Thursday, October 25, 2012
Bubble Wraped
Chris McCandless is saying that people spend
there lives suffering because of things like the government and family. He also
said that having protection and comfort is more dangerous to someone with a
wild spirit. Lastly Chris believed that the joy in life is not the destination
it is the adventure and experiences you encounter to get there. I do not think
Chris was 100% right about this because I feel as though people to feel some conformity
or security. On the other hand, I agree that the joy in life is not what you do
is how you get there. If you are given things in life like money you are not
really going to learn how to earn it and how it feels to come from the bottom
to the top.
Chris lived
by his rule in every way. In the movie “Into the Wild” there was a small part
where a man ask if Chris if he had a warrant for the gun he had in Alaska , He responded by saying I don’t need
the government knowing I have a gun. That was just one of many ways he show how
he lives by the security and conformity part of his quote. He also went all the
way to Alaska so I would count him to enjoy danger and excitement through
the journey. Lastly, he absolutely loved doing this and he didn't stay in the
same place for too long because if he did that’s like starting a life over
again.
My whole
life is conduct by security and conformity, whether it is the government or my
mother overly protecting me or even teachers telling us we cant go to the
bathroom. No matter where we go or where look our lives are being wrapped in
bubble wrap. One time my mom would not let me walk to the store which basically
right across the street. But there came a time where I said mom I KNOW HOW TO
CROSS THE STREET PLEASE STOP. Sooner or later we all break out the conform
stage in life and became your own man or women. I think if I every met Chris
McCandless he would encourage me to become a free spirit and stop following society
or something along those terms.
Poems by Moem, Hey That Rhymned
Leather Tramp's Lament
Awake in the morning with dew on my boots
Without a person in sight, a day fresh and new
Lace up my boots, another day on the trail
Pack on my back, another drifter without a care
My thumbs my companion, the road is my only friend
The traveling song on my lips can see me till the end
Cars pass me by, I can see the drivers' desperation
But it matters little to me, it's the trip, not the destination
I could walk all day, with my boots keeping the beat
To the song in my heart, taking in everything I see
Where will I sleep tonight, a field or a shack?
I don't really care, cause my home is on my back
Without a person in sight, a day fresh and new
Lace up my boots, another day on the trail
Pack on my back, another drifter without a care
My thumbs my companion, the road is my only friend
The traveling song on my lips can see me till the end
Cars pass me by, I can see the drivers' desperation
But it matters little to me, it's the trip, not the destination
I could walk all day, with my boots keeping the beat
To the song in my heart, taking in everything I see
Where will I sleep tonight, a field or a shack?
I don't really care, cause my home is on my back
This poem is trying to show and describe to people the life of a leather tramp, and what fun is ahead.This basically sums up the life of Christopher McCandless after 1990. He did and i think thought everything that this poem describes. He always hitch hiking and he really doesn't care much where he is going. Chris also doesn't cares too much of what happens around him because through this travel he always feel at home and accepted by himself.
Palm Trees Refrain |
by Rosemary Winters |
Yellowing palms set against the clear blue sky. Changing from nile green to chartreuse as their ailments progress. Is it the sickly air they breathe? Is it an imported virus? Is it polluted water? Or, is it the insane weather pattern? That is something only the palms know. But do they tell? Never, for they are not physicians. |
This is part of a poem called Palm Trees Refrain. This poem really talks about how Alex got lost in the river. It showed how the scenery was so beautiful at first and it became so dull. When Alex first started his adventure through the river into mexico he described everything he had seen so vividly. Afterwards, he became extreamly angry and scared while he was lost in mexico. He found himself alone in a polluted swamp type area which the poem describes. I know this poem was suppose to be about palm trees but i think it a great way to describe Alex's sights in the river.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Doing What it Takes to Stay on Top
Pipin Ferreras was
an extraordinary man with an enormous amount talent. When
he was a child he wasn't able to walk and decided to jump
into water unattended. He was able to swim before he could even walk. So what I’m
saying is he is amazingly good swimmer. So good in fact he
set a world record for deepest free dive and broke his own record. He was
really competitive about his record and didn't want
anyone else to break his record. Not to mention he was pretty
good with the ladies.
While Audrey was attempting to break her husband’s
record, she was going down to break his record she had reach
the balloon that should have hauled her up. Instead the
balloon didn't haul her up. She had a sad death doing what she
loved. Before all of this was happening Pipin was the man at the seen of all
the equipment. A duty which his crew usually does with him instead he forced
them to leave him to it. He opened the valves and closed them after he heard
the hiss of air. Forgetting to check the pressure gauge. Another crucial
evidence is that Pipin was rooting for his with to go deeper that she has ever
done before. Pipin before the years had a lot of relationships and was hoping
from one lady to another. If Audrey was one of those quick second ladies, for
Pipin to play with is for you to decide.