Christopher Collier

Jacob Brune Mr. Brasher English 11 Period 1 13 November 2015 The Wild is Tough Chris McCandless wanted to go into the wilderness and experience a new environment. He left everything behind; his family, his possessions, and his home. All the possessions he has are the items on his person. Leaving all this to adventure out into the Alaskan wilderness. His ill-equipped person, and little knowledge over the land, he wants to try to spend a few months out in the middle of nowhere, with no-one around

When Westerberg first laid eyes on McCandless, he knew that he had to bring him underneath his wing. "The youngsters' eyes... conveyed a vulnerability that made Westerberg want to take the kid under his wing." (Pg 14). It doesn't help with the fact that McCandless is an amicable kid to be around with, add his good looks that "woman made a big fuss over", McCandless was well liked. The people of Carthage, including Westerberg, also liked his stories of his travels and he wouldn't mind a bit, as he

Contrast to what most people believe, chewing gum is ancient. There has been evidence of man chewing tree sap as far back as the ancient Greeks. The Greeks used resien from the mastic tree as an early form of gum. It wasn’t until 1848 that John B. Curtis saw the potential of producing gum. His first product was called “State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.” Curtis was not the only one who saw the potential in gum. Thomas Adams was working with chicle, which is sap from the sophodilla tree, to use as a

Happiness is not easily achieved in this life and sometimes it will make you pay high prices for it. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a book talking about an adventurer named Chris McCandless that lost his life looking for his happiness. Chris was a smart boy that had the potential to go to Harvard law school, but he left his family, friends and education to go to Alaska. Krakauer wrote about McCandless’ journey to provide clear the reasons McCandless went to Alaska and why he did it and what he

In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakaur a young man by the name of Chris McCandless ,also known as Alex Supertramp, ventures into nature in order to escape society. Even though Chris comes from a wealthy family that offers him what ever he needs or wants he still has minimalistic values. He prefers to rely on the land and all its bounty for his survival instead of man and/or man made products. As a person living a transcendentalist lifestyle McCandless has non materialistic ideals, he tries to isolate

FERDINAND MAGELLAN By:Erick Land Did you know there are many different explorers? If there was no explorers we probably wouldn't be living here today. One famous explorer is named Ferdinand Magellan (Ma-jel-lan). Magellan was born in 1480 and was Killed in 1521 by a native named Lapu-Lapu. Magellan set out on a trip to circumnavigate the world by ship in 1519 that ended in 1522. Magellan stopped at many nations during his voyage including Portugal, and the Spice Islands but also traveled through

“Once upon a time there was an Italian/and some people thought he was a rapscallion/ but he wasn't offended…” Christopher Columbus, was indeed a “rapscallion”. He was an Italian man, born in 1435. The queen of Spain sponsored his journey to sail and explore. In 1492, sailing across the sea in hopes of finding India, Columbus found a whole new world, with new species of plant animals, and even new people. He is a controversial figure, even today; his actions in 1492 having had what some see as grave

1. What does Wassa Wallis He works in the forest, picking everyday? coffee. 2. According to Robert, what is the best It is dusk. best part of the day? 3. Why does the workers thanks Robert? Because he gave them hint to not be dependent to the white men. 4. What surprised Wallis for having The book: The Wallis-Pinker Method survived the heat of Africa? for the Various Flavours of Coffee. 5. What is the principal reason of Robert jilted her. Emily depression? 6. Why does Frog

Christopher McCandless, A nutcase to some, but a hero to others. But what exactly was he? I personally see Chris as a Hero. Christopher Mccandless a small town kid born into an east coast rich family, who graduated from one of the best universities in america and had a bright future ahead, yet wasn't satisfied. He didn't know the truth to his own existence, Therefore, He abandoned everything and just left. He was ready to give up everything he had worked for, every opportunity he had in life

Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean he was born in Italy thereafter, became a sailor in Portugal who had a passion for sailing. As he got older, he became a captain who desired to travel around the world with a map he come across with only continents parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia. There were plenty of European traders that wanted to sail west from the other side of the Ocean they thought they would find treasure valuable items spices, jewels and gold to trade. His plan was to