Damon Cole: A True Hero

This brave officer was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person call in the early hours of October 13, 2017.

My project is on real life hero Chad Pregracke. Chad grew up in Moline, IL. His family spent most of their time on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.

Into the Wild is a story about a guy named Chris McCandless runs aways from everything that he has worked for or earned. Chris runs away in Alaska into the wilderness. So that Chris could get away from all of his problems. Jon Krakauer believes that Chris was brave and had a lot of inspiration. Krakauer says that Chris didn't have any supplies or a plan for when he went on his trek into the wilderness. There are two opinions of Chris being a hero or not. Chris was brave and courageous but what Chris did without the proper supplies and training it was a suicidal mission. Even tho it was a suicidal mission Chris met his goals and made his life out to what he wanted it to be.

In particular McCandless began the glorious adventure in the state of Georgia. Starting his dreams, becoming an independant man no longer in college and off to discover himself. McCandless was a free man leaving his belongings with the U.S. postal service which were later turn over to his parents. As a result the reader views first hand the goals of Chris McCandless. In effect McCandless showed determination turning down a career his parents would offer as well as a brand new car. As can be seen the goals he set out for were self reliance and live by the code of nature turning down a guaranteed career showed an example of his goals, turning down his parents support and making a man for himself.

Who influenced the other party more? Chris or the people he met along his journey? Without any money, or material objects Chris was able to leave a lasting impact on the people he met on his journey to Alaska. In Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless is able to leave a greater influence on the people he met along his journey to Alaska rather than the impact they made on him.

A hero to me is an individual who selflessly sacrifices, frequently endangering their own life, for the benefit of others. Chris McCandless's actions and the resulting societal impact do not merit the designation of heroism. Some would agree that he had lots of courage and was brave, therefore making him a hero, but despite his braveness and courage, his emotional state led him to abandon everything and die. In the novel Into the Wild, Chris McCandless expressed how quickly he disappeared, Chris mailed his parents a copy of his final grade report... it was the last anyone in Chris s family would have ever heard of him ( Krakauer)

Why did the director of Into the wild choose the songs that he chose? In the song Setting Forth, Long Night, and Guaranteed these songs all have to do with the journey that Alex or Chris McCandless took. They are about being free not to look back on the past but just to focus on what is next.

Baseball has been an American essential since the 1830’s although it was not until the early 1900’s that baseball became a recognized profession. Baseball fans credit traditional media for permanently establishing the sport itself through an objective style of writing that became hero crafting. Heroics in baseball are defined by players that not only headline the news with their athletic prowess, but also represent the game of baseball well and carry high character. A hero’s actions change the way the game is played and viewed. Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Mookie Betts all boast different traits of heroism. While Cobb, Ruth, and Betts all bring unmatched ability to the plate, Christy Mathewson best represents a baseball hero due to his on field dynamic performances and exemplary character.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a story about a young man named Christopher McCandless who decided to give everything in his life up and venture out to the wilderness of Alaska. He wasn't content with his life. His mission was to truly find himself so he abandoned his family and society to do so. He ended up living 112 days alone in the wilderness of Alaska until he died of starvation. Many people would say the Christopher McCandless was a hero for going against society's norms to find himself, but I believe that he was not a hero and that he was foolish. He abandoned his responsibilities, never told his family his plans of leaving to Alaska and burned his money; these are

Into the wild by Jon Krakauer is about a man named Chris McCandless who had a rough childhood which could be blamed for his foolhardy and rash behavior. Due to growing problems in the family Chris decides to ditch them by leaving society and hitchhiking to Alaska to live alone in the wilderness, from a literary point of view Jon Krakauer made it seem like Chris was a hero for following his dreams. But McCandless could have made better decisions in many of his outdoor pursuits and the way he dealt with his family. While many of the underlying principles by which he tried to lead his life are indeed admirable, I don’t believe he can be called hero due to one important reason;The distinction between whether an individual is to

In this part of the story, Cole is telling Garvey and/or Edwin that he can help Peter, because he realized his true emotions. In the text it states, “I know he’s afraid of me and what I did. He thinks I’m a monster that’s coming back to get him. Maybe if he meets me again face to face, he’ll see I’ve changed. And maybe he’ll see that he can heal, too.” (Mikaelsen, Touching Spirit Bear, 206 - 207). This shows that Cole feels empathy for Peter and knows that he can change Peter’s mind about who he thinks Cole really is. Cole is a good person now, and even though he made a mistake back then, he is back on track and is capable of doing things that no one thought Cole would ever do. Peter is a good kid, and once he saw that Cole has become who he is now, Peter did realize that Cole was a good person, and eventually, learned that sometimes you just have to trust

There is more to being a hero than just saving lives. A hero can be defined as someone who is courageous and admired for brave acts. Christopher McCandless sets out on a journey across North America to find himself and escape from the cookie cutter schedule that the average person goes through day after day.

Heroes cannot be simply defined in a few words; being a hero is not being perfect, it is holding some specific, heroic qualities that people can look up to. Especially in the case of Chris McCandless, one must understand that he was a real person, a person that possessed certain negative aspects of human nature; he is not a figure in a fictional piece of work that can be sculpted to the idea of a hero. Using this definition of a hero, Chris McCandless does in fact, embody the idea of a hero as someone to be admired to a certain extent; he is a figure that has shown noble qualities and strength through adversity.

In what could have been Chris McCandless’s last contact with humanity he tells his new comrade, Wayne Westerberg, “If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t hear from me again I want you to know you are a great man. I now walk into the wild” (Krakauer 3). For 112 days Chris lived off the harsh Alaskan land. For anyone who is brave enough to travel on the stampede trail and cross the treacherous Teklanika River you will come across the Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142. Once a backcountry shelter for hunters, trappers, ranger patrols, and for a short time Chris McCandless, Bus 142 now serves as a memorial for Chris McCandless. Travelers will make the trip to witness the basic resources Chris had at hand and the courage it took to

Into the Wild, written by John Krakauer tells of a young man named Chris McCandless who 1deserted his college degree and all his worldly possessions in favor of a primitive transient life in the wilderness. Krakauer first told the story of Chris in an article in Outside Magazine, but went on to write a thorough book, which encompasses his life in the hopes to explain what caused him to venture off alone into the wild. McCandless’ story soon became a national phenomenon, and had many people questioning why a “young man from a well-to-do East Coast family [would] hitchhike to Alaska” (Krakauer i). Chris comes from an affluent household and has parents that strived to create a desirable life for him and his sister. As Chris grows up, he