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2009

English Language and Literature

Commentaries (National Public Radio)

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Vacation And Relaxation, Tom Montgomery-Fate Sep 2009

Vacation And Relaxation, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Reflections on Thoreau and true relaxation in modern life

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The Tough Life Of Ants, Tom Montgomery-Fate Sep 2009

The Tough Life Of Ants, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Think we, in our communities, have it tough? Chicago writer Tom Montgomery Fate asks us to consider another, smaller colony. Think about the life of ants.

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Thoreau In The ‘Burbs, Tom Montgomery-Fate Mar 2009

Thoreau In The ‘Burbs, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate wonders if Henry David Thoreau's commitment to solitude and nature masked a deep sense of loneliness. He imagines another - less simple - life for the writer.

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Modern Thoreau, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

Modern Thoreau, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Although Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" was written more than one hundred years ago, commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate finds that many of its ideas are relevant today.

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Journal Of Sun, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

Journal Of Sun, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate considers the cycles of the sun as he watches the days lengthen and waits for winter to melt into spring.

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The Herons Return, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

The Herons Return, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate writes about the return of the great blue heron to his farm in Michigan.

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Ants, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

Ants, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Writer and professor Tom Montgomery-Fate reflects on what insects have to teach us about our hurried lives.

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In Search Of Home, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

In Search Of Home, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

Longing to go back to his birthplace in Iowa, Chicago commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate ponders the meaning of home.

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Nature's Balance, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

Nature's Balance, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

A possum feeds on fresh road kill, causing commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate to ponder the meaning of violence and the cycles of nature.

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Spring, Tom Montgomery-Fate Feb 2009

Spring, Tom Montgomery-Fate

Tom Montgomery Fate

In his efforts to teach his daughters an important lesson, writer Tom Montgomery Fate says he learned something even more valuable.

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