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Oprah Winfrey's The Call Of The Wild
Oprah Winfrey, the richest woman in the world, stated, “Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.” In The Call Of The Wild, Buck, a fierce dog comes face to face with another dog, Spitz, in a fight for leadership among their pack. Buck uses his ferocious instincts to defeat Spitz revealing that power is earned, not given.
Buck works hard to get bigger, faster, and stronger. As he progresses more people start to realize him, and admire him. After Buck defeats Spitz, he trots over to the lead sleigh dog spot, but another dog, who was terrified of Buck, was placed there, “The old dog did not like it, and showed plainly that he was afraid of Buck,” (London 36). By working hard Buck has earns respect, and becomes feared by

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