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Have you ever think about you are in the wild by alone? Then, what do you think about that? Most of people usually think that is impossible or terrible. However, main character of Hatchet survive in the wild by only hatchet. The book of Hatchet written by Gary Paulsen is a story about surviving in the wild as alone. Through his story, Gary Paulsen tells the readers that big courage need in every hard situation. The story begins when the plane fell from virtue. While Brian Robeson, thirteen

often think of the word civilization and if they had certain traditions that may have been passed down. Some of the first known civilizations were that of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt which were located along the well-known Nile, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. They had traditions just like any other culture, but the Mesopotamians wrote them down allowing historians a glimpse into their culture and their need for water. By looking at these civilizations today, we can talk about the political and economic

Sometimes all it takes to turn the person who hates to read, into the person who loves to read. I know that this has been the case for me at least. When I was a child I hated to read more than anything, but over time I learned to appreciate it more and more. I believe that there are three authors, who were able to influence a young child who hated to read, and created a young adult who doesn’t mind reading and on occasion does it for fun. Those three authors are Gary Paulsen, John Flanagan, and Stephen

Do you think you would survive by yourself in the middle of the woods for 54 days? The question that I asked you is because of the novel Hatchet and this novel is written by Gary Paulsen. Out of all of the things in the story that stood out to me was the AHA moments because I think they help brian the most. The two biggest AHA moments was when he had to put his food up higher and that he can't be lazy. In this paragraph I am going to talk about what Brian had to go through

Have you ever wondered what you could learn if you needed to survive in the Wild? Well in the book Hatchet, Brian already answered that for himself when he crash landed in the wild and survived in the wild. He shows what he has learned and how he has changed in chapter 11, when he realizes that his hearing and seeing has increased since living in the wild and in chapter 16, when he shows that he has learned to manage his food in order to survive in the wild. And the upcoming paragraphs are about

Hatchet Essay: MM, AM, CC Intro Have you ever gotten lost in the grocery store? How did that feel? Was it scary? Now imagine getting stranded in the wilderness. This is a question that I wonder all because of this addictive book called Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. This book is about a 13 year old boy, that has to survive on an island for 54 days, all by himself, after a tragic plane crash. This helped Brian become stronger, and more independent in different ways. This gave Brain a stronger chance of

Have you ever been stranded in the wilderness? I know someone who has. He is cunning, resourceful, and also brave. His name is Brian, and he is the main character of Hatchet. The author, Gary Paulson, has written a very good one this time. In this story Brain is a cunning individual. “ He brought some dried grass in , tapped sparks onto it , and watched them die.” ( pg 82 ). He is cunning in this sentence for how smart he was with his materials. Another example is “he would need

In “Crossing the Swamp”, Mary Oliver uses the Swamp as a metaphor for life’s struggles when she states “Here is swamp, here is struggle” and continues to expound on this metaphor throughout the poem. She relates the physical characteristics of the swamp to going through a struggle and her use of literary devices helps to drive this metaphor. Through her use of tone and imagery, Oliver is able to show the transition of the relationship between the speaker and the swamp(struggles) from one of hopelessness

In the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, a thirteen year old boy named Brian is flying in a plane to visit his father, when the pilot has a heart attack and the plane crashes. Brian survives the crash and is forced to live in the wilderness of the Canadian forest. Throughout this book, the author, Gary Paulsen, shows time and time again that no matter how rough things get, never give up. “He ripped at it until it released… somehow he pulled himself out” (29). This is an example from the beginning of

using back pack electrofishing as well as seining. The Arkansas Darter (Etheostoma cragini), a state threatened species, was collected at 3 of the 29 sites during the study. Previously, the species was only known within the region from the Spring River mainstem and Shoal