Ron Lamothe

“Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” -- Thoreau In American society, people fill their lives with work in hopes of securing a rewarding job and a superb reputation -- often forgetting about their morals and happiness. Human beings from all social classes aim for reaching ‘success’, regularly forgetting some of the more meaningful, if more abstract, ideals of life -- like friendship

Christopher McCandless, a wayward and determined adventurer, set out on a journey to test his ability to endure the wilderness of many extreme climates and to explore his willingness to test fate itself. In short, McCandless survived his first excursions into inhospitable lands, but ultimately perished during his final trip, the trip to Alaska. McCandless’ upbringing and his relationships with others shaped him into the man he was and dictated what impact he wanted to make. Along his path to self-discovery

The book ‘Into the Wild’ by Jon Krakauer is based on a true story of Christopher J McCandless, a well educated and able young man who chased after his dreams and ambitions of escaping the wealth and materialism of society for a free life in nature. Soon after graduating from Emory University, Chris gave up the balance of his education savings account to OXFAM and disappeared from society to live a life of autonomy and adventure into the Alaskan wilderness, This wild adventure ultimately led to his

My book is “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and the author is J.K. Rowling. The main characters are Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry was a smart humble person that would accomplish great things in the future, his parents died when was a toddler and knew nothing about where he came from. Ron was a crazy kid that thought outside of the box and he came from a big family. Hermione was a normal person but was brilliant so she got invited into Hogwarts to learn magic. Together

Rand Paul, the son of famous libertarian Ron Paul presidential candidate, and Kentucky senator began running for the position of president of the United States of America, on April 7th 2015 under the Republican Party. He ran under the slogan Defeat the Washington machine. Unleash the American dream, and promised to be a non-establishment Republican president. Rand Pal is by far the best candidate for the presidency in all fields, but most specifically, for our economy, our foreign affairs, and our

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone “A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair” (pg 46). The previous passage is a wonderful and tasteful description of the first introduction of Hagrid from J. K. Rowling’s novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This book gives intimate detail and overwhelming amounts of vivid description

develops a balance of friendship between Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom. Each of them, has a need to belong somewhere. Together, they form a balance that make them each feel wanted in way that they have never known until they meet each other. On

consequences. Hard as it may seem, Harry and Jane managed to get through the most difficult phases at school and eventually found solace and comfort in the company of their true friends. Harry Potter discovers true friendships at Hogwarts through Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger. They protect and defend each other oftentimes with the help of Hagrid, a staff member at Hogwarts who had grown fond of them and protects Harry in so many ways. Jane Eyre, on the other hand,

celebration where most people enjoy the holidays loved ones. Unlike every other year, this season will include a blockbuster film that is loosely based off the classic tale, Moby Dick. However, the trailers for In the Heart of the Sea, directed by Ron Howard, are based of a book version with the same title. The abstract idea of this movie sounds phenomenal, but the when it comes to the teaser trailer that is supposed to be about a giant whale, it did not seem to make a splash. The movie is not

Author 's Note: Hello, Everyone! Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for reading this story. I am not sure how it will turn out, but I 'm quite hopeful that it 'll be more than worth your time! This is the first book in the The Four Houses book series. Currently it is planned to be a four book series, but events may compel me expand or shorten the serious! I love feedback, reviews, and constructive criticism, so please do comment. Updates aren 't as frequent