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    Willy Loman

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    father, he tries to move west to build a farm but ends up failing as well. Uncle Ben- Willy's older brother who is very wealthy from business in Alaska. He wears expensive suits and rolex watches and anything more to prove that he makes a lot of money. Ben had died so Willy only sees him in his head. Ben tries to persuade Willy to come with him to Alaska on a

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    Causing Harm for Economic Growth Has anyone noticed that the gas prices have become affordable for everyone, the gas prices across the United States have decreased because of the growth of exploration to locate oil in states across America. Our nation has become one of the world’s largest oil producers. Our country does not export crude oil and import much less annually (Black). Although we are enjoy lower oil prices, the ramifications to our environment are taking a toll by increasing the number

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    when people are angry at their parents or have bad experiences they lock themselves in a room or simply take a walk, no one usually travels all the way to Alaska. Many people throughout the world have gone through a lot of bad experiences, terrible childhood, horrible environment, and many more. Nobody usually hitch hikes all the way to get to Alaska, there has to be a good explanation or a reason for someone to have the courage to do that. In the book “Into the Wild”, by Jon Krakauer has told a wonderful

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    such as Alaska, where much of the polar bear population is located. Like stated above they begin looking for food in city dumps. Once they see that dumps are an “easy source of food” they come back regularly, posing a threat to humans and animals. They also become ill due to indigestible things they eat that they thought was food such as trash bags, plastics, and Styrofoam. Fatal polar bear attacks are generally rare, with only 8 deadly attacks reported in Canada and 2 reported in Alaska within the

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    Ronald Franz ask him to see if he could adopted chris said that he would just think about it.Ronald Franz was pooling his heart out to Chris could have just said that he had already has a family. When Ronald Franz learned that Mccandless had died in alaska he says on page sixty “ I prayed. I asked God to keep his finger on the shoulder of that one; I told him that the boy was special. But he let Alex die. So on December 26, When I learned what happened, I renounced the Lord. I withdrew my church membership

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    socialized at a young age. They can be aggressive towards other dogs and can consider small animals prey. This is an ideal dog for a family home that allows plenty of outdoor time to play and explore The breed dates back over 2000 years and is a native of Alaska. They were originally used as sled dogs by the Alaskan Malamute Eskimo tribe. In addition to a companion dog, the Alaskan Malamutes are still used as sled dogs for racing, exploration and families living in arctic

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    November 23, 2014 Into The Wild Themes Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild chronicles the journeys and events leading up to the death of a young man named Chris McCandless. Chris was a vagabond who traded friends and family in exchange for adventure, but ultimately wound up dead in the Alaskan wilderness. Within this recollection readers can discover various themes. Primarily, the subjects of materialism, ultimate freedom, and even man vs. nature all recur in this text. Materialism refers to the desire

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    Many authors have written novels about teenagers’ struggles through first loves and first losses. Not many, however, have been able to help them through this emotional and mental roller coaster that they go through in their early years of adulthood. That is what makes John Green such an inspiration. He is able to write novels through the eyes of teens depicting how they suffer with love, loss, and the big questions they ask themselves that define them as a person later on in life. He takes an idea

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    British Petroleum ( Bp )

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    BP is a British multinational oil and gas company; whose headquarters is on London. BP developed its reach in America by buying up companies like Standard Oil of Ohio, ARCO and Amoco (Tharoor). “Twenty years ago, BP was nothing like the powerful multinational corporation it is today” (PBS: Frontline). BP became this powerful company by using an ideology known as “run to failure.” In other words, use things until they break in order to save money (PBS: Frontline). Over the years, many oil companies

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    Whose Hands were dyed, when Chris Mccandless Died? Christopher Johnson Mccandless, an intelligent young man, dies while trying to live in Alaska; by choice. The death of Mccandless was a controversial matter: people argued their thoughts on Mccandless’ story, and who's to blame for Mccandless' death. Some say it’s Mccandless’ own stupidity, or his honorable seek for thrill. Others say it’s his parents’ horrible way of raising him, or nature’s unforeseen acts. However, it is a mixture of all these

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