Alaska

Ever since I was four years old, I have read books watched movies, and have heard out the breathtaking experiences in Alaska. Though I haven't been there, I know everything there is to know about this astonishing state. Polar bears and penguins, are some of the many animals I would dies to study and see up close. Their behavior and adaptations are unlike anything ever seen in this common state we know as home. The climate is like no other, except maybe Antarctica, the snow and ice surrounding…

desire to do whatever he wished to do without no obligation of being stopped or judged. Chris McCandless romanticized living alone in the wild, but was severely underprepared to do this in Alaska. Additionally, at the end of his life, he realized that he did not want to be alone. Why did he romanticize Alaska? Jon Krakauer used figurative language throughout the book to illustrate the environment in which McCandless died upon. “The river here,…

Alaska is a very hard place to navigate.Why is is so hard to navigate?It can be very hard for many reasons.We are going to go over snow,ice,And travel on foot.It is very hard to navagate in alsaka anyway you try to. Why is it hard to navigate alaska's geography?Alaska's geography is difficult to explore because snow and ice and travel on foot.Its hard because snow is hard to see things in and hard to see where you are going.Ice is hard b ecause the lake could freeze and you have to navagate…

In the article “Chris McCandless from an Alaska Park Ranger's Perspective" by Peter Christian. Christian talks about how if McCandless had a map and learned about the Alaskan wilderness he could have lived “He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament using one of several routes that could have been successful. Consider where he died. An abandoned bus. How did it get there? On a trail. If the bus could get…

Alaska Airlines is one of the most respected airlines in the United States. They are best known for their high-performance levels of process control and tracking control systems. The airline flies more than 100 locations not only in the United States, but also in Canada and Mexico. High levels of process control systems ensure the delivery of baggage in twenty minutes or less from the plane arrival to the gate. If the airlines fail to meet the twenty minutes, they reward the passenger with a…

In 1912, an Organic Act renamed the District of Alaska, the Territory of Alaska, which allowed Alaska to be represented in the federal government via a congressional delegate. The territory of Alaska lasted from August of 1912 to January of 1959, when it was admitted into the Union as a US state. Purchased from the Russian Empire on March 30th, 1867 for more than 7 million USD, Alaska was a part of the Russian American colonial possessions, which endured from 1733 to 1867. Before Europeans…

I am reporting on John Green’s book, Looking for Alaska. This book is a 221 page, hardback and paperback, young adult novel. Published in March 2005 by Dutton Juvenile, this would be the first book he would publish. During the week of July 29, 2012, Looking for Alaska hit New York Times best seller list at number ten. The book takes place in Alabama at Culver Creek Preparatory High School. Narrator, Miles Halter, leaves his what little of a life he has in Florida to attend his junior year at a…

In the fictional book, Looking for Alaska by John Green, John writes an adult novel of 221 pages speaking of a young boy who learns a lot about love, depression, regret, and adventure. This book was published by Penguins Young Reading Group in on August 14, 2008. It is a good book for teenagers ages 14-18. Miles Halter is regular boy who is tired of being predictable. He is very smart and his talent is memorizing last words of memorable people. He has little to no friends and he is always…

individuals from, our life styles, attitudes, and community. Living in Alaska is an advantage to me because there is so much to do here. Alaskans are exposed to many experiences, adventures and opportunities that some of the lower 48 doesn’t have. I’ve lived in Anchorage, Alaska my whole life with my mom, dad, sister, dog (Jake), and for the past three years, my step-dad and his three kids. Both my mom, dad, and step-dad were born in Alaska, grew up in the lower 48, and then moved back when they…

John Green is the author of the book, Looking for Alaska. Green has also written some other, very popular books such as: The Fault in our Stars, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Town. In addition, Green lives in Indianapolis, Illinois and is also a Youtube blogger. The setting of the book takes place in modern time, and begins in the state of Florida. However, the setting expands to a school in the state of Alabama. This school is Culver Creek boarding School; it is thrilling, exciting,…