What are the most important factors in Chris's death?
Chris's death was caused by any factors. Firstly, he didn't bring any means of communication with him on his journey. When he got sick and was unable to walk out, he could have called for help if he had brought some means of communication with him. He wouldn't have lost his life if he was able to call for help. Secondly, he did not bring enough food to survive on. Because of his lack of food he was forced to hunt and gather in order to survive. Doing this puts him at risk of eating something poisonous and getting sick, which is exactly what happened. Many factors contributed to the death of Chris McCandless.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
New Hampshire
Every summer my family and I rent a house on Lake Winnepesaukee with my cousins. Sometimes my grandpa comes with us too, but he doesn't like the long drive so he probably won't come with us much longer. It is a tradition in my family to go to Lake Winnepesaukee every summer. My great uncle even owns a house on the lake. For the past five years we have rented the same house. It is a huge log cabin style house. It has two bedrooms with king beds, one bedroom with a full bed, and one bedroom with two bunk beds. My mom and dad sleep in one of the king beds, and my aunt and uncle, Mary and Mike, sleep in the other one. If my grandpa comes, he usually sleeps on the full bed. My two cousins, Matt and Erin, and my brother, Tim, and I usually sleep on the floor in the basement. Originally the plan was for the four of us to sleep on the two bunk beds but it was right next to our grandpa's room so we couldn't be loud at night, so we decided to sleep in the basement where we could be as loud as we wanted. My cousins live in Pennsylvania, so first they drive to our house, then we drive up to New Hampshire together. The first night where there is one of the funnest. First we have hot dogs for dinner, then we go to Pirates cove to play mini golf and get ice cream. At mini golf there is always a special hole where if you get a hole in one on it you get a token for a free game of mini golf next time you come. We never actually end up using the tokens but it is still really exciting. We have accumulated quite a few tokens over the years.
Every year we go to Wolfeboro and take a ride on the Mollie B, an antique wooden boat. Every year its the same person driving it and he always remembers us. The ride is basically a tour of the lake. The driver points out all of the big houses, and the ones that important people own. One year the President of France was vacationing at one of the houses, and there were security boats everywhere. After the boat ride we go to a restaurant with a deck that overlooks the water. I always look forward to eating there because they make the best grilled cheese i have ever tasted. The cheese is just gooey enough, and the bread is toasted to perfection. After we eat lunch we go down to the dock and look at all the boats. Every year my dad says how munch he wants to get a boat, but we never actually end up getting one.
For the past few years we have rented a boat for a day. The first year we had a driver take us out because no one in my family has a boating license, but the next year my dad decided that he was going to get a license. We usually spend the first half of the day tubing and water skiing. That is easily my favorite part of the day. Tubing is a lot of fun, especially with my dad driving. He's the kind of person who's goal is to see how high he can fling you. My oldest cousin, Matt, and I usually get pretty competitive and try to outlast each other on the two person tube. It usually ends up with us trying to push each other off while hanging on for dear life as my dad zips us back and forth in and out of the wake. We also have a lot of fun water skiing. My mom and I are the only people who are actually able to water ski, so it is hilarious watching everybody fall on their faces repeatedly. By the afternoon we are all exhausted, so we drive to boat over to my great uncle's house and spend the rest of our time visiting with what ever relatives happen to be staying in the house that week.
After the week is over we always stop to go go cart racing on the way home. Its really fun unless your the unlucky one with the slow cart. There is always one cart that is slower than all the rest and whoever ends up with that cart usually isn't very happy. One year it was just my two cousins and my brother and I racing. I was in the lead but my cousin, Matt, tried to beat me around the corner, and we both wound up with our faces in the pavement. It was not a fun experience, and we had to spend the whole rest car ride home with ice packs on our faces. In addition to go carting we always stop at the same restaurant to get lunch. We eat on a deck that is suspended over the water. There is also a gazebo out in the middle of the water and there is often and band playing music on it. I look forward to going to New Hampshire every summer, and some of my best memories were made there.
WORD COUNT: 880
Every year we go to Wolfeboro and take a ride on the Mollie B, an antique wooden boat. Every year its the same person driving it and he always remembers us. The ride is basically a tour of the lake. The driver points out all of the big houses, and the ones that important people own. One year the President of France was vacationing at one of the houses, and there were security boats everywhere. After the boat ride we go to a restaurant with a deck that overlooks the water. I always look forward to eating there because they make the best grilled cheese i have ever tasted. The cheese is just gooey enough, and the bread is toasted to perfection. After we eat lunch we go down to the dock and look at all the boats. Every year my dad says how munch he wants to get a boat, but we never actually end up getting one.
For the past few years we have rented a boat for a day. The first year we had a driver take us out because no one in my family has a boating license, but the next year my dad decided that he was going to get a license. We usually spend the first half of the day tubing and water skiing. That is easily my favorite part of the day. Tubing is a lot of fun, especially with my dad driving. He's the kind of person who's goal is to see how high he can fling you. My oldest cousin, Matt, and I usually get pretty competitive and try to outlast each other on the two person tube. It usually ends up with us trying to push each other off while hanging on for dear life as my dad zips us back and forth in and out of the wake. We also have a lot of fun water skiing. My mom and I are the only people who are actually able to water ski, so it is hilarious watching everybody fall on their faces repeatedly. By the afternoon we are all exhausted, so we drive to boat over to my great uncle's house and spend the rest of our time visiting with what ever relatives happen to be staying in the house that week.
After the week is over we always stop to go go cart racing on the way home. Its really fun unless your the unlucky one with the slow cart. There is always one cart that is slower than all the rest and whoever ends up with that cart usually isn't very happy. One year it was just my two cousins and my brother and I racing. I was in the lead but my cousin, Matt, tried to beat me around the corner, and we both wound up with our faces in the pavement. It was not a fun experience, and we had to spend the whole rest car ride home with ice packs on our faces. In addition to go carting we always stop at the same restaurant to get lunch. We eat on a deck that is suspended over the water. There is also a gazebo out in the middle of the water and there is often and band playing music on it. I look forward to going to New Hampshire every summer, and some of my best memories were made there.
WORD COUNT: 880
Friday, May 18, 2012
By the Waters of Babylon open response
Why has Johns tribe revert back to a more primitiva way of life?
John's tribe, the Hill People, reverted to a more primitive way of life because of an apocalyptic event. When John is in a Dead House in the city, he has a vision of the city being destroyed by fire and poison. The fire is most likley due to a large scale war. Because everything was destroyed the people who survived didn't have things like cars or T.V.s so their kids never saw them and they started to live a more primitive lifestyle. Also, most people don't know how to read or write. After the destruction people were probably more focused on staying alive than learning knew things, therefore they would not teach there kids anything and eventually everybody would forget how to read and write. Also, alot of books were probably lost because of the fire, so people didn't have anything to teach there kids how to read out of. Because of the apocalyptic events the Hill People reverted to a more primitive lifestyle.
John's tribe, the Hill People, reverted to a more primitive way of life because of an apocalyptic event. When John is in a Dead House in the city, he has a vision of the city being destroyed by fire and poison. The fire is most likley due to a large scale war. Because everything was destroyed the people who survived didn't have things like cars or T.V.s so their kids never saw them and they started to live a more primitive lifestyle. Also, most people don't know how to read or write. After the destruction people were probably more focused on staying alive than learning knew things, therefore they would not teach there kids anything and eventually everybody would forget how to read and write. Also, alot of books were probably lost because of the fire, so people didn't have anything to teach there kids how to read out of. Because of the apocalyptic events the Hill People reverted to a more primitive lifestyle.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
hockey game
It is most likely the last game of the season. We are about to play the number two team in the state. We are all expecting to get crushed, but we still have the slightest amount of hope that maybe we can pull something off. We are one point away from making it to the tournament. All we have to do is tie. Coach comes into the locker room and tells us the game plan. It is entirely different from anything we have ever done before. The plan is to get it over the red line and dump it. Our only goal is to waste time. It could actually work, but only if everybody sticks to the plan. If just one person is out of position at the wrong time it could cost us the game, and our season. We know we can do it; it is just a matter of discipline.
Skating out onto the ice, we are completely focused. Not even the blaring music can distract us. The other team lazily skates around. They think they have this game in the bag. The buzzer sounds and we line up for the face off. My heart is practically beating out of my chest. I want this so bad. The referee drops the puck and our center pulls it back to my defensive partner, who skates just past the red line and dumps it deep into the other teams zone. By the time the other team gets the puck out of their zone 20 seconds have already burned off the clock. This could actually work! We do it over and over again. Get the puck and dump it, get the puck and dump it. Its like were on a constant penalty kill. By the time I know it the first period is over, and the score is still 0-0. When we get back into the locker room everybody is ecstatic, one period down, two to go.
The buzzer sounds for the second period and we walk back out onto the ice. The other team is still in their locker room. I’m sure their coach is pretty mad and they will probably come out a lot stronger than they did in the first period, but were ready. They finally emerge from their locker room, and they look a lot more pumped up than they did before. Our coach tells us not to worry about it and to just do what we did in he first period. We execute the plan perfectly. I can tell they are getting very frustrated. They start getting stupid penalties. This is what we have been waiting for. Were a man up, this is our chance to score. It’s a two on one; our right wing slides it over to our left wing who has a wide-open shot. Oh my gosh, I cannot believe it she is going to score! The pass misses her stick by a centimeter. We were so close. Though it would have been nice to score, its okay because all we need to do is tie it. We continue to stick to the plan, and the longer they go without scoring the more frustrated they get. The clock has now run down to two minutes. I am starting to get very nervous; if they score now there is no way that we can come back. It is crucial that everybody is in perfect position at all times. Somehow they catch one of us out of position and get a good shot on net, but our goalie makes an amazing save and keeps us in the game. They keep the puck in our zone for the next minute and a half, we are exhausted, but we manage to dump it one last time. They skate as fast as they can in order to get one last shot, but it’s to late. Five, four, three, two, one, BUZZZZ! We did it! We are going to the tournament! The other team is devastated and as bad as it sounds, it just makes me that much happier. They are in shock, they expected to crush us. This just shows what determination can do.
WORD COUNT: 696
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
open response
Corry's punishment is an example of cruel and unusual punishment. Corry is left on a hot, dusty asteroid in solitary confinement for multiple years. The solitary confinement for that amount of time makes him start to loose his sanity, which is like mental torture. He is also being physically tortured in a way because it is not the most comfortable environment to be living in. The solitary confinement is bad enough, the least they could do is make it comfortable for him. Corry also ponders suicide because he is so miserable. Even though this punishment isn't directly capital punishment it can very easily turn into it. if someone is put in a situation where they loose there life, it is just as bad as the death penalty. The people who gave Corry this punishment might not have thought that it was cruel and unusual punishment, but in reality it was.
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