The book "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park explores the life of Salva, an 11-year-old boy living in South Sudan, after he is displaced by the Sudanese Civil War. First, in 1985, Salva and his classmates are instructed to run into the bush to escape the gunfire that was heard not far from the school. Then, he joins a group of travelers who are walking away from the war in Sudan, but they abandon him in a barn one evening while he is still asleep. After spending a few days with the barn's owner, Salva is sent away with a different group of travelers, must of whom accept him grudgingly. The group walks for a month toward Ethiopia, and eventually they arrive to the Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia.
Individuality is still a part of America. Each state is separate from one another, yet they all come together to form something greater. This idea of mixing togetherness and individuality relates to McCandless because he wanted to be rid of the chaos of society, but before death realises that being united with others is a key part of life. McCandless searched for the chance to be alone in Alaska so determinedly that he forgot about the people who cared for and loved him. On his deathbed McCandless found the American dream by realising that he needs to share his experiences with others to create something better.
In the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer, Alex McCandless’ journey is a rite of passage. Alex is a young man who is searching for meaning and purpose in his life. He sets out on a journey to Alaska, leaving behind his family and friends. He is determined to find himself and his place in the world.
In Earle Birney’s descriptive lyric poem “Vancouver Lights” written during the Second World War, a reader is introduced to the poem through a visual panorama of sky, ocean, and city from on top of a mountain. The speaker is expressing his feelings of both celebration for human accomplishment and pessimism for probable doom while over-looking wartime Vancouver on a moonless night. Earle Birney alludes to Greek mythology throughout the poem, but the most prominent and chief allusion is to Prometheus, which is skillfully placed in the last stanza of the poem as it sparks the light to the underlying meaning. Earle Birney’s allusion to the Prometheus myth presents the poem in a way that reinforces the ultimate juxtaposition of lightness and darkness
People in Southern Sudan have dirty water, wild animals, the many wars and a lot more hardships they need to face. In the book “A long walk to water” by: Linda Sue Park, is a book that takes place in Southern Sudan and features all the hardships Salva and Nya had to face while living there such as wild animals, wars, fights through tribes, lack of water and food. Hardships Salva faced in Southern Sudan are lack of water/ food, the wild animals, and the fighting/ war. One of the hardships Salva had to face in Southern Sudan is lack of water and food. In chapters 3-4 Salva had gotten water from a woman older than Salva’s mother that he had met after he was left alone, the woman gave Salva a gourd of water and a bag of raw peanuts.
The Alaskan Scavenger Hunt Into the Wild, a true story and now a book written by Jon Krakauer. This story is about a young self driven independent college graduate who gave all his money to charity, gave his car away and hitch-hiked his all of over the United States seeking for adventure and his Dream. Chris McCandless abandoned everything he had and left without telling anyone. After two years of his journey, Chris McCandless was found dead in a bus located in Alaska. He had eaten potato seeds which was a big factor on how he died.
Economics and Psychology in Appalachia, An Analysis of the Novel: Above the Waterfall In the novel Above the Waterfall, Ron Rash decides to focus on the main theme of Loss. The culture within the beautiful ecosystem of Appalachia is encased with family ties that are hard to deny. Rash writes, “In a county this rural, everyone’s connected, if not by blood, then in some other way” from the relationship between Darby and Gerald to the friendship between Les and Becky, their relationships show a true loyalty to the ones they have grown up with and show that Appalachia is a tight knit community (Rash 90). The characters within the novel: Above the Waterfall demonstrate signs of loss of self, domestic violence, as well as poverty.
The book/story is about a guy named Chris McCandless who was born into an abusive family and had a very strange perspective of the world. he graduated from Emory University in May 1990 with a bachelor's degree. when grows up he decides to go on a really long trip to several states. His target was Alaska and when he reached Alaska he survived there for 113 days and then eventually died of hunger. The first reason Chris McCandless was not justified is that he wasted resources and police time.”
McCandless goes to Alaska to live in the wildness that will help him to find the true meaning of mankind and himself. Chris justification to live in the wild is to help him understand everything about himself and get away from
The food availability, safe water access, and medical treatment in Sudan is much different than what is available in the United States. Currently in South Sudan, around forty eight percent of children are underweight, and only twenty seven percent of all people in Sudan have access to safe drinking water. In the book A Long Walk To Water written by Linda Sue Park, the main characters Salva and Nya struggle to survive. However, Salva and Nya both show hope as they carry on through Sudan's water crises, food shortages, and medical emergencies. Sudan has had many wars over the last few decades, resulting in around two million people to be displaced from their families.
Title of the Book I chose the book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. I would use this story during a lesson about picture power. In the story students learn to use the pictures to determine what is going on in the story. Anticipatory Set
As a kid McCandless’ childhood was really rough. His parents were abusive and no one truly understood him. He went on adventures all over the United States before walking into the wilderness of Alaska alone. He met lots of people and made a ton of friends on these adventures. They all loved him and when they asked if he would stay he left.
This book is a rollercoaster full of unexpected events. Be prepared to not be prepared. This John Green book is full of emotions and excitement. It is all about a kid named Miles who started going to a boarding school called Culver Creek. He got his nickname, Pudge, from his roommate, the Colonel.
This book is a great story about a man who struggles to survive in Alaska and eventually dies from poison which was from potatoes that he collected. His last note before he died was, “‘S.O.S. I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM INJURED, NEAR DEATH, AND TOO WEAK TO HIKE OUT OF HERE.I AM ALL ALONE, THIS IS NO JOKE. IN THE NAME OF GOD, PLEASE REMAIN TO SAVE ME. I AM OUT COLLECTING BERRIES CLOSE BY AND SHALL RETURN THIS EVENING.
The amount of movies that I have seen is small. I usually watch tv shows on Netflix, but there are few movies that I have seen and would recommend to one of the crucial characters in, Looking For Alaska. Five of the amazing movies include Mulan, Legally Blond, Matilda, Harry Potter, and The Help. Mulan is about a valiant girl who goes to war in place of her disabled father. This movie tells women that they can be just as strong as men, to fight for what you believe in, and to fight for those that you love.
