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Free Solo is a documentary, directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, capturing the life of 31-year-old Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to climb the 3,000 foot granite peak of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. It takes years upon years for Alex to mentally prepare and physically train for the seemingly impossible task at hand. Not only does he spend his time practicing his climbing skills, but Alex studies every ridge, crack, and angle in the rocks to plan out his route to the peak. The documentary captured all the emotional, physical, and and technical challenges that Alex and his loved ones face during such a dangerously exciting experience. Throughout the journey, the audience sees how demanding and intense the preparation for Alex's climb is. Alex is considered to be “on the spectrum,” and therefore does not experience the feeling of thrill by completing the same tasks that most people do. For example, some people get a thrilling, excited feeling from roller coasters, but Alex would not get that feeling. As a result, Alex falls in love with free solo climbing because he gets a feeling of thrill and excitement when he climbs and reaches the peak of a mountain.

The documentary exhibits all aspects of Alex’s journey, including both the difficulties, doubts, and successes. As he is preparing, Alex has to learn how to properly balance his diet so he has the energy to make the climb, he has to overcome a severe ankle sprain, and he has to overcome any doubts and hesitations he has that may prevent him from performing his best. Any single wrong step or slip could cost Alex his life, so he spends years planning out and practicing his climb to avoid losing his life.

The documentary does an outstanding job of exhibiting the harsh reality of Alex’s dreams. Several professional and experienced climbers are interviewed and offer their thoughts on Alex’s goal and persistence. Many support and believe in Alex, but some call Alex crazy for setting his sights on such a dangerous peak. Regardless of what others say, Alex accepts the possibility that he might die and does what he can to prevent it. In fact, his family, friends, and girlfriend are more fearful and hesitant than Alex is.

Overall, Free Solo displays more than a courageous man overcoming various barriers and breaking a world record, it demonstrates the valuable life lessons deeper than to persevere through difficult times. The documentary teaches the audience to set goals and dreams that you can push yourself to achieve; Alex exemplifies the fearless characteristics everyone strives to possess. In fact, the camera crew and acquaintances of Alex feared the possibility of his death more than Alex himself did. The camera crew even avoids filming Alex climbing from above because they do not want to risk having the footage of him falling to his death if it happens. By doing so, it proves how well-thought out, yet still real and true to the story, the film was. Therefore, I would highly recommend such a prestigious documentary.

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Opinion Essay:

I think the essay about a story from years ago is simply irrelevant. The story has already been written, there is no sense in revisiting the situation. By revisiting the story, the author makes it difficult for the audience to determine the purpose of the passage. Additionally, it generally leads to confusion throughout the essay. I was uncertain when she was referring back to the story and when she was adding new commentary to the topic. The passage as a whole was not easy to understand which weakened the fluidity of the narrative and contributed to my reasoning why Lore Segal’s topic of the essay is irrelevant.

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"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you're usually right." 

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"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you're usually right." 

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Text-to-Self: I often let my mindset determine my actions, I get down on myself and generally see the negative in most situations. I find this quote to be very inspiring and applicable to my life because I am too often the person who tells myself I can’t. Instead of being my biggest doubter, I should have confidence and believe in myself so that I will increase the likelihood of completing the challenge at hand.

Text-to-Text: This quote generally applies to all texts, but specifically applies to Gatsby’s motivation to gain wealth in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby starts his life without much money, but he is able to achieve great wealth because he believes it is possible and believes in himself.

Text-to-World: So many of the challenges we face have just as much to do with our mentality as our physical ability to overcome the challenge. This quote relates to every war because the United States, generally, would not risk getting involved in a war if they did not believe that they could win it. Currently, this could relate to presidential elections because candidates would not run for president unless they believed that they could be a successful and strong leader for the United States.

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"Don't let others' opinions influence you." 

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"Don't let others' opinions influence you." 

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cRXVnFST8t9RoSvqHSONrRJStHUtXjG5iTpzatzE41g/edit?usp=sharing

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Many problems have arisen in the culture of men. Crime rates, unemployment, homelessness, and even heart diseases more severely impact men in society than women. Studies have proven that this results from the male genetics and psychological features. Men experience a natural desire to show aggression and physical intensity, but no longer have many options for releasing this aggression. Therefore, more men end up unemployed, on the streets, and in jail than women.
This trend fairly evident in our community. Men do have a natural desire to hunt and let out their aggression in a non-harmful way, however, they have plenty of opportunities to do so in their daily lives. They can spend time working out, going for a run, going hunting, building and repairing household projects, and much more. Not enough men take advantage of these activities, which results in homeless and imprisoned men. According to Jessica Schladebeck, a reporter for "Daily News," "Conforming to the norms of the “masculinity ideology” can result in suppressing emotions and masking distress in young boys as well more risk-taking and aggressive behavior and a lack of willingness to seek out help."

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JyInFFQ3qqZsUQ45ST1Nq97J7GiM-9qKkMULij5msYI/edit?usp=sharing

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The Scream

O: The image illustrates an abstract person standing on a boardwalk in front of a body of water while the sun sets in the background.

P: The abstract person with a curved and misshaped face is the center of the piece. Behind the person are orange and blue curvy waves that makeup and exciting, abstract, and interesting scene behind the person.

T: The title “The Scream” gives more information of the person’s emotions and feelings that then allows the audience to infer a scenario of what might be happening that causes the person to scream.

I: The foreground and background are connected by wavy, curved lines and they relate the scene back to what is happening for the person. It keeps the piece somewhat mysterious and exciting because the audience has to infer the current events.

C: In his popular artwork, “The Scream,” Edvard Munch uses abstract painting along with curved and fluent line movements in order to lead the audience to infer what is happening. The deep contrast between warm and cool colors in the background gives the audience the idea that there could be a variety of scenarios occurring.