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    “To Build a Fire” Character Analysis: The Man With a Plan In “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ the main character‚ also known as “the man”‚ is the protagonist. The protagonist is “the central character in a literary work and the character who initiates the main action of the story.” (Kennedy 2080) The man is a dynamic character whose lack of instinct‚ thoughtlessness and determination leads him to his own death. In the story‚ the man is traveling with a dog. The dog is somewhat a companion

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    Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ because your character is what you really are‚ while your reputation is merely what others think you are." "The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching." "Sports do not build character. They reveal it."  John Wooden (1910-2010) Our character serves as the ’foundation’ on which we build our life story. The strength and integrity of that ’foundation’ will ultimately serve to determine who we grow up to become

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    risked his life and had to be in the fight-flight mode.” When pertaining to survival‚ the main character in “To Build a Fire” by Jack London failed to follow three main steps in Laurence Gonzales’ nonfiction trade book‚ “Deep Survival.” The main character failed to stay calm‚ to think‚ analyze‚ and plan‚ and to never give up during his trek through the pure‚ untrampled white snow. One reason the main character died is because he did not follow the step of staying calm (Gonzales 96). In his crisis‚ remaining

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    Ice collects. Death is near. In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ the man in the story is in quite a predicament. He is freezing to death travelling along the Yukon while trying to get to the boys at the camp. While he tries his best to make it to camp‚ the cold gets the best of him‚ and he dies from the cold. Since he does not survive the trip‚ a question arises. What led him to that fate? There are several mistakes that led to his demise. The three worst mistakes that led to the man’s

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    Youth Sports and Character Development Introduction Character development is not something that can be gained or developed over night. Character development is the multiple life skills that an individual builds within themself throughout their lifespan. When a person develops good character in their early years of life‚ they will benefit in the long run because they used the life skills they gained and put them to use‚ becoming a successful individual in all aspects of life. There is one thing

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    program in American high  schools has provided its cadets with life changing skills which  strengthen the attributes of character and leadership. Within  the program‚ cadets are given the opportunity to discover their  true abilities and to utilize them in every day life to succeed  in their future goals and to brighten and improve the world  around them. Character is a significant quality that is molded and il- luminated through the JROTC program. The importance of  upholding military

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    In the summer of 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina unleashed what resulted in a widespread devastation wreaked on the city of New Orleans. New Orleans—the colorful‚ zealous Mississippi Delta city‚ home to world-renowned restaurants‚ jazz and blues’ clubs‚ and universities‚ saw many of its neighborhoods flooded‚ even washed away by Katrina’s strong waters that breached the barrier of its levees. The extent of this catastrophe has triggered fierce debate over how the city should be rebuilt; taking into

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    Proposal for Change Dear owner‚ Many meat packaging companies like yours‚ are there for processing meat from the animals such as pigs‚ cows‚ chicken‚ turkey‚ and so on. People may think that the meat that people buy from the market are safe‚ but what they don’t know is the fact that sometimes even the meat on the floor are packaged with the clean meat. The fact is‚ regulations are needed for this problem‚ because without regulations many people will become sick. This is a great problem

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    Principles of Marketing César Eduardo González Company Case Build-A-Bear‚ Build-A-Memory Examples of needs‚ wants‚ and demands that Build-A-Bear customers demonstrate‚ differentiating each of these concepts. What are the implications of each on Build-A-Bear actions. Needs: Understanding needs as states of felt deprivation‚ not created by marketers but basic parts of the human makeup‚ we can say that Build-A-Bear customers demonstrate the individual need of self-expression

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    human nature is to be clueless and we do not know everything. We are all full of curiosity and we want to know what certain things do. In this story To Build a Fire by Jack London‚ this main character has some stupidity and he did not lessen. I am going to tell you about this long short story and the main character. The first thing the main character did in this story that I thought was really stupid was‚ going out in general. He should have not went out there because he was a new person. He did not

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