The first by Leo Tolstoy is saying that life is to quiet and something loud needs to happen in it. The first line saying he wants movement I feel is yelling out he wants to be active. There is no reason to live life like an old person when someone is so young. It makes it feel like a huge waste. The second one by Wallace Stegner says there is no reason to live a little. Sometimes people need to feel like no one is around and act like a fool, but it would be normal for them. Their inner person who has been fighting needs to come out in some way. Everyone in their life wants to escape and break free of their lives. There are some people out there who are not afraid and do it and enjoy themselves.
I believe that Alex did look up to what these two others portrayed in their epigraphs that are noted in chapter 3. His ideas were probably though of by himself, but the added thought of what they wrote is probably in his mind all of the time. It could be a type of reinsurance that what he was doing wasn't the wrong thing to do.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
ReiNVenTiNG mE : Yes or No?!
Having the chance to reinvent myself, I probably would not. The challenges that we are all faced with happen to us for a reason. Through all the issues I go through only made me a stronger person and starting over, I think would just make it worse. There are those days that everyone wants to do over; however, I would not want to redo me! I enjoy my life and the people that are in it. It would only be foolish for me to do it with such a good life now. Not saying that I have the ideal life; I like the way I am now and hopefully it only gets better from here on out. Others can reinvent themselves and I would support them 100%.
There are things I would do if I was FORCED to reinvent myself that would be so much fun! I would love to get rid of my fear of flying and travel all over the world. I can not see myself getting into an airplane any time soon in this life time. If I had a redo, I would want to be adventurous and able to just go and do it all. I have always wanted to go to a place where the ocean water is clear and I could see my feet! That is a dream of mine. I probably will never be able to do that unless I am rich and there is a drug invented to loose the fear of heights and flying.
There are things I would do if I was FORCED to reinvent myself that would be so much fun! I would love to get rid of my fear of flying and travel all over the world. I can not see myself getting into an airplane any time soon in this life time. If I had a redo, I would want to be adventurous and able to just go and do it all. I have always wanted to go to a place where the ocean water is clear and I could see my feet! That is a dream of mine. I probably will never be able to do that unless I am rich and there is a drug invented to loose the fear of heights and flying.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Opinions on Christopher McCandless
Alex was the kind of person that knew what he wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. I feel like he has an original way about himself and it shows through his bravery when he enters into the wilderness alone. There is not a selfish way about him; he is trying to express himself in a way he seems fit. Alex has a way with nature in which he needs to find himself again and nature is helping him. The way that he travels and uses resources in the wilderness is amazing. Alex is truly a person to look up to. He was unfortunate on the way he passed away, but I am sure he wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
McCandless is a sensation that loved what he thought was important. He lived vicariously through the wild and was ready for the battle. He did not want to be saved so he did not tell anyone where he was that was close to him. Alex wanted to be himself and nature allowed him to do so.
There was a little bit of him being naive. Him thinking he would survive is a tiny bit ridiculous, but he though he could because nature was his life. Religious was in the nature that he did and it meant everything to him. Alex was a man who knew what he wanted!
McCandless is a sensation that loved what he thought was important. He lived vicariously through the wild and was ready for the battle. He did not want to be saved so he did not tell anyone where he was that was close to him. Alex wanted to be himself and nature allowed him to do so.
There was a little bit of him being naive. Him thinking he would survive is a tiny bit ridiculous, but he though he could because nature was his life. Religious was in the nature that he did and it meant everything to him. Alex was a man who knew what he wanted!
Nature is IMPORTANT!
Nature is an important element in our lives. I think that nature affects me because it gives us things we do not realize. There is a reason for the animals to be living in nature and some food to be in the trees and bushes among them. Nature has a sense of being relaxed when I am in it. Taking the time to sit near a tree and breathe in the fresh air is a great thing for me. It keeps my mind free flowing with new ideas and there is time to reflect on what has happened.
All of us will return to nature some day when we all pass away. It is the sense that nature is around when we are living and even when we die, it will be there to house us in the end.
I enjoy to be outside rather than inside. If I get the chance to have my window down in the car, I do! Another is if I get to go outside and read a book, I will! There is a strong tie between me and nature in my mind and I like to think that it is there to comfort me. I live with woods behind me; it is a lovely thing to look out and watch what is going on.
Nature is a simpler way of how humans are in life. They are born and grow and then eventually pass acting as a mini human world if you think about it. There is no reason for us to be taking it down. It adds beauty to our lives and it adds color to the world. If it was not there, I am sure a lot of people would be lost without it including me!
All of us will return to nature some day when we all pass away. It is the sense that nature is around when we are living and even when we die, it will be there to house us in the end.
I enjoy to be outside rather than inside. If I get the chance to have my window down in the car, I do! Another is if I get to go outside and read a book, I will! There is a strong tie between me and nature in my mind and I like to think that it is there to comfort me. I live with woods behind me; it is a lovely thing to look out and watch what is going on.
Nature is a simpler way of how humans are in life. They are born and grow and then eventually pass acting as a mini human world if you think about it. There is no reason for us to be taking it down. It adds beauty to our lives and it adds color to the world. If it was not there, I am sure a lot of people would be lost without it including me!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
More Land Doesn't Make a Better Life
After reading How Much Land Does a Man Need it is a real eye opener for how much people take for granted. There is a real problem with materialistic items in today's society. The story shows that the more land the man got, the less of a nice person he was. All he cared about was getting more land. There are people like that today and it is just baffling to me. The rich people have money, but are the unhappy ones. It is the simple things in life that mean something to people not the items they have.
The benefits of a simpler life is having the experience to be thankful for what is given to a person. It isn't worth it in life to have everything placed into your hands for nothing. Working hard for something is definitely worth the struggle. If a rich kid asks "mommy" or "daddy" for something it is only showing how spoiled a child is. On the other hand a child that works at something is being rewarded when a parent gives them something.
There is a definite change from back in the day to today; however, somethings are STILL the SAME!
The benefits of a simpler life is having the experience to be thankful for what is given to a person. It isn't worth it in life to have everything placed into your hands for nothing. Working hard for something is definitely worth the struggle. If a rich kid asks "mommy" or "daddy" for something it is only showing how spoiled a child is. On the other hand a child that works at something is being rewarded when a parent gives them something.
There is a definite change from back in the day to today; however, somethings are STILL the SAME!
The NEW Me!
Since the fall semester some things have changed about me. I am come to realize that I do not worry much about what other people think about me. It is not the high school environment any longer and I have come to realize that as matured adults, people don't care who you were, but who you ARE. I have realized what everyone was telling me, you really find out who your friends truly are.
I am still a Bio major although I have been thinking that I may consider changing. I still have a goal of being an Orthodontist and because of this, I have set the goal to stay in bio. I am hoping to get a great GPA this semester. (Last semester was good, but I want to make it even better!).
Another goal I have set is to work out and work on my body image. I feel as if the first semester I didn't worry as much. I have since realized that I have asthma and had to get tests done to make sure everything was okay. Maybe if i work on being more active and caring more about me, things will work out and I will be and overall better person!
I am still a Bio major although I have been thinking that I may consider changing. I still have a goal of being an Orthodontist and because of this, I have set the goal to stay in bio. I am hoping to get a great GPA this semester. (Last semester was good, but I want to make it even better!).
Another goal I have set is to work out and work on my body image. I feel as if the first semester I didn't worry as much. I have since realized that I have asthma and had to get tests done to make sure everything was okay. Maybe if i work on being more active and caring more about me, things will work out and I will be and overall better person!
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