Alaska

Jon Krauker wrote the book Into The Wild, about a boy who wanted to go to Alaska, and Sean Penn made a film about the book. The book and film talk about a boy named Christopher McCandless who graduated from Emory University. Instead of taking on a successful career, he goes on a journey to find himself by being one with nature. He dreams to go to Alaska because he wanted to get away from all the materialistic things that his parents cared so much about. He grew sick overtime because he ate some poisonous

Fairbanks, Alaska. Chris was very firm in his decision to live in the wild, and to adhere to his strict transcendentalistic rules, as he told Westerberg to return any mail he received to the sender. He also, in writing "If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again I want you to know you're a great man,” expressed the possibility of his not returning home. This epigraph relates to transcendentalism by showcasing the way that McCandless was so completely driven to go to Alaska, and

McCandless calls his journey to Alaska to live off the land. Chris is not an ordinary guy, in fact he is far from it. Chris McCandless is a 22 year old whom just graduated from college and he wants to travel, live off the land, and experience nature at its fullest. Donating $25,000 to charity, which was meant to be used for college, and burning all his identification and cash, he creates the new identity for himself which he can explore the country with, especially Alaska. Though it takes a while, he

intelligent individual who decided to leave his family when he was twenty-two years old seeking the challenge in surviving in Alaska. Even though Chris was unprepared because he only had some rice and few supplies, he still pushed himself to hitchhike all around the world while meeting new people. Unfortunately, Christopher McCandless did not survive long in the harsh environment of Alaska for long. At least he died doing something he loved and wanted to succeed. Christopher McCandless develops an identity

in nature. He felt like he didn’t belong and that he didn’t have a place in this lifestyle, so he became determined to leave and go to Alaska. Wanting to go to Alaska, and actually going to Alaska, does not make a person a

1 Fifty Miles From Tomorrow, written by Alaskan democratic politician William L. Iġġiaġruk Hensley, is a collection of memoirs aimed at telling the story of a dying way of life in the State of Alaska. Repeatedly, explains common life for the family who saved him from an abusive household to go live in the northern wilderness within an organized social community. Within the Prologue of this series of recollections, Hensley briefly explains how big oil and a greed for land made possible by

Many people hunt because, like people in Alaska need to hunt for food and hunting keeps animal populations steady and not out of control. I hunt and from my experiences I have killed a snow goose,1 Canada goose, 1 banded Canada goose, an 8 point buck, and a few ducks. Hunting is a great outdoor activity that you can’t do all year. People I know have been devastated because hunters have been unsafe and killed their dog because they were too excited. Hunting helps control animal population with safari

Introduction Wilson’s Bakery is a friendly café business that serves great products located in Alaska. Since the climate area is usually cold, some of the products will consist of hot herbal tea, variety pastries, soups, etc. The objective of this company is to build a strong market niche in the suburban development because there is minimum experience within the market area. Presently, the area has some restaurants and a few bakery cafés. Wilson’s Bakery will serve all its customers lower, middle

Into the Wild Chris McCandless had a long journey to Alaska. He was very serious about going into the wild. His wild place was Alaska. Chris had his reasons for doing what he did. If he knew what lay ahead of him, he would have prepared himself better. There were a few mistakes that he made, he wasn’t prepared, isolating himself from people that would willfully help him, and his lack of knowledge. When Chris was planning to go to Alaska he had no clue what lay ahead of him. He didn’t know that

rejects his parents, and wants nothing to do with them. Chris ends up starving to death in an abandoned bus in Alaska. In Into the wild, by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless constructs his identity by fleeing his home and living in the Alaskan Wilderness, being self sufficient, and being very distant to his parents. In Into the wild, Chris leaves his home, and hitchhikes across the country to Alaska with very little supplies. While on his remarkable journey to