miner‚ can seem like a dystopia. In the text “Klondike Gold Rush” ‚ the author describes a plot of ambitious miners baring treacherous conditions only for a chance to strike fortune. From a conflicting viewpoint ‚ the passage “A Woman Who Went to Alaska” by May Kellogg Sullivan shares a slightly different view‚ considering the miners got the pleasure of coming across a property of riches but only to have their riches stolen from their grasp by the government. Going over these excerpts I can gather
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Introduction: Pro/Con Speech I. Has anyone been to Alaska‚ or will plan a trip to Alaska? Well it’s a land of cold dark weather that doesn’t appeal to most‚ but Alaska has been a major topic to the government that affects me and you. The Alaska tundra has been in question to drill oil or to protect the precious environment there. Should the Alaska tundra be opened for oil drilling? II. Should the Alaska tundra be opened for oil drilling? III. I will analyze this controversy in terms of the following
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On August 26‚ 2017 I caught my personal best bass at the Victoria Rod and Gun Club. It was the best feeling I had in along. This is why I like bass fishing and how I caught my PB bass and I am going talk about what events I want to be in. For people that don’t know what bass fishing is it is fishing mostly for Largemouth bass‚ the most popular game fish in North America. They are pretty much everywhere‚ and you can find them in rivers‚ lakes‚ streams‚ or ponds. The best place to catch bass are
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Alaska‚ which is the most sparsely populated and largest state in the United States is located northwest of Canada. This state is perhaps best known for its abundant wildlife‚ forests and mountains and open spaces. Due to its unique terrain‚ Alaska is a popular location for kayaking‚ mountain biking‚ skiing and other outdoor activities. Unfortunately‚ the state’s pristine terrain and far off location doesn’t make it immune to the drug‚ alcohol and mental problems that plague the rest of the nation
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Fishing A Lot of people go out on the lake every year to go salmon fishing; I am one of them. I go out salmon fishing every year with my grandfather and brothers. I am an avid angler and fisher whenever I get the chance. what happened this day was something I had never expected to happen. My mother took my brothers and I over to one of my mom’s coworkers (and good friend’s) house on the white river. whenever we went there we knew we were either fishing or kayaking. I have never done them both
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change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end‚ and so it cannot fail.” John Green‚ Looking for Alaska. This is when Miles realizes and decides how he can accurately explain his friends and how he learns to understand Alaska’s behavior especially. In a way‚ he is somehow describing
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Looking For Alaska vs. The Catcher in the Rye Many parallels can be drawn between the main protagonists in John Green’s Looking for Alaska‚ and J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. Although these two coming of age novels differ greatly in setting and in circumstance‚ many of the broader‚ more fundamental themes in each are actually quite similar. John Green was very much influenced by J.D. Salinger‚ and even admitted that Miles "Pudge" Halter in Looking For Alaska‚ was based largely off of Holden
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“Looking For Alaska” By John Green. Dutton Books. Fiction. This book is all about the story of Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ a gawky‚ intelligent teen who has a major obsession with famous last words. In search of what Pudge refers to as “a great perhaps‚” he makes new friends‚ enemies and discovers himself. Before Pudge’s adventure at Culver Creek Boarding School began‚ Pudge was just a typical nerd living in a small town in Florida. His studies were most important and he loved reading biographies.
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The Reel Passion I love fishing. Everything about the hobby is just amazing. I still to this day remember my first fishing voyage‚ it was with my grandpa. I was probably five or six at the time and I was so excited to finally go. My grandpa literally went fishing everyday of the week and knew everything there is to know when it comes to the sport. All the way to tying hooks onto line‚ picking the right lure and color for the pond or lake we were at‚ and every technique there is to make sure you
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again‚ Alaska is cold‚ I have been out here for a long time and i’ve been learning new things every day. I enjoy the quiet time I have to read my books‚ being into the wild is not so bad after all. One of my key experiences from my journey is learning how to get around with no money‚ for example I have travel on trains‚ hitched hiked‚ and walk all over the U.S. . I have walked thousands of miles around the United States and got to where I wanted to go with no money in my pocket. In Alaska I have
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