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    Wild Life Conservation

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    preserve wild animals from extinction. It involves both protection and scientific management of wild species and their environment. Some species have become extinct due to natural causes‚ but the greatest danger to wildlife results from the activities of man. So we ourselves have created the need for conservation of wildlife. It can be viewed from several angles such as‚ beauty‚‚ economic value‚ scientific values for research and values for snivel. The main causes of extinction of wild lives are

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    Into the Wild; a fool or a hero? Chris McCandless wasn’t someone I would personally call a hero. The only thing he did was venture out into the cold winds of Alaska and made his ideas come to “life”. He left his rich life behind to go out and try to live off the land. By reading this I‚ myself am convinced that he had no idea what he was getting himself into or what he was doing. He went out there and didn’t pack enough food‚ brought the wrong kind of equipment and never let anyone know where exactly

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    Book Report Into The Wild

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    Into the Wild is a book about a young man that decides that living in society isn’t his kind of thing. Christopher (Chris) McCandless chooses to take on a new adventure and step into the life of the wild. Unfortunately‚ the young Emory graduate is later found dead in Alaska. At the beginning of his journey McCandless had already pushed away his family and anyone close to him. He chose to get away from civilization and live his own life. McCandless travels all over‚ hitchhiking to get places. His

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    for us to have expectations‚ the desire to gain things when we put in the effort to complete them. So what’s the big deal? Why leave the comforts of modern civilization for the unknown? Many would respond with the following: to find their true selves‚ connect with nature‚ challenge their abilities‚ and for the pleasure or adrenaline rush. The biggest reason why people go on these adventures is to find their true selves. In the novel‚ Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless goes on an adventure

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    Call Of The Wild Essay

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    In the book Call of the Wild by Jack London many things happen exciting things‚ memorable things. It is a book of love and nature. This book is set during the Klondike gold rush in the 1890’s. The book is what they call historic fiction. Historical fiction is something that could have happened in the past but didn’t happen. Call of the Wild is written in third person limited point of view. In‚ Call of the Wild the protagonist is Buck‚ a half Shepherd half St. Bernard mix breed. Buck is a southland

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    Ryan Jones Professor Brian Burkhart College Composition I 13 November 2012 “No Church in the Wild”: From a Theologic Standpoint With the release of their newest CD‚ Watch the Throne‚ many of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s most exclusive tracks have come under scrutiny. One particular song containing debatable yet obvious theological symbolism is “No Church in the Wild.” Citing and exclaiming their religious and social beliefs‚ as well as their activities in today’s society in this new song‚ Kanye West

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    endangered species of wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) went into effect in 1975 and out lawned trade of endangered animals and animal parts. In USA‚ the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973. The conservation of wild life includes natural habitats‚ make them to reproduce and give rise to fertile offspring without human interference. Wild life Protection Act 1972 declares endangered (threatened) animals are now declared as protected animals. The Indian Board of Wild life (IBW) works in

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    Wild Life Century

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    faunal species‚ are named National Wildlife Sanctuary‚ like the tri-state National Chambal (Gharial) Wildlife Sanctuary for conserving the gharial. Wildlife Sanctuary is a geographic territory within which the wildlife is reserved. It’s a place where animals are brought and are protected for the rest of their lives. Such an area is reserved by a private or a governmental organization. Such areas possess a fantastic range of wildlife species and therefore‚ attract the attention of a lot of people

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    America Wild West

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    transformed into the Wild West‚ a romanticized version of the lifestyle‚ to entertain the masses. The romanticized perception of the Wild West differs extensively from the reality of western settlement‚ but in some aspects mirrors the true western lifestyle in the post-Civil War period. Native Americans and cowboys‚ for instance‚ are portrayed rather inaccurately in the romanticized adaptations of the West‚ while the images of towns and settlements are similar in both the mythological Wild West and the reality

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    relationship with his father. While the situations were basically reversed with Chris not approving of his father and Lewis Krakauer disappointed in Jon for not following is “blueprint” there are similar parallels. Both McCandless and Krakauer‘s fathers where high achievers in life and McCandless and Krakauer both shared a similar perspective in their youth. I can envision Krakauer writing this book as a form of therapy for him. Enabling him to tell his story along with McCandless’s working out the issues

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