Christopher Wren

In efforts to find more meaning in their lives, many philosophers and adventurers have followed the path to discover themselves outside of civilization. Thoreau was most known for his transcendental experiences he wrote of in Walden. Henry Ticknor once said that “individuals have used the wilderness as a metaphor for life’s vicissitudes”, and many since Thoreau have sought out their own “spiritual rebirths” in nature (Ticknor 3).Chris McCandless was one who attempted to relive Thoreau’s exploits…

Though Columbus did not discover the New World; the European exploration of the Americas began with his search for a new ocean route to the East Indies. Instead of discovering this route, he found a place entirely new to Europeans; this is why they referred to it as the New World. This, of course, lead to the Europeans settling in these areas and conquering the native peoples in order to pursue their three main incentives; god, gold, and glory. Different historians have varying takes on exactly…

1: I think that romanticism is when a person or someone makes a situation seem better than it is. Romanticism would be taking a situation for what it is not and thinking that it is romantic, exciting, fun, or something that everyone should do. Romanticism is unlike realism in almost every way. Realism is when you take a situation true to life or for what it actually is. We are not always able to tell the difference between them. It seems like we would always be able to tell the difference…

An Author’s Manipulations Chris McCandless’s whole life was an adventure. After graduating from college, he left home for the rest of his short-lived life to go on expeditionss into the uninhabited wilderness of the United States. Two years later, he was found dead in an abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail on the border of Denali National Park, twenty-five miles west of Healy, Alaska. Jon Krakauer, an inspired author, wrote a 9,000 word article for Outside Magazine about this boy’s story and…

Thomas King the author of The Inconvenient Indian, takes a chapter to explain the stories and history surrounding the past relations of Whites and Native Americans by presenting many common conceptions then describing why they are actually misconceptions. The Chapter is named Forget Columbus, the author elaborates by saying his wife told him not to start the book with Columbus but this becomes relevant when he continues to say that everyone believes they know what Columbus did and they revere…

Into The Wild : Ang Tatlong Buwis Buhay na Manlalakbay A year ago my family and I went to Big Bear amid winter. We did snowboarding and did a pit fire around evening time and simply have a ton of fun. My experiences were fun but not risky and stunning voyages like three remarkable men who really live in nature. Chris McCandless yet change his name to Alexander Supertramp,a talented man who left his ordinary life to accomplish his fantasy of living in Alaska. Timothy Treadwell was a moderately…

Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” contains many symbols that we can apply to our own societies and those around us. Ignorance is a major theme of Plato’s story and is represented in many different ways, through the use of many different symbols. Ignorance is a great aspect of today’s societies, playing a major role in the ways that we perceive the world around us and how we learn, create, and better and advance our world. In Plato’s story ignorance is mainly represented by the chains bind the…

The Inhumane Treatment of Building American through the Eyes of the Natives. The Native American was concord by the Spaniard in 1492 which was guide by Christopher Columbus. His voyages began going to Asia but ended up in the Mexico. The Spanish accidently discover the Aztec Empire. Once the Spaniard came to the realization that the technology and architect was more unconventional than anything they ever expected. Cortez order the conquistador to use forces and weapons against the…

During Columbus’s voyages he searched for pearls, gold, silver, fur, food, spices and many new found items to return to Spain with. Many of the products that Christopher Columbus found were unknown to Europe–coconuts, tobacco, sweet corn, and potatoes. Columbus also encountered what he had called “dark-skinned native peoples”, Christopher Columbus and his men used and abused the native tribes forcing them to convert to Christianity, seek their riches, and gain access to their…

novel “Into the Wild”. The book tells the story of Christopher McCandless, an American youth who wants to experience freedom and isolation through his travels, but perished alone in Alaska. Some American youths are attracted to the idea of adventure and self-reliance as did Christopher. However, human beings must rely on familiar necessities from civilization,…