Research Paper

I will be writing about The Brady Bunch and how it had an effect on the development of the "normal" American Family. This show is different from other shows that involve a family because it isn't the typical, white picket fence picture. It shows that no family portrays that perfect image and that there are always parts of a family that are Dysfunctional in some way. This is very relevant to today because it relates to all families.

Patricia Hampl's Purpose

I think the purpose for the author to write this was to show that without being able to describe what you are writing about and give specific detail there is no meaning to the writing. If you were to just pick a random topic and give no skill in describing in detail, what is the point of writing in the first place.

Comparing Walt McCandless and Krakauer

Yes I think it was a good idea because I think it gave purpose to why Krakauer was really writing about Chris's life and gave us insight to how he was able to compare himself to the character. It forced me to try to find similarities between my and life and Chris's and helped change my opinion toward the novel. After reading farther into the book I realized that Chris really was doing sometime that made him feel successful and accomplished. My opinion completely changed from thinking Chris was crazy to being inspired from his actions.