1. Identify some of the challenges that Chris Gardner faced when trying to sell his bone density scanners. There are many challenges that Chris Gardner faces selling the bone density scanners. The scanner represents many things to Chris. Firstly it represents money. Chris’ challenge is to sell his scanners to help fund his and his son’s life whilst he is completing his intership at Dean Witter. Secondly‚ the scanners represent a burden for Chris. They symbolise the challenges he had to ovecome
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the Wild The 2007 Film Into the Wild tells the story of Chris McCandless‚ an unsatisfied college graduate who leaves his family and promising future behind to live a life of isolation in the Alaskan wilderness. While John Krakauer’s essay “Death of an Innocent” portrays Chris is an extremely heroic light by likening him to “a monk gone to God‚” Into the Wild leaves much more room for debate by presenting Chris as selfish and detached. Chris‚ however‚ is not the only character whose actions can be
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“happiness”. Sean Penn uses Chris McCandless’ life story to show the idea of what it means to be human in the movie Into the Wild. A person will try to pursue certainty and hopefulness because of particular events that happened in the person’s life. Relationships can be damaged by the findings of the reality of a situation. The protagonist’s parents are highly ambitious individuals who place the value of worldly goods above everything else. After graduating from high school Chris goes on a trip to California
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Christopher’s who has also made a difference Christopher’s life. When Christopher’s mother passed away he remembers that Mrs. Shear would come over to his house and help Chris’s dad and Chris around the house in many ways. For example‚ she cooked meals for them and cleaned the house. She also played scrabble with Chris‚ which he really enjoyed. She made a difference in society by helping people that were in need‚ especially a single dad with a mentally disabled child. She made a difference in society
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In life‚ the feeling of happiness is something for which almost everybody strives. In the movie Into the Wild‚ Chris McCandless achieves this feeling of happiness by living his life according to transcendentalism philosophy. Chris goes in search of a new life‚ leaving his old one – one full of money‚ love‚ and other riches – behind. In his new life‚ Chris does not conform to society. Chris McCandless lives a transcendentalist life by abandoning his formerly privileged life and charting a new‚ non-conforming
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country? In the passage‚ “Creating a Myth”‚ author Linda Segar‚ explains how we all have similar experiences‚ even in successful movies. In 2014‚ popular film American Sniper was released‚ sharing an inspiring yet tragic story about an U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. As Linda Seger states as her first “beat”‚ in most hero stories‚ the hero is introduced in ordinary surroundings‚ in a mundane world‚ doing mundane things‚ generally the hero beginning as a nonhero. In the beginning
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“ CHRISSS IT’S TIME FOR DINNER!!!” His mom shouted. “ COMING MOMMMMM!!!” Chris shouted back. Chris went down for dinner when he got to the table and his mother had made tacos. Chris loved tacos‚ but he wasn’t very hungry. Chris sat at the table and picked everything out of the taco and named each thing in his head as he did‚ lettuce‚ tomato‚ cheese‚ meat‚ and taco shell. When Chris was done picking his food apart. He looked up‚ at his mom‚ and then his brother‚ and then his father none
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Hollywood” How many times has Hollywood taken a true story and turned it into something different? Hollywood took Chris McCandless’s story and turned it into an overdramatic work of art. Unlike Krakauer’s nonfiction best seller Into the Wild‚ the movie Into the Wild by Sean Penn overemphasizes ideas or fails to include crucial evidence which twists the viewers understanding of Chris McCandless’s life. The movie overemphasizes Chris’s parents’ relationship and the effect it has on him‚ creates a love
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Krakauer is a story about a man by the name of Chris McCandless. He is a man who grew up in a DC suburb‚ graduated college and decides to change the ways of his life. He journeys across the country‚ and finds his way to Alaska. His means are to leave the material lifestyle and become at one with nature. During Chris’s adventure he seems to neglect all communication with his family and over look the fact that they care about his health and future. After Chris graduated high school he traveled the country
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Chris McCandless Cool or a Fool Tramping is too easy with all the money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal (Krakauer 33). Chris McCandless‚ son of wealthy parents‚ graduates as top student. However instead of going to college and getting a career‚ he chooses to give all his money to charity‚ get rid of his possessions and set out on a journey to the alaskan wilderness. There is a debate whether Chris McCandless is a hero or coward. In the
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