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    Death in Frigid Alaska In The Call of the Wild written by Jack London, set during the Alaskan Klondike gold rush of 1897, death is a common theme throughout the book. The Call of the Wild is a story about Buck, a farm dog, who is kidnapped from his home in Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled dog up north in Alaska for the Klondike gold rush. In The Call of the Wild there are many hardships these dogs must face in the Alaskan wilderness. Some of the hardships they had to go through…

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    THE POWER OF INSTINCT The Call of the Wild a dog story, Buck a splendid California ranch dog. He was stolen and sold into Alaska, to become a sled-dog in the gold rush. “In the primitive” he quickly learns “the law of club and fang” jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial. His first experience on the Alaskan coast brings home the nature of the eternal struggle. A friendly dog was knocked down in a fight and instantly “she was buried screaming with…

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    and if their relationship was stronger, the dog may have tried to bring those dangers to the man's attention. Furthermore, towards the end of the story, once the man has already died, London discloses that "it [the dog] turned and trotted up the trail in the direction of the camp it knew, where were the other food-providers and fire-providers" (1836). This shows that the dog could have potentially helped the man get to the camp, but because the dog only cared about itself due to the man's…

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    9. Mr. Heater 30,000 BTU Propane Blue Flame Vent-Free Heater Imagine that freezing weather condition while in your living room, cabin, insulated porch, camping site or a chilly patio! It can not only be disturbing but also uncomfortable. This is why Mr. Heater 30,000 BTU Propane Blue Flame Vent-Free Heater steps in to make your life pleasant. You never have to do venting or install a chimney anymore. It is incredibly quiet but also easy to use. Besides, you can’t wait to enjoy its thermostat…

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    Buck The Wild

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    “Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who has made his kill and found it good”(London, 43). Buck a St. Bernard and Scotch-Shepherd struggled in Yukon Alaska, with a past of numerous amount of masters. Each character exhibits different traits and treats dogs differently. In the book “The Call of The Wild” by Jack London, Buck who is the most valuable character, shows many ways that he loves his last master, John Thornton while John loves him back.…

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    survivor. Who will it be? Jack London’s stories called “Up the Slide” and another “To Build a Fire”. Both of the main characters are trying to survive the dangerously cold weather in the Yukon Frontier temperatures. First in “Up The Slide” we have the main character Clay which he is a person that did not plan well for the Yukon Frontier weather and planned to be out in the wilderness for a half an hour. While he was in the wilderness he was smart about his time management “A swift ten minutes…

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    before requires perseverance and adaption. In The Call of The Wild Buck had to leave his peaceful life at home. He had to alter his way of life to survive in the new life he was sold into. He was responsible for leading a sled team of dogs across the Yukon Territory. However, my father had to lead a large group of soldiers across the desert of Iraq. In contrast, my father also had to leave his peaceful home life. In like manner, My father and Buck both had to leave their families. They both…

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    Frozen. The only thought on my mind, repeating over and over my way through the icy forest. The definition of the word, be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold, has no real meaning until you are stuck in a wintery forest miles away from civilization. I could feel the word frozen every time a slight, sharp breeze sliced its way through my padded mountain climber suit. The slightest presence of air left my blood and body as rigid as the iron sword of a opulent, medieval…

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    fellows, his great throat a-bellow as he sings a song of the younger world, which is the song of the pack.” (London 108) In the adventure novel The Call of the Wild written by Jack London, the main character, a dog named Buck finds himself in the Yukon, a primitive place due to the greed of mankind during the gold rush. In the book Buck ends up in a primitive land where he has to adapt to the new environment. Buck, the domesticated pet retrogressed into a primordial and a primitive beast as the…

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    A feat that only two-million people have achieved since 1912. An award that takes a tremendous amount of perseverance and hard work. In my case, it began in 2004 and I accomplished it in 2015. My greatest achievement, earning the rank of Eagle Scout, signifies my transition into adulthood. Throughout my life, I have been extremely determined and strived to be the best at everything I do. To accomplish this in scouting, required becoming an Eagle Scout. Ever since I was a Tiger Cub in 2004, I…

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