The Wild

“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…

In the book ¨Into the Wild¨ by Jon Krakauer is the story of a man named Chris McCandles who sought out adventure and took risks but left many with one question. Why? What person in their right mind, would just get up and leave everything and not tell anyone of their plans. Well in this book Krakauer gives his story, background information, and interviews from people who Chris knew and leaves you to come up with your own theory as to why he did it. Although many believed Chris to be a selfish,…

had done actions that weighed heavy emotionally on Chris and may have had a powerful influence on his decision to go on his expedition that would eventually lead to his lonesome death. Another factor that potentially influenced Chris to go into the wild would be the books, Chris had many literary influences. In my opinion, Chris used books as an escape from his home life and as a substitute for parents, he let the books influence the way he acted and how he thought of certain things. For…

Henry David Thoreau wrote in a time of change and ages past. Every era is opposed to the ones preceding and succeeding itself, but the Romantics were truly a group who hearkened to an old tune; one of integrated civilization and nature in medieval times. When he wrote Walden, Thoreau wrote about his own experiences in the natural world and how it changed him. In his writing, Thoreau explains why one should live deliberately. He actively argues to convince the reader to do so. Even today,…

Into the wild Even though McCandless had it all, he wanted something he never felt; Freedom. He wanted to escape from all the abusive treatment from his abusive father and harsh humanity. He also liked Alaska which is where his journey took place for the most part. McCandless decided that he would donate all of his fortune to charity and begin his journey “Into The Wild”. One reason that led McCandles to make the decision of leaving was to pursuit freedom. I believe this because the book…

Chris McCandless can be seen as a Transcendentalist hero because of his curiosity for what life could possibly hold and integrity for others. In the eyes of the author Jon Krakauer throughout the book Into The Wild. In the eighth stanza of A Psalm of LIfe, this quote is used; “A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again”. This quote interprets living a life everyone will remember and set an example.“ Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. This quote…

In his essay, “Walking,” Henry David Thoreau discusses a number of ideas on wilderness and society, and makes several bold claims about society’s detrimental effect on the “wild.” He begins by expressing his affinity for taking long walks on which he “saunters” outdoors. Thoreau explains that not everyone is equipped with the necessary disposition for these types of journeys and says, “no wealth can buy the requisite leisure, freedom, and independence which are the capital in this profession.”…

had to kill a gigantic moose. Being forced to kill an animal three times your size and ten times your weight is terrifying. It makes it harder to kill after journeying the Alaskan Yukon for four days. Buck’s worst loss is when He got called to the wild. He lost his…

she was able to explain to us that this specific art gallery, was what represented her past. The art gallery was really entertaining and the four art works that I enjoyed the most and are going to be analyze are Better Halves, My Cross, Bingo, and Wild Ride. First off my opinion is that my favorite out of all these paintings would be Better Halves. The painting, Better Halves, is very colorful, she has a variety of colors in Better Halves like red, blue, yellow, green, and orange. The artwork…

Wild is filled with ups and downs Cheryl Strayed struggle with in her early adulthood. Strayed never really had life easy but she never complained, she always accepted life for what it was and was content with that. After struggling with much adversity in her young life, Strayed decided to hike the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail). The Pacific crest trail is a trail full of rough, jagged, mountainous terrain that is thousands of miles long. Strayed has never hiked or done anything of the sort before…