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    by archaic idealists‚ the loss of needed human companionship to some is quite appealing. In the novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakuer and Walden by Henry David Thoreau‚ the main protagonist’s under a strict transformation with their eventual attempts to live a native sapien lifestyle. In the beginning of Where I lived and What I Lived For‚ Thoreau reviews the few spots where he almost settled before selecting Walden Pond‚ every one of them homes on a fairly substantial scale. He had been occupied with

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    “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” (Emerson) This self-reliance poem is explaining how learning on your own and should not follow others paths‚ but rather chooses your own. If you always rely on people you will fall behind in life. In the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau there was a quote stating “I did not wish to live what was not life” (Thoreau)‚ also “when I came to die‚ I discovered I had not lived ” (Thoreau). These quote implied that he went on with life‚ he did not

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    I chose the reading by Emerson; I believe there is a lot of transcendentalism in this reading. Well I don’t believe there is a lot of transcendentalism‚ starting with the first paragraph first sentence where he writes‚ “Our Age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchers of the fathers. It writes biographies‚ histories‚ and criticism. The foregoing generations beheld God and nature face to face; we‚ through their eyes.” He writes in confidence about his beliefs and how he feels about‚ basically

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    counter and inscribed plaque‚ you may find writings by a brilliant man. As you look out the window of an abandoned bus that was made into a temporary shelter in the Alaskan bush‚ located in the vast of white wilderness‚ you may wonder‚ “What was Christopher McCandless thinking?” McCandless began his fatal journey in 1990 after graduating from Oxford University and always had an urge to move and be nomadic. When Jon Krakauer published an article regarding Chris McCandless’ death in the Outside magazine‚

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American writer who believed in living as a non-conformist. His writings were admired greatly by Thoreau‚ who considered himself a disciple of Emerson. For Thoreau and Emerson‚ non-conformism embodied the necessity for living an authentic and unique life. What is a non-conformist? A non-conformist is one who chooses “to live deliberately as nature” (Thoreau line 106) meaning that they are someone who follows their own path and realize their purpose in life. Emerson mentions

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    W Hotels W Hotels is Starwood’s luxury lifestyle / boutique hotel brand. Marketed towards a younger general crowd‚ the hotel brand was launched in 1998 with its first property‚ W New York‚ opening at 541 Lexington Avenue. The brand has since expanded internationally with properties opening first in Mexico City‚ Seoul‚ and Istanbul. The brand’s first resort property is W Maldives Retreat & Spa. The group has now 52 hotels all over the world‚ also in countries like Taiwan or Chili. In order

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    Secondly‚ Christopher McCandless was an intelligent and idealistic young man who craved adventure and risk taking. McCandless reflected his passion for the wild and nonmaterialistic items in accordance to Henry Thoreau’s way of thinking. Henry Thoreau believed that man could come to terms with his own existence and find a higher purpose. According to Krakauer‚ during McCandless’s adventure he “Put a match to it. One hundred and twenty- three dollars in legal tender was promptly reduced to ash and

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    players is fierce; all big brand names. * Threat of Substitutes: Medium/Low because there are substitutes but they are of lower quality and do not have the brand recognition. Company Strategies Corporate Strategy * Related Diversified: Emerson Electric Co produces a broad range of electric‚ electromechanical‚ and electric products for industry and consumers * Diversified St. Louis company. * Related through core competencies: * The eight segments share distribution channels

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    parents and environment‚ Christopher McCandless wandered the American West for two years‚ as a nomad‚ to reject society as he knows it―his family‚ friends‚ and possessions. He burns his money‚ abandons his car‚ and cuts all ties with his family on an identity crisis that would lead to his

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    Thoreau and Emerson both believe in the citizens. Without the citizen that follows the law‚ government won’t exist and the society can’t function. Thoreau believe that citizen can take action to improve unjust government and Emerson believe the citizen can change the society if they believe in themselves to take action. They both believe in action is required for changes to happen. Both authors criticize their fellow citizens for going along with a government that doesn’t decide their action through

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