The Wild Geese

“Ride Your F#%king Bike – The Movie. Powered by Chainsaw.” Directed by Ryan Marcus. Featuring Fox athletes Josh Bryceland, Josh Lewis, Kirt Voreis and other Fox teammates, the movie documents three weeks on the road with a wild crew up for anything. Filming kicked off at Fox Headquarters in Irvine, California and continued north through Oregon and Washington before crossing the Canadian border and reaching Vancouver Island. The movie is dedicated to Steve Smith, aka Chainsaw, a World Cup…

My project is about the Ernest Shackleton expedition. My thesis is: In 1914, the Ernest Shackleton expedition set out to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent. Shackleton encountered many challenges. Although the expedition never reached their goal, they set an example for future generations that with perseverance and the human will to survive, anything is possible. The idea came from my interest in the outdoors. This story of survival caught my attention. This topic relates to the…

if you were to grow up in a house that tends to lie and you are exposed to abuse at a young age, your views on the world tend to be skewed. The second of the two extremes is represented through the character Chris McCandless from the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Chris also grew up in a seemingly positive yet It is somewhat…

Chris McCandless was a brave person who traveled into the wild with no money and not a lot of supplies. Some people think he was stupid but I think he is a brave person. Life chose that path for him and he enjoyed traveling the country and continent of North America. The wilderness eventually caught up with him though. People wonder how he could have survived or had better chances to survive. I think he could have survived with a person by his side the whole time. He touched a lot of…

Bright autumn sunshine leaked in through the windows, illuminating the kitchen in a happy glow that did nothing to lift Aiden's spirits. How could the sun have the audacity to shine so brightly when his world had gone so dark? Grumbling angrily under his breath, Aiden filled the remaining space in his bag with granola bars, beef jerky and water bottles. He hoped that this meager food stash would be enough to hold him over for a while. Naturally he had no intentions of mingling with human beings…

Travels with Charley Travels with Charley, written by famous American author John Steinbeck in his later years, is a travelogue of his almost four-month-long trip with his poodle, Charley, on a cross-country journey to try to regain his connection with America. His reason was that he wanted to be recognized as an “American writer,” but not just have the title put upon him because he lived in America and was a writer. In order for him to earn that title, he felt he needed to broaden his…

wilderness at age 12 is the cabin needed to be protected. If Matt had gone back to Quincy with his father people like Ben might have squatted there and nobody could prove the cabin was Matt’s. Matt’s presence also gave the cabin some protection from wild animals that might…

In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer the main character Christopher McCandless loved his life. Chris was an extremely intelligent young man who excelled in almost everything he did. Chris got the idea to live in the woods from Henry David Thoreau after reading book walden. Chris was also a giant fan of Henry David Thoreau because he felt a connection to him. He felt a connection because they both were very intelligent and they both wanted to escape society. Chris starts off as a young man…

Crossfire Trail Author: Louis L’Amour Charles Rodney had been broken down, forced to work and was beaten constantly for the last year. This last beating killed him. One of his good friends Rafe Caradec was on the ship when he was dying. He had Rafe to promise him to keep his ranch on his land in Wyoming safe and take care of his wife, Ann Rodney. Rafe promised him. Rafe went and traveled to his ranch in Wyoming. He went into the town’s saloon near his land and made a toast to Charles…

Into the Wild rough draft Chris McCandless was born into a wealthy family, taking vacations every year along with being a little spoiled. Unfortunately, he didn’t have such a good relationship with his family, which led Chris to run away only being close to his sister. Jon Krakauer’s novel, Into the Wild, shows us that even the rich people that have everything that one can ask for, also go through alot. In Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer characterizes Christopher McCandless as self reliant and…