5 Paragraph Essay: The Perfect Storm

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Final Exam Five Paragraph Essay The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger was the true story of a mid sized swordfish boat and it’s crew going out of the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts and getting caught in one of the worst hurricanes of the century. The six crew members on the ship were there to catch as many swordfish as they could and return quickly to get as much money as possible. The crew of the Andrea Gail knew there was a large storm coming, but wanted to get back to port before the fish went bad. Trying to avoid the storm, the Andrea Gail ended up right in the middle of it. The crew was presumed dead days after they started searching for them. The book shows these people had a lot of drive to them, but unfortunately they could not survive. Because it is a true story, some parts are unknown. Also, It was controversial at first when Sebastian Junger was writing this, because many felt it was disrespectful to the families of the deceased. Junger was a journalist so he wrote as it is, but could really dig deep and show you every detail he heard from the family members. His descriptions were so vivid it was like you were there. …show more content…

He too, ended up losing his life, like the crew of the Andrea Gail. Chris McCandless was living in an abandoned bus out in a hunting area of Alaska, and was thought to have died because of something he ate. He was a very smart person and had vast knowledge of the outdoors. This is another controversial book because many people had different opinions on Chris and his family along with the author, John Krakauer. Both Krakauer and Junger were journalists, so they did not make anything up they did not know. They met with family members and people the deceased knew to get their information for the

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