The final three chapters of Billy Budd‚ Sailor by Herman Melville provides three different versions of the plot that possessed a various degree of honesty. Yet it does not determine its influence on society and its history‚ for it is dependent on how loud it is. For instance‚ the report on Billy Budd written by the British press is the loudest and most influential. However‚ the press used it as an opportunity to further the political narrative of the Great Mutiny. From its writing style‚ the report
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Into the Wild Reader Response Into the Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer‚ is a memoir about how living in the wilderness and how Chris McCandless lived nearly two years in the wild. Throughout the novel‚ Krakauer relates Chris’ adventures to his own experience in mountain climbing and living on his own. This is not your typical memoir where the author tells a story about their lives. Jon Krakauer is not the main character; however he tells a story of this boy who leaves his well-developed family for
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Buck’s new masters tried to conquer the vicious winter and the change in weather. Upon meeting John Thornton‚ he warned them that the ice is melting and they may fall through it. The trio‚ despite the warnings‚ rode the sled along with their cargo; pulled by the remaining dogs who pushed through. Not long after‚ the ice collapsed under them‚ leaving a massive hole in the trail. As Buck joined the new team‚ he’s baffled by the kindness and love that’s being portrayed. The other dogs weren’t consumed
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The Wild Muir‚ written by Lee Stetson in 1994‚ is a collection of twenty-two of John Muir’s (Dunbar‚ 1838 – Los Angeles‚ 1914) most exciting and breath-taking adventures. From its famous‚ close encounter with a Sierra Bear‚ described as the “sequoia of the animals”‚ to his dangerous fights with venomous rattlesnakes in the Cañons. The climbing of the monstrous ice cone beneath the Yosemite Falls‚ or when he almost lost of his life in a well due to the inhalation of a carbonic acid gas settled at
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First observation of tool use in wild Gorillas This article is about an observation of tool use in wild Gorillas (gorilla gorilla). The study took place in northern Congo where they found two adult female gorillas use branch and trunk to cross a swamp created by elephants during food processing. First observation was an adult female gorilla named Leah‚ used branch as walking stick to test out the water deepness to move forward in the swamp to get to her crying baby. At her first encounter with the
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Billy Weaver needs a place to stay. So he finds a place to stay for the night. Billy Weaver goes into this stranger’s house and doesn’t even know here. Billy Weaver goes inside and sets down on the couch. The Landlady asked him if he wanted anything to drink. He said yes please ‚and she said what do you want. The Landlady said we have fruits‚ snacks and candy. He said thank you I would have a couple of snacks. The Landlady went to go get the snacks for Billy Weaver. The Landlady came back
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Colleen Knier Mr. McCarthy Rogues and Reformers 25 February 2013 Billy the Kid vs. Young Guns The legendary story of Billy the Kid has been told for over one hundred years. Movies have been made since then‚ portraying a similar story of Billy the Kid. The popular movie‚ Young Guns‚ was made in 1988 and was based around the teenage life of Billy and his posse known as “The Regulators”. However‚ the movie had many major historical inaccuracies. One example of a historical inaccuracy was the
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I believe Chris McCandless enjoyed the idea of transcendentalism. This is a philosophy that says; thought/spiritual things are more real than human experiences. This is shown throughout the book‚ Into the Wild‚ based off of his wanting to be away from society. Throughout the book Chris shows his mild hatred for the current society and life he was living "...he arranged all his paper currency in a pile on the sand - a pathetic little stack of ones and fives and twenties - and put a match to it."
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a record; there were all kinds of drama and stories from each individual. The story and controversy of Billy Bishop involves different interpretation and view of remaining evidence. But the thing is‚ we will never know every detail of those stories by looking at records. No matter how detailed the records are‚ there were too many variables that could’ve affected one’s decision in war. Billy Bishop is known as an ace pilot who fought for Canada in World War I. He won 72 aerial victories which
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Johnny Wong ENG 214-67 Nancy Sours Fall 2012 Irate Truth In his nonfiction book Into the Wild‚ Jon Krakauer starts out the story with the death of young Chris McCandless and his two-year adventure ending at Alaska in April 1992. The discovery of Chris McCandless’s body influences Krakauer to write a brief article of his death for the Outside magazine. Readers of the magazine had different point of views for Chris’s death. Some admired him for his “courage and noble ideals” (Author’s note)‚ while
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