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Being in extreme environment can be dangerous but using your knowledge is the best solution out of this situation. This is what the characters in LIfe of Pi by Yann Martel and “The Story of Keesh” by Jack London did. In both stories, The Life of Pi and “ The Story of Keesh”, the characters use their intelligence, knowledge and good judgement to survive in extreme environments. In “The Story of Keesh ", Keesh shows many survival skills in his village in the Arctic. For example, to the villagers…

leadership and determination, White Fang survives in the Yukon Territory successfully. This Yukon Territory is no easy place to live at this time, that’s why it takes a youthful and resolute character to thrive in this land. In White Fang, written by Jack London, he demonstrates the power of courage, love, and Darwinism. Stepping out and making a difference remains one of the most difficult things to do in the world. White Fang develops this at an early age. He starts out in a cave as a young…

Day one of my captivity I have been captured by the enemy. They came in the evening with their large trucks and their strange, thin radios, which they kept tapping with their fingertips. I wondered at first if they were typing in Morse Code, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t any code I recognized. They asked me if I knew what was going on. Of course I knew. The enemy had come for me and was taking me to a POW camp. It was only a matter of time before they discovered the work I had been doing in my…

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…

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…