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    It all started in September 30, 2002, Robert Kardashian was riding in a boat where he bumped into an island. He was confused because in all his maps the island wasn’t there. He got really suspicious and decided to explore the island. In the island there was a little cave, it was closed. Robert took a hammer and started to break the door closing the cave. When the door finally fell down, Robert went in. He found a lot of gold in that cave. He put a GPS tracker in the island and left it to call…

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    discover how the human body adapts to different environments. However, some humans do not know what to do when placed in a different environment. I really did enjoy this book because not only did Kenneth include personal experiences, he also included dangerous trips other people have taken. I would have to say the Jungle is my favorite part of this book. I learned so much about how the human body quickly begins to find ways to adapt to its surroundings only for survival. For example, Kenneth…

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    Medieval Hunting Essay

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    dogs and force the animal out so you can shoot them these were designed for fit young men and ‘’bow and stable hunting’’ that was where you sit and wait for the animal. The wild boar was the main choice of prey for at force hunting it was extremely dangerous animal to…

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    it doesn’t matter where you come from or what your background is all people are equal. Source A- Every life should be treated the same because it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from all people can make a difference. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell General Zaroff is a strong powerful hunter that puts value on others lives.…

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    Rainsford was justified in killing Zaroff because,Zaroff would’ve continued to kill people,if he would’ve survived. Rainsford also had his life on the line during this fight. For example,Zaroff explains to Rainsford how hunting has become a bore and he needs new game to hunt. “ ‘But no animal can reason,’ objected Rainsford. ‘there is one that can.’ ‘But you can’t mean–’ gasped Rainsford. ‘And why not?’ ‘I can’t believe you are serious, General Zaroff…’ ‘Why should I not be serious? I am…

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    Overcoming Frequent Obstacles Everyone goes through obstacles and some more than others. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell about a man names Rainford washing up on an island with a man named General Zaroff who likes to hunt for humans because hunting got too easy. General Zaroff goes through obstacles when his new friends Rainsford wants to leave before they hunt together. He tries to overcome these obstacles by bribery, misdirection the conversation, and being…

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    which would you pick? "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell and "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury both contained many dangerous elements. "The Most Dangerous Game" contains physically dangerous elements while "The Veldt" contains psychologically dangerous elements. Out of the two, "The Veldt" has the most dangerous elements of the two short stories. "The Most Dangerous Game" is a short story that has many dangerous elements. One example of an element that is dangerous is the character Ivan.…

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    The lighting of this portrait is natural , broad light . The direction of light is coming from a 45 degree angle to the right. In the background there is part of the house, which is also lit, this could also be from the natural source of light reflecting onto it by the positioned light. The photographer has controlled the amount of shadows by the pose and the facial expression of the sitter and has used soft shadows , perhaps maybe using a diffuser to help soften these. In the portrait there is…

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    sun is slowly sinking down. The sharp, cold breeze is beginning to roll in. Every swallow causes the throat to wince in pain as it yearns for fresh water. In the stories, "The Most Dangerous Game", "My Escape From North Korea", and "Trapped" the characters have to face many obstacles to stay alive. In "The Most Dangerous Game" Rainsford washes up on an island and is hunted by a man named General Zaroff. In the story "My Escape from North Korea" Hyeonseo Lee escapes out of North Korea and flees…

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    The Most Dangerous Game “Twenty feet below him, the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped as far out into the sea as he could.” When Rainsford head rose out from the dark cool water he saw Zaroff aiming down at him in the water with his pistol. But before Rainsford had a chance to react he felt hot lead enter his arm then. As soon a he felt the bullet from the pistol, he submerged back underwater so Rainsford did not have a good shot on him. After…

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