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    Mrs. Winningham English 1302.N02 March 22‚ 2013 Hubris’ Execution When men challenge nature they allow themselves no fate aside from death. Jack London and Franz Kafka each orchestrate settings comparable to hell in their short stories “To Build a Fire” and “The Hunger Artist”‚ respectively. London references “Sulphur Creek”‚ where the man first received warnings of his ignorant decisions‚ and “burning brimstone”‚ these words are commonly associated with hell itself (London 317-325). Symbolism

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    Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire were both exciting books about serving in the freezing cold attic yet they also have many differences. Call of the Wild is a story of a dog trying to survive the Alaskan gold rush. To Build a Fire follows a similar storyline yet it is about a man instead of a dog. Although the two books have many similarities such as where the book took place and the the style of writing they also have many differences such as the ending and the main character. Both books touched

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    “How to Build A Fire‚” and the short dialogue titled‚ “ Survival is the Ultimate Goal in World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race‚” there are many differences while at the same time there are many similarities. To begin the two have many similarities. One is that they both are in the same general parts of Alaska. In the article about the dog races it says‚ “Crossing to Dawson City-the old Klondike gold rush town that marks the Quest’s halfway point.” This is where the short story’s‚ “How to Build A Fire‚” setting

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    Plot summary The story begins in the future‚ in which the time machine has been invented but is still very temperamental. A hunter named Eckels pays to go traveling back into the past on a guided safari to kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex. As the party waits to depart they talk about the recent presidential elections in which an apparently fascist candidate‚ Deutscher‚ has just been defeated by the more moderate Keith‚ to the relief of many concerned. When the party arrives in the past‚ Travis (the hunting

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    Throughout the investigation taking place in AIC‚ Priestley alludes to Inspector Goole being a higher power‚ or possibly even God himself‚ through his speeches; his manner of speaking; and his perceived omniscience. His investigation follows a chronological order‚ addressing each of the family members only when it progresses the story of Eva Smith’s life. The explanation he gives for his wealth of knowledge is a diary left by the deceased girl‚ however‚ in the final‚ albeit short‚ phone call that

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    This writer is at a nonprofit organization by the name of Pathways‚ and will be implementing a program for at risk youth. Pathways focuses on the at risk youth which is why they started the program YouthBuild. YouthBuild is a uniquely comprehensive‚ full-time‚ voluntary‚ community-based program that offers disadvantaged youth an immediately productive role rebuilding their communities. Students spend half their time attending basic education classes and half their time receiving job skills training

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    questions‚ crying for a response‚ are debated studied and portrayed in both Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Throughout both stories‚ we see the settings‚ the Yukon in “To Build a Fire” and an island in the south Atlantic in “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ both raw untamed wildernesses‚ take a toll on the main characters in a very different fashion. We see in “To Build a Fire” that the man is constantly

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    and seemingly the most genuine person who has nothing to hide. However‚ she demonstrates a certain reluctance to allocate the Governess with information‚ believing wholeheartedly the children are innocent of the Governess’ claims. Mystery within the plot lingers even before the Governess arrives. Miss Jessel‚ the Governess’ predecessor‚ had died with the cause of death unknown. None of the residents in the house speak of her other than say how she is missed dearly or how beautiful she was. Her

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    In To Build a Fire‚ written by Jack London‚ and The Story of an Hour‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ both contain many similarities while also being unique in their own way. Both To Build a Fire‚ and The Story of an Hour heavily discuss the idea of death and independence. However‚ there are differences in the stories that include themes of confidence‚ and the idea of free will. In The Story of an Hour‚ and To Build a Fire both go in depth discussing the theme of death using it as an ending to their story

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    and extracurricular activities that it became too hard to function. My mother constantly told me‚ “When a person is stretched thin with many activities that the body’s immune system weakens”. Did I listen to her wise words? Well did the man in To build a fire listen to the old-timer from Sulphur Creek? No. Although I do not die in my story I felt as though I came pretty close‚ all because I thought I was better than the advice that was given. Two weeks before Christmas I had a heavy plate

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