Hello. Hope you did not miss me to much today. I am sure that you got good starts on your project. Remember that you have a vocab quiz tomorrow and to bring your independent reading book with you as well. You will have time again on Monday to work on the project but that will likely be the last in class day to do so. I would imagine that we will do the presentations next Friday.
On to today's question:
What do you think of the many people in "Into the Wild" who seem to be living as transients or squatters (if you do not know what these mean look them up!)? Does the freedom of their lifestyle (or of Chris') appeal to you? Do you think they should attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods? Why or why not?
49 comments:
What do you think of the many people in "Into the Wild" who seem to be living as transients or squatters (if you do not know what these mean look them up!)? Does the freedom of their lifestyle (or of Chris') appeal to you? Do you think they should attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods? Why or why not?
I think that the people in "Into the Wild" are trancendentalist. One reason i say this is because they do what ever they want. Also, i think that they think they do what ever they want to. This doesn't really apeal to me in any way. I say this because i don't care how people i don't even know really live. Unless they are breaking the law in a really bad way, like killing people for no reason. I tihnk they should try to establish stable homes because it will help own economy and society. Also, they should livelihood because it helps other people
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
I find that lifestyle appealing but i don't think its something i would ever go through with. I wouldn't mind traveling to different places, and seeing new things. Or feeling like i don't have any responsibilities or expectations i have to uphold. I don't expect to ever be a squatter, I think I'm too controlling. I like to have plans and dependency with issues in my life. Honestly i don't care how they live. If they want to be transient or a squatter, if its how they want to live, i can respect that.
Chloe Martin, 6th hour
Well Mr.Kay I think that Chris parents lifestyle might appeal to someone. But it doesn't appeal to me. I think that people that live like that are so so shollow. I think that, that is not right. Most people that live that lifestyle are shallow and are hurtful to other people.
Mr. kay
I don't think that there lifestyle would apeal to me. I think that doing something like chris/alex did was pretty cool, but I don't think that I would ever do something like that. It just doesn't seem that right leaving everthing behind and going to live a new life. I think that these people should go out and live there journy and then find a nice place to live and setle down. They should get the exsperiance down and feel good of what they have done, but not to live on there own for the rest of there life. If your are on your own that long I don't think that it would be very good for you to do.
Chris Reid
5th hour
The many people in Into the Wild that seem to be living as squatters or transients doesnt really appeal to me. Like Ty said I dont really care how people live their life. I only care if it effects me or our society in a negative. I think people like squatters should establish a stable home and contribute to our society and economy. It would help our state and country a lot if everyone had a stable job and place to live and paid taxes. Personally, I think the world we be in a better way if people like squatters or transients didn't exist.
Cody Kabisa
6th hour
What do you think of the many people in "Into the Wild" who seem to be living as transients or squatters (if you do not know what these mean look them up!)? Does the freedom of their lifestyle (or of Chris') appeal to you? Do you think they should attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods? Why or why not?
I think that the people that seem to be living as transients or squatters are kinda cool. Mainly because they live wherever they want and not pay taxes. Their freedom does appeal to me cuz I would love to be able to travel around, like Chris. Live where i want to live. And to not have to worry about taxes would be awesome. Well for them to establish stable homes may give them a better chance of surviving, depending on the supplies they have. And if they have a family, and their traveling with them, it would be better for their family.
James Richardson
5th hour
The people that live as trancendentalist are not apealing to me. I wouldnt want to live like them. Chirs lives out in the wild and other places i deffinetly would not want to live like that. They all think they can do wut they want to do. They dont really folow the law like how alex doesnt get hunting liscense. They want to live their own way, I dont think thats a bad thing. But they should follow the laws and not be crazy.
Katlyn Twigg 6th Hour
Mr Kay,
I find the people in "into the wild" to be transients ans squatters because they never really settle in one place or at least not legally. It appeals to me because they aren't applying themselves with governments rules and they do so because they feel they don't need to. They sort of like to not be so legal, but in a good way and for their own good and that appeals to me. They seem like both transcendentalists and romanticists because of this. Because they don't settle anywhere or not legally, they just do what they want because they don't want government to interfere with their lives. I don't think people who are squatters or transients should try this because they may not be ready for such lifestyle and they also may get stir crazy or something from staying in the same place for a while. They could get sick of being in the same place and go crazy.
-Luke LaFountain
6th Hour
I do think that most ot the people in "Into the Wild" seem to be transients or squatters. I don't think that I would like to live like them. I love having a home that I can escape to when needed. I love how it's always there and I'm familar with it. The familarity helps me relax and feel at home. Most of the transients move from place to place and stay in campers or tents. I like knowing exactly where my house is and will be and who is in and around my house. I don't think people need to establish stable homes because if it is the way they want to live and it makes them happy. However, if there are kids in the family I think that they should have a stable, familar home.
Kristen Pauly
6th hour
There are many people in "Into The Wild" that are transients and squatters. Their lifestyles dont really appeal to me that much. Because they really dont get in my way, so I dont mind them. I think people should make their own decisions about where to live or where to go, and people shouldnt interfere with those decisions. In my opinion, I think that those people should live in stable homes. Because they should contribute to the economy, and pay taxes, and bills like everyone else. Also to keep in touch with their family, if your family never knows where you live, you cant really keep in touch with them. But other than that, people should decide on their own where they want to live.
Mr. Kay,
I think it would be cool to live like Chris. Honestly, I dont think I could ever go through with it though. Most of the time I like to know when and what I am doing. It would definatly be fun though to go from place to place seeing new things. The people in the book are almost all transients because they pretty much do whatever they want. I think that they shouldnt have to have a stable home. They should be allowed to live how they want to. Thats the whole idea of freedom in our country.
Jordan Blanzy
5th hr
6th
Many of the people in Into the Wild live as transients or squatters. However, I think Chris is more of a squatter than a transient because he settled onto land without the governments permisssion. He set his mind for this for a very long period of time, which transients don't usally do. To an extent niether of these lifestyles appeal to me. I completley encourage individualism, and if this is the way you would want to live I respect that, but I would never live these lifestyles. I can see why a person may be a squatter, you would have the opportunities to see new places and meet many intresting people. However, I would need to have a place I know I can come to everyday and be with the people close to me. I don't think I could ever live the lifestyle of a transient. I don't like when people only hold on to something until they get sick of it then start something new. Thats not the way I would want to live my life.
well in into the the wild( i cant thnk of what chapter) it talked about this whole group of kids that lived a similar to chris. it showed you there was like this whole breed of chris McCandless' out there. i think the freedom of there lifestlye appeals to me somewhat. i like the fact that they jsut go out and do what they want and dont really let money affect them. they dont get cuaght up in trying to make a ton of cash that they suddenly forget everything else. i dont neccesarily think they should have to attempt to establish stable homes becuase like in chris' case he already had that with his parents and he obviously didnt like it. and generally i think these people know what they want, they dont seem like the type to be wishy-washy on important stuff.
Andy B, 6th hour
People in "in the wild" i think there are tandcendentalist. I think this because they basicaly do what they want to do and say what they want. the lifestyle there living does and doesnt appeal to me. one reason they appeal to me is because they basicaly get to do whatever they wish too do. There are no rules. It doesnt appeal to me because i like to live stable and not moving all the time. I would no how to live if there wasnt rules to live by and i wouldnt no how to support myself. i think they should try to live stable because it makes it more like home feeling and it would be easier to live because you already have a home you wont have to look for a new one.
crystal maybee
5th hour
I think they all have their own causes to doing what ever they want.If they want to go out of the regular ways of society so be it,its not my problem.No it doesnt because if I was out there I would probally of been stupid enough to eat the wrong berries.I dont think I could do some of the things Chris or the climbers did.Such as walking so many miles or climbng a mountain.Yes I do.All of these men sounded like they could support a good job and live a great normal life.Except I think it would change history they broke the borders of society even though many consider there decisions stupid I think they couldve been some of the best chosen.Without these men leaving to do what their heart desires they wouldve lived the same regular life of having a nice job and a family.So I wouldnt have liked them to establish stable homes.
TYler McLeod 6th
I think the people in into the wild are squatters because they don't seem to move, or if they do it isn't very far. The freedom seems unsafe to me, there are many dangers,however they do obey my philosophy with "live on edge with a grappling hook." Stable homes have many points to them. You can get a feel to the environment and have nothing surprise you. But eventfully, to someone, this would become repetitive and boring(what school seems sometimes but is really slightly different each day) and would like to move.
Derek Guckian
6th hour
I believe that in the book Chris is the best example of a transient. He sometimes can be categorized under a squatter though. In the first part of the book he was living on a danger zone that was not marked by the government. However, he is more of a transient because he is always going against the tide. He took an insanly tough trip to Alaska without much help at all. Compared to Chris in the book, everybody else looks like squatters however some of them can break out of that and be nonconformists such as Westerberg. Chris' lifestyle really does not appeal to me. Although I like a good adventure, I can see taking it to that far of an extreme. I think that they should be able to do what they want to do. If they want to establish livelyhoods, they can. However, I think that people are going to do what they all want to do most in the end.
William Schwartz
6th hr
I think that people in "Into the Wild" are both squatters and transients. Actually, Chris's life of living free does not appeal to me. Even now, after a long day at school, then poms afterward, and waiting for my brother to get done with football. Then having so much homework, and tests to study for. I love coming home to relax, read, then sleep. I like knowing that I always have a place to come home to wherever I go. Just like the quote from "Wizards of Oz" "There's no place like home!". I do think that they should attempt to establish sable homes and livelihoods, because they should also help out our economy, work and pay taxes like like everyone else has to do.
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
transients or squatters, dude i dont wanna be either of these. tell you the truth, to hell with the book, yeah i read it, but only because i figured, that we'd be doing a essay on it and id need to actually.....read the book..... and it helped i think? but i don't know what either of the 2 are
so i cant pick but i think that noone in the book's personality, lifestyle, or idea's are in check with mine.... although mine has changed due to people i've met, and will be going back!!! well, stability + live's = normality in the brain....... if you are stable you will eventually want new things, work for them and you can obtain them...... dont and you will not obtain them.... simple. >alex warner 5th hour<
I think that all of the people in the book are transcendentalists. They live the lives that they choose. I think that they need to change their lifestyle to live in a stationary place. Only for their safety. I do not accustom myself to this lifestyle. I do not like living on the edge all of the time. I don't think that this lifestyle is good because it led to his death, and he was very sick and suffered.
i think people in "into the wild" are transcendentalist. the reason is because they tend to do what they want and not what others want. i think that i appeals to me in a way, because i tend to do what i want and not what others want me to do. i think that they should settle in a stable home and life style. i think this because why would want to move from place to place when you could settle in one place. i think that the people that move from place to place are the people that can't handle one life style. i'm not saying all of them cant just some of them are.
Their lifestyle does appeal to me in a way. The people in the book live how they want too and dont let anyone run their lives. Chris especially shows that even doing things that other people might think is crazy, its how he lives it up. I think trying to establish stable homes and livelihoods would be a good idea. Although the transients might see it differently. IT could appeal to them to see how lives are different in other locations.
SEan Deters
What do you think of the many people in "Into the Wild" who seem to be living as transients or squatters (if you do not know what these mean look them up!)? Does the freedom of their lifestyle (or of Chris') appeal to you? Do you think they should attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods? Why or why not?
I think people from into the wild living as squatters or transients would not appeal to me in anyway. I would have no care on how peope want to live there life. I would only care if it affected me or someone close to me. For example, If I found out some random guy living in the woods shot my dog for food I would be pissed. People can live how they want or believe. The laws are here for a reason and need to be followed, even if you dont believe in them. People live how they want and we need to respect everyone even if they are diferent.
Hunter White.
6th Hour.
I think all of the people who tried to give Chris a home are the dumbs people ever. I mean like if let someone say with you like chris, who was planning to go into the wild would you let him. I would try to convince him to stay. I would tell him that he will end up dead. The people in the book said oh he will be fine. Hes a smart kid he shall be able to do it. Well they saw how he was not prepared good enough. They should have stop him.
They are all stupid.
Zack Ruffin 6th
I think that it would be amazing to never have to worry about a thing. I don't think that I would be able to go through all the physical and mental abuse though. I would probably give up after like two hours of being in the wild. I really don't think that I would ever leave my life to do what chris did. I respect these people a lot though. They have to put up with all the hard work trying to survive, and i imagine that would be really tough. I don't think that they should try to build stable homes and livelihoods. I think this because obviously theyre happy with their life and they love it. Its not for me to say wether or not they should live their lives like me.
I think it would be hard to move around so much. You would have to meet new people constantly. But if you stay in the same place, i think thats better. You develop long relationships and enjoy spending time with those that are close to you. I dont think i could ever live a life like chris's. he just moves around too much. I am gonna try very hard to establish a stable home and lifestyle. I want close friends, and not making new ones every few years.
Amy urbanik
5th hour
I think it would be cool to live like Chris. Honestly, I dont think I could ever go through with it though. Most of the time I like to know when and what I am doing. It would definatly be fun though to go from place to place seeing new things. The people in the book are almost all transients because they pretty much do whatever they want. I think that they shouldnt have to have a stable home. They should be allowed to live how they want to. Thats the whole idea of freedom in our country.
Alex Martin
Most of the people in the book "Into the Wild" are living trasnsients and squatters. Mainly though I belive most of them are tansients for doing what they want to do. Chirs is the biggest one I belive in the whole book. These lifestyles do not appeal to me and they neaver will appeal to me. This is beacsue I like a straight foward lifestyle and play it safe. The people in the book I belive should live the life they want to. Heck that is what makes them differnt and transients.
Shaun Gerber
5th Hour
I think that many of the peope in " Into the Wild " are transients or squtters. The lifestyle of Chris doesnt really appeal to me. I like being able to come home and see my family and to have the people i do in my life. Other people may feel differently but having a home and people i can always count on is comforting to me. I think that people like chris dont have to have a stable home and livelihood. Its up to them and how they want to live their life. If they are happier on their own living from place to place and not commiting to relationships with people , thats up to them.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
Mr. Kay,
None of the lifestlyes in Into The Wild appeal to me. As much as you know that I like to do my own thing, I also like to follow the law. These people in this book do whatever they want and dont appreciate anything. The only thing that would appeal to me is living in the wild for a little while. I would like to be in the wild and camp out and stuff like that. The one thing that I would do is at least bring a cell phone with me and let my fmily know how Im doing! I would also like to travel around the world and meet new people and see new things that I would never see where I live at now.
Tim Wilson
5th hour
Most of the people from "Into the Wild" are transients because most of them only stay in a place for a limited time. Squatters do stay in a certain place but usually for a longer time or maybe forever. Their free lifestyle does appeal to me. To live in the wild and not be bothered by anyone sounds great. They should not attempt to settle down to stable homes if they've been doing this their whole lives. Why not just conform to everybody else in the world, I'm starting to think that the American Dream is a way of conforming. If someone has been a transient or squatter for so long and like what they are doing then they shouldn't stop.
Carolyn Newton Period 5
The many people who live as transients or squatters do not affect me much. I realize that there are many of them in the world, living without owning property and paying taxes. Although some people might argue that everyone should have to be treated equally and pay taxes, I would have to disagree. Those who do not own property or pay taxes have a harder lifestyle than most of us average Americans. Plus, they do not get some of the benefits us citizens get, such as voting. The freedom of their lifestyle does not appeal to me though. I believe that freedom is a good thing, but living without basically any rules is not. I would not want to have to live without a stable income and shelter. I do think they should attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods, but only if they choose to do so. If they enjoy their lifestyle, I do not see a need for them to try to conform to society. On the other hand, if they feel as if they want to do something different in their lifestyle, it wouldn't hurt to try to work your way up to a more stable life.
Kaleigh Swanson
6th hour
I think the people in "into the wild" are squatters. I think that because the don't seem to move at all. If they do its not very far. I don't think that their lifestyle is something i would consider. Its not safe to just go live off in the wild. but i mean its how they want to live. Its not my opinion. I do think that they should try to attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods because what there doing isn't right.
Hailey Ledgley(:
5th hour.
I think that the people in "Into the Wild" are trancendentalist. One reason i say this is because they do what ever they want. Many of the people in the bookn really do whatever they want to do. This really doesnt appeal to me. only because i dont really do that i follow what is exspected of me. i try to do my best for what is exspected of me. I do think you should establish stable livelihoods because if things go wrong and youve got no were to go then your s.o.l on that.
John Kent
5th hour
I think their lifestyle is okay. As long as they aren’t harming anyone or anything and they have proper hygiene, let them live their life. I like the freedom of their lifestyle. Personally, I like to still have something to work for so I don’t feel like I have too much free time. I like the idea of a permanent place to live. I don’t think they should attempt to establish stable homes and livelihoods if they don’t want to. As long as they are not breaking the laws. I say let bygones be bygones.
i think the people in "Into the Wild" that are transients or squatters can be a little inspiring. their freedom is differnet than most people would think. not the freedom to choose or vote. but to feel like nothing in the world is holding you back. sometimes when i am reading i wonder what it would be like to live in the wilderness with nothing. i would probably enjoy it for like a couple of days. i think i would get a lot out of it, yet i am not sure what. i think they should live how they want to. if they don't want a stable home then they can continue the way they are living if it makes them happy.
I think the people in "In To The Wild" are trancendentalist. I think this because, they all do what they want to. They dont need peoples help. I don't really think they appeal to me, because, to me it doents really matter how other people live their life unless it effect me. Everyones different and likes to do their own things in many different ways. I think they should try to establish stable homes. I think this because, i think it would make it better for surving, in many different ways. But also i think they should be able to live their life how they want to.
I find the lifestyle appealing but i do not think it's right. I don't like the idea that certain individuals can go live off some random land without paying rent or something. It isn't fair to other hard-working Americans that worked for their house and other things in their lives. However, I would like the fact that I have all the freedom in the world if I were one of these people. That being said, maybe they have too much freedom. I think they should attemp to take up a permanent or temporary residence and establish their lives in society. You can live somewhere and have a nice life without voicing your opinion and speaking out in the community - whether it is conformity or non-conformity.
I think that the many people in Into The Wild are transcendalist. The one person I am really talking about is Chris. I think these kind of lifestyles do appeal to me in a good way. I like the fact that these people are taking their chances and doing what they want to do not what other people want them to do. Most people get pushed around and dont know what they are getting themselves into. Chris is leadiong his own life and doing what he thinks is best for himself. I think these kind of people should at least try to establish some sort of stability so they have something to start off of and support them through what they choose to do.
Troy Wojichowski 6th hr
Taylor Dieck
Honestly, the lifestyles of just being free do not appeal to me at all. I believe in life having some sort of order and having problems. When you just do whatever you want and don't deal with anything you never have problems. I think that in life it's perfectly fine to try to find who you are, but i also think you should have priorities in life. you need to have some sort of order in your life, it can not just be chaos all the time. Many people raise kids, and have steady jobs, and still love life. You can have priorities in life and still be happy. But people need to choose how they live their life, and be happy with it.
I think that the people in "Into The Wild" are mostly transcendentalists. I consider Chris a squatter. He is constantly picking up and moving around. He settles on land that is not his for a while and then moves again. I kind of like Chris's lifestyle because he is practically free. He doesn't have to answer to anyone or anything. He roams around like a loan wolf doing what he wants as he pleases. the only part that wouldn't appeal to me is leaving my parents, I wouldn't know what I would do if I couldn't see them again. I think once they establish their dream and achieve it then they should settle down. I believe you first need to "Live" before you can live.
Tyler Inman
5th Hour
Megan Fraser 6th hour
I think that a lot of the people that Chris meets are transients or squatters or on the edge of becoming either of them. They like to roam around and like change a lot and the unexpected. That lifestyle doesn't really appeal to me. I like where I am and that I have a place that is safe and always there. It is fun to go different places and try new things, but I wouldn't like living like that all the time. It can be dangerous sometimes. I think that living like that is their choice and no one should make them change. It is their life and they should be in charge and do whatever it is that makes them happy, as long as it is not putting other people in danger.
I think that lifestyle does sound appealing. To be free, and not have the worries of normal society. People should make stable homes and environments like this. If that is what they want, it shouldnt be wrong. America stands for the pursuit of happiness and that makes certain people happy. It shouldnt be wrong as long as they arent harming anyone or doing illegal acts. It's a way of life that should be respected.
-Mikki Nosek 5th hour
I think the peopl in "into the wild" are aquatters. I don't really think they appeal to me because i really dont matter how other people live their life. No because i have no idea whats going on. I dont even know what half of this crap means.
I think they are trying to live life the way they want. It may not be the cleanest or healthyest but they are geting by and enjoying themselves. It dosent appeal to me but it dosent offend me eather. Not everyone can afford a home or aparatment. I think they should attempt to though becuase it would be nicer and healthyer. It may mean a change in lifestyle for them but it could be for the better. Intead of liveing in random homes or constantly moving. Some people may prefer not to though they might feel cramped up and stuck in one place for to long.
kevin anderson
6th hour
In some ways i find Chris's life to be very interesting and exciting. But on other paths i find it very over the top to do. What i mean is that in some ways i wouldnt mind living the life as Chris does in some ways. One just finding and seeing a new aspect at life. Another, discovering new adventures, meeting new people, seeing new places. But on the other side of me i would might not want to take the chance because maybe i am not experianced enough. Or i dont have the supplies. One of the biggest things though that i find i would miss, is my family and friends. In life i am very loving and caring and when i travel places for long periods of time, i find myself to get homesick. These are just some of the reasons why i would and wouldnt consider taking the opportunity or chacesuch as chris/alex did.
Conner Risi
I do think that most ot the people in "Into the Wild" seem to be transients or squatters. I don't think that I would like to live like them. I love having a home that I can escape to when needed. I love how it's always there and I'm familar with it. The familarity helps me relax and feel at home. Most of the transients move from place to place and stay in campers or tents. I like knowing exactly where my house is and will be and who is in and around my house. I don't think people need to establish stable homes because if it is the way they want to live and it makes them happy. However, if there are kids in the family I think that they should have a stable, familar home.
John McLean
I think that many people in "Into the Wild" are transcendentalist. I believe this because they do what ever they want when they want to. This does appeal to me because I like the freedom of making my own choices. I think its fine to live this way if people aren't breaking major laws. I really dont know what else to say.
Samantha Casteel
5th hour
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