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    In text 5‚ “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ and text 9‚ “Scott’s Last Expedition” by Robert Scott‚ there are similarities and differences. In text 5 the man tries building a fire and in text 9 the man knew the end was near. Each text proves man vs nature because they both struggle with the cold weather. In both texts‚ there are many similarities. One of the similarities each text had where the men had a destination to arrive at. For example‚ in text 9 Scott was supposed to meet his friends at

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    The story “To Build a Fire” by‚ Jack London‚ is about a Man who travels through the Yukon with His dog in very dangerous weather conditions. He made a bad decision by traveling in very cold weather and this leads to him struggling to make it to his destination. He comes across many dangerous situations on the way. He doesn’t know the right way to handle these situations which leads him to struggle a lot. The overall theme of the story is that you should think before you go out and do something because

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    in the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska by the time he was just twenty-one years old‚ used his various life experiences to write and publish more than 219 works of literary art‚ one of which he wrote in the early 1900s‚ was a short story called “To Build A Fire”. As the story about a man‚ whose name is not mentioned‚ begins to unfold‚ it seemed as though London had made his main character go through several of the stages of grief compiled by the psychiatrist Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. These stages are:

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    Sometimes‚ It can be very hard to persevere. In The Call of Wild‚ Buck is taken away from his home‚ and Buck has to find a solution immediately. When my mother’s ACLS test showed up‚ my mother felt worried about the test‚ and had to find a solution. While Buck and my mother came across two very different events‚ they both had in common with their feelings. Growing up‚ and finding a solution to a problem can be hard because‚ people have to go through a lot of negative situations which is scary‚ and

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    Underestimating the power of weather and what comes with it can often lead to regret. Weather is an important factor in everyday lifestyles. In the short story “To Build a Fire” written by Jack London the protagonist undergoes an important inner change. The man in this short story is both dynamic and the protagonist. He is living the same everyday lifestyle‚ but soon becomes too comfortable with this everyday lifestyle. At the beginning our first impression of the man is that he is confident within

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    If you were a dog and you had a perfect life how would you feel if you got taken from it? Well in the book The Call of The Wild written by Jack London a dog Buck has an amazing life in Santa Clara in California. But he got taken to the Yukon. He goes from a dog who goes swimming in a pool to a ghost dog that leads a pack of wolves in the Yukon. Dogs in the Yukon have to prove that they can’t get knocked down in a fight‚ killed or be beaten. In the Yukon you have to be able to survive. When Buck

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    interpret everything we approach each day differently than the next. In “To Build A Fire” we observe as Jack London describes the constant conflict of man versus nature. In the beginning of the story we open into mid-day and “forty-eight below”‚ a young man with high expectations and a unreliable sense of self mortality. We see this man as an ambitious soul trying to make his journey to a life of fulfillment. “To Build A Fire” mainly focuses on man versus nature‚ however the conflict itself seems

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    compare and contrast animals surviving in the wild and a human surviving.Because some things for animals might be easier for them to do‚ but not humans.In this article I willl be using a lot of refernces from “Call of the wild” and “Hatchet” to show some light on the topic. First off‚there are some things that an animal and man share when it comes to surviving.One would be water‚ without this no living thing can obviously survive.And satying hydrated in the wild espically is crucial. Another necessity

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    I thought had the same theme as “The Call of the Wild” was “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov. The theme for these two stories is knowledge and wisdom. For those who don’t know what “The Bet” is all about I will tell you. “The Bet” is about an aged banker and a juvenile lawyer to see which is better; the death penalty or locked up in a confinement for your life. These two stories have a fascinating lesson to teach young and aged human beings. “The Call of the Wild” has this theme because of what Buck

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    Call of the wild Jack London was born in California‚ USA in 1876 and died in 1916 at the age of 40. He came to be one of the most successful authors at his time after releasing two great novels - Call of the wild and White Fang. The book I chose to do a book review on is London’s breakthrough and most famous work - Call of the wild. The book revolves around the tough life of a huge dog named Buck. Buck lives a happy and calm life together with his master‚ Judge‚ in California. However‚ one of

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