How To Write An Essay On Chuck Noland's Journey

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On his first year, Chuck Noland had made an attempt to escape, but the tide was so strong, it caused his life boat to pop and making him get an injury on his foot. On his fourth and final year on the island, he had made a raft out of wood, with the tree barks he had braided, and a video tape to hold the raft together. He prepared food, water and other essentials that will last him a good amount of days. Chuck didn't know where he was heading but he would rather die at sea than spend the rest of his life on the island. After a few days of sailing, his raft was wrecked by a storm, and was slowly breaking apart. He was sleeping when a Cargo ship was passing close by and was awakened by a

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