Useless Knowledge (Thoreau and Newman)

Knowledge, according to the Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary is defined as "A clear and certain perception of something; the act, fact, or state of knowing; understanding." Knowledge is something everyone possesses, granted some have more knowledge than others and it forms itself in many different ways however nonetheless, everyone has some sort of knowledge. Knowledge is something people use in everyday life from waking up and getting ready for the day to taking a test or completing daily duties in the office. However, everything people have once learned may not be used in ev…