Guts Book Report

Ecological factors that encourage the Anopheles mosquito, and thus also encourage the prevalence of malaria include: being near the equator, densely populated areas, warmer temperatures, standing water, maintaining water for irrigation and deforested areas. (Holy p.1)

It tropical and sub-tropical climates temperature, humidity, and rainfall work together to create a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are a host for communicable diseases one in particular is called malaria. Malaria is a parasitic disease that infects a particular type of mosquito, Anopheles mosquitoes, which feeds on humans. People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. Although malaria can be a deadly disease, illness and death from malaria can usually be prevented (Global Health - Division of

He is my favorite character in this book simply because his viewpoint on the world is to lookout for himself and what he

He, obviously, is the narrator, and the person whom we see the story through. He gives us his opinions on the matters at hand, and we see the book through his viewpoint. The traits described above allow him to be such a great narrator, for he can get people to confide in him, and relay this information to the reader.

The character helps understand the theme in the story, that individuality must be treasured in our society, because it shows what the emotional and physical links to the society in the book, as well as the mental states and feelings influencing the text.

The novel “Into the Wild”, by Jon Krakauer, is an excruciating story about a young man facing off against the dangers of nature. The main protagonist, Chris McCandless faced off against many internal and external obstacles that stood in his way of achieving his goal of successfully surviving on his own in the wilderness of North America. McCandless clashed with many lethal and perilous obstacles as he travelled all the way across the continent. The challenges he faced varied from surviving in the harsh wilderness, the difficulties of young manhood, and also the challenge of person versus society.

Relationship to meaning: Death is important to the story because he provides a detailed explanation of what is going on with all characters and he isn’t bias towards any specific character.

Without a doubt if only one of the characters was missing the books would be far less entertaining. No matter what happened in the book you would always see the perspective of that character, and the author did it in a unique way every time. The characters were one of my favorite parts of the book only due to the fact they were unique yet believable.

In April 1992, a young man hitchhiked to Alaska and walked into the wilderness alone. His decomposed body was found by moose hunters 4 months later. The novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer tells the story of the rebellious man, who lived a very abstract life. After Chris graduated high school he developed ideas of philosophy from authors, Thoreau and Jack London. Chris took his philosophic beliefs and abandoned society and his family to find the true meaning of life and happiness. Going into the wilderness he took nothing but a ten pound bag of rice and a backpack. But, little did he know that his “romantic silliness” would lead him to his death.

I am writing this proposal to inform you and The U.S Department of Health and Human Services about some of the negative aspects that happen in the fast food industry. Chew On This, by Eric Schlosser was written in 2006. This book is about many things that happens behind the doors of the fast food industry. For example it talks about what can happen to people that eat a lot of fast food. What chemicals the food has and how it is made.

Dr. Sharon Moalem, the author of Survival of the Sickest, provides a fascinating glimpse into the idea that modern human diseases that afflict us actually have a significant role in the selection and the existence of our ancestors. Before reading this book, I was used to thinking of diseases as disorders that adversely affect a person. While this may be the case for most individuals, Moalem explained in his book that that there’s an underlying connection between various diseases and longevity of a species. He explained how these diseases helped fight against more life threatening situations such as the Bubonic Plague, malaria, and the ice age. Most importantly, I learned that evolution did not necessarily favor adaptations that make us better, but those that help us survive, even if these adaptations would kill us in the long run.

His life was so trial ridden it is impossible not to at least attempt to feel some of his pain and sorrow, but at the same time, some of his personal decisions made me question the hero he was portrayed to be through most of the book. It is a personal build up to watch him grow, knowing that things will come at you, probably to a lesser extent, that will make you a have to work hard and maybe make you feel a little bit crazy.

However, with the virus spread by mosquitoes, fatality rates varied across the country. In arid areas, where mosquitoes cannot survive, myxomatosis did not spread well.

All in all the stories in this book are very important to the book. This I think is

character that shows us all that is good in the book and what a true