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    Due to Brian’s roots being in the city and having spent his entire life in a urban environment‚ his adventure in the wilderness holds significant importance in the portrayal of the theme of contrasting regions. Paulsen uses the narrative convention‚ third person omniscient point of view‚ to help readers understand what Brian is going through by telling of both his physical

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    Biencke‚ F.‚ and Gerard‚ J.M. (2010). Should the U.S. Halt Offshore Drilling [University of Phoenix Custom Edition eBook]. New York‚ New York‚ : New York Upfront. Retrieved from UNiversity of Phoenix‚ Hum/114 website. The Rape of the Wilderness. (2004). New Statesman‚ 133( 490 )‚ p30-32.

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    is happy or have pleasure with doing this horrible deed. Many people are fighting for the rights of animals everywhere. Others are either not caring nor understanding that without the environment‚ we will not have many benefits that come from the wilderness. Dears are a part of the wildness just like bears‚ tigers‚ and many others. The use of technology is taking over the mindset of humans. The sound of the engine and the exhaust from the car is devastating if that ends‚ because of the dead deer. The

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    Throughout the passage‚ Knowles employs‚ predominantly‚ imagery as figurative language. For example the serenity one envisages following Gene’s description of a hypothetical grove‚ “A thousand miles due north into the wilderness‚ somewhere deep in the Arctic‚ where the peninsula of trees which began at Devon would end at last in an untouched grove of pine‚ austere and beautiful‚” can be construed as an attempt to hoax the reader into empathizing with Gene and his fantasies of a divinity away from

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    defending the natural resources and the wildlife around the world. John Muir is one of California’s most important historical personalities. Born in Scotland‚ he has been called “The Father of our National Parks‚” “Wilderness Profit‚” and “Citizen of the Universe.” As a wilderness explorer‚ his exciting adventures in the Sierra Nevada and Alaska’s glaciers led him searching for nature’s beauty. Gifford Pinchot was born to a wealthy family on August 11‚ 1865‚ at his family’s summer home in Connecticut

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    mountains but it belongs to the eagle and the elk‚ the badger and the bear.’ To me‚ this tells me the mountains have a feeling of openness‚ but it is the home of many – not just humans. The mountain holds importance to the Kiowa’s because it is pure wilderness. The landscape that is described helps the reader recognize what the Kiowa’s were thinking upon reaching rainy mountain. The beautiful sights of the land made the Kiowa’s recognize a new passage of life. Their curiosity of the land’s landscape created

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    is a standard piece of human nature‚ as it is needed to ease one’s consciousness. This correlation stems closely with Lois psychological health as she is trying to piece together her friend’s existence in the wilderness photos; however‚ she is also affected by the stigma of the wilderness. “She would never go up north‚ to Rob’s family cottage or to any place with wild lakes and wild trees and the calls of loons. She would never go anywhere near. Still‚ it was as if she was always listening for another

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    The purpose Krakauer giving examples of Gene Rossellini‚ John Waterman and Carl McCunn to emphasize the differences between their radical actions and Chris McCandless. There are some similarities between these four people and the similarities between Chris McCandless and three other men just indicates that there was something different about Chris McCandless. Rossellini was a son of wealthy family like McCandless. Also‚ Rossellini was educated‚ and questioned his existence just like McCandless. He

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    they wouldn’t have taken wilderness as something that must be controlled. Nash explains how the mankind built fences and roads to control the wild‚ and soon there came a time when United States Census claimed there was no longer a frontier left that humans haven’t damaged which created a national angst. As Nash says “The notion of wilderness was passing over a tipping point from liability to asset” (Nash 373) This resulted in acts that emphasized the importance of wilderness. Extinction of many other

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    The value of technology is starting to become more less important to humans than nature. The character described his car like a cat. He valued his car more than saving an unborn fawn. This can cause the destruction of deer’s in the ecosystem. “the wilderness listens‚ waits and watches while the driver thinks hard for us and then resumes his journey to nowhere‚ this moment of regret “my only swerving”. Truly‚ the whole creation groans in travail for a redemption beyond the abilities of us and our machines

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