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    Call of the Wild

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    The last true frontier In the 1890s gold was found in tributaries along the Klondike River‚ once found tens of thousands of people flocked to Alaska to try a strike it rich. The primary mode of transportation in Alaska were sled dogs‚ these dogs were able to run up to 40 miles a day on just a few hours of sleep. The novel “Call of the Wild” is the harrowing tale of a dog plucked from his home and thrust into the deadly Alaskan Yukon‚ forced to either become a sled dog and carve out his own niche

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    chapters it is documented that the most time he ever spent in one place was two months in order to raise money to go to Alaska. Furthermore‚ McCandless did his best to keep people distant from him by changing his name and giving false information. McCandless did his best to not tell anyone where he was going‚ cut off all ties with his parents‚ and took no one with him when he went to Alaska. Comparing this to

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    measure taken by President Franklin Roosevelt‚ with a purpose of creating a supply line from the continental United States to Alaska and to aid in protecting the United States from an attack by Japan. The Corps of Engineers were tasked with building the Great Alaskan Highway‚ ALCAN for short‚ a road that linked a crucial path between the continental United States and Alaska. Even though the inexperienced engineers were faced with extreme weather‚ forced to maneuver around mountainous terrain and

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    Into The Wild

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    displays. "He had a good time when he was around people‚ a real good time. At the swap meet he’d talk and talk and talk to everybody that came by..(44)‚" said Jan Burres. Everyone loved having Chris around. Chris told Jan his plan for his trip to Alaska. Burres thought it was not a great idea‚ but Chris was very determined. Chris was like a son to Jan. She cared for him a lot. It was hard for Jan to see Chris leave. She thought he had it in him to make it out alive. Ronald Franz was 80

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    and many other places. Pictures of volcanoes‚ oceans‚ islands were taken. Each of them represents an amazing vacation that I had. However‚ none of them can be compared to the “Winter” vacation‚ the one to Alaska by cruise. This trip left me a fantastic memory. I favor the vacation to Alaska. We had a chance to watch the whales in the ocean. I had desired to watch the whales in Juneau. I was so excited that I almost dropped my telescope into the deep‚ blue water. I could see a whale flipping in

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    Yashoswini Chakraborty Unforeseen Wild Berries Over the summer‚ my parents and I took a rousing vacation to Northern Alaska. As a young girl‚ I always yearned to visit Alaska and viewing its vast mountain range and nonpareil wildlife. As there wasn’t much opportunity to see that in the monotonous New Jersey. I have always considered hiking and viewing natural pulchritude as a form of merriment. Case in point‚ my father and I hiked in the Grand Canyon‚ approximately three years ago ‚ feeling

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    Chris Mccandless Argument

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    to Cellarmans argument and maybe others point of views. In my perspective I agree but disagree as well although I agree with the argument that was said by Callarmans. As I state a quote that was said by Shaun Callarman “ had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness”. As it says “Romantic silliness” he was meaning that he wanted to die in a poetic but as well as a beautiful surrounding of love and happiness. He traveled to find himself into the wilderness to figure out who he is.

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    In the novel‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless was the creator of his own death. Some people believed that Chris was noble and courageous for taking such an extravagant journey to find happiness within himself. On the contrary‚ throughout the story signs were ensuring that this was not the case‚ rather he was indeed a reckless idiot. McCandless knowingly maneuvered his way into this menacing journey of his‚ resulting in his demise. Chris was warned by multiple individuals that taking

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    interested in the true story of this young man who ended up dying in Alaska. I went to buy the book at Kinokuniya. In 1992‚ a young man by the name of Christopher McCandless from a well-to-do family in the US abandoned everything he possessed after graduating with honours from University. For the next two years‚ he lived off the streets‚ travelling from place to place‚ living on the bare minimum. Finally‚ he hitchhiked to Alaska with little food (only 5 pounds of rice) and equipment as he wanted

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    CSU in the wild

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    adventures or if you can pack up and go home when you get too hungry. Chris McCandless doesn’t have these options‚ but Shaun Callarman believes that Chris is full of “Romantic silliness‚” and by this statement I think he means that Chris goes into Alaska seeing only the good parts of the wilderness experience. Like Callarman‚ I believe that Chris has a head full of “Romantic ideas” and that he lacks “common sense” although I would not call him “plain crazy.” When Chris decides to map some part of

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