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    its many versions of movie have numerous amounts of differences‚ but with those differences there are similarities. “The Call of the Wild” is about a muscular‚ loving‚ and family dog whom is called upon the name Buck‚ and Buck is brought into the Klondike region as a part of a team of sled-dogs. The movie version has the same topic but it is set up different. One of the massive and noticeable differences is how John Thornton is brought into the story. In the book version you don’t even meet

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    Law of Civilisation and Wild

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    The Laws of Civilization and of Wilderness While the two lives that Buck leads stand in stark contrast to each other‚ this contrast does not go unchallenged throughout the novel. His life with Judge Miller is leisurely‚ calm‚ and unchallenging‚ while his transition to the wilderness shows him a life that is savage‚ frenetic‚ and demanding. While it would be tempting to assume that these two lives are polar opposites‚ events later in the novel show some ways in which both the wild and civilization

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    To Build a Fire

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    newcomer decided to go to the Yukon Territory and in this journey he will travel through the Yukon Trail with his dog to meet his friend. He met an old timer back in the Sulpher Creek and he shares that no one should pass through the klondike alone when the temperature is fifty degrees below zero‚ but the newcomer ignored the advice and ventured in his own. After a while he finally realizes that what the old timer said was right and after he he did it was already too late. The

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    The Gold Rush

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    In 1848‚ the Gold Rush was a major factor of the United States expansion. There was this massive open land with the promise of gold and no government or laws to tell people they could not have it. Numerous people from the East coast traveled to California to be a part of the gold. This brought more than men to mine the land. Businessmen and merchants also came to California. With all these people looking for gold they needed every day basics like entertainment‚ places to eat and where to leave

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    Jack London Research Paper

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    that were distinct to him and his experiences. His short stories‚ "Love of Life" and "To Build a Fire"‚ display some of London’s distinctive style. London’s naturalist and determinist writings were shaped by his time in the Yukon during the Alaskan Gold Rush. London’s stories also featured strong thematic meanings. Jack London’s deliberate style was affected by his time in the Yukon‚ along with his use of literary movements such as naturalism and determinism‚ and his powerful thematic meanings. Jack

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    1)Veggian‚ Henry. "The Call of the Wild." The Call of the Wild. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 07 May 20130 -The Call of the Wild drew immediate critical attention from popular journalists. -Londons presence proliferated in the 1960’s‚ and 1960 was a watershed year for The Call of the Wild as many of Londons works were reprinted. 2)"Call of the Wild Critical Review" StudyMode.com. 10 2010. 10 2010 . -the story becomes so in-depth it is tedious‚ causing readers to lose concentration and possibly even interest

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    Schmidt Dr. Dwight Meyers Chem 1114-01 November 2‚ 2015 Element Gold (Au) Gold has a very rich history within human civilizations. Since it existed in various places and at different times‚ there is no definitive archeological evidence to pinpoint the exact location and time in history when it was first discovered. Gold mainly exists in its native form – not corrupted by other naturally occurring elements. The earliest recorded use of gold was around 961 to 922 B.C. by King Solomon‚ who lived in present-day

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    To Build a Fire Analysis

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    the narrator‚ the newcomer was alert and quick‚ but he had no imagination or understanding of the significance of the environment in which he traveled. An old timer back in Sulphur Creek shared with the newcomer that no one should pass through the Klondike alone when the temperature was fifty degrees below zero.  He ventured out on his own with no consideration of the old timer’s advice.  His trustworthy dog followed along‚ but he seemed to have more natural instinct than his master.  The dog seemed

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    nature is a prominent one as Buck struggles against his harsh‚ new environment. In the northern Klondike‚ starvation and sub-zero temperatures forces both man and beast to take drastic measures in order to survive. As this story takes place in the 19th century‚ the living conditions are exceedingly primitive‚ with men dying from starvation and cold

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    of the Wild is a story of a dog trying to survive the Alaskan gold rush. To Build a Fire follows a similar storyline yet it is about a man instead of a dog. Although the two books have many similarities such as where the book took place and the the style of writing they also have many differences such as the ending and the main character. Both books touched on taking place in the heart of Alaska presumable during the Alaskan gold rush and the main similarity is the climate. One piece of evidence

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