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    In The Call of the Wild‚ Buck experiences good times and bad times under his various owners‚ but the worst and perhaps most challenging came under a man named Hal. “Hal’s club had bruised him. His muscles had wasted away to knotty strings‚ and the flesh pads disappeared

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    Perseverance though a scary time is hard to do. In the book The Call of the Wild‚ Buck is taken from his home and forced to live in the tough‚ harsh‚ and unforgiving Canada. Through all of the challenges ahead on the adventure‚ he powers through. In contrast to this‚ Christine had to have brain surgery. Even though she knew about everything that was going to happen during the surgery‚ she was still afraid of the the procedure and the outcome. In reality‚ they had to persevere through different things

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    	In Jack London’s book‚ The Call of the Wild‚ he symbolizes many things in the book. Buck‚ gold sacks‚ Mercedes‚ and others are looked on as symbolic. In this essay‚ you will find out what these items symbolize. 	The main character in the book is Buck‚ a half St. Bernard‚ half Scotch shepherd dog. In the story‚ he is betrayed by someone he trusts and is thrown into a harsh world. A world where you must work or be discarded. He adapts to the harsh environment‚ and soon enough becomes

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    beginning of the quarter we were giving the book “Call of the Wild” and it is basically about a regular life dog named Buck who is living a great life until his owner friend betrayed him and sold him to two men. Adaptation is a big key part to survival because you have to learn different skills and change your life or just the way you think of certain things and situations. In this essay you will learn how buck went from an old regular dog to a wild life wolf and how he adjusted to the life he had

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    John Thornton the Perfect Owner Buck‚ the courageously bold and energetic dog in Jack London’s classic novel‚ Call of the Wild‚ had many owners in his lifetime. However‚ none of them quite like John Thornton. Astonishingly‚ John rescued Buck from a beating and nourished him back to health. Till the end they loved each other. They shared an unbreakable bond‚ which could withstand anything life threw at them. John Thornton‚ one of the characters from Jack London’s stunning book‚ was Buck’s final

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    Surviving in the winter is hard‚but you can see how hard from the stories. “Brian’s winter by Gary Paulsen” and “Call of the wild” by Jack London where characters have to survive in harsh winter conditions. In the story Brian’s Winter‚Brian is very brave.In the text it states “Brian pulled back his foot.: Hey--get out of there.” Keep in mind that he’s kicking a bear‚a FULL grown bear.Even though this is a stupid move on Brian’s part‚you have to be pretty brave to kick a bear.Also‚after the bear

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    family member. This is not more of an inappropriate or inconsiderable time than ever to be causing a negative scene and displaying a strong sense of hatred on someone who just recently lost their life fighting for this country. Albert Snyder‚ father of the late Matthew Snyder‚ has every right in his power to be suing Fred Phelps‚ pastor and founder of Westboro Baptist Church and the congregation‚ in seeking redemption for Matthew on numerous grounds. I‚ personally‚ have the right to be buried and laid

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    On Buck’s first day on the Dyea beach he sees that he has been flung from civilization into confusion and chaos. He must always be working and alert among the "savages" who know only the law of "club and fang." Attack is a constant threat. The good-natured Curly is killed simply for trying to make friendly advances towards a husky dog only have her size. The dog takes her down with efficient‚ quick technique. Once it is certain that Curly will not rise again‚ the rest of the dogs in the camp attack

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    PSMS156 Kiana Bridgewater 604 1/12/11 Pouncing Jaguars By Theresa Woods Jaguars are the largest of South America’s big cats. They once roamed from the southern tip of that continent north to the region surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border. Today significant numbers of jaguars are found only in remote regions of South and Central America—particularly in the Amazon basin. These beautiful

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    In this story Buck is triumphant when faced with the challenges of leadership and life in the wild. The Call Of The Wild‚ by Jack London‚ is about a sled dog making his way through the wilderness‚ after being kidnapped. In the Yukon Gold Rush sled dogs are in high demand to take hard trips through the cold surroundings. In the beginning of the book‚ Buck uses interdependence to learn the ways of the wild‚ but then survives individually. In the beginning of the book‚ Buck has just come from a civilized

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