My favourite book «Pride and prejudice» Jane Austen Made by Khodjimukhamedova Dayana 06-12 group I like reading very much. Books are the history and tastes of each era. Some of them hopelessly lost its charm‚ others - are relevant and are read with interest today. Every writer wanted to write for ages‚ but could he or no; it turns out in subsequent generations. I can say that I love all kinds of books. I have a lot of them‚ they are different‚ some imaginative‚ other fantastic. «Pride of woman
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Brendan Ortiz Ms. Woelke ERWC 414 13 December 2012 Into The Wild “What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us‚” (Henry Thoreau). Throughout history there has been an allure for high-risk activities for young men of a certain mind. As you will find out many of these young men had there similarities and difference’s two McCandless but one thing each one of them had in common with one another is that these high risk activities pulled them
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MY FAVOURITE PLACE IN MY CITY I am in love with a place in my origin city. It is a special spot for me. It is called El Cejo. My father discovered it to me. He is keen on walking and I have inherited his hobby. Since I have been a child he has taken me to spend the afternoon hiking. This place is located quite near my house but with some steps you have the feeling you are not in Lorca. My region is extremely dry but this place is like an oasis in the desert. To gain access to El Cejo you need
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Into the wild Summary: Into the Wild tells the story of a Emory University graduate‚ Christopher McCandless‚ who leaves his middle class life in "pursuit of freedom from relationships and obligation" (Anderson-Urriola). On this journey‚ he gives up his home‚ family‚ all possessions but the few he carries on his back. He donates‚ what would’ve been his Harvard Law School tuition ($24‚000) to charity and embarks on the search to find himself. McCandless embodies a true transcendentalist throughout
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Into the Wild Student Version Reading selection for this module: Krakauer‚ Jon‚ Into the Wild. Doubleday: New York‚ 1996. All work to be done in the “Notebook” Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read Into the Wild is a nonfiction‚ full-length text by Jon Krakauer. Published in 1996‚ it is based on an article Krakauer wrote in Outside Magazine about Christopher McCandless‚ a young college graduate who went off to Alaska and died in the woods. Because Krakauer’s article drew a huge amount of mail
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He had outstanding grades in college and excelled his father’s business to limits it may have never gotten to without his help. He also was very eager to learn. He memorized many books about the wilderness‚ trusting his memory on his life out in the wild. McCandless furthermore graduated a very nice private school at the top of his class. McCandless was also very ignorant in his decisions. He would always decline any type of money‚ food‚ or clothing from people when they offered it to him. It was a
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Into the Wild begins not with the birth of its main character‚ or even with the beginning of the journey that the book will trace‚ but with an important turning point late in Christopher McCandless’s trip through the American West: his final encounter with another human before he enters the Alaskan wilderness. The epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey both start similarly‚ employing a technique the ancients called beginning in medias res — "in the middle of things." Though Into the Wild is a nonfiction
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MY FAVOURITE CITY I love Paris with such a passion‚ it hurts. Last year I lived there for four months but still‚ I can never get enough. When I’m not in Paris I ache for the city as if for a lost love. If I could return once more‚ I’d jump feet first into all the wonderful places I still want to discover. And‚ I would also make a personal pilgrimage to my favorite places from chic to charming all that hooked my heart. First I would re visit my favorite arrondissement‚ the Marais. Here the
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My favourite brands are: NOKIA: I am using NOKIA cell phone since last 6 years‚ still I don’t have any complaint about it‚ its battery life‚ reliability‚ and easy to use features are common in all the phones and its customer related services like once they exchange battery (CLV4) due to some technical reason‚ on that day itself. SONY: People say that XYZ Company provides better services after sales‚ but I belief in SONY because if you have SONY gadgets you don’t need services (at all in many
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The Drive of Chris McCandless “Am I better off dead‚ Am I better off a quitter” (The Script). The meanings behind these lyrics are very powerful and explain Chris’s journey almost perfectly. In Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris’s takes on a challenge that is potentially fatal and he has the courage to continue on with it. Chris’s journey is a series of risks he is willing to take to achieve his goal. He has to make life threatening decisions that he could have backed out on at any given time
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