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Difference Between Man On Wire And Grizzly Man
Man on Wire VS Grizzly Man
Have you ever wanted to do something as exciting as walking on a wire or watching bears in their natural habitat. Philippe Petit and Timothy Treadwell both dedicated characters, which put their life at risk. Philippe a childish daring man considered walking on the wire in one of the largest building in New York. Timothy a passionate reckless man driven to observe bears in their habitat in many different places. Both characters have a lot in common, mainly both characters were passionate, reckless, and law breaker. Yet they were still different in certain ways.
Everyone has a passion toward something whether it’s dangerous or a hobby that someone enjoys to do. Philippe was passionate toward his hobby which was high-wire walking. He walked the wire on the Twin Tower of New York World Trade Center. Philippe was arrested for breaking the law. Philippe was a reckless man who used others to achieve his goal. He
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Both characters were passionate in their own way. Philippe was passionate toward his about high-wire walking, this was his passion and we would do whatever it takes to achieve it. Timothy on the other hand had a passion to animal’s bears in particular. He thought of them as his friend and would pet them and camp near them. Along the way Philippe and Timothy were both law breakers. Philippe broke the law by crossing building and bridges without any permission, and Timothy broke the law by camping near the bears within a short distance, touching the bears, and staying in the same area instead of moving. Philippe and Timothy were both reckless in pursue of their journey. Philippe was reckless with the places he picked along with the trouble and dangers he faced. Although Timothy was reckless, he camped near the bears, and would pet them. Philippe and Timothy both had similarities in their own way. They also had differences like Philippe was a user and Timothy was a

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