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    technology would put most millennials into a coma. It is amazing to think that there are some people who appreciate the absence of technology‚ and believe that it can lead to the destruction of family‚ friendships‚ and life. In the novel Into the Wild by John Krakauer‚ a young adult named Christopher McCandless loses his identity and belongings as he ventures into the Alaskan Wilderness‚ to find his true self. McCandless ventured

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    In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless is a young man who has just graduated college. He finds hardships with his family and decides to try and escape from them and from reality. Chris uses odd methods in changing his name‚ leaving his car deserted‚ and refusing to tell anyone close to him what he is doing or where he will be. He becomes a hitchhiker and goes on to explore nature everywhere ranging from beautiful oceans to the harsh Alaskan tundra. Chris is arrogant‚ ignorant

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    Review april 2013 This article is made available to you with compliments of FM Global Insurance. Further posting‚ copying‚ or distributing is copyright infringement. To order more copies go to www.hbr.org or call 800-988-0886. iOnDecisiOns Risk ARteR For ArTicle reprinTs cAll 800-988-0886 or 617-783-7500‚ or visiT hBr.org IllustRatIon/PHotogRaPHy: name april 2013 Harvard Business Review 3 This article is made available to you with compliments of FM Global Insurance. Further posting

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    back-and-forth nature and gaps in the information of Chris McCandless’ travels. In the Author’s Note‚ Jon Krakauer reveals his purpose affirms that "I will leave it to the reader to form his or her own perception of Chris McCandless." By presenting Into the Wild with fragments of storytelling‚ anecdotes‚ and research‚ Jon Krakauer lays out the ideas without assembling them completely‚ leaving that for the reader. In this way‚ Krakauer achieves his stated purpose effortlessly and

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    The movie Wild Child written by Lucy Dahl and directed by Nick Moore is a hilarious movie based on a Malibu princess who thinks everything revolves around her. The relationship between the characters Poppy Moore (Emma Roberts) and her father Gerry Moore (Aidan Quinn) is very a modern day relationship just like one most teens will have with their father. Poppy always thinks she is right and believes she can overrule her father. Poppy only has her father to depend on‚ as she was little her mother

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    nature.  Chris McCandless went into the wild in April of 1992 leaving all his possessions behind‚ giving his money away to charity‚ and changing his name.  He sacrificed everything to go on an adventure or a life time.  Chris McCandless’s journey to the wild reflects the ideas American Romantic writers of the 1800’s wrote and only dreamed of doing.             McCandless is admired by many for his adventurous spirit and courage.  When reading into the Wild readers also see his sensitive and kind

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    The River Wild The day began as another gorgeous summer morning in Anchorage‚ the sun ascending over the mountains; at worst you could say that the view was priceless. Today‚ I was going to get the chance to do something that most people from the state of Florida and definitely from my neighborhood don’t get the chance to do often‚ and that is going white water rafting! I was so excited that I couldn’t stop talking about it. The best part was that I get to experience this with my wife and some

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    September when two hunters arrived at the old bus that housed Chris McCandless throughout his adventure in Alaska. When Chris embarked on this expedition‚ he probably would’ve never realize that it was going to be his last thing he did. The novel Into the wild by John Krakauer‚ explains Chris’s life up until his last moments. Chris arrived at the bus in May of 1992 and lived in there for about 100 days before he passed away. Even though Chris made some decisions that were pretty questionable‚ the reason

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    The investigatory project intends to determine if rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) seeds can be utilized to a new product. Similarly‚ the project was designed to utilized the rambutan seeds (wherein we consider seeds as waste after nibbling it) available in the community as source of commercial alternative coffee. The data to be gathered will be taken from experiments‚ such as the acceptability test of the product (rambuffee) to the consumers. Based on the findings of the study‚ the researchers

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    Yes‚ living alone in the wilderness like Thoreau and London sounds exciting‚ especially if you fake a big part of your 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”

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