completes more than fifty fiction and nonfiction novels‚ hundreds of short stories‚ and numerous articles. Most of his writing that involves adventure is about adventures that he personally experiences in his own lifetime. London’s most famous book‚ The Call of the Wild‚
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book “Call of the Wild” by Jack London. In this novel‚ narrated by a St. Bernard and a Scotch Shepard mix by the name of Buck‚ Buck has just been “recruited” to work as a sled dog pulling the sled. There are two specific dogs by the names of Dave and Sol-leks. They work alongside Buck‚ however they are most experienced. Whenever someone in the group falters‚ they punish them. “Once…when he [Buck] got tangled in the traces and delayed the start‚ not Dave and Sol-leks flew at him” (The Call of the
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In‚ The Call of the Wild‚ there are many themes that the author‚ Jack London‚ mentioned. One of these themes was loyalty. Jack London focuses on all aspects of loyalty‚ ranging from the positive effects‚ to even the negative ones too. He uses the main character‚ Buck‚ as an example of these effects. In the story‚ Buck gains true loyalty to John Thornton‚ one of his owners. Loyalty also keeps Buck’s inner wolf at bay. Lastly‚ because Buck’s loyalty to is so strong‚ it is dangerous. Of course‚
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How We Make a Telephone Call 1. A Formal Telephone Call A: Hello‚ is this PSU Surathani Campus? B: Yes‚ that’s right A: Could I speak to Mr. Anan‚ please B: Yes‚ who’s speaking‚ please? A: My name is Thomas Smith B: Just a moment please‚ Mr. Smith A: Thank you 2. A Wrong Number A: Hello‚ Is Mr. Smith there‚ please? B: I’m very sorry there is no Mr. Smith here. You probably dialed the wrong number A: Is this 573-1253 B: No‚ this is 573-1235 A: I am very
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3/28/2012 Period 8 Theme of The Call of the Wild In The Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ Buck‚ the main character‚ transformed from a domesticated‚ pampered pet into a dominant primordial beast. Buck goes throroundings‚ and finally when he answers the call. London also shows that when Buck becomes more primitive he’s inner wildness comes out. In the beginning‚ when Buck was thrown into the harsh hostile Yukon Buck needed to learn to survive in a more primitive environment. He needed to
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for example had to persevere when he was thrown into the life of a sled dog. Like how Jerry my grandpa had to persevere when his wife decided to get divorced. They have many similarities and differences but they both persevered. For example in The Call of the Wild‚ Buck is removed from a normal life and thrown into a new hard working life where he has many tough experiences to go through. When Buck was first shipped to the Yukon he was taught the Law of Club and Fang. After Buck learned the law he
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Losing loved ones can be very hard on you‚ but you have to persevere to climb over that dark mountain of depression to move on with your life and be able to enjoy it. In Call of the Wild‚ Buck is taken away from his owner and the person he loved most is killed. This causes Buck to lose everything he cared about and learn to move on quickly. In contrast‚ my mom lost both of her parents at age thirteen and she slowly accepted the fact and she needed more time to persevere through the hardships. Even
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The role of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly. Inspector Goole is probably the most important character in An Inspector Calls. He creates big impressions and somehow reveals all about the Birling family and Gerald Croft. He interrupts their celebrations to question them over the death of Eva Smith/ Daisy Renton. In the process of doing this he makes some of the characters realise what they are really like‚ and how the small actions they had done in the past affected her and
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An Inspector Calls was written by J.B. Priestley after the Second World War. It is set in the spring of 1912 at the Brumley home of the Birlings‚ a prosperous industrial family in the North Midlands. When the Inspector Goole first enters the scene‚ Mr. Birling is giving some ‘good advice’‚ as he calls it‚ “A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself…The way some of these cranks talk and write now‚ you’d think everybody has look after everybody else‚ as if we’re all mixed up together”
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social inequality. Powerless and horrified‚ Priestley watched as the world lapsed into its second great conflict. This second bout of suffering made Priestley realise that something had to be done. Within a week of the end of the war‚ An Inspector Calls was written‚ expressing the urgency with which change was needed through the Inspector and‚ more importantly‚ Sheila. At the beginning of the play‚ Sheila represents a typical middle-class girl of the time. She has been brought up to simply be a
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