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    Chi-square requires that you use numerical values‚ not percentages or ratios. Then calculate 2 using this formula‚ as shown in Table B.1. Note that we get a value of 2.668 for 2. But what does this number mean? Here’s how to interpret the 2 value: 1. Determine degrees of freedom (df). Degrees of freedom can be calculated as the number of categories in the problem minus 1. In our example‚ there are two categories (green and yellow); therefore‚ there is I degree of freedom. 2. Determine a relative

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    Chris McCandless‚ is he crazy or did he have justification? In the book Into the Wild‚ Chris McCandless deserted all his possessions and all of his money and set out on a journey to Alaska‚ that would eventually kill him. Some may believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild because of pure ignorance‚ but the main reasons are family problems and the desire to see and experience I firmly believe that the reason that Chris McCandless went into the wild was because of family problems. Chris was

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    Ariana Rabago Mr. Price World Literature Christopher McCandless Tragic Hero Aristotle the Greek philosopher‚ believed that a tragic hero had four characteristics. His first belief of a tragic hero is nobility or wisdom by birth. The second is hamartia also known as a flaw or mistake flaw of character. His third belief is‚ a reversal of fortune peripetia brought because of the hero’s hamartia. A tragic hero’s final characteristic is anagnorsis the discovery or recognition

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    In the book Into The Wild‚ Chris Mccandless a young man from a well to do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He gave up his savings to a charity‚ abandoned his car and most of his possessions‚ burned all his cash‚ and went to live off the environment. Four months later his decomposed body was found in an abandoned bus by a moose hunter. People from all over heard of his story and put theories as to why he went into the wild in the first place‚

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    I enjoyed my hour and six minutes in the wild. It was a little cold‚ but nevertheless beautifly. I was at peace and I felt closer to God. I wonder if that is how Chris McCandless felt when he was in the wild. He couldn’t just sit around like I did. He had to survive. Food was an issue for him as well as running water. While I was already fed and could easily go inside my home to get a drink. Even though‚ I wasn’t in the actual wild‚ like Chris‚ my backyard was just enough. My time in the wild was

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    Jacob Walton A Transcendental Philosopher: Christopher McCandless The novel Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ is a story about a transcendental philosopher by the name of Christopher Johnson McCandless. The story follows the journey of McCandless across America; relying only on what he can carry on his back. McCandless shows self-reliance‚ a love of nature‚ and has withdrawn from society in many ways throughout the book. A very important characteristic of any transcendentalist is self-reliance.

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    would you bring? Chris McCandless went out on a journey thinking he could survive the great Alaska‚ he let his ignorance control his life.Therefore claimed his life. McCandless the main character “Into The Wild” is a reckless and selfish human being. In the novel it states that “his family had no idea where he was or what had become of him until his remains turned up in Alaska.” He made his parents suffer not knowing where their son was at. Chris McCandless actions was clearly a sign

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    Christopher McCandless was destined to die as soon as he decided to enter the Alaskan wild unprepared. There were multiple reasons that prompted McCandless’ decision; however‚ if he had planned more and obtained the necessary materials to survive in the wilderness‚ he could very well still be alive today. Chris made a lot of careless errors on his adventure‚ and these mistakes foreshadowed an inevitable death that he came to peace with as he said his goodbyes to the people he loved and met along

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    In this passage above it explains of how people are both drawn into nature and danger. It puts Christopher McCandless nature adventure into perspective. From my opinion I think that everyone has this sense of embracing danger in some point of their lives‚ Christopher McCandless just went to the extreme most don’t dare to touch. His adventure to Alaska was the equivalent of most teen’s rebellion against their parents in my opinion. He wanted to find himself in the world and do something that not only

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    Chris McCandless longed for independence and freedom from the life he was living and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Jon Krakauer‚ the author of Into the Wild‚ begins the book by giving the reader a narration of his journey ‚then shortly after changes into a mystery by telling the reader of a dead body found in the bus. The readers can infer that the body found is Chris‚ giving the reader a feeling that he was crazy for making this venture into the wild and doubt his mental state. Krakauer

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