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    the fact that he is not going to make it and basically gives up when he thinks all hope is lost. Once he had his mind set on the fact that he was not gonna make it he fell down and just did not have enough determination to get back up and keep fighting, which is shown when he says “Well, he was bound to freeze anyway, and he might as well take it decently. With this newfound peace of mind came the first glimmerings of drowsiness” (8). By accepting the fact that he was going to pass away from freezing there was no way he was going to beat it. These are examples of naturalism because they show survival of the fittest and he was clearly not the fittest because he did not use determination to keep him alive thus…

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    bodies, so Ruslan had to work with the people who did end up surviving to get rid of the bodies that were washed up on shore. According to the article, Melioidosis in Tsunami survivors, “The patients were treated 10–35 days after the tsunami. Eight had bilateral alveolar opacities on chest radiograph; 3 also had empyema.” The amount of people placed in hospitals was crazy. When Ruslan and Sarah had to work together to get Peter to a physician safely, it wasn’t easy at all, just like how so many…

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    Hunger Games Essay Are you interested in survival skills and intense romance? If so Hunger Games is a book for you. It tells a story of a young teenager going through what is called the Hunger Games. This story is placed in the future when everybody has gone to a point of watching fighting to a death on live television. This story goes through a first person point of view of Katniss, She is from district 12. She first started from a poor family, after that she is drafted into the hunger games…

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    opposition. In regards to real life, this situation is a perfect example of how even authoritative people can always succumb to savagery and crumble with the breakdown of civilization if they believe it will aid them in survival. This type of breakdown is inevitable during the crumbling of a civilization, because rules would be the first thing to go in chaos. Without rules, no one tends to think about the best idea; it is more like the first idea, which isn’t usually going to be great. Even if…

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    Some people think spending a day in the woods is relaxing and peaceful. I used to think that as well, until I went turkey hunting. Spending a day in the woods hunting with my brothers was frustrating, hard, and aggravating all at the same time because of the mistakes I made. It was a life changing experience. Hunting will get your blood pumping and your heart racing you’ll end up wanting to go turkey hunting more than you ever thought you would. You might think it’s a little insane to wake up at…

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    The Novel, Lord Of the Flies by William Golding has three themes that the author is trying to communicate. They are; the ability to work together, Jack and Ralph’s quest for power, and determination. The ability to work together is a major theme is Lord of the Flies. Without it, the boys on the island would have a much lower chance of survival. When the boys first crash on the island, they find a conch shell. Whoever has the conch shell is the only one who can speak at that time. Ralph uses it…

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    For centuries, hunting has been a key part of survival. In the distant past, people had to hunt for food or else they would have to live on nothing but fruits and vegetables. If people were able to hunt back then and it has persistently been okay to hunt until now, hunting is evidently not so bad. There is no need to discontinue hunting. If it was tolerable then, it should be tolerable now. Nothing has altered. People think of hunting as animal abuse. They think that the animals had a chance…

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    Surviving in harsh conditions is rough, but how quickly the mind reacts to its surroundings can change everything. Whether it is a natural disaster, being in a war, or getting captured by an enemy government, the urge to survive skews the mind from what is right, wrong, and what is truly real. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, and Night, by Elie Wiesel, all show the changes of the mind and the people around them that push them to survive. These books…

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    Why Should You Get the Ozark Trail 12 person, 3 room Instant Cabin Tent? Description: This Ozark Trail 12 person, 3 room instant cabin tent review discusses the strengths and weaknesses of this huge tent. The makers of the Ozark Trail 12-person, 3-room instant cabin tent has one big promise—that this cabin tent can be set up in under two minutes despite its huge size. This is arguably the major selling point of this instant cabin tent. However, you will also realize that there are other things…

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    Ted Bear the Pyromaniac You might have seen me on my old television show Bear Grills back in my glory days. Now that I have left the public life, I can finally follow my dream of becoming a park ranger for the most pristine forest in North America, Rocky Mountain National Park. So I did just that and have been wandering the superb mountain range for the last four years. Recently I have found out how much better things are when they are cooked. I use To eat everything raw, including bugs, fruit…

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