Thoreau writes that people should be "mining themselves for gold." by this he is stating, in another way, the ideal of socrates, which was to a. put first things first. b. know thyself. c. deny thyself to learn what is valuable. d. live and let live.

the correct description is freedom from disturbance.

should you be the one doing this journal entry? it says "your special talent or skill". are you gonna lie 'bout your talent and make us fake a talent for you?

also this is a really easy journal entry, you can just think of a skill your good at and write did you work hard to become good at this skill (ex: drawing, writing, math, playing music, etc.) or does it come naturally (like a cool trick that you can do with your body). you can do all of that in 150 words. just try and think of a talent and even if your bad at this talent just say your working hard to become good at it.