Opening Question: Life is short, so why do people tend to focus on the pointless details of their lives?Introduction: “Simplicity is the key to shine. » This quote from Bruce Lee follows in depth the argument of Henry David Thoreau in his essay entitled “Where I Lived and Why I Lived”. Thoreau believes that each person should cherish the individual; To do this, we must leave aside insignificant details. According to Thoreau, “After a night's sleep, news is as indispensable as breakfast…And I am sure I have never read memorable news in a newspaper.” » Because reading or, in the modern era, watching the news has become a habit, many people have made it part of their daily routine along with breakfast. Habits are extremely difficult to break. Many people tend to bite their nails when they are nervous; if you ask them why they do it, they won't even realize that they are biting their nails viciously. It takes time to break a habit, and it's almost impossible with all the constant reminders around it, especially when it comes to completing meaningless tasks. Thoreau believes that it is these tasks that eventually take priority over a person's life and drain it until there is almost no time left for the things important to the individual. Main question 1: Why does Thoreau systematically repeat the word “simplicity”, as in paragraph 2, page 277? Body 1: Thoreau says: “Our lives are ruined by details. An honest man hardly needs to count more than his ten fingers, or, in extreme cases, he can add his ten toes and group the rest together. Simplicity, simplicity simplicity! In these lines, Thoreau asserts that too much detail drains life and withers it middle of paper......several rhetorical strategies in order to convey the idea that people often rush through life , which makes it almost meaningless for the individual. His use of allegory, repetition, and rhetorical questions appear most throughout the argument. His appeal through religion also strongly appeals to the public. He declares: “In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times, places and occasions are now and here. God himself culminates in the present moment and will never be more divine throughout the ages. In this line it refers to the holy ways of God and the methods by which he is considered divine. This is in direct contrast to Americans' tendency to speed up their lives. He brings all of his audiences together through this appeal and leads his audience to find a reason to pursue this argument..