Troy McQuagge, the current CEO of USHEALTH Group, Inc., has recently been named as the Gold Winner in the coveted One Planet Awards, under the CEO of the Year category. The highly prestigious One Planet Awards program is an international premier awards ceremony which honors excellence in professional and business fields over nearly every industry in the world. Businesses and organizations from around the globe are able to send in nominations, including both public and private organizations, those which are non-profit as well as for-profit, large corporations, and even small, family-owned businesses and fresh start-up companies. The awards provide recognition to companies for professional excellence. There are honors conferred in a large number
In the 2013 online article, “The Chris McCandless Obsession Problem”, author Diana Saverin describes the Alaskan wilderness travel phenomenon along with attempting to uncover the ‘McCandless Pilgrims’ “root of motivation. Sparked by the release of both Jon Krakauer’s and Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild”, numerous individuals pack their backpacks and eagerly step into their (sometimes newly-bought) hiking shoes and tramp into the Alaskan Wild to pay homage to their hero Chris McCandless. Filled with personal anecdotes and interviews, Severin’s Outside article takes a new approach Into the Wild commentary by directing attention to the lives McCandless’s story affected indirectly rather than critiquing on McCandless himself. In response to what appears to be a huge amount of troubled McCandless-inspired tramping stories, Saverin provides an unbiased rationale as a attempt to explain why so many are “willing to risk injury, and even death, to..visit the last home of Alaska’s most famous adventure casualty”. Saverin begins her article with anecdote- telling the unfortunate experience of young lovers and adept adventure seekers, Ackerman and Gros.
But that only added to the appeal” (Krakauer 135). He was much like Chris McCandless when it came to their ambition and willingness to take risks. They both took potentially fatal risks because it made them feel alive and that they had a purpose in life. Most people don’t take possibly fatal risks
Years of suppressed hurt and anger made him an asset to the team because of his aggressiveness in the sport. He felt proud from the admiration he received from his peers, a sense of satisfaction and
Matt Eversmann’s personality led him to being a strong leader, and overcoming the hardships he faced. Eversmann had the personality fit for a soldier. He was tough and perseverant. This caused him to become a great leader and hero in the war in Somalia.
Extreme sports players are sometimes misunderstood. Some would consider them junkies, crazy, and thrill seekers. It takes 15 years to become a professional, some thing a thrill seeker would not waste time on (5). Meaning that the players take 15 years to perfect their skills. Some people haven 't taken that into consideration.
Krakauer states, “Then on June 9, he bagged the biggest prize of all: ‘MOOSE!’ he recorded in the journal. Overjoyed, the proud hunter took a photograph of himself kneeling over his trophy, rifle thrust triumphantly overhead, his features distorted in a rictus of ecstasy and amazement.” (166). McCandless got a sense of overwhelming pride and joy when he accomplished things on his own.
Into the Life of Chris McCandless Chris McCandless, a unique man, embarked on the journey of a lifetime. During his adventure, he broke away from the constraints of society and he learned what is important in life. I admire what Chris was trying to accomplish by heading “into the wild”, and I can see parts of my beliefs in his. My experiences are different from McCandless’ experiences in as many ways as they are similar.
As for Chris McCandless, his motivation is driven by a desire to escape societal norms and live a life of solitude in the wilderness, while Marc-Andre Leclerc is motivated by a passion for climbing and pushing the limits of what is possible in the mountains. Chris McCandless approaches takes significant risks by venturing into the Alaskan wilderness unprepared, while Marc-Andre Leclerc is known for his calculated approaches to climbing and also where he carefully plans his routes and takes necessary precautions. And they both have different relationships throughout their lives, while Chris McCandless isolates himself from others and cuts ties with his family, and while Marc-Andre Leclerc maintains close relationships with his loved ones and climbing partners. In “Into The Wild” Chris McCandless undergoes a transformation in his personality as he embarks on his journey into the Alaskan wilderness, and initially, he is portrayed as a young man seeking adventure and solitude, but as he faces the challenges of survival in the harsh environment, he becomes more introspective and
In this text you will learn the five major characteristics I observed in this brave inspiring young man. Terry Fox was very courageous. Even though hundreds of people didn 't believe Terry could make it, he still kept up the effort. No one would ever think of running across a country as big as Canada.
Mick Johnson did not only ruin his career, but a good life and a lot of friends. Mick Johnson was not happy with who he was. He wanted to be like the rest of the one in a few hundred thousand athletes that would go to the pros. You need be happy with who you are. It makes you unique.
Chris McCandless is a complex and controversial figure whose life and death have captured the imagination of many. His journey, as chronicled in Jon Krakauer’s book “Into the Wild,”has been a subject of controversy and debate. While some veiw him as a hero, an adventurous spirit who pursued his dreams and sought to live life on his own terms, while others view him as a naive and misguided young man who continuously put his life at risk. However, regardless of one’s personal opinion, there is no need to justify McCandless’s actions. Instead of people assuming things, they should try to understand the reasons that he went into the wild.
Brady was a great player in college he lead his team to the rose bowl and then when being looked at in the combine no one wanted him because of his body build. Now Brady if one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL with Brady breaking records almost every year. Brady didn 't start he was second string but he know that he would be great he told his coach on the first day that he was the greatest thing to happen to the team, he never gave up he know one day he would get his chance and he did now he 's one of the best. Shane Koyczan is a normal person that was always told that he would never do anything with his life because of his weight. He was asked several times through his life to think about what he wanted to do when he grows up, he had many dreams of what he wanted to do like be a wrestler or a poet but he was told to be practical and to keep thinking of something else than what he wanted to do.
As has been noted in the previous paragraph Chris McCandless was a brave human being. Chris made an impact in life as well as on the trail. On page 3 it said that “Chris excelled academically and had been an elite athlete.” Although he didn’t run in college, he was the captain of his cross country team at Woodson High School in Virginia. While
Chris McCandless, whose story is analyzed in Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is a young adult who decides to leave his known habits and material belongings behind and live a completely self-sufficient life in the wilderness, a choice which ultimately leads to his death. In doing that, he also forfeits his family and friends. With that in mind, a question can be posed regarding the ethics of said behavior. As a childless, single and financially independent man, Chris McCandless has absolute ownership of his body and thus his decision to continue doing a sport that he knows can kill him is ethically defensible.
