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Hello Moose Hunters, Hope you are having a lovely cold, snowy, and wintery day. Now, you may be wondering why I am standing up in front of you about to talk about Chris McCandless and his death, but I would like to inform you that after weeks of research, I am proud to share my well developed ideas regarding McCandless’s trip. By reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Civil Disobedience and Walking by Thoreau, Self Reliance by Emerson, and various other texts from newspapers such as the New…

TITLE Peru’s Colca Canyon : The Make or Break Survival Guide LEAD PARAGRAPH A crack in Peru’s southern Andes, Colca Canyon emerges as one of the country's emphatic geological features. Travelers of all kind—wayfarers to those who own the sunglasses—make their way down the dusty trail to see colorful panoramas, and sprawling wildlife. It’s the third most visited sight in Peru, so chances are, you will want to see what it’s all about. Deciding how many days you want to spend, how fast you want…

believed in. The reason why I think that Chris wasn’t crazy like others would say was because of how far he went. He spent two years on the road, not speaking to his parents, or taking much from people and just hitchhiking most of his way towards Alaska. He was a determined and a motivated hard worker. To many, the ones he talked to, thought he was smart and over kind…

Have you ever been stranded out in the wood before? Well Brian Robeson for the novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen has. Brian was stranded in the Canadian wilderness for 54 days living on his own without anything but a hatchet and the tool he made to hunt with. He was stranded out in the wildness because of a plane crash he was in. This was a very good lesson for Brian because he learned how to live on his own, he even learned how to watch his surrounding. Brian had a lot of memory during this time…

Alaska.On Chris’s journey to Alaska, he met Ronald Franz, and was able to leave a long lasting impression on him. In the book Into The Wild, author Jon Krakauer states “McCandless made an indelible impression on a number of people during the course of his voyage most of whom spent only a few days in his company a weeks or two at most. however nobody was affected more powerfully by chris’s presences than Ronald Franz.Nobody understands the life and journey to Alaska that Chris took more than…

Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild follows the story of the young Chris McCandless as he experiences the wild places of North America. Chris leaves his family, changes his name to Alexander Supertramp, and lives a nomadic life until his untimely end in Alaska. London’s To Build a Fire tells of an inexperienced man who ventures into the Yukon accompanied only by his dog. Chris/Alex shares characteristics with the man in To Build a Fire. Also, the experiences of the two men are similar. They are both in…

Into the Wild Argumentative Essay Christopher McCandless stated “The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure, the joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences.” Chris McCandless had been a very spontaneous person in his time of living. McCandless always did things the way he wanted to do them. He was an independent person who did courageous things. McCandless never let people get him down, because he knew the things he did were gonna be fascinating…

Would you be able to cut your own arm off with a dull knife to survive? Aron Ralston, an accomplished mountaineer, discovered that he had what it took to complete this gruesome task. Ralston decided to take a simple day trip to Blue John Canyon, Utah for some canyoneering in 2003. Unfortunately, the trip took a turn for the worst after an 800 pound boulder fell onto his right forearm, crushing and trapping him in the confined space. This trip was supposed to be a leisurely break from his usual…

In Krakauer’s widely known novel, Into The Wild, Krakauer explains a story about how a man named Chris went to Alaska and died of starvation. Chris was born into a rich family and graduated from a prodigious university. However, he was not complacent with his life and wanted to avoid family trauma. He then ran away from his problems and decided to leave for Alaska. Since he was an ascetic and fervently believed that he belonged in the wild, he immediately left his home and abandoned his…

others could not believe someone could act so impulsive. Some even believed, “‘Krakauer is a kook if he doesn’t think Chris ‘Alexander Supertramp’ McCandless was a kook,’ […] ‘McCandless had already gone over the edge and just happened to hit bottom in Alaska.’” (71). Throughout chapter 8, Krakauer demonstrates that McCandless is hardly the only individual who had…