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III. Analysis of To Build a Fire Shared between the Seasons of Fall and wintry weather Temperatures can variety among zero and -24 Degrees Celsius in Klondike, Yukon Territory. This is tested to be quite fatal if by myself and unprepared. As a child, London becomes born right into a wealthy circle of relatives and did tough labor for awhile. Later on, he purposely has become homeless, although for reasons unbeknownst to anybody, and lived that way till he was 19. In 'To Build a Fire' the…

With more than 300,000 people from 80 countries passing through, Angel Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, was a busy station in the 1900s. Few of the immigrants that passed through Angel Island were greeted with smiles and a warm welcome. Those from countries like Russia, Japan, Australia, China, Mexico and many others “found themselves in the island's detention barracks upon arrival”. Among these was a young, poor Chinese man traveling under a false name who wanted a better life.…

In the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848, Chinese immigrants, mostly poor China-men sought a better economic life in the United States. When Chinese American first arrived in California they were welcomed for their exotic customs, interesting clothing and strong accents. Soon, the white working class grew old of the Chinese because of the potential threat they posed for their livelihood and work, which lead to discrimination against the Chinese. Politicians that ran for office in California…

Persevering to Fight for Loved Ones Fighting and protecting the people you love needs a lot of persevering. In The Call of the Wild, Buck gets saved by his last owner and Buck fights to protect him, using his love for the owner. Buck saves the owner's life more times than he can count. He also saved him from debts. In reality, my nana protects my mom, aunt, and her dad with her courage to keep them safe. My nana had to use courage and her voice to stop the fighting from happening. They both…

packet shows a clipper ship going on the ocean as someone is mining for gold in a gold mine, and they are saying that going over the mountains would take a long time so just go around South America to get there quicker. But the one thing that they didn 't look at was how dangerous and treacherous the voyage that they were about to take just to get a little bit of gold that was left behind that others didn’t mine. So to them gold was worth risking their lives just to go around to California by…

I find London’s description of the Wild and its laws to be exotically unique. How London juxtaposes the malevolent Wild’s hatred for life and its attempt to allure “restless men” into “submission”, forces me to believe that danger is imminent for two men trudging in the Yukon (49). The havoc of the disappearance of Bill and Henry’s dogs reminds me of the plot of the book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. I imagine anyone in their right mind would be just as scared as Bill if some…

youthful child into a wide range of inconvenience. It is a guaranteed, disobedient execution, one honourably ailing in the sort of intelligence that has a tendency to describe such a large number of kid star turns. As the physical soul of a non-existent world, Sethi stays even the most abnormal groupings in the primal fear of feeling alone and befuddled on the planet, as those close-by mean to endeavour that…

In both stories wolves are portrayed as dangerous creatures. Throughout the story of On the Mountain Trail the wolves are chasing after what they think is prey. Then in Law of Life at the end of the story (paragraph 22) the wolves attack him and kill him. The wolves in both stories are portrayed as fierce merciless animals; they are creatures of the wilderness, hunting prey whenever possible. Wolves are not the sociable animals such as dogs that we are so custom, they are deadly in some cases.…

Zebulon Pike: Why was he Important to Colorado? Zebulon Pike had an immense effect on the outcome of Colorado’s history. He was the first white man to explore what is now Pikes Peak. He also fought in the War of 1812. Both of these events had a great impact on Colorado’s history. Zebulon Pike was born on January 5th, 1779 in Lamington, New Jersey. He had eight siblings and sadly, four of them died of tuberculosis. Pike had little education but he liked to read and write for fun. As a young…

Gary Paulsen is the author on many fictional stories such as “Hatchet” or “Brian’s Winter”. However, “Winterdance The Fine Madness Of Running The Iditarod” is Paulsen’s own story about when he entered the 1,180 mile Alaskan sled dog race called the Iditarod. Gary Paulsen’s book is the true story of when Paulsen rode in the Iditarod for the first time. Paulsen often rode with his dogs before, but he had no experience racing them. When he had just entered the Iditarod, he had no idea what he was…