The Case Study of “How Kristen Died” Candice N. Ibaceta Governors State University “How Kristen Died” is a case study that clearly depicts the deep-rooted bureaucratic issues regarding miscommunication or in this case no communication‚ and its disastrous implications on society. This case is the story of Kristen Lardner‚ a 21 year-old aspiring artist‚ who was ruthlessly murdered by her boyfriend‚ Michael Cartier‚ a nightclub bouncer. The study portrays the inefficiencies concerning communication
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the hypothalamus‚ the mammillary bodies‚ and cingulate gyrus in the limbic system. The limbic participates in producing many emotions. In the book‚ Phantoms in the Brain‚ the chapter titled “The Woman Who Died of Laughter”‚ Ramachandran gives a story about a man named Willy. Willy’s mother died of unknown causes‚ and the chapter opens with Willy attending his mother ’s funeral. In a situation like this‚ people generally morn‚ miss their parent and shed tears. But no‚ not Willy‚ he begins to laugh
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Hook: “We had seen God in His splendors‚ heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man”.Ernest shackleton was famous for going to the south pole 3 times. Ernest shackleton died in the south pole because he froze to death from the cold and his wife and his kids never get to see him. Thesis: Ernest shackleton was significant because of his trips to the south pole. Introduction “We had seen God in His splendors‚ heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached
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Christopher McCandless or Alexander Supertramp should be admired for his courage and noble idea to drop everything and go into the wild‚ with nothing but a backpack and in it was a book of Tolstoy‚ a book about native plants and berries‚ a .22 rifle with 400 rounds of ammunition‚ a writing implement‚ a journal‚ a camera‚ a 10 pound bag of rice‚ a small cooking utensil‚ matches‚ a knife‚ and some fishing twine and a hook‚ and the few clothes he had on his back. Chris was trying to find himself by
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The Journey of two Boats Journeys to a new world were long and difficult for both captain John Smith and his men‚ and for William Bradford and his people. Neither of them knew what was lying ahead and what they would have to face and overcome. Both ships traveled to the New World looking for new opportunities. They settled naming their cities Jamestown‚ from John Smith‚ and Plymouth Plantation from William Bradford. The two had many differences‚ but also some similarities. Captain John Smith
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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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alone into the wilderness.” (Krakauer I). Chris gave up all his savings to charity‚ burned his money‚ abandoned his truck and changed his name to Alex Supertramp‚ who was found four months later in a broken down bus. One might think that McCadless died because of the wilderness. It was his own stupidity that led to his demise. However‚ when researching his story‚ Krakauer discovered that McCadless was an intelligent young man who knew what his was getting into. Jon Krakauer was Krakauer puts a tremendous
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things about John Muir is that he climbed a 100 foot mountain in a thunderstorm‚ inched across the alaska ice bridge‚ and spent a night on Mt.Shasta during as blizzard. He was an amazing person‚ father‚ husband‚ and friends to everyone. He sadly he died on December 24‚ 1914‚ leaving his kids behind Wanda and Helen behind. Some cool things about his kids are that there are mountain named after them. The mountains are Mount Wanda and Mount Helen. I love the John Muir house every time I visited. I
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I think if Adolf Hitler died on the battlefield during the war World War 1 I think there would not have been a World War 2 after the first war. I think there would not have been a World War 2 after the first war because Adolf Hitler helped Germany invade Poland leading to the Second World War starting soon after. Therefore‚ I think there would not have been a second world war if Adolf Hilter died during World War 1. If Adolf Hitler died on the battlefield during World War II‚ there would not have
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Into Thin Air‚ is an autobiography written by Jon Krakauer about an Everest disaster that he experienced first-hand while climbing the mountain in May of 1996. One theme that the author incorporates throughout the book is that climbing costs everything. He explains that climbing Mount Everest costs a lot of money. For some people‚ mountaineering costs their lives‚ limbs‚ and their family to pursue this passion. Krakauer uses a chronological text structure to describe the events of the fateful hike
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