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    The climax of the story occurs when the girls participate in a week-long excursion in the wilderness. They set out by canoe after a ceremonious departure. On the second day of the trip‚ the two girls separate from the other campers to climb a trail to a lookout point; it is a sheer cliff that overlooks the lake. Lucy says she is going to go urinate‚ yet she does not return. Instead‚ Lois hears a scream‚ although she cannot identify it. The campers head back to camp without Lucy; even the police cannot

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    danger that can bee seen and felt. In McCandless case‚ the reality anxiety that occurs to him is fear of wilderness and death.

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    executives in the world who wanted to destroy the wilderness. He wants people to get more involved in the environment. The authors gave the reader three main points used to provide a pathos agreement which were when he compared the wilderness to our home‚ when he compared crime and robbery to what is happening on the forest‚ and how he asks the reader what eco defense really means. Mr. Abbey is giving an example when he says “if the wilderness is our true home then why don’t we defend it”. The

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    by Wes Anderson‚ written by Anderson and Roman Coppola. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965‚ Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love‚ make a secret pact‚ and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down‚ a violent storm is brewing offshore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every way. After found Suzy’s parents forbid them from having anything to do with each other.‚ yet their

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    CHAPTER 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies The researcher has a closer prospective working knowledge about the present problem being studied did a review on both foreign and local literature and studies regarding the effects of using smartphones in the studies of students in Centro Escloar University. Local Literature According to Vince Sales editor of the T3 magazine‚ there’s a point to all these gadgets. Sure it makes us look like we’re wealthy. A few gadgets can even make

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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 the way.

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    bigger impact on one‚ than it might look. Second‚ Crabbe learns that if he were to live off on his own in nature‚ without Mary‚ he would die in a matter of a few weeks. Crabbe learns that the basic essentials of life are still needed to live in the wilderness when Mary teaches him them. “I grabbed a little self-respect out too” (Bell 51). “...The few novels I packed were sopping wet through” (Bell 51). “... My snacks were wet too” (Bell 51). These quotations tell the reader‚ that Crabbe thought

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    Jack London‚the wilderness of the west has a very specific allure. McCandless sees the wilderness as a purer state‚ a place free of the evils of modern society‚ where someone like him can find out what he is really made of‚ live by his own rules‚ and be completely free. Yet‚ it is also true that the reality of day-to-day living in the wilderness is not as romantic as he and others like him imagine it to be. Perhaps this explains why many of his heroes who wrote about the wilderness‚ for example‚ Jack

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    In the novella‚ Call of the Wild‚ Jack London’s story shows the importance of Buck’s strength in the wilderness‚ the trait that ultimately saves his life. Buck is stolen from his luxurious life in Santa Clara and thrown into the treacherous wilderness‚ a completely new environment. Buck must learn to adjust to this different lifestyle‚ and he quickly learns the skill of dog sledding‚ and “his development (or retrogression) was rapid. His muscles became hard as iron and he grew callous to all ordinary

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    “Basics of Wilderness Survival Shelters.” Alderleaf Wilderness College: Nature & Wilderness Survival School. Alderleaf Wilderness College‚ 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. The author demonstrates detailed information and techniques in order to build a shelter. Knight points out useful tips in searching for the right location and

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