Remember to study for vocab and grammar this evening. Make sure you are reading through chapters 7-9 and doing your post its.
For this evening:
Tell me, how would you describe your ideal world? This could include things as the people in your life, government, etc. Think about why you think Chris McClandess would want to walk away from his situation and discuss if you would ever walk away from what you have or what makes someone make a drastic decision such as this.
16 comments:
In my ideal world people would probably be a whole lot nicer, everyone would have to work for what they want and actually stick to their own rules. People would only achieve things if they really deserved them. Yes, that sounds a bit too tough but im tired of some people just being handed things on a golden platter while the rest of us hold our mouth and watch its just unfair. Chris most likely wanted to walk away from what he had because he felt like he didnt have any goals and that is parents just gave him whatever he wanted. Where to most of us that sounds kind of good he probably felt like his life was just too easy and he needed a challenge. I believe Chris just needed a challenge in his life and thats why he made his decision to go to alaska and pretty much cut himself off from everything. Personally i wouldnt walk away from what i have because im not just handed things in life my parents make me work for what i want. If they didnt my life would just be too easy and i would probably do the same thing Chris did except not so drastic.
My ideal world would be a healthier world. There wouldn't be cancer or other diseases. People would definatly live longer healthier. I think Chris walked away to gain respect. He thought that his parents just wanted to buy his happiness. He on the other hand wanted to work for it and not get a special treatment. Thats why Chris left his family and went around the continent trying to find happiness and respect.
My ideal world would be with a lot more peace than there is now. People would be able to follow their own rules; to a certain limit though. I know Chris wasn't living his ideal world until he left home. His ideal world seemed to be was him being free. Chris felt he had to work himself to get what he wanted and not just get things handed to him. I would personally never walk away from what I have because I appreciate it all. I wouldn't want to end up like Chris did. People might make a drastic decision like this though because maybe they think there is a better way in life. Chris thought there was so he went out to find it.
My ideal world would be a more advanced world. A world with better health care. Also, a world with better efficent cars and such. Chris walked away from his life. I believe he did this because, as you said in class, his parents thought they could buy his happiness. As we all know, that is false. If my parents tryed to buy me out, i would do the same thing. What Chris did was extreme, i wouldnt go that far with the subject.
my ideal would have to be people not have to be shy. everyone should not have to be timid to ask someone a question. in chrises case ik think it would have been a better life for him if he told his parents what he was planning. or if he told jim what he was planning to do in alaska. he would have been probly still alive now if he had told someone instead of keeping it all to himself. this sounds easy to accopmlish but sometimes it is the hardest thing to do of all. that is why i think we should all be less timid.
In my ideal world, people would be alot more understanding and nice. They wouldn't do something to just get others attention. They would be nice just to simply be nice and not want a bone thrown to them if they do something good. I'm sick of people only doing stuff for themselves. I think Chris walked away from his life because he was sick of everything just being an everyday habit. I think that he wanted to have everyday be something new and not be the expected. He was probably sick of everything just being handed to him in life and he never had to work for anything. I personally would never walk away from what i have because I like the life i have. I don't get everything i want, i still have to work for things that i want. Everyday for me is something new and i wouldn't want that taken away from me.
My ideal world would be a peacfull world. All countrys would work together, there would be no war, and enough food for everybody. We would also have a cure for cancer. We would no longer depend on fasul fules because are cars can tun on sea water and are energy would come from are surroundings. I think Chris left for his journey because he felt board with his life and felt he wasn't living it to its fullest. I dont think i would ever do what he did without talking to my family. But it would be cool to go on a big trip like that, and maby someday i will.
In my ideal world people would tell the truth all the time. That's the biggest thing I would want. People would be nice and keep peace. There would be no wars and no killing! Another really big thing I would want in my ideal world is zero stereotypes. The last major thing I would want is equalness. I mean with oppertunity. No one should get special treatment just because of their parents and people they know. (children of celebs *cough cough* Like Paris Hilton! haha) I think people should have to work hard for what they want. No one should just get things handed to them. I think Chris walked away from everything he knew because he didn't like the way his family and the people around him did things. He grew up in a middle class family I believe, so chances are he could have been a bit spoiled. I don't think that's how he wanted to live his life. He wanted to get things his way, by working. That's why he left and he learned to survive on his own. His way was without money and all the things his parents and others wanted to give him. I honestly don't think I could ever walk away from everything I have. Maybe parts of my life, but definitely not everything. If I was to make a decision to leave things behind, I think I would move away from here. That's it. I would never go as far as Chris did. I think to make a drastic decision such as the one Chris made, you have to really dislike the ways thing are going.
Mariah Fabean.
In my ideal world there wouldn't be any more wars and no one would be sick. Every one would be a lot nicer to each other. The world would be a better place to live. Chris really wanted to get away from his lifestyle because he just didn't want to deal with it anymore. I would never walk away from what I have. I wouldn't be able to live without any of it.
A world of no evil, conniving, manipulative sisters, no strict, dictating parents, no divorces and a perfect boyfriend is my ideal world. In my ideal world, I would have a sister that supports me, sticks by my side and never lies to me. I would have parents (that were happy and together) that would let me live my life and mess around all I want as a kid, because they would trust me that I would get my act together when necessary. Unfortunately, I live in a world with a sister that likes to stab you in the back, and parents that like to leave each other, with no care for what happens to the children. Yet I would only walk away from this if there was promise life could be better somewhere. A place where happiness overrules depression and lets you be who you are. I might even do it if there was no guarantee that there'd be a better life. I think Chris walked away from his situation, because he knew he could not be happy unless he fulfilled what he considered his "dream" or lifestyle of his choosing. He was unhappy and was being shoved into a corner where he was told what to do. Where everyone thought realistically, when the only thing HE thought about was his ideal life.
In my ideal world, many things would be a lot different, and many things would stay the same. For example, nobody would judge people and nobody cared about what they looked like and their social status. Everyone would have their own personality and they wouldn't care what other people thought about it. Nobody should change because of what other people are thinking, becaues that is really stupid. Also everyone would be nice and welcoming. No mean people! Everybody would be honest and not so greedy. I am not really sure what would cause Chris to just leave everything behind and go out on his own, just walk away from it all. I don't think that there would be any circumstances that were so bad that you just walked away from it all, for me. Maybe if somthing extreme happened, but other than that, no most likely not. I love my family and everything i have too much to leave it all behind.
My ideal world would have much less government problems, like health care, economic issues, etc. Also like would be the same for everyone, everyone gets the same salary, everyone gets the same education. This would stop some of the problems in our society. I think thats what Chris was trying to do. He was trying to go out and create his "perfect world." I think he just wanted to escape from everything in the world. In the end he may not have suceeded but he did accomplish a lot.
An ideal world~? ummm well if you ask me my ideal world would be simple. I would want nothing more then for the disabled people, whether they be physical or mental. To be understood and assisted by the normal. If you ask me the rest of the world can go about it's merry ways so long as this is resolved. Probably sounds stupid to some people am i right? But if you ask me chris/alex probably left his home for many other more important personal values and beliefs. But i dont nesscarly care. If i did something in a way like chris i'd probably flee from socity only to prove my points. Everyone had reasons behind what they do and one of my reasons to an ideal world would be equality.
My ideal world would consist of no fast food, no chuck noriss jokes and let parent disipline their kids without the government steping in. I say this because the U.S. has about 60% of its population is overweight. No more noriss jokes becuase there annoying as hell and they make no sence. Lastly my disiplineing statment. I say this because your child could be a defiant lil bastard and if you say slap them across the face or throw em up against a wall to scare em a little they call child services and then the parents go to jail for disiplining there kids. seems like the only thing you can do is say don't do that again and hope they don't. To me thats bullshit just my opinion tho. Chris probibly walked away from everything because he wasn't a little golden rich boy that wanted everything handed him. he actually wanted to work for something and have it actually mean something to him. Usually i get random stuff handed to me like my ipod 360 and computer but when it comes to asking for cash they tell me get a job. For some reason i like that i don't know why i just do.
In my ideal world, there would be no violence, a perfect economy, and no homework in school. I would want there to be no violence because it just causes issues that don't need to happen in the first place. An example to me would be the War in Iraq. I think it's stupid how we're over there because quite frankly I don't even know what we're fighting for anymore. Secondly, I would want there to be a perfect economy. Everyone would be at least middle class and we wouldn't have to have worry so much about the economy like we do now a days. Lastly, I would want no homework in school. Most of my days, I want to hang out with my friends when I get home from school, but no, I have to do homework. Personally, I would never just walk off the face of the earth because there are too many things in my life that mean so much to me. My family and friends mean the most to me and I could and would never just leave them like Chris did. I really have no idea why someone would want to do this, because I know I would never in a million years.
Sam Taranek
If the world was my own ideal world, then things would go a lot more smoothly and people would be a lot nicer. I would understand why people do the things they do, and i wouldn't be having to figure that out constantly. Chris' world was falling apart in his eyes before he set himself apart from it. When he embarked on his adventure, he acquired brand new eyes and saw the beauty in everything. He must of been on the edge of losing his sanity, because the decision to walk away was a real drastic decision. My world wouldn't cause me to do such a thing, but I'm sure Chris had his reasons. For him, it was the right thing to do, and people should understand that if they put themselves in his shoes.
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