...Perseverance Between Dog and Human Much perseverance is needed when one is pushed into unfamiliar situations. Buck, from Call of the Wild, is thrown into many new situations, constantly having to adjust to new owners, new dogs, and new jobs. However, my mother was a young college student when she was suddenly unable to get to work, therefore unable to pay rent. While these situations couldn’t be more different, they were both forced to overcome unforeseen obstacles in which they had to change the way they operated. Whether it’s scrambling for a place to live or working a sled in the Yukon, both my mother and Buck had to persevere. In Call of the Wild, Buck is forced into a new life with new owners that is lacking in resources required to survive, and must learn to use what he has. For example, when he arrives he is obviously not fully adapted to life in the north. He must rely on Perrault to fit him with little shoes everyday, in order to not hurt his feet on the trail, nor is he strong enough to pull for a long time without guidance. He is also not used to the small rations given out, as he is always hungry. In order to withstand his hunger, he learns how to sneakily steal strips of bacon. Once again he is...
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...Perseverance through tough times As you know, you are beaten down many times in life, but it is perseverance that will get you through those times in life. In the book The Call Of The Wild, Buck is beaten down many times along with the other dogs. With great perseverance Buck fights to get up, and steps up to fight for the people he cares for. In contrast to Buck, my mom had to have great perseverance to step up when my grandpa got sick. Although, Buck and my mother are very different, they were both badly beaten down but decided to get back up and step up to help their family and friends. No matter what type of species you are, we all have to go through many tough situations. But perseverance is what will get you through those situations, and will help you to thrive later on in life....
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...home might require perseverance. In Call of the Wild, Buck is taken away from his home to live a harmful, and torturing lifestyle and will need to persevere. On the other hand, my mom, like most people, moved away from her home looking for a new start. Even though their situations differ, Buck and my mom, both had to start new lives which required perseverance. Anyone, even animals can encounter hard times, and have to evolve in order to persevere. For example, when Buck was first getting sold, he had to face the beating of a club. When the club first hit him, he was extremely angry and confused, because he had never had to obey anyone before this happened. In another instance, Buck kept getting attacked by Spitz, so...
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...Jack London, the writer behind the prominent and well-known story, The Call of the Wild, shows readers what it is like to survive and get through tough times. His book follows a dog named Buck, the protagonist of the story. He is taken from his home to work up north near the Klondike Mountains. Buck struggles in the freezing and blizzard-like climate, outsmarts his owners, defeats his enemies, becomes a leader, and is finally set free. With every twist and turn, the dog stood strong and powered through life with perseverance and courage. Jack London’s writing is a clear example of surviving by having determination and persistence. In the beginning of Jack London’s masterpiece, an antagonist arose. Spitz, the lead dog of Francois and Perrault’s...
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...‘To Build a Fire’ and The Grey both cover identical topics such as survival and perseverance. But the main theme shown in both is "in the wild, there are many factors which determine one's chances of survival." The two main characters go through similar events in their respective stories. The two men go through conflict of man vs. nature and are in comparable settings. In TFB an unidentified main character travels through extremely cold weather in order to make to his camp site. The grey also takes place in the north, a terrible storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness. It is significantly cold in TFB: “Fifty degrees below zero meant 80 degrees of frost. Such facts told him that it was cold and uncomfortable, and that was all.” Both males understand what such cold weather can do, although one shows it more than the other. Another problem with nature they encounter is the animals they must deal with. Ottway (Liam Neeson) and the other men encounter wolves multiple times while in TFB he knows killing the dog will provide him with warmth. They all show perseverance even with the many conflicts they must deal with. The men must endure the extreme cold temperature in order to survive. Snow was one of the main parts of the settings. With both stories set in the frozen wilderness the men acknowledge how to use their surroundings in order to survive. For example in TBF he realizes he could use the dog in order to help him stay in warm until he can build a fire...
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...New jobs can be tough and require a lot of work, effort, and perseverance. In the Call of the Wild, Buck gets his first job, Spitz fell into the ice and almost dragged the whole team in. Buck persevered and tried his hardest to drag the team out of the ice. In contrast to Buck, my dad persevered when he got his new job, and the company downsized. Since my dad was one of the new reps they had to let him go. But he was stubborn and never gave up looking for a job. Buck had to persevere through the hard times even when Perrault and Francois sold him. My dad had to persevere even though he lost his job. My dad was stubborn and never gave up. But he also had a newborn baby to feed and a new house to pay for. Buck was sold and kept working hard and doing what he thought was right. Altogether we all have something we persevere through, it could be something from really big to something really small. In The Call of the Wild, Buck’s new job is tough...
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...Chris McCandless is a legendary explorer that inspires many people to go out and do some pretty crazy, but amazing things. In Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild, Krakauer told the epic story of when Chris McCandless dropped everything in 1988 and went on a long journey across the states and ended up in Alaska for his last big adventure. This last adventure cost McCandless his life, nevertheless he was still an amazing adventurer. He was an amazing adventurer because he was very resourceful, he was a great athlete, and perseverance First, what makes McCandless an adventurer? It has to be his trait of being resourceful. One example of this trait is him hitchhiking across the country. This was seen in the first chapter of Krakaer’s book, when Jim Gallien picked up McCandless and dropped him off at the Stampede Trail (5). This shows that he can travel by using the hand he was dealt with. Another time McCandless showed that he was resourceful by killing animals like porcupine, squirrels, and a moose. Killing these...
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...A Life Changing Experience Perseverance can be a life changing event. Buck had a life-changing event when he was sold to many different owners, not liking a lot of them. Making his life a lot harder. My dad has also experienced a life changing event. He lost his job. Lucky him he didn't like telemarketing. But he had no experiences in his career so it made it hard for him to find a job. While Buck dealt with harsh physical and mental issues. My father dealt with mental issues that made his life hard for our whole family. Losing your job is really hard on you as well as the people around you. But Buck had a hard time also when he had to learn to survive in the snow. In Call of the Wild, Buck was taken from his warm peaceful lifestyle...
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...Over the course of my final two years in high school, my opinion of English literature’s importance and relevance has changed due to the authenticity and complexities in literature. In my junior year, I was intrigued by Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild a biographical novel which embodied themes of transcendentalism unusual to our world today. The divergent thinking expressed by the main character rejected social norms and chose self-enlightenment in the wilderness. Furthermore, I believe I grew most as a reader during my senior year, due to Trevor Noah’s satirical yet original read, Born a Crime. Those two works of literature really caused me to enjoy reading and writing about inquiries into global perspectives regarding life. In Jon Krakauer’s...
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...Roy discovers that this is the attitude he and his friends must have to save the burrowing owls that live in a soon to be construction site. Roy Eberhardt is the main character of the realistic fiction novel Hoot, written by Carl Hiaasen. Roy’s persistence and stubbornly strong attitude taught me what true strength and perseverance was. He never gave up, on his friends, on the owls, but most of all, he never gave up on the hope that things will turn out alright. I believe that true perseverance is to fight for what you believe is right and never give up, no matter what obstacles stand in your way. Florida is one giant tourist attraction, full of crowds, people, and...
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...in Nazi Germany experienced great loss, overwhelming fear, and total alienation. During the Holocaust, over 6 million Jews were systematically rounded up and deported to concentration camps, where many lost their lives. In the book, there are many priceless lessons that it teaches: perseverance, independence and courage. topic There were many situations I which Eliezer had to suffer through, most were the worst of times. Elie had lived through a lot in the short time he was in the concentration camp. The constant beatings and starvation ate at him but he was still able to persevere. One day when Idek was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path. He threw himself on me like a wild beast, beating me in the chest, on my head, throwing me to the ground and picking me up again… (Elie 53). Franek bullied Elie over the crown in his mouth and threatened something bad would happen to him if he did not hand it over to him “Franek the foreman, one day noticed the gold crown in my mouth: ‘Let me have your crown kid.’ I answered that I could not because without that crown I could no longer eat….” (Wiesel 54-55) that ties back to your thesis statement.) It takes unimaginable strength and perseverance to go through what Elie went through, many people wouldn’t be able to bear it. Independence is a virtue that many people cannot develop, they spend their lives depending on someone else to solve their problems or they are very needy. Elie wasn’t very independent at the start...
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...The Mary Oliver poem, The Journey, is about transformation. It challenges us to reject a life that revolves solely around responsibility to others and living up to others’ expectations. The poem urges us to enter into a wild night in order to find our own voices and personality. In the face of the power of conformity by others, the poem explores a transformation towards a more self-fulfilling life. The poem depicts a journey that goes against the prevailing current of society, which requires a certain determination and self-empowerment to overcome. Society, continually pressuring us to mend our lives, shouting their bad advice, pushing us to succumb to their forces. However, this leads to rocking our very foundations and losing our individuality until we are able to fight back and recognize our voices as our own. The journey is a metaphor for a harmonious, spiritual journey towards individual change. In the beginning, it is evident that the journey this person is following is hard, she is struggling. The voices around...
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...accepted that men are the stronger, preeminent gender in society. Throughout history, it can be seen that males, as a whole, have been perceived as dominant and impervious species to which nothing is inferior. Women were considered insignificant and useful only for irrelevant tasks. Evidence of this can be seen throughout the world, from prehistoric cave paintings in Lascaux, France dated back to 17000 BCE. in which men are depicted hunting and defeating wild beasts, to the Holy Bible where women played a secondary role. It was not until much later that women prevailed and made their mark on the world. One of the periods in history in which men’s role in society was at its height was during the Victorian Era. This era was a time in English history in which the British empire flourished and prospered. There was a revival in the arts, especially, gothic literature. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mina Murray symbolizes the modern woman through her relationships with the other characters, her strong will to participate and learn, and her perseverance. Wilhelmina Murray’s closest friend in the novel was Lucy Westenra. Mina and Lucy were childhood friends, but were not of the same social standing. This was so because Mina’s mother worked for the Westenra household. Therefore, Mina was the child of a servant, which did not entitle her to the same privileges that Lucy had. As the two girls grew up, they each encountered different obstacles which shaped them into unique women. Jonathan Harker, as...
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...What is one to do when one’s dream is deferred? How does one cope and move on with the several emotions that have been built because of this delay? In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, many characters’ dreams are deferred. From Beneatha’s dream of becoming a doctor to Walter’s dream of opening his own liquor store, dreams in the Younger family are genuinely abundant. A Raisin in the Sun portrays the life of the Younger’s, an African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the setting of sometime between WWII to the 1950s. As the play opens, Mama is expecting an insurance check of $10,000 that comes from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance policy. Each of the adult members of the family has their own ideas as to how to what he or she would like to do with this money; Mama wants to buy a house to fulfill a dream she shared with Walter Sr. while Walter, Mama’s son, would rather use the money to invest in a liquor store. And, Ruth, Walter’s wife, agrees with Mama and hopes that she and Walter will be able to provide a better lifestyle for their son Travis. Finally, Beneatha, Mama’s daughter thus Walter’s sister, wants to use the money for her academics. As the play progresses, the Younger’s clash over their competing dreams. Ruth soon discovers that she is pregnant and considers abortion as an option to keep their lifestyle from getting “harder” than it already is. When Walter finds out about Ruth’s pregnancy and abortion option, but...
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...linguistic identity in her essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”. As a child growing up in south Texas to Mexican immigrant parents, Anzaldua found herself questioning her teacher’s unfair treatment of Spanish speakers at her school. Her essay continues by dissecting her problem of creating a self-identity through language in a suffocating Anglo-Saxon environment. Anzaldua’s main claim is that the strength of her Chicano roots over power any attempt to uproot her linguistic culture. Anzaldua’s self-identity is shaped through language by her writing style, evidence of robbed freedom and strong culture. In order to properly analyze Anzaldua’s text I will examine her use of language. After reading her essay it is evident that she manipulates her use of English and Spanish in order to raise a reaction from her reader. Linguistic use also drives home her thesis of a strong culture shaping self-identity. The next top of dissection will be Anzaldua’s person identity. As a feminist, she definitely uses language as a tool to express who she is as a person. She feels as though language robs her of her freedom to completely express herself. Lastly, I will examine the magnitude of Chicano culture. Much like a magnetic pull, Spanglish draw’s its culture participants in and gives the speakers an ultimatum: either speak Spanish or be considered a traitor. Each of the topics are thread that weave together to create Anzaldua’s essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”. The most visible evidence of language...
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