In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, he explains the long journey of a young adult named Chris McCandless. ... Although there are many things that McCandless could have done better, it is poor judgement of Callarman to call McCandless crazy simply because he didn't understand or agree with his ideals. ... Someone who didn't understand why McCandless made the choices he did would easily call him foolish and crazy. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is a bristle cone pine in the mountains of California called Methuselah. ... There is even a certain kind of Cactus called the Saguaro that can grow as high as 50 ft and can live for nearly 300 years. ... A man by the name of John Muir, who is known as one of the first naturalists, began The Sierra Club, a radical environmental club that tries to protect our wild lands. ...

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We are told that when she is notified of her husband's death "she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms" (Chopin 1). ... At this point her sister calls her out and they begin to walk down the stairs. ... She was the wild animal set free once more and she would rather die then go on living her life as she had previously. ...

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We are told that when she is notified of her husband's death "she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms" (Chopin 1). ... At this point her sister calls her out and they begin to walk down the stairs. ... She was the wild animal set free once more and she would rather die then go on living her life as she had previously. ...

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We are told that when she is notified of her husband's death "she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms" (Chopin 1). ... At this point her sister calls her out and they begin to walk down the stairs. ... She was the wild animal set free once more and she would rather die then go on living her life as she had previously. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

We are told that when she is notified of her husband's death "she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms" (Chopin 1). ... At this point her sister calls her out and they begin to walk down the stairs. ... She was the wild animal set free once more and she would rather die then go on living her life as she had previously. ...

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What interested me the most about Jack London was his book "The Call of the Wild." ... This essay will take a look at this "trickery" found in chapter one of "The Call of the Wild." ... The ruthlessness that has been exhibited thus far by men poses a slightly ironic question: can individuals who behave so barbarously be called humans? ... Francois is called a "half-breed" who Buck can only respect grudgingly (while he is also a half-breed, he would never say so). ...

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He is most commonly called a twentieth-century Romantic as death and the afterlife intrigued him. ... In "Fern Hill" Thomas explores life and death by recalling actual childhood experiences at his aunt's farmhouse called Fern Hill. ... The third of the four stanzas is written in regards to "wild men". ... The wild men have lived their life to the fullest unlike their counterparts. "Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, / And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way" means that these men have lived without any reserve in their lifestyle, but what they do not realize is the...

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Gene is more of the calm, normal type of person but, when Finny and him were together they did some wild and crazy things. ... They called the club the Super Suicide Society of the Summer, it was a club for exciting and dangerous things. ... When they had enough people they came up with a game called "blitz ball", which is a mixture of football and rugby. ...

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"He doesn't seem to expect, however, that the wild man has been sent by the gods to civilize him.... We are to see exactly what "calls" Gilgamesh into action and exactly what his subsequent plan(s) will be. ... By acknowledging that this journey is necessary, potentially helpful, and likely inevitable, Gilgamesh is thus accepting the call, signifying the next stage in the layout of the journey of the hero....

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That thought was called the circle of life. ... It may have been made to teach you how to survive in the wild, or how the military people have hard lives and even things about Aboriginals, you never know. ...

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For instance he says, "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful" (Donne Lines 1-2). ... " For instance he says, "Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, and learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, do not go gentle into that good night" (Thomas Lines 10-12). ... Here he calls death a "slave" to insult which show the tone of rudeness. ... Thomas gives an example of different men such as wild men, grave men, good men and wise men, to encourage his father to fight against death. ...

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Val Xavier is the most visibly alive character in the play, with his "wild" good looks and snakeskin jacket that almost serves as an extra coating of skin, and when it is removed he submits himself to vulnerability as his jacket is a symbol of wild vitality like that of an animal. ... The only so-called "love" he thought he had experienced on the bayou was also what led to his corruption. ...

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In stanza 3 he goes on to equate the call of the trumpet with Art. ... Passersby watch, "a wild white face" as "it is carried" into the ambulance. The word "white" illustrates how pale and frail this person may be and "wild" suggest the fear and panic within this person as he is carried into the ambulance not knowing what the future holds. ...

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In Russo's other books his main characters often find themselves in trouble for things that are just common sense to them, such as when Harry, the owner of the diner in "Mohawk," is ridiculed for being nice to Wild Bill even though everyone else treats him badly. ... Then on top of that, Randall is connected to Wild Bill as he saved his life, Wild Bill is connected to Harry as Harry takes care of him, and Wild Bill is also the nephew of the local Policeman. ...

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The boy produces unrecognizable noises and runs madly and carelessly "like a wild thing," (1). ... This made the boy come to his senses. (1) When he called for the dogs, they did not come. ... When he calls for the dogs, he has realized that he cannot do it by himself. ...

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Following that transitional evolution into a truly mad self, Hamlet begins to act in ways that do not call for his evil, pretentious behavior. ... Mixed with this wild attack of his mother, Hamlet also irrationally attacks and kills Polonius who was standing behind the curtain. ...

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The many experiences' Kate undergoes- such as being dumped by her fiancé and finding herself totally lost and penniless in Paris- and the people she meets- like Luc Tyssier, a wild hearted French thief and Charlie, Kate's unfaithful fiancé- all help her discover vital facts about life and most importantly- her self. ... When Charlie abruptly calls to tell Kate that he has suddenly fallen head-over-heels in love with "a French goddess- and will not be returning home Kate makes an impulse decision to go over to France and win back Charlie's heart, no matter how much ...

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Her primary relationships were with African American men of whom her family didn't approve"(38) this is a so called positive rebellion because Alicia found "educated African American men easily"(38) in other words, she rebelled by engaging in relationships with men of a race her parents objected, but, the positive aspect comes from the fact that she set standards and made sure the men were at least educated. ... Even Jayanthi who was wild and extreme in her twenties came to the conclusion thst the image she was trying so desperately to build for herself was actually detrime...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate