Henry David Thoreau's writings focus on
a. showing that contact with nature can help individuals avoid living artificial lives.
b. arguing that nature will be best protected by a system that prices access to wilderness areas.
c. demonstrating that environmentalism will fail unless environmentalists reconcile North-South differences.
d. arguing in favor of road, highway, and urban expansion as the best way to facilitate the "harvesting" of natural resources and the distribution of nature-derived products.
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false