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    his mark on literature in America and achieved worldwide acclaim. It’s a story of a dog named Buck‚ who was snatched from his luxurious home in Santa Clara‚ California‚ and transported to the Yukon Territory to work as a labor dog during the Klondike gold rush in 1897. Buck assimilates to survive among abusive men and vicious dogs‚ and in the process he discovers the urge to revert to his primordial state and return to the Wild. In 1906‚ London published his novel White Fang‚ this book about a wolf

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    introducing us to the main character “Buck” who lives on a farm owned by Judge Miller. Buck is living his life out as a happy‚ go-lucky dog with no responsibilities in life but to enjoy it. His dream life comes to an abrupt end when gold is discovered in the Klondike region of Canada in the late 1800’s. Because of Buck’s size (he’s a cross between a sheepdog and a St. Bernard)‚ he is taken and sold to dog traders who teach him the “rule of the club.” These men train him by showing Buck the power

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    master’s home‚ Judge Miller‚ in the Santa Clara valley. John London describes a particular gold rush that transpired in 1897 and it was named the Klondike gold rush. Very early in the story line‚ Buck is kidnapped by Manuel‚ one of the gardener’s helpers‚ who’s major weakness was gambling. Buck was sold to two men named Francois and Perrault. Buck was shipped to Alaska to serve as a sled dog during the Klondike gold rush. One of my favorite lines in the book is where John London writes; "Buck’s first day

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    Background Call of the wild  written by Jack London was set during the Yukon gold rush in the frigid klondike. The reader is introduced to  the main character Buck who was taken from his owner Judge Miller who lived in California.  The man who took Buck manuel‚ was the judges gardener. Buck was kidnapped because his breed of dog is used in the Klondike to pull sleds and haul freight. Along Buck’s journey to the klondike he meets a mysterious man only know to the reader as “The Man In The Red Sweater

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    Find Gold: Martin Hanford’s “The Gold Rush” In the children’s book series‚ Where’s Waldo Now‚ Martin Handford generates a series of detailed double-page illustrations that depict different people in various environments‚ some that belong and others that challenge the “social norm.” In “The Gold Rush‚” Hanford’s illustration focuses on the famous California Gold Rush of 1848‚ where tens of thousands from Latin America‚ Europe‚ Australia‚ and China flocked to California in hopes to find gold. In this

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    by a gardener. He goes through a series of events such as‚ struggle for mastery‚ survival of the fittest‚ and power of primitive that change him to a killing monster. Jack London showed a lot of stereotypes and greed that there was during the klondike gold rush. Survival of the fittest is presented by Buck as he tries to survive in the cold Yukon. Buck introduces survival of the fittest as he travels to the yukon. “This first theft marked Buck as fit to survive in the hostile Northland environment”

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    life and death dilemma‚ he desperately attempts to build a fire as his faculties begin to leave him. The setting in the story is paramount in the effect it has on the reader. London used his own personal experience from his time in the Klondike during the gold rush to enable the reader to fully appreciate the challenges the environment has presented to the man. London’s expert use of imagery causes the reader to feel like they are freezing right along with the man and the wolf dog. Jack London

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    The point of view is third person limited‚ and we have the point of view of Buck a dog who “broke the mold”. The third person helps tell the story by telling some things about other people or things in the story. The setting takes place in the Klondike gold rush in Alaska in about 1896. The protagonist of the story is Buck‚ and one of the major antagonists is Spitz. Spitz is one of the dogs who helped turn Buck into what he was meant to be. They fought to the death‚ and Buck won. Buck then became leader

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    Call Of The Wild Analysis

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    Call of the Wild‚ by Jack London‚ begins in 1897‚ at the start of the Klondike gold rush. The discovery of gold in the Klondike region motivated thousands of men to head for the far north‚ all of them in need of dogs to pull sleds across the frigid arctic trails. Buck is an incredibly large dog‚ half Shepherd and half St. Bernard‚ who has enjoyed a leisurely life on a California ranch. He is stolen and shipped to the Yukon by his family gardener‚ Manuel. Buck learns to survive in this harsh environment

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    Gold Digging Gold mining is one of the most destructive industries in the world. It can displace communities‚ hurt workers‚ destroy environments and contaminate drinking water. Water and land become polluted with mercury and cyanide which endangers ecosystems‚ animals and people. the health of people and ecosystems. Toxic mine waste contains many dangerous chemicals including arsenic‚ cyanide‚ lead‚ acids‚ merry and petroleum byproducts. Mining companies worldwide dump toxic waste into

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