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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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    daughters on long night‚ or early morning walks‚ and on wintery nights‚ he lays by the fire at the Judge’s feet‚ Buck also carries the Judge’s grandsons on his back‚ and rolls around with them in the grass‚ and guards their footsteps when they go on wild adventures. Buck’s dad was a huge St. Bernard‚ and his mother‚ Shep‚ was a Scotch shepherd dog. Buck only weighs one hundred and forty pounds. Buck is also a fast learner.

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    Death and beatings‚ the most struggling events that require you to be able to persevere. In Call of The Wild‚ Buck deals with unwillingness loss and beatings that he will have to face. In contrast‚ most people have to deal with the passing of a friend or loved one every day‚ but my mother dealt with it for her first time. While a dog and a human may differ‚ they have some things in common‚ they both deal with the departure and pain and to accomplish it with perseverance. Even though animals are different

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    Dogs are bred to do many different things‚ but I think the best breed is a boxer dog. Call of the Wild by Jack London talks about different breeds of dogs‚ and I think boxers are the best. They are friendly‚ great family pets‚ and can do many different things. To begin with‚ boxers were originally from Germany. They only came to America after World War I and became one of the most popular dogs in the 1940’s. Their name likely came from the way they play like human boxers. Others think they

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    The Call of the Wild is an amazing piece of literature with love and heartbreak. Buck‚ the main character‚ has been through so much‚ but each time he rebounds. Through the this novel‚ Buck experiences hardships‚ like anyone‚ but he finds a way to get through it each time. This novel takes place during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike Gold Rush is in Alaska‚ Klondike Region‚ Canada‚ and Yukon Region. The novel is mainly in Alaska. In this narrative Buck has faced and conquered many things such

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    The Call of the Wild book and dvd are alike and different in many ways. There’s a lot of ways they are alike. There’s only a few ways they are different. In this essay I’m going to tell all the ways they are different and alike. Here’s an example‚ Charlie one of John’s friends he was in all parts of the dvd‚ but I only saw his name in the book couple of times. Here’s some ways they are alike‚ Buck kills Spitz that is in both of them. Buck get’s to be the leader of the sled. John Thornton saves

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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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