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Call of the Wild (TV series)
Call of the Wild is also a novel by Jack London. For a list, see disambiguation.

Call of the Wild is an adventure television series based on the best-selling novel of the same title by author Jack London. It was shown on Animal Planet. The thirteen episodes of Call of the Wild would later be released on DVD into 120 minute full length movie.

Plot (DVD movie):

The DVD movie (that essentially is the television series but compact into 120 minutes) is about a 15-year old boy by the name of Miles Challenger. The movie is set out in the Yukon and revolves around Miles and a dog he encounters named Buck. Miles takes a great liking to Buck when he first sees him in an auction in the beginning of the movie. Miles puts up a bid for the dog, but it isn’t really much compared to the bids of people around him. At the end of the auction Buck is won over by a man, a mail carrier who actually needs more dogs for his sled. Miles’ Mother and Stepfather (John Thornton) talk about his future and what might happen to him later on in life. Miles has an eagerness to run off and become a guide. His Stepfather steps in and says that he should be in school. Miles’ Stepfather also worries that he is too inexperienced to lead other people through such a cold and bipolar environment. Throughout the first half of the movie, there are two story lines that we follow, the life of Miles and the life of the sled dog Buck. These two story lines later on intersect and the whole second half of the film revolves around the story of Buck becoming the lead sled dog for a few inexperienced travelers who end up hiring Miles as their guide. The rest of the film’s plot is based around the survival story of Miles and Buck trying to survive the harsh and intense environment.

The Attendance Policy for Rhetoric 101 and Rhetoric 102 works like this:

If you expect to miss class, or have recently missed class, please explain in writing. Email or a handwritten note will do fine. If the explanation is acceptable, you will not be penalized for missing class. I'll work with you to go over whatever you missed (bear in mind that class discussions are difficult to reconstruct!). Acceptable reasons for missing class include illness, family emergency, and religious obligation. Other reasons may excuse your absence as well, though I reserve the right to make a final decision.

I allow one unexcused absence per semester, without penalty. Additional absences will incur a penalty of 2 percentage points each. So, for example, if you've earned a grade of 88 for your semester's work, and have three unexcused absences, I will count two of those absences and lower your grade by 4 points, so that you would end up with 84. (That would be the difference between a B+ and a B!)

Finally, I consider students to be only "half present" if they come to class unprepared or forget to bring their books or arrive late. I deduct one point for each "half presence" after the first two.

Let me know if you have any questions. The easiest way to work with this policy is simply to come to every class, unless you have a compelling reason not to. In that case, let me know in writing.