Christopher Hatton

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

As soon as Columbus met the native people of the Bahama Islands, he placed possessional value on them instead of valuing them as humans. He wrote, “They would make fine servants… With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.” Zinn page 1. The indigenous people showered these strangers with gifts, and what did they gain by doing so? They gained nothing and ended up losing their land, freedom and will to go on. The natives of the places Columbus claimed for Spain were

The Positive Events That Lead to the Age of Exploration The age of exploration all started when the Europeans were eager to find an easier trade route to Asia. The Europeans main objective was to increase trade profits. You might be wondering did they actually do all of this and your answer is yes. What I will be covering is the age of exploration lead to more positive events than negative effects. The Europeans wanted to explore for many different reasons. I will be explaining what thesis

Definition Essay Think about people who deserve status as heroes—from the past, from the present, from life, and from literature. What defines a hero? Write a multi-paragraph essay that develops your definition of heroism. Be sure to use strategies of definition (function, example, and negation) to guide your writing What do you consider a hero. Is a hero considered someone or something that saves things or something with superpowers, when someone hears hero they think of superman or spiderman

The “Pristine Myth” is the idea that the Americans in 1492 were pristine, in other words, they were very much undisturbed. This idea comes from the argument that it is the European colonizers who tainted the environment and evoked the deforestation and erosion. The myth in this is the belief that the Indians by themselves were successful in the deterioration of the landscape. Furthermore, the belief indicates that there is a possibility that the environment was actually healthier in the late 1750