Group E Prompt

I do not believe that the life at home is why they go into the wild. I mean there are thousands of people who never talk to their family again but they never go into the wild. There has also been people who lover their families who went into the wild, but just loved the outdoors more. Chris really didn't exagerate anything. Krakuer made some leaps their but we really do not know how Chris felt about his family. The only thing we know is that Chris's dad had a seceret family that no-one knew about until later in Chris life. I think that is a reason Chris had resentmentfor his family.

Group D's Prompt

DOn't get me wrong or anything, Into the Wild is a great story with lots of passion and fats in there. If I were to write the story I would not jump to conclusions liek Krauker did. Saying that Chris didn't mingle with girls much. We only know of one instance with a girl after the bar. Just because it's not known doesn't mean to jump to conclusions. I would also use more facts on Chris, and other people who did the same thing as him. It is known lots of people do what Chris did and there is no relationship between Chris and these other people. I would support the realtionship with facts and show also show the people who live in the alaskan wild. Trying to comapre Chris with the rest of the world. This would really change the the story, but I would enjoy a more fact based novel.

Group C's Prompt

If I didn't like my parents and moved far away, I would not of want to be adopted. In Chris's case his family did love, well enought to get him a good college eduacation. I know that he and his father butted heads sometimes, but I do the same thing with my parents all the time. We can not pick our family which we were born into but we can choose our friends and the people you live with. I have lived in many places and have always had family's take me in. I may have looked at them like a family, but I never wanted to be their family. Because of my family I am the man i am today, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Chris didn't want to be adopted because he didn't want to many strings attached, and he see's himself as not wanting a father.

Group B's Prompt

During the last election I was stationed in Iraq. While I was over there Obama came over to have a visit with all of the leading generals over there. He also took time to met with some of the troops that were over there and had dinner with all of the people from Ill ions because he could only do that because he was their Senator. I thought this was amazing because he didn't quiet understand the situation and after going over there he realized he just couldn't leave the situation like he originally had said. I always have been very familiar with politics. But when Obama came and saw, and just didn't read what was in a newspaper it showed to his ability to understand. That what a specific moment in the last campaign where I felt like Obama might be a good president and his politics were more then an education and listening to adviser's opinions.