Explorers of the Arctic

Kenneth C. Davis, the author of Don’t Know Much about History, claimed that the true discoverers of America were the people whose cultures and societies were well established here while Europe was still in the Dark Ages, the so-called Indians. For all the diversity of the First Americans, they inherited certain common traits from their old world ancestors. Reflecting their Asiatic heritage, they were generally short to medium stature, with straight black hair, light brown skin, had epicanthic fold

their culture influenced artistic styles. There are many different types of Native American tribes located in the United States, and there were even more when Europeans/settlers first arrived on the shores of the East coast. In the Subarctic and Arctic area (Alaska, Canada, and south of Canada) the only known surviving art is the Petrgoglyph site in Ontario. A lot of these art were painted hides from caribou and moose which were used to make bright colored clothing, tipi’s, and beaded boxes.

the deaths of everyone he is close to. Knowledge is not always worth its cost, as evidenced by Victor’s downward spiral towards monstrosity, the creature’s dissatisfaction and hatred with his own life, and Robert Walton’s wasted expedition to the Arctic. Ever since his youth, Victor has been fascinated by the sciences and nature. This curiosity is what drives him to attend a University in Ingolstadt, away from his family and loved ones. His best friend, Henry Clerval, attends school alongside

significant person in her life. They were lovers, and Jane started to wonder about the meaning of their relationship. She is terrified of death, yet she finds the program too compelling to turn off. The frozen body is identified as that of an Arctic explorer, John Torrington. Because he has frozen solid from the day of his death, he is remarkably well preserved. “The freezing water has pushed his lips away from his teeth into an astonished snarl, and he’s a beige color, like a gravy stain on linen

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Betsy Rodriguez Mrs. Robinson AP English and Composition Reading Response Journals for “Into the Wild” Journal # 1 29, July 2016 The first scene starts off with Gallien driving four miles picking up a hitchhiker that was shivering on the side of the road asking to be taken to to the unmarked wilderness in Alaska. The guy would say his last name as though he was trying to hide something. Gallien impeditilly thought that McCandless was just another delusional visitor to the Alaskan Frontier. When

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Hudson Bay for just over half a century before bringing the whale stock close to extinction. During this period whaling exerted a powerful, sustained influence upon the Eskimo, who had hitherto enjoyed only sporadic and irregular contact with passing explorers and distant trading posts.” ( Ross, W. G. 1975) Because whalers coming, the life of Eskimo had many changes. May to September are the best time to whaling, after this there are the long (ten-month) period of inactivity. Long time stay in harbors