Iwent to the woods because i wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if i could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when i came to die, discover that i had not lived. which statement best summarizes this excerpt? thoreau went to the woods to find chaos and disorder. thoreau went to the woods to study new bird species. thoreau went to the woods to die peacefully in nature. thoreau went to the woods to learn about life from nature.

Thoreau went to the woods to learn about life from nature.

Explanation:

Thoreau connects the practical interest in a place of residence and the philosophical thought about the meaning of life. Hence, the expression “the essential facts of life” can apply to both material needs such as food and shelter, and the essence of human life.

In his famous phrase “to live deliberately”, Thoreau seems to be referring to a cabin in the woods, when he´s really pondering on the transcendent purpose of human existence.

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."