Tribal Banishment Essay

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Adrian and Simon did not gain anything from Tribal Banishment. For the first couple weeks they did what they were supposed to do, stay on the island, hunt by bow-and-arrow, cut there own firewood, and be by themselves to think about why they are there. At first they were put on islands far away from civilization but were forced to leave because they were on federal land. They were moved to islands that were only a couple minutes boat ride from there home town, and were now in areas where fishermen often go also hikers, and picnickers. Soon there parents started helping them out and getting their hands dirty making the boy less dependent on themselves. They started getting boat rides from their friends and family to the tiny towns around them,

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