article_snippet.sent: I think my generation is going to make a lot of sacrifices for a healthy future when it comes to materialism and energy usage,' Miller, 21, said. '
article_snippet.sent: Assistant professor of English Will Dickey approved Miller's project and 'thought it was a fantastic idea'. '
article_snippet.sent: Miller has used a journal to document Miller lifestyle and thoughts throughout Miller time in the huts with hopes of better understanding Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
article_snippet.sent: Miller 21-page proposal for Miller's project provided a lengthy reading list that featured works by Thoreau,  Emerson and Aldo Leopold, plus a Buddhist text called The Dhammapada, according to USA Today.
article_snippet.sent: Miller hopes to use is project to better understand writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson .
article_snippet.sent: As graduation nears for Miller, Miller's making plans to tear down the hut. '
article_snippet.sent: That will be a teaching in itself,' Miller said. '