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What do you think Chris McCandless was; a naturalist or a transcendentalist? The novel, Into the Wild, by John Krakauer depicts the adventurous life of a young man by the name of Chris McCandless. Chris was born into a well-to-do family. After college, he left to go explore Alaska. Sadly, after months of surviving the Alaskan wilderness, he dies of starvation. With his death comes a huge debate on whether he is a naturalist or a transcendentalist. Chris is a transcendentalist because he chooses to

In the 1500’s the Spanish empire started taking over the New World, young men started leaving their homes to get rich and famous by taking valuable products from South America back to the Old World. When we think of Spanish conquerors, we first think of Columbus and his crew; However, we shouldn’t leave behind other explorers who contributed to the Spanish empire expansion, one of those influential conquerors was Francisco Pizarro. This explorer is known for being the founder of Lima, Peru. He was

The Snapchat speed app is an update on the regular Snapchat. The update is a bad thing because kids and adults are using the update to drive high speeds and then show their friends there speed. Most of the people use this app for other things and not while they are driving. The addition of the speed feature to snapchat should not be available for kids and adults to download because people are using the app while driving at high speeds and then crashing. The snapchat app has many different features

Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain in 1492 and claimed all islands around San Salvador looking for gold. Spain eventually sent Columbus back to create an Empire. America should not celebrate Columbus Day because of Columbus’ cruel punishments towards others, the way he influenced today's world, and the way he did not prove anything new. Christopher Columbus caused cruel punishment by cutting peoples hands off, making dogs attack the Native Americans, and by silencing the Native Americans. Columbus

Columbus and Cortez believed the Spanish cause is worthy and all of their actions were justified, De Las Casas also did believe the Spanish cause was worth but to some extent. Columbus stated “their Highnesses can see that I will give them as much gold as they require, if they will render me some very slight assistance; also I will give them all the spices and cotton they want … I should have done much more if the ships had been reasonably serviceable, but this is enough” (Columbus,122). Columbus

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story written by William Shakespeare. West Side Story was another love story between two people who couldn’t be together, which was written by Arthur Laurents. In both stories, Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story, each of them, Romeo and Juliet and Tony and Maria, couldn't be together because of where they came from and which families they were from. Somethings that made their love a conflict was their actions and how they went about it. In Romeo and Juliet, they

Which character in The Outsiders is the best example of a true hero? Some may ask themselves, “What is a hero?” and, “How do other people see heros as?”. A hero is a normal person that shows courage and honesty, but other people might see heros as very strong extraordinary people. Johnny is one of the best example of a hero there is in the book because he is kindhearted, selfless, and courageous , even though Johnny killed Bob and started the church fire. One reason why Johnny is

People believe that humans that control and make their own decision in their life. The story "into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer, a non-fiction story following the path of Chris McCandless, this shows how you control your life and chose your path. "the Sport Gene" by David Epstein, a non-fiction story proving a point, and shows how a genetic improvement can increase your physical ability. According to Krakauer, you will have full control of your life and the path you choose. The sport gene contradicts

Introduction: Columbus he has change history as we know it in 1492. When he sailed to the americas to find things new for europe, and know one believed he could find it but he did because one person believed. Claim: Columbus was admired for what he did by exploring the world and I have three reasons to why. Reason One: Is that our whole life style would be different. Evidence: The spark of new inventions would of not of happened if he didn’t explore because people could start fresh

Judith Ortiz Cofer Was born in 11952, she moved with her family to Paterson, New Jersey, and when she was fifteen, the family settle in Augusta, Georgia. She is the Author of numerous books. In this essay from her book Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a writer (2002) Cofer remember a woman who make a big impact in her life during her teenage, Ms. Cofer talk about the Sister Rosetta as role model, she describe her with unique technique as teacher. Sister Rosetta came in to Ms. Cofer life in