Christopher Nolan

Could last 54 days in the canadian wilderness by yourself and only with a hatchet and torn windbreaker? In the book Hatchet by Gary paulsen brian is in a traumatizing plane crash and is in the canadian wilderness for 54 days. I think it would be hard because brian had never been alone in the middle of nowhere never even hunted and having to learn or you starve. It would be hard but he did it and he learned something that can help him in the future anytime. Brain has never done anything like this…

When humans are stuck in routines, trapped with distractions, and need more than a breath of fresh air, they may venture into the wild permanently, in an attempt to live deliberately. Chris McCandless, an independent thinker who followed the example of Henry David Thoreau, is a prime depiction of this; he left his abusive parents, his lavish lifestyle, and his money in an effort to be a self reliant human, one connected with nature in order to feed his soul. “Superfluous wealth can buy…

The island is fertile as a result of the enveloping ocean which supplies fertile volcanic soil. European imperialism had a significant impact on the Mid-Atlantic islands during the colonial periods in a process referred to as Europeanization. Europeanization in this context can be defined as the process of assuming control of the islands and introducing the European lifestyles and practices in all aspects of life on the islands. It is basically displacing the existing practices with new European…

John Krakauer is a novel that depicts a story about a man name Christopher McCandless who ventured from place to place with the motive of reaching Alaska. In the novel, Chris was generalized as insane, crazy, or even relatable to other adventurists by different perspectives; and this constructs a controversial profile of his character since we will truly never understand who he was. However, I say otherwise. My viewpoint upon who Christopher McCandless “is” is that he is an individual who…

The demography of the Atlantic peoples is a topic that is recorded but not as discussed or precisely reviewed as others. In his article, Infectious Disease and the Demography of the Atlantic Peoples, Alfred W. Crosby discusses the population of the Amerindians in relation to the arrival of the Europeans, and the slavery and disease that played key roles in both the European and Amerindian societies from 1492 and on. It also covers the idea of the drastic fluctuation in European and Amerindian…

Cycle of Hope Tricia Downing was a very competitive athlete, and her favorite activity was cycling. Her life changes one day when she was out cycling with a friend and accidentally collides with a vehicle. This accident caused trauma to the lower spinal cord rendering her paralyzed below her waist. This causes bountiful changes in her life. Adjusting to these changes is very difficult for her at first. She struggles with accepting what happened. She realizes that she can overcome the challenges…

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a play about love, or more specifically, the forcefulness of love in the lives of both Romeo and Juliet. Despite the fast and rushed nature of their relationship, the romantic connection and bond between them dominated every other aspect of their individual and collective lives. At first sight, the reciprocated intense passion they shared nurtured into a strong, overpowering, and even violent force that superseded all other emotions and values. As the play…

When she was seven-years-old, she convinced her older brother that they should go off to the land of the Moors and beg them. Out of the love of God, to cut off our heads there, but an uncle had found them and brought them back home (Catholic Online 3). St. Teresa had faced so many challenges in her life that led her to sacrifice many things. When St. Teresa was 18 years old, she had to leave her family to become a missionary in India. St. Teresa was a remarkable person who helped a wide range of…

St. Teresa of the Andes lived a short, but holy life. Previously known as Juana Fernández Solar, Teresa was born in 1900 in Santiago Chile. She was born to an upper class family and was the fourth of six children. After feeling an intense calling to the religious life, Juana took the name of Teresa at 19 years old, when she became a Carmelite nun. Before entering her convent, she taught religion to children from her church and helped the poor. She once encountered a very young, poor boy. She…

Columbus Day should be changed to Indigenous Culture’s Day because we should not celebrate a genocide of an entire culture. It does not matter how “great” and “influential” he was, he wiped out an entire people. In 1451, Christopher Columbus (known in Italy as Cristoforo Colombo) was born in Genoa, Italy. He was born in a nice middle class family, whose father was a wool weaver. He was a normal man, until he started voyaging to Africa and the “New World”. What most people don’t realize is…