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    London’s Love of Life and Death Jack London, American novelist, journalist, and activist, influenced the lives of many individuals with his writings on life and death. London was known for his chromatic personality and personal achievements. He had many adventures throughout his lifetime that he came to exaggerate in some of his short stories and novels. London was seen as a symbol of rugged individualism. London was one of the romantic figures of this time. He wrote numerous books based around

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    In Jack London’s book, The Sea Wolf, the reader has been given a very interesting view on what would be a minority in the society of the time. The book takes place on a sealing ship in the Pacific Ocean in the early 20th century. The sailors on these sealing vessels were a brutal group of men. They were frequently getting into fights with one another and behaving in a beastly manner. One would wonder though, whether or not the men are actually animals. The rest of the civilized world, at this point

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    The novel White Fang is written by Jack London,who is an author of many books.White Fang is non-fiction and it is an interesting novel that drew me in from the start.Personally,I think this novel is important,because it teaches us about wild animals and their personal lifestyles and habitats.Truthfully, the reason I think this novel is important is,that is shows how the wildlife works and responds to dangers such as weather, predators, people, etc. White Fang takes place in the Yukon Territory of

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    Jack London wants the setting to represent an important part of the story. Thus, he gives a lot of details regarding the length and location of the Yukon. This way the reader can enjoy the rarity and magnificence of this river. He also longly describes the ice, the cold and his effects. The reader can easily feels what it is like to get frozen little by little, because every gesture painfully made is precisely described. We understand how each tiny mistake under these cold conditions become suddenly

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    White Fang By Jack London

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    I recently read the book White Fang by Jack London. The story is a work of realistic fiction and it tells the story of a wolf as he grows up from a pup. It is a story of maturing and how life affects you as you grow. It tells of the strife something must experience as it grows in the wild. This story is considered a classic among many people and it is written in the traditional style. This story takes place in the Yukon Territory in Canada for the most part, but later moves to the Santa Clara

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    Fire of London The Great Fire of London was an enormous fire that burned down almost all of London. It started on September 2, 1666, as a small fire erupted on Pudding Lane the city of London would not know the suffering they were about to endure (Jokinen 1). One of many buildings the fire burnt down was the world renowned Globe Theatre. The Great Fire of London affected many people, property, and famous architecture that would pave the way for a new ruler of England. The Great Fire of London began

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    Jack London is a novelist, journalist, social activist and he wrote a incredible quote. “I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” This quote means that he would rather be a person that does stuff and takes risks than a boring person that does nothing and lives long. This statement relates to extreme sports because extreme sports is about risk taking and not sitting around doing nothing with your life. If there was something between

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    The churches of London have been through a lot over the past few centuries and the show us every major phase of English history. The church had a great importance in the medieval society and transitioned now to the modern days. There are little events that changed the buildings inside and outside such as the laying of London Underground which damaged only one churches and there are big incidence such as the Great fire of London which completely destroyed or severely damaged over 80 churches. Since

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    Have you ever heard of the ghost dog? In the adventure story Call Of The Wild by Jack London there is a ghost dog named Buck. Buck’s nickname from the Yeehats is ghost dog because they said that all the future breeds followed in his footsteps even though he isn't there. In the novel Buck had shown the theme survival of the fittest several times. This novel has several examples for the theme survival of the fittest.At the one point in this story Buck and his team’s camp got invaded by

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    power but in London, England the monarchy runs things a little differently than most would think. Beginning with London’s general history, the monarchy's history, and how London has changed over the years. The city has a very remarkable past on how it evolved over time. London, England has been around for a very long time, therefore the city itself has a lot of history. The cities engaging and eventful history starts off in 50 A.D, when the Romans founded London. The word “London” is considered

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