"Cyber" Blog Post

      My feelings towards everyone's stories are very disappointing. None of them would have died if they either planned their journey out more or not went there at all. To me, this trip was definitely not worth it for them because they all end up dead or very sick in the end. This was a crazy thing to do and I would never take a trip to Alaska alone and not know where im going. I wouldn't even take a trip a little similar to this. I would go the normal way and take a plane to where I'm going. I wouldn't ever go to Alaska either because of its below freezing temperatures. I think I would go somewhere warmer like florida, even though I've already been there. Even if I did try an into the wild trip, I woudnt last a week because I would be so lonely and so miserable that I would just want to get back home. I can't even imagine eating so little and living in a little tent. I would miss my day-to-day life so much because nothing would be the same living in the wilderness. My family, friends, or pets wouldn't be there and it would just be horrible living on a journey. I think I can conclude that I would never walk out into the wild or have anything to do with it.
Picture source:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1301&bih=641&q=florida&oq=florida&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1333.2212.0.2329.7.6.0.1.1.0.109.564.5j1.6.0....0...1ac.1.37.img..0.7.580.u59jbou3DVA#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=M_zLVfGO3fzV2M%253A%3BWdH-ETdBwk9TzM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fgeology.com%252Fstate-map%252Fmaps%252Fflorida-county-map.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fgeology.com%252Fstate-map%252Fflorida.shtml%3B734%3B750

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Writer’s Name	Their Famous Writings	Favorite line in the quotation by the writer from in Into the Wild	How this author and quotation connects to Christopher McCandless and his outlook on life
Leo Tolstoy	War and Peace Anna Karenina Family Happiness	“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life” Chapter 3 Page 15	Chris thought that his life was dull and he wanted to make it exciting by going on this journey to Alaska.
Jack London	The Call of the Wild   , White Fang, To Build a Fire, An Odyssey of the North, and Love of Life	“The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck, and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a secret growth. His newborn cunning gave him poise and control” Chapter 5 Page 38	Chris’ old self was his dominant self, but his newborn person, Alexander Supertramp, grew and grew secretly, which gave him control like it says in the quote.
Henry David Thoreau	His Book- Walden His Essay- Resistance to Civil Government	“No man ever followed his genius until it misled him. Though the result were bodily weakness, yet perhaps no one can say that the consequences were to be regretted, for these were a life in conformity to higher principles” Chapter 6 Pg 47	Chris didn’t go on the journey, until he realized his old life was dull. Pretty much we all knew it was going to be a bad ending and there were consequences, but he thought it would be a better path for him.

• A favorite quotation of yours and why? What might Chris think about your quote? Would he “get it”?  (google inspirational quotations)
     My favorite quote is "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough". I really like this quote because it motivates me to do the right things in life and to make something out of myself. I think Chris would get my quote, but i have two separate opinions on how he would take this quote. I don't think he would listen to it or like it because he kind of tried to live two lives, but I also think he would like it because he wanted to start over and live his life right and on the edge.

Picture Sources-

Leo- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy

Jack- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London

Henry- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau

A place I want to visit in the U.S.

Jesseca Dunnett
 English 9 Greens
3/7/14

                A place I would really like to visit in the U.S. would be Hawaii. My family and I have been planning to go to Hawaii for years, but never actually got to it. Hawaii is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S. and a great place to just get away, let go, and relax. I would get there by a plane, even though the ticket prices are very high, I would have no other way of getting there because it is an island.

        Hawaii is known for many things. One attraction it is known for are its big volcanoes. The three active volcanoes that are highly known there are Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and Hualalai. Another big thing Hawaii is known for is that it is the only state in the U.S. made up of entirely islands. Other things Hawaii is known for is its tropical getaway and beautiful wildlife such as beautiful palm trees, flowers, amazing beaches, sunny weather, Pearl Harbor, Waikiki, and other nature.

            The weather in Hawaii is absolutely incredible. It is sunny all the time and it rarely rains in this beautiful island. They get hurricanes in the season for it, but it passes by and it goes back to being sunny. If you look at the forecast for Hawaii in the winter, it is still warm and sunny vs. in Maryland where it’s snowing, icy and rainy all the time in 40 degree weather or less.

            I would take a lot of things on my experience because it would be about a week trip. Obviously, I would bring clothes and everything I need for every day of the week. I would also bring a camera, my phone, my laptop, and a book so I can read while I relax on the beach. I would take back a bunch of pictures and I would also get a lot of souvenirs because even if I did go back, it would be a long time.

            Hawaii is probably one of my top vacation places I would want to go to. It is a really entertaining and relaxing place to go at the same time. I am still planning on going to Hawaii sometime in my lifetime because it would be something that I could look back on.

      Works Cited
http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-hawaii-famous-for
http://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm
https://www.google.com/#q=hawaii+weather

Picture Works Cited
http://www.move-northwest.com/hawaii-2/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hawaii
http://menifeevalleytravel.com/links/the-hawaiian-islands/

 

 

 

 

Jon Krakauer

     Jon Krakauer was born in 1954 on April 12th. His books are mostly about outdoors or stories of other people's lives. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and he had 4 other siblings. His parent's names are Carol Ann Krakauer(Unitarian) and Lewis Joseph Krakauer(Jewish). After he was born, by the time he was two, he and his family moved to Corvallis, Oregon. When he was eight years old, he was really interested in mountain climbing. He and his dad would go climbing all the time. The schools he graduated from were Corvallis High School which he graduated from in 1972 and received an environmental degree at Hampshire College in Massachusetts in 1976. His spouse is Linda Mariam Moore. They got married in 1980 and live in Boulder, Colorado. Jon Krakauer has wrote many bestselling books like Into the Wild, Into thin Air, Under the banner of Heaven, and Where men win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. He has had a very successful life so far and is a great author.

Into The Wild

      Into the Wild is written by Jon Krakauer. It is about a boy named Christopher Johnson McCandless who live in Annandale, Virginia. Christopher was really smart. He graduated from Emory university in 1990. After graduating, he didn't talk to his family much anymore. He gave away 24,000 dollars to Oxfam which was his college fund. To unwind, he traveled across the western United states. His first stop was a stampede trail in Alaska. He arrived there on April 28, 1992. He only carried during his expedition 10 pounds of rice, a ,22 rifle, boxes of rifle rounds, a camera, and reading material. We later find out that he had a backpack with his wallet, a social security card, $300.00, identification, a map of the area and library cards. He stayed there for a while (about 119 days) until he died of starvation somewhere around August 18, 1992. On September 6, 1992, Christopher's body was found inside an abandoned bus in Alaska where he died. One year later, a man named Jon Krakauer retraced his steps during his two years between his graduation and his journey to Alaska. This was eventually made a book and recently a major motion picture.