...Questions 1. In the author’s note Jon Krakauer claims that Christopher McCandless “invented a new life for himself’ searching a raw, transcendent experience.” Do you agree with the author’s assessment? How did McCandless re-invent himself? How was his life “transcendent” after he graduated from college? McCandless became his own individual and transformed himself. He started doing what he wanted to do, his own thing. Personality was different from who he once was he branched off. McCandless didn’t have the idle childhood, he wanted his own personal experiences. His parents were always busy, and he grew to be very stubborn and independent minded. He reinvented himself, he wanted the good life, completely letting go by changing and burning all of his money. Making a new beginning, took a chance on what he wanted to do. So he became something for himself, “McCandless walks south through the desert, arriving in the Topock, Arizona, where he buys a second hand canoe. 2. Krakauer titles his book Into The Wild which echoes Jack London’s work, The Call of the Wild. McCandless’s experience demonstrates the “grip wilderness has on the American imagination, the allure high-risk activities hold for young men of a certain mind…” How do you define “the call of the wild?” Does the call still exists in the same form it existed in previous periods in American history? How is the “wild” or the wilderness important to us as a people? What about to you as an individual? The appeal of the...
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...Naturalism in The Call of the Wild Jack London was born on January 12, 1876 to a working class family. He had to deal with a hard life from a very young age, but his constant struggling got him through most of the difficulties and by the age of 30, he was internationally famous for his books Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904) and other successful literay works. Though he wrote passionately about the great questions of life and death and the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity, he also sought peace and quiet inspiration. He wished society to be reformed that he expressed through his writings. His stories of high adventure were based on his own experiences at sea, in the Yukon Territory, and in the fields and factories of California. Similar to a number of writers at that time, he died young, at the age of 40, impoverished (again), sick and suffering from alcoholism. To this day it is still unclear if he the cause of death was accidental morphine overdose or he commited suicide. He as well was a fairly controversial person, so that different authors look at him in various ways: ”The basic law of his thinking was logic. His literary style was the clear, obvious and unmistakable sentences of the beautiful English language. ’The Call of the Wild’ serves as the reference book of English stylistics on Sorbonne. He was the man of facts: not to be afraid of looking inside of the eyes of reality, a great view of life. But Jack London's inner debates did...
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...Turning Points Turning points leave the reader with suspense, wanting to read more, whether it impacts a country or the character that one loves. Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, Guts by Gary Paulsen, and Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, all of these excerpts tell their own unique stories. Melba Beals, Gary Paulsen and Karana all faced life-changing experiences, they also affected others. Melba Beals impacted many lives while taking on a life changing and threatening experiences. She was only in high school when segregation surrounded her. She was an inspiration for all and improved education for African Americans. Even though there was a danger it was okay because “Sarge said they were doing crowd control-keeping the...
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...buildings that pierce the sky or the congested sidewalks with people desperate to shop in the famous stores in which celebrities dwell. Even with my short visit there I found myself lost within the Big Apple. New York is probably one of the most interesting cities in the world. It has something to offer to everybody. If you are looking for culture you make the right choice visiting one of the hundreds great museums in the city. If you want night-life: you are probably right in one of the most famous cities as far as clubs. Or if you just want relation you better go to one of the famous parks N.Y. has to offer. As you walk up those stairs off the train for the first time to the city streets and you capture that first breath of city air. The never-ending attractions call out and envelop you in their awe. The streets are filled with an atmosphere that is like a young child on a shopping spree in a candy store. Although your feet swelter from the continuous walking, you find yourself pressing on with the yearning to discover the "New York Experience". Upon my arrival into the jungle of vast buildings, the first thing noticed is the mobbed streets filled with taxi cabs and cars going to and fro in numerous directions, with the scent of exhaust surfing through the air. As I went deeper into the inner city the smell of the many restaurants passed through my nose and gave me a craving for a "NY Hot Dog" sold by the street venders on the corner calling out your name. As I continue my journey...
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...lives, changing their values and beliefs along the way. Too experienced to fit in with children and too innocent to join elder men, the soldiers found themselves incapable of appreciating life, for their youth had been destroyed. Incapacitated of viewing a future or remembering a past, soldiers soon only believed in war. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque depicts his gruesome experience of the war through the despairing narration...
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...Into the Wild, written and directed respectively in 2003 and 2007 by Jhumpa Lahiri and Sean Penn. The notion of nomenclature as a means of redefinition is something with which we become familiar in The Namesake, as we observe Gogol Ganguli's ongoing struggle to identify with the Bengali culture of his parents, rather than the American culture in which he is immersed. Similarly, in an act of defiance against his family and the materialistic American society, Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild establishes a new identity for himself when he abandons all possessions and changes his name before venturing into the isolation of the Alaskan wilderness. Aided by devices, notably setting, symbolism, narrative technique, juxtaposition of minor characters and imagery, Lahiri and Penn endeavour to demonstrate the effects of culture, childhood and family, in particular, on shaping individuality. Diverse settings are employed by Lahiri and Penn to portray culture and its influence on the personas of the central characters. A ceremonial setting is common to both texts and foreshadows the protagonist's desire to retreat from his traditions. Gogol's 'annaprasan' is a customary Indian rice ritual for newborn children, who 'confront [their] destiny' by selecting a 'clump of soil ... ballpoint pen, [or] ... dollar bill' from a plate, respectively representing 'a landowner, scholar or businessman.' Gogol's refusal to choose an object, a rare act, alludes to his reluctance later in life to identify...
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...Anh Nguyen Everybody will experience young time once in his or her life. People usually call it as being young and wild. It’s time for people to try out new challenges of their life. Young people who are in between eighteen to twenty five are considered as emerging adults. In that time almost everything shifts quickly in his or her life, included religion belief. America is a place where there are a lot of mixtures in culture, so religion beliefs of emerging adults in America also shift in many different paths with many different religions. The media plays a big role in how young adults think of religions in America. In the old time, the previous generation basically affected by people and environment around them which is quite limited for them to think and look beyond their...
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...Animals for Rent In our society today, with all our advancements and breakthroughs, life in the 21st century is noticeably better than before. However, some problems will never go away, like war and death. Aside from that, a problem which has recently plagued our society is the practice of animals-for-rent. Animals, like humans, have their own habitats, and they live in what we collectively call the wild. Some humans have decided to pull these animals out of their homes and rent them for profit through the inhumane practice of animals-for-rent. These ignorant people are very cruel; they treat the animals as objects that only serve as entertainment to the public in the form of rental books or DVDs (Animal Aid, 2007). This unsafe and exploitative practice has gradually weakened animal rights and rips deeply into human morality and conscience. It is often the case that the people involve in this practice, this so-called exotic pet markets, give no regards to the survival of these animals, which are often on the endangered list. According to Richard Farinato (in The Humane Society of the United States, www.hsus.org), wild and exotic animals are favorable vectors for diseases and parasites, often the outbreak of diseases cause the death of a mass of animals. If this situation is continue without any resolution, these animals might become extinct. Because there are no concerns to the needs of the animals, the livelihood will decrease rapidly, and eventually they might not be...
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...Kuzco is the hero in this case, and successfully goes through all 12 stages of a hero’s Journey. Stage 1 At the very start of the hero’s grand journey, he is initially introduced in his usual, common, everyday life - there is nothing out of the ordinary for the hero. Then he...
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...Secure vs. Insecure Attachment: the Story of the Boy and the Crow Case 2 Signs and Symptoms of the Insecurely Attached: the birth of a Giraffe Case 3 Continuous Lies: the Peanut Butter Boy Case 4 Curiosity and the Setting of Fires: Burn, Baby, Burn Case 5 Avoidant Attachment: Run for Your Life Case 6 Attachment and Security: a Death Row Tale Case 7 Brain Development and A ffect Regulation: Classroom Back Stabbing Case 8 Parenting at Night: “2 x 10” Tale Case 9 Disorganized Attachment: Confusion in the Kitchen Case 10 Eating Problems: the First Supper Case 11 Regulating Stimulation: Disneyland, Here We Come Case 12 Executive Function Deficits: the Paper Clip and Fire Tale Case 13 Inhibitory Control of Responses: Jelly, Jelly, All Over the Wall Case 14 It is All about Survival: Gang Pressure and destruction Case 15 Working Memory Deficits: the TV Thief Case 16 Ado lescent Brain Development: the Cell Phone Caper Case 17 Adolescent Identity and Escape Behavior: a Fantasy from the Wild, Wild West Case 18 Resilience and Temperament: No Free Drugs Case 19 Reasoning and Affect Regulation: the Orphan Card Case 20 Families Evolve Slowly: How Many Babies? Case 21 Changing the Meaning of a Stimulus: the “Dorky” shoes boy Case 22 Displacing the Rage: Slipping into Psychosis Case 23 Distract Yourself with Other Things: Playing with Mud Case 24 Paranoid Belief Systems: the Tree Monitor Case 25 Hyperactivation: “You Love Me, Don’t You, Mom?” Case 26 Emotional...
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...DISCUSSION ONE: What are some examples of the physical and cognitive changes people go through when they enter late adult hood? a) Being that I am only 26 years old I have not experienced any of those life changing experience yet how ever what I can do is explain and describe that I have observed with my fellow co-wokers since I am the youngest person there. Like any person I do get curious what really qualifies you as a senior citizen, some of my fellow co-workers say when you hit 60 to 63 because that is when it all starts to go. When they stopped laughing I did notice a change of apperence in the sence of when they were telling me the things they use to do two, to three years ago and know they can not or even do it a bit slower, also in body weight. One of the things that I have noticed in my observation was that most men had complaints about hair loss and the further they get into there later adult hood the color there hair changes now some change to a whte color and some tuen to this violet white color it is what I have noticed. Unfortunatly my dad is one of those who lose there hair as they get older, at this point I fear for my hair and try to take care of it as best aas I can by not wearing hats and but shampoo that is pro hair growth.(Witt&Mossler,2010, health and Physical Development, page6. As observe other drivers I hear compolaints about things getting old meaning there internal organs are deteriorating and there not as they were when they were thirty...
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...is introduced as a character that possesses a strong morality who came from a family that brought its way up through hard work, but by the end of the novel he possesses a bit of the dishonest and immoral life of the high social class around him. After his experiences and interactions with the wealthy and high class of the East, Nick ultimately changes from innocent and pure to judgmental and immoral. Nick’s initial experiences with that of the wealthy and high class in the story are what begin to corrupt him and change him from the man that he originally was back in the Middle West. One instance where the readers see Nick get affected by the wealthy is in chapter two. In an attempt to leave Tom and Myrtle alone during the drive to their apartment, Nick tries to respectfully leave and get off at Fifth Avenue however Tom replies to Nick saying “No, you don’t, Myrtle’ll be hurt if you don’t come up to the apartment. Won’t you, Myrtle?” and thus Tom makes Nicks efforts to disembark fruitless. Another instance in chapter two that demonstrates how the wealthy impact Nick is during the party at Tom and Myrtles apartment. Nick once again “wanted to get out and walk southward toward the park through the soft twilight, but each time [he] tried to go [he] became entangled in some wild, strident argument which pulled [him] back, as if with ropes, into [his] chair”(35). This party at the apartment...
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...myself, why this place? Out of all the places that mean so much to me, why does this place stand out the most? Everyone has that one spot that is special to him or her for various reasons whether it be a memory, experience, how it makes them feel, etc. For me, my favorite place encompasses all my senses bringing them to an all time high filling me with an overwhelming indescribable feeling. It’s my sanctuary, a safe place, but above all a place to clear my mind and getaway from reality. There aren’t enough captivating words to describe the beauty of this place. In the winter, the vast field covered in a blanket of untouched glimmering snow surrounded by bare trees brings a certain type of quiet stillness to the place. The only sign of life are the tracks made by the various animals that are brave enough to stick around during the chilly winter temperatures. The spring brings new life to the space with the blossoming of nature, muddy shoeprints and birds singing their sweet little songs. In summer, the preserve comes to the peek of its lifecycle packed with people and laughter. Nature’s vibrant colors and the soft sounds make it seem as if it was a scene out of a perfect movie. The fall brings cool crisp air to fill your lungs with and the unspeakable beauty of the leaves changing colors. Each season encompasses a different vibe to the preserve leaving me with different emotions. The preserve is located within an inactive army base that is now just used for Navy housing. It almost serves...
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...4/16/2015 4/16/2015 Westminster International College Cardiff Metropolitan International University Lecturer: Dr. Sayed Kadir Prepared by: Asadullah Escandari Student ID #: 0192VMNVMN1014 (MBA) Date of Submission: April 16, 2015 MBA-II Semester Assignment (Strategic Management) Westminster International College Cardiff Metropolitan International University Lecturer: Dr. Sayed Kadir Prepared by: Asadullah Escandari Student ID #: 0192VMNVMN1014 (MBA) Date of Submission: April 16, 2015 MBA-II Semester Assignment (Strategic Management) Strategic Analysis of Maxis An Extensive study of Maxis strategies Strategic Analysis of Maxis An Extensive study of Maxis strategies Contents Table of Figures 2 Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction – About Maxis 3 2. Task 1- 3 2.1. Company Profile 3 2.2. Strategic Alliance of Maxis 4 2.2.1. Select Partners of Maxis 4 2.2.2. Allies of maxis 4 2.3. Select Partners 5 2.3.1. System Integrators 5 2.3.2. Application Solution Providers 5 2.3.3. Content Providers 5 Allies of Maxis 5 Consulting Partners 5 Technological Partners 5 Hardware Partners 6 2.4. Maxis’ Authorized Distributors 6 2.5. Strategic Partners of Maxis 7 2.6. Alliances of Maxis: 8 2.7. Internationalization Model in Maxis 9 3. Task 2: 11 3.1. MISSION 11 3.2. VISION 11 3.3. VALUES 11 3.3.1. SIMPLE 11 3.3.2. TRUST 12 3.3.3. CREATIVE 12 3.3.4. BRAVE 12 ...
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...religion due to their numerous similarities. Unlike many Western religions, both religions believe in the concepts of reincarnation and karma in the journey to achieve enlightenment. Despite these similarities, each religion perceives incarnation differently. They differ in regards to the notion of the presence of a soul and have contradicting views regarding the means of achieving nirvana. This paper will evaluate Buddhism and Hinduism as distinct religions by examining the differences in the cycle of reincarnation as a path to liberation from the physical world. It is a common thought that both Buddhists and Hindus believe in the concept of reincarnation as the transmigration of a soul to another body after death. Hindus believe that life on earth is not a discrete event that occurs once. They believe that a soul makes multiple appearances on earth through reincarnation. This soul is a permanent, conscious entity that inhabits a body, and at the time of death, leaves that body and goes on to assume another body. In Hindu belief, this soul is not limited to reincarnation in human beings, but rather any living being including animals and plants. The soul has a karma that follows it through the transmigrations. This karma is a “log” of good and bad deeds it performed in its past lives.1 If a soul has a good karma, it may be reincarnated in a human body, the most prized form. After many rebirths, the soul can be freed from reincarnations by achieving this ultimate state...
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