Personal Synthesis: A Personal Analysis Of 'Chuck Nolan'

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Personal Synthesis
Watching Chuck Nolan’s life before he is stranded on the island he was very organized and time oriented. He seemed to be obsessed with his pager and the technology needed for him to always be on time and to be organized. This was an irony I saw with him when he was on the island, Chuck had to make everything on the island and had to find new way to do things that he could not use technology to complete anymore. Living on an island for four years by oneself would be very had and complicated, learning to cope with the loneliness and the fact you have to do everything for yourself would be the hardest thing in my opinion.
Chuck led a pretty lonely life on the island, being there for over four years I was surprised he did not …show more content…

I can be kind of closed off and separated from people at first, but once I start to know people and approach them more then I become very open and outgoing. I feel this is a very important aspect of my life, it could be a good thing or a bad thing. One problem that comes from this aspect of me is that it makes it hard for me to meet new people because I always come off as closed off. I see Chuck Nolan as being a very outgoing person and he is not afraid to express himself, that is one difference between me and Chuck, but I feel that in time I could be more open and more approachable as a person like …show more content…

This was one of the main aspects that brought me to this crossroad that I am at now and that I faced at the beginning of my college career. When I decided to go to college I wanted to be a doctor, so that is how I started out. Looking at the challenges ahead of me on that path I did some research and decided to change paths and pursue a career in Health Services. In health services I can still help people the way I like and it also fits into my plan for myself. With what makes me myself I look at the crossroad I am at now and all I think to do is to keep moving forward and straight. Looking back is a different me and going left or right provides many new challenges, so forward is my only option. Even though I will run into many other crossroads and challenges on my current path, I feel the way I am put together I can overcome anything that comes my

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