Alaska Natives

Chris McCandless and Adam Shepard were both young men searching for something greater, although their purpose for adventure was much different. McCandless left behind his family in order to find happiness and to fulfill his need for self-reliance. On the other hand, Shepard took this journey in order to prove that the American Dream is very much so alive. Chris McCandless led a life full of adventure and created a more admirable journey rather than Shepard, due to his motivation for self…

Really why did Crispin disobey Bear and leave the Green Man Tavern? One might think by Crispin leaving it is reckless people are right to assume this. Maybe Crispin left Bear because he did not want to serve him anymore or maybe because Crispin just wanted to explore and look around. Just Crispin left Bear and for what reason? Crispin disobey Bear and left the Green Man Tavern because he wanted to look around and to see what the village had to offer. Crispin thought maybe he could leave Green…

to them because of the Fierce people, but they still had the culture because that was who they were. (b) At first, Bill thought building the dam was necessary in order to take care of his family. He really did not care how the dam would affect the native population. He had the Western view of the situation…

his journeys, he met new people yet never introduced himself by his real name because he did not want people to know his true identity. In April of 1992, Supertramp makes it to Alaska where he is forced to read up on plants and berries in efforts to take advantage of his surroundings. Some of Supertramps adventures in Alaska led him to places such as Mt. Mckinley and the Stampede…

In Luc Jacquet's March of the Penguins we get to follow emperor penguins as they make their annual march to their breeding grounds in Antarctica. We get to see how penguins court each other and how penguin chicks are dependent upon the participation of both parents in order to survive it's first few months. While the movie shares some compelling facts about the penguins it also distorts the viewers in the way that it's narrated. Does the documentary shares similarities to Flaherty's Nanook of…

There will be one survivor. Who will it be? Jack London’s stories called “Up the Slide” and another “To Build a Fire”. Both of the main characters are trying to survive the dangerously cold weather in the Yukon Frontier temperatures. First in “Up The Slide” we have the main character Clay which he is a person that did not plan well for the Yukon Frontier weather and planned to be out in the wilderness for a half an hour. While he was in the wilderness he was smart about his time management “A…

Alabama Moon is a story about an eleven year boy who grew up in the woods with his father. It explains how they survived and the reasons his dad chose to live in the wilderness. His father eventually dies. The story goes on with Moon trying to survive on his own; however, he eventually ends up in some trouble. In the beginning, Moon Blake and his father are living in the woods in a small cabin-like structure that they built themselves. They hunt, grow, or gather anything that they eat. Moon’s…

The Ring of Alagaard “It was a cold and rainy night in the Rockies. . . . Oh, wait! It’s always cold in the Rockies,” grumbled explorer Tyler Spinner. “Come on, don’t be so pessimistic,” replied his sister and co-worker, Alicia Spinner, “besides, we’re almost to the bottom.” They were hiking down Mt. Robson, part of the Canadian Rockies. They were up there because a geologist had discovered what was thought to be a rare stone, but it turned out to be a plain, old luminescent amethyst. “That…

The Red Convertible Short stories can be complicated to relate to and write about, Lyman on the other hand, does a fantastic job of sharing his emotions and experiences throughout his short story, “The Red Convertible”. As a younger brother, Lyman always looked up to his brother Henry, just like any younger sibling would. He cared a lot about his older brother, they shared a lot of great moments together, one being the vacation, which got them the red convertible they never expected to get in…

The context that individuals are placed in has an immense effect on their development trajectory, and can ultimately alter who they become as adults. The systems within Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems theory reflect that there is a connection between all of the environments that affect our lives, whether one has control of them or not. In Elsewhere and Into the Wild, readers explore the contexts that Richard Russo and Chris McCandless grew up in and see the detrimental and supportive…