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    REWILDING OURSELVES Humans are not alone on the planet. There are many other things that influenced by human. Also we discover new kind of living things with technological improvements. However‚ some kind of organisims become extinct because of damages by human influenced. Instead of human ‚ there are so many organizations to protect the animals which are dying out ‚but we all know that is not sufficent and we also don’t know what to do for the absolute solution exactly. It is my thought

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    In the book Into the Wild‚ characters Chris McCandless‚ Gene Rosellini and Everett Ruess are all characters with similarities and differences. Each character has a different family background and personality. Every character also had a different experience in the wilderness and way they documented it. Lastly‚ McCandless‚ Rosellini‚ and Ruess all had different ways they died. No individual had the same family background and early experiences in their lives. Each individual also had their own personalities

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    Life in the Eyes of Chris McCandless In this day and age it is very rare to hear of somebody giving all of their hard earned belongings away and setting out on extreme adventure with nothing but a back pack. As we all know everybody is different. We all have different obsessions‚ things we like‚ places we like to be‚ and people we like to hang out with. Chris McCandless was a young man that grew up around the mountains. He loved going on hikes with his father and experiencing new territory. One

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    Chris McCandless

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    Chris McCandless (Alex) was a young‚ privileged man who went into the wild because of his idealism and contempt for a materialistic lifestyle‚ his romanticism of Nature‚ and his desire to live a meaningful life. I admire Chris McCandless for choosing to pursue his dream of hiking across Alaska no matter how many people thought he was crazy. He “threw away subtlety and immersed himself in the values he thought were worthwhile and pursued the ideals that he felt were important‚” (LaMarche). He believed

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    Happiness is not ready made‚ instead it is something that comes from your own actions. Like‚ Into the Wild’s main character‚ Chris McCandless was in search of happiness. He wanted to find happiness and comfort in what he does. He tried to defeat his overcomes in search of happiness. Chris wanted to prove that you can be happy doing what you want to do and not something you have to. In Chris’s point of view‚ money‚ luxury ‚ education etc. didn’t define happiness. Instead he thought all that just corrupted

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    Into the Wild Essay Christopher McCandless was born in California to Walter and Billie‚ and had one younger sister‚ Carine. Christopher discovered that his father had children from a previous marriage which lead to him holding bitterness towards his father. Christopher began to feel as though his childhood was a lie and this could have played a role in his views of society. Throughout Christopher’s education he has experienced a few adventures. During his adventures he isolates himself from family

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    Compare and Contrast Argument Essay Adam Shepard was on the search for the American Dream. He is a 2006 graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover‚ Massachusetts‚ where he majored in business management and Spanish. He lives in Raleigh‚ North Carolina. Christopher McCandless wanted to pursue a life of adventure and to get away from his parents. Adam Shepard still lives with his parents and has a brother. He had 365 days to become free of the realities of homelessness and become a “regular”

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Introduction about your study. Background of the Study This is only a sample of background of the study of their thesis. This chapter must have background about your study and if your study has a beneficiary company you must also include how the company was established. Please do not copy this sample‚ this will serve only as your guide or overview on this chapter. This will help you to make a good background of the study that will fit to your study

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    In William Bradford’s Chronicle “Of Plymouth Plantation” (1606-1646) and Iroquois’ Creation Myth “The World on the Turtle’s Back” (2012)‚ they showed that it takes guts and the confidence to become an explorer of the unknown. Can curiosity lead you to your thinking of death but changes the thinking of being the most amazing thing happened to you in life? Even with the risks of starvation‚ dehydration‚ disease‚ and possibly death‚ would you still go and explore the unknown? An explorer seeks the unknown

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    One reason the main character died is because he did not follow the trait of perception. In his crisis‚ he did not realize the severity of his situation. First‚ he does not realize the implications of how cold it is. The bitter cold meant nothing more to him than fifty degrees below zero (London 78). He never realized until body parts were numb that the cold was dangerous. Also‚ he had ignored the advice from an old-timer he had met at Sulfur Creek: “No man must travel alone in the Klondike after

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