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    shows realism in a unique way that related and reminded me of‚ "To Build a Fire"‚ by Jack London. Both of these passages represent realism in actual situations that could happen. Often times in adventurous stories like both of these the end of the story is always fantasized and turned into a long fantasy moment; whereas in these stories the ending of the story‚ ends just the way it would end in a realistic world. In /To Build a Fire/‚ the author could have either ended it with the man staying alive

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    To Build a Fire takes place in the cold and grey‚ no sun‚ colder than fifty degrees below zero‚ Yukon Territory in Canada. Knowing where this story takes place is important to the story because it defines the conflict within the story. “The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice. On top of this ice were as many feet of snow. It was all pure white‚ rolling in gentle undulations where the ice jams of the freeze-up had formed (London‚ 1127-128).” The author wants the reader to know

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    thinkers for success in the global community Tuesdays with Morrie   Central Idea Assessment    Learning Targets: Central Idea Level 6    Directions:   Score 3: After reading Tuesdays with Morrie‚ look over the list of life­lessons Morrie attempts  to teach Mitch. Choose two from the list‚ or come up with your own‚ and in a constructed  response‚ explain how to two ideas develop over the course of the text. Be sure to trace the  ideas throughout the entire text‚ not just the chapter in which they appear

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    “To Build a Fire” is a story about one character‚ the man. This man throughout the story doesn’t say one word. He is pretty calm throughout the story. The main man or the only man for that matter seems to be a hard working man but is lacking in imagination. I believe this man has no imagination because he doesn’t think he needs one. Jack London writes about a man around his fifties or sixties for this story. The only other “character” in this story is the dog that the man runs into. Like the man

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    There was nothing more isolating then traveling alone in the Yukon in temperatures under 75 degrees bellow zero‚ with no cell phone‚ no nose guard to keep his nose and face warm‚ and simply not enough warmth. The story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London has several themes that was covered throughout the story about a man that decided to travel the Yukon trail followed by a wolf dog. The traveler was given advice and warnings from an old man from Sulphur Creek but simply didn’t take it into consideration

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    Sometimes everyone feels like giving up‚ and the only thing a person can rely on is his will to survive. Giving up is admitting defeat‚ in every circumstance. In the story by Jack London‚ To Build a Fire‚ the main character learns a hard lesson of reality‚ when he meets his fate. The result came about because of many factors‚ mainly the man’s lack of psychological perserverance on the journey‚ as well as the harsh temperature and surroundings. If there was any hope for the man to survive these conditions

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    with realism are to inform the readers or for enjoyment. The characters in the stories are experiences the struggles in someway. The struggle in To Build a Fire written by Jack London struggle is when nothing is going in the characters way in the Yukon‚ Alaska. When his first fire went out‚ he stepped in a spring‚ and he struggled to start a second fire he knew that “it was a matter of life and death”. He knows that he could die because of how cold it is in the Yukon. He thought it would be possible

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    Keli Cannon Dr. Joan Swinney WR 121; Writing Project 1 5 October‚ 2011 WC: 757 Decisions Humility is a puzzling concept. Being aware of my own shortcomings‚ accepting myself for who I am and for who I am not. Realizing that I am the only person who is there for me all of the time. I’m my own worst enemy. I’m my own best friend. I have spent my entire life putting everyone else first. Sacrificing my own wants and needs to accommodate those I love and even those who I felt the slightest

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    produce stories with twisted plots in which their protagonists encounter many obstacles and setbacks by nature‚ and these predicaments often injure or even take the characters’ lives. Of the many works in The Norton Anthology‚ I find the work “To Build A Fire” represents this literature movement best. The author‚ Jack London‚ skillfully engages his readers by reflecting this notion on his characters - the cruel nature‚ an instinctive dog‚ and an ill-fated man - and in which their behaviors are clarifications

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    Newsela Central Idea Report The central idea of the article entitled "The clever thing one Dutch town is doing to protect "smartphone zombies"" written by Amy B Wang‚ is that a Dutch town is going to launch a way so phone addicts‚ that are looking down at their phones while walking‚ are safer. If you didn’t know‚ walking in towns while looking down at your phone is very perilous. You could easily get hit by a car or run into something. The article states that "For whatever reason — whether scrolling

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