying that although the White people will push natives off their land, said land will always be connected to the natives, and thus the White People will never truly be able to fully push the natives away https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047844 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:10:24 -0400 Why do the indigenous peoples call themselves Red Men? https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047555 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047555 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:22:06 -0400 iincredibly descriptive, uses lively language to create an emotional diction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047472 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047472 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:26:55 -0400 Language= pretty harsh, terms like molestation make the indigenous people seemed preyed upon (they kinda were) https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047470 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225810?scroll_to=2047470 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:29:18 -0400