TESTS!

Book Test #1- “Into The Wild” by Jon Kraukauer

Pre-Writing Technique

I have to think of a basis of research for this book test with a question of my book.  I don’t want it to be the same as my research paper because I think that would be repetitious.  I will lay out my topics in a format where I can analyze each article on surviving in the Alaskan wild.  Then I will be able to outline the articles and draw my conclusions from each and properly citing them to a tee!

So, my question is simple: What are the chances of survival in the Alaskan frontier?  There is limited game to hunt and most of the wild is frozen over.  I am intrigued about the risks that Chris McCandless was facing before he even went into the wild…

Article 1- “How Can I Survive A Night In The Alaskan Wilderness” by Cristen Conger

After reading this article I discovered that surviving in the wild of Alaska is much like writing this Lit. Review our chosen books.  The main point that the article made was to map out or plan your ideas so that you know what your going to do before you go and do it (Conger).  The main facets to survival are that of a shelter for the person to stay warm in, a fire for warmth and water to survive.  In my own experience from watching Bear Grylls he used the fire to melt the snow which created fresh water.  A little genius way to go about it.  The conclusion in which I have reached after reading this is the main objective to staying alive is keeping warm and knowing what to do before you make irrational decisions.

Conger, Cristen.  “How can I survive a night in the Alaskan wilderness?.”  28 April 2008.  HowStuffWorks.com. <http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survive-night-alaska.htm>  23 February 2010.

Article 2- “Surviving In The Wilderness” by David Arama

This article was much like the first in describing how to survive in the wildnerness.  My favorite part of the article was “that nobody envisions themself to die in the wilderness when they go out for a camping expedition but you can very well get in touch with nature and become part of nature permanently” (Arama).   In the article the author states that before you adventure out into  the wild you should evaluate each part of the terrain that you are going to explore (Arama).   Finally, to survive as human beings we need to understand our physical and mental needs as humans which include: body temperature, body fluids, food requirements, oxygen needs and rest (Arama).  The conclusion of this article would be that taking care of our body is the main aspect to survival.  I know that sounds as if I’m being to literal but compared to the other artice of shelter and fire this article was more informative and blunt with the research. 

Arama, David. “Surviving In The Wilderness.”  Dec. 2002. wscsurvivalschool.com

<http://www.wscsurvivalschool.com/wti/wti_sarscene.html> 23 February 2010.

 

Article 3- “Wilderness Lost: Battles in Alaska” by Lisa Drew

When I first found this article I thought it would be more like the others in dealing with how to survive in Alaska but it was very much different once I began to read it.  It talked about how Alaska is facing problems with the oil industry it is having and how it is affecting the land around it.  I was going to delete this article and move on to another but I felt this could put a different spin on my question of surviving in Alaska.  I believe now if somebody could be able to go up to Alaska and solve the problem with the oil crisis and become the grand entrepreneur of Alaska well then damn, they could live there as well.  In my conclusion statement I belive this would be a good way to make a life out in Alaska.  Our friends up north who are part of this country have a bustling industry awaiting to be pounced on. 

Drew, Lisa.  “Wilderness Lost: Battles in Alaska.” 16 April 2005. newscientist.com

<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18624952.100-wilderness-lost-battles-in-alaska.html?full=true>

…that was a fun 60 minutes!