novel The Call of the Wild‚ a dog named Buck is forced from doing something he is used to‚ to doing something completely different. In contrast‚ my dad chose to switch his job to a new one and Buck was forced to change his normal lifestyle. Although Buck and my dad got into their situations differently‚ they both had to persevere to get used to the new changes. Everyone has to persevere to get used to new changes and struggles‚ no matter the situation. In The Call of the Wild‚ Buck is forced to get
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Into the Wild John Krakaur describes Chris McCandless as an intense young man who possessed a streak of stubborn idealism that did not mesh readily with modern existence. He strived for greatness and there was nothing stopping him. He believed it was possible to live without the luxuries given to us without complications. He wanted to live a great adventure‚ and he knew there was more to life than technology and education. He set out to find something greater than life itself but
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and start all over again just off of simple living and what he/she needs to survive. These people are transcendentalist. They value only simple living and the almighty God‚ becoming one with nature and not following any rules. Sean Penn’s "Into the Wild" depicts the story of a young man who had all the smarts and talent to get him far in life‚ he has almost straight A’s but decided to leave it all behind and live out in Alaska‚ by himself for as long as he could. He was not much of a social bug but
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today are Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Both these books share three valuable comparisons. One being that both protagonists go on a self-evolving and physical journey‚ another that both the fathers in the novel share demanding relationships with their sons‚ and the lessons that both boys learned. A journey does not have to be simply walking through the woods. It can actually be a person going through an internal transformation. In Into the Wild and The Road Chris
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Into The Wild Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that opposed against modern day society and modern culture‚ transcendentalist look further than normal people who just settled for what is told to them. Nature is one of the most important aspects‚ Transcendentalists believe nature is linked to god and soul‚ God and Soul can be found in the tranquility of nature. Chris McCandless is a kid fresh out of College who had a dysfunctional family and a dreadful childhood the only people he
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The Ride of My Life I’ve always loved roller coasters. Or‚ at least I thought I did. The feeling of soaring through the air‚ warm wind blasting on your face and blowing through your hair‚ that "oh crap" moment that your body gets when you’re plummeting downwards‚ and the adrenaline that surges through your body while you’re watching the world flip and twist before your eyes in mind boggling ways are all insane. My legs were aching from standing upright for such a prolonged period of time. I was
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The Call of the Wild is the story of a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd mix named Buck. Buck had it all: a loving owner‚ a loving family‚ land in which to roam‚ and an overall royal lifestyle. That is‚ until one day‚ an untrustworthy gardener named Manuel wrongfully sold him. Buck started off thinking that he was going for a stroll‚ but ended up being tied up and thrown into a baggage car headed for California. Once Buck was sold again in California‚ he was thrown down‚ choked‚ had a brass collar forcibly
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because they took out The Octopus ride and are going to replace it with a new ride called The Joker. I saw a fence bordering around the area where the new ride was going to be installed‚ and next to the fence I saw a sign that said “please don`t mind our dust.” At this time‚ it is vague about what kind of ride it will be. Well‚ enough about that other ride‚ let’s talk about the other new ride‚ it`s called The Church of DOOM!! I was hasty to make this the first ride I went on. While I was waiting in
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displeasure”. That was much of the country’s reaction when it came to reading about Chris McCandless‚ a man who set off into the woods to try and go against the grain of society who then succumbed to mother nature‚ in Jon Krakauer’s novel “Into the Wild”. Many of those readers would have considered Chris dumb and ignorant‚ but I see Chris as following his beliefs with those beliefs relating to Transcendentalism. To start‚ Chris comes from an affluent neighborhood with his need not being
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My first ride on a roller coaster was a scary experience! I never had a thought of wanting to ride a roller coaster for different reasons. The reasons for that fear was the fear of heights and the thought of me falling off the ride or some type of malfunction causing the roller coaster to collapse. I would just watch other people get on the rides and listen to them scream their hearts out. One summer night‚ my friend called me and told me that the fair was in town for the weekend. She thought it
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