Christopher McCandless or Alexander Supertramp should be admired for his courage and noble idea to drop everything and go into the wild‚ with nothing but a backpack and in it was a book of Tolstoy‚ a book about native plants and berries‚ a .22 rifle with 400 rounds of ammunition‚ a writing implement‚ a journal‚ a camera‚ a 10 pound bag of rice‚ a small cooking utensil‚ matches‚ a knife‚ and some fishing twine and a hook‚ and the few clothes he had on his back. Chris was trying to find himself by
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Our presentation is about Henry David Thoreau in comparison to Chris McCandless. Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ naturalist‚ surveyor and many other things. He was born on July 12 1817 in concord Massachusetts‚ He grew up with his brother whose early death left Thoreau feeling extremely traumatised. Until he was 28 he worked as a surveyor alongside his father making pencils. He was said to be someone who found joy in his daily life. But his real passion was for nature
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Nicole Trindade Honors English 3 Mrs. Maloney Into the Wild Responses 3. When Chris McCandless calls the people “Plastic People‚” I believe he was referring to their superficiality. Chris wanted to get out of what he saw as too artificial. In John Green’s book‚ Paper Towns‚ Margo Roth Spiegelman‚ the main character’s curiosity and friend‚ talks about how a “paper town” to her is a superficial place‚ and artificial. Fake and uniform‚ too much like every other town around it. I think Chris is trying
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The Journey of two Boats Journeys to a new world were long and difficult for both captain John Smith and his men‚ and for William Bradford and his people. Neither of them knew what was lying ahead and what they would have to face and overcome. Both ships traveled to the New World looking for new opportunities. They settled naming their cities Jamestown‚ from John Smith‚ and Plymouth Plantation from William Bradford. The two had many differences‚ but also some similarities. Captain John Smith
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In William Bradford’s Chronicle “Of Plymouth Plantation” (1606-1646) and Iroquois’ Creation Myth “The World on the Turtle’s Back” (2012)‚ they showed that it takes guts and the confidence to become an explorer of the unknown. Can curiosity lead you to your thinking of death but changes the thinking of being the most amazing thing happened to you in life? Even with the risks of starvation‚ dehydration‚ disease‚ and possibly death‚ would you still go and explore the unknown? An explorer seeks the unknown
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One reason the main character died is because he did not follow the trait of perception. In his crisis‚ he did not realize the severity of his situation. First‚ he does not realize the implications of how cold it is. The bitter cold meant nothing more to him than fifty degrees below zero (London 78). He never realized until body parts were numb that the cold was dangerous. Also‚ he had ignored the advice from an old-timer he had met at Sulfur Creek: “No man must travel alone in the Klondike after
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In the book a Long Walk to Water ‚ there are two themes that I think are the most important ‚ one of them is perseverance . Salva is taught the importance of perseverance and how to persevere‚ to never lose hope‚ never quit and always continue until he reached his goal‚ attain his goals by his uncle . Salva uncle is an amazing example of perseverance . In the desert of Akobo ‚ near the end of the first day after several hours of walking Slava’s feet started to burn and hurt because of all the thorns
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Growing up every individual is given some type of advice from an elder. As stubborn‚ prideful youth‚ many take it upon themselves to learn the hard way and ignore the advice. In the short story “To Build a Fire‚” author Jack London introduces a relationship between the main character‚ The Man‚ and a secondary character‚ The Old-Timer from Sulfur Creek‚ that shows how one’s pride can get in the way. The interactions between these two characters give the reader a true idea of who The Man really is
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”The sleeper must not awake” In the game‚”The vanishing of Ethan carter”‚The year takes place in 1973 Paul Prospero receives a fan latter from a 12- year old boy named Ethan carter‚who invites him to his hometown of red creek valley‚Wisconsin. Upon arrival‚ he learns that the town has been abandoned for well over a decade after a mine collapse killed off its economy. You play as detective Paul Prospero to discover what happened to a boy named Ethan Carter in Red Creek Valley. The valley and its
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There are many differences and similarities between the two books “Call of the Wild” and “White Fang” by Jack London. Their plots are different‚ but there are still similarities between. As well as point of view‚ setting‚ and text structure. The setting of each short novel is mostly the same‚ being on Yukon Territory and taking place during the Klondike Gold Rush. The difference between the settings is in “White Fang” the setting eventually changed to California‚ which is much warmer and gentler
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