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    I agree that Chris McCandless was ignorant and bright at the same time but he liked to do what he did. He didn’t really have common sense but he was brave. Chris McCandless came from a rich family and graduated from Emory University he was a top athlete and a top student in the University. Whenever he graduated from college‚ Instead of embarking on a prestigious career or work he chose to give his savings to charity. i think if he would of kept studying he would of had a good life and lived longer

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    Cited: Krakauer‚ Jon. Into The Wild. New York: First Anchor‚ 1996. Print

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    young man named Matt Shepard being murdered‚ and how he became lost in the wake of the movement that followed. Similarly‚ Jon Krakauer retraces the story of a young man named Chris McCandless who died in the Alaskan wilderness in his piece “Into the Wild.” The death of a person can become gradually more complex based on if it was natural‚ accidental or murder‚ if it was sudden‚ or slow‚ or if it was intentional. These are things that are easy to tell people‚ but make a big difference in the story.

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    Study Questions for Into the Wild Chapter 1 1. What date does Jim Gallien pick up the hitchhiker? 2. By the time he drops off the hitchhiker what does Jim Gallien think of him? 3. By the end of the chapter what do you know about the hitchhiker? Chapter Chapter 2 1. Describe the land where Alex disappears. 2. Who visits the bus and what do they find? What date is it? 3. Write down what you have found out about Alex. Chapter 3 1. What was Alex’ adopted home like? When did he first arrive there?

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Chris McCandless or better known as Alex Supertramp are similar people in many ways when it comes to being different than other people‚ but they are also very different in their own unique and special ways. Both of them stepped out of the traditional bounds of society by not being like other people. Not many people would protest for their rights such as Martin Luther King did and many people wouldn’t want to live off the land in Alaska such as Chris McCandless did. Even

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    purpose. In Chapters eight and nine when are introduced to the stories of Gene Rosellini‚ John Waterman‚ Carl McCunn‚ and Everett Ruess. Each man had a different story however obviously the same skeletal structure. Gene had began his journey into the wild as an experiment “in knowing if it was possible to be independent of modern technology” and revert to primitive lifestyles (Krakauer 74). Previously being a 4.0 GPA student and a star athlete‚ Gene eventually became overcome by his soon-to-be failed

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    solidified. He explain how he start to think about going primitive away from society and its pressures after his marriage is over. During his experience in the wild he explain how living in the wood is not that flowery account that most people who never been in the wild think‚ ladd says that there is many suffering and hardship living in the wild like learn how top survive‚ hunting and take keep going with living with most primitive tools and that you can get. Ladd emphasis the detailof his experience

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    Nitpreet Sandhu E.R.W.C Per: 8 Mr.Dorje Into The Wild What could be the purpose of Jon Krakauer writing the book “ Into The Wild”? The author‚ Krakauer who had a common interest with Chris McCandless‚ which was the love of the outdoors‚ the author may relate to Chris and reflect upon his life. Krakauer‚ who had traveled to Alaska in 1974‚ Alaska also happens to be the spot where McCandless went to in 1992. Krakauer sees his reflection upon McCandless because feels that he and McCandless

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    Sample Student Essays Into the Wild On-Demand Writing Assignment You will have 45 minutes to plan and write an essay on the topic assigned below. Before you begin writing‚ read the passage carefully and plan what you will say. Your essay should be as well-organized and carefully written as you can make it. I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense‚ and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes

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    up Tuesday Morning‚ It was Friday‚” Martha Stout attempts to explain the excessive mental detachment a number of her therapy patients experience‚ and the reasons for their prolonged escapes to their mental realities. In his Selection From Into the Wild‚ Jon Krakauer investigates the travels of a man named Chris McCandless‚ attempting to explain McCandless’s decision to escape into the Alaskan wilderness in an attempt to go as far away from modern civilization as possible. Juhani Pallasmaa argues

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