Jack Kerouac

Throughout the history of the United States, there has been no shortage of conspiracy theories. Different events or people can cause these theories such as 9/11, Area 51, Elvis Presley, and Kurt Cobain are just a few. One conspiracy that has withstood the test time and that is the assassination of the 35th President of the United States of America, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 while traveling in a…

Jack’s violence towards Ralph after Piggy’s death. “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Viciously, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph”(181). Jack expresses antagonism towards Ralph for a majority of the book, but here the words “viciously” and “full intention” bring an emphasis to his actions that show the contrast between the lack of restraint he shows now compared to previously…

“She lay there limp and lifeless in the bloody, trampled snow, almost literally torn to pieces, the swart half-breed standing over her and cursing horribly” (London 17). The adventure novel The Call Of The Wild by Jack London, was based on Buck the main character who got dog-napped, and taken to the Yukon. Buck needed to survive the Yukon gold rush, and soon learned that from the death of one of his teammates on the dogsled team. Buck wanted to survive in the Yukon and stay fit for that. To…

boxing fanatic. Max became interested in boxing in 1921 when his father took him to the heavy-weight championship between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier. Impressed with Dempsey's performance in that fight, young Schmeling became determined to imitate his new hero. After he became interested in 1921, he began his fighting carrer as a pro in 1924. Unlike his hero’s, jack dempsey, brawling style, schmeling developed a careful, scientific style…

In The Call of the Wild by Jack London, I think that the most influential thing to Buck was the wild. First, he had to learn to survive. Second, he had to learn to behave around other dogs and use his instincts. Lastly, the wild took over him. Those are the reasons why I believe the wild was the most influential on Buck. The first reason why I believe the wild was the most influential on Buck is because he had to learn to survive in the wild. He had a hard time transitioning from being an…

In the short story, “How to Build a Fire,” the author (Jack London) crafts two characters. One is static while the other one is dynamic. The story takes place in the coldest parts of Alaska. A man followed the gold rush there, and finds himself in the middle of Alaska alone with a dog. The dog always thinks of him as the food and fire provider. While the dog doesn’t change the whole story (stays static) the man’s idea of the trip and his thoughts and mind change (dynamic). In the story the dog…

Charleston 1 Dakotah Charleston Diane Mercer Honors Freshman Lit 21 February 2017 Assisted Suicide Assisted Suicide has been a controversial topic since the 90's. It is often a sensitive topic since religious views our often brought up when discussing the rights and wrongs about it. Christians are believers of pro life and that all life is sacred. Where as other believe that it is your life, and your choice. Physician assisted suicide should not be legal because it is immoral, takes away…

The murder of John Fitzgerald Kennedy lead to several people wondering if it was one individual or more involved in the shooting. Lee Harvey Oswald was known to kill the President all by himself. The question is, how can Oswald be the only person that contributed in the killing when there were 3 shots fired? “You probably also know there are hundreds of conspiracy theories about who was behind the assassination, and whether Oswald was the lone gunman or if there was another shooter on the…

Survival in an extreme environment may be hopeless, but Keesh from “The Story of Keesh” and Pi from “Life of Pi” had the will, courage, and good thinking to survive the extreme environment they were put in. Keesh was able to survive in that extreme cold for 13 years. He was also able to kill bears not just with his strength, but with his brain. Pi was also able to survive in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger on his boat. Pi used his brain to think about where there could be food and…

afterwards, Oswald had been surrounded in the theater. He shouted “This is it!” and attempted to shoot the more officers. After successfully disarming Oswald, police managed to arrest him. Two days later, Lee Harvey Oswald was being transferred when Jack Ruby burst through the crowd and shot him in the chest. The assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald was not…