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" I know, Im guilty. I understand that. I knew it was a crime, but I did it anyway." " Thats a strange attitude" he said.

I thought that this was a very interesting point in the story. This was when the narrator had been driving on his own ever since his attorney left. He was on the run without paying his hotel bill. He had a car full of drugs and was drunk and gets pulled over by a cop. I thought this was strange because right before he was pulled over he had extreme paranoia, but after he gets pulled over he seems to just not care, as the cop pulls up he just stand there leaning against the car with a beer. I don't know whether it was just the narrator just giving up and accepting jail or what hi thought process was. However in this situation, it seems to work because the cop gives him a break and lets him go.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-mLuLnN2xw

This video is just like the book describes it. I feel that the movie did a great job because it is extremely similiar to the book. When they do ether the book describes how they couldn't walk or control themselves. If ether is really like this in real life then it is a crazy drug that only crazy people would do. It is very wild that any one would ever do such a thing, but at the same time I think is is extremely interesting that a substance could do this to peoples' brains and make them behave in such a way.

Irb 1-summary (2)

I have finished part one of the book. A lot of crazy things happened to the characters while they were in Las Vegas. They do many different types of drugs such as cocaine, mescaline, ether, etc. The craziest drug scene thus far in the novel was the ether trip. They end up going to a circus and uff ether before walking in. They could hardly walk because ether does not allow the brain to connect with the rest of the body. They did a great job in the movie to show what it would be like to walk around while tripping on ether. Once they go in the circus it is really crazy to read about what they experience and how they behave. I can't even imagine what they were thinking. After the circus they go back to their hotel room. The attorney takes a lot of acid and sits in the bath tub. He threatens to kill the narrator so the narrator locks him in the bath room to let him wear off his trip. When the narrator wakes up the bathroom is open and the attorney is gone. The narrator gets really paranoid so takes the car and drives out of Vegas eventually meeting the cop. Then he calls the attorney and the attorney tells him to go back to Vegas so he begins his route back to Vegas

Irb post (1)

Las Vegas is the main setting of this novel. The Mint Hotel is the first hotel that the characters stay in. Vegas is a very fitting setting for this novel. Life in Vegas is crazy, which makes the characters experiences with drugs even crazier. It is hard to imagine the setting of this novel being anywhere else. Raoul is becoming accustomed to the city of Las Vegas but finds it very harsh. Also, it is interesting to me that Vegas is a lot of dessert. The setting goes from practically nothingness to all of the spontaneity of downtown Las Vegas. I am excited to read on and see how the city treats the main characters.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm7r491n-8o

This is a Trailer to the Movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp stars as Raoul Duke in the movie. From watching the trailer, I can't really tell what is going to happen in the remainder of the novel. In the trailer, the main characters ride through the dessert, picked up a hitch hiker, and then seemingly broke a lot of laws and experimented with a lot of drugs. Online, I found that the movie follows the book very closely. However, I am committed to reading the book because I heard it was a great novel. The characters actually looked somewhat like what I pictured them as after having read the beginning of the book. I will likely watch the movie after I finish the book as it got a 7.6/10 on imdb.com.

IRB post- summary (1)

Fear and Lothing in Las Vegas has already captivated my interest. It is a storty of two men, the narrator and his attorney. They possess very unique personalities that really entice the reader. Despite their freidnship, they seem to fight often. In one instance, they pointed pistols at each other. The books opens with the two men speeding in the dessert on the way to Las Vegas. The men has a suitcase that is full of drugs such as Acid, Ether, Cocaine, Mescaline, and other drugs. The two characters have made fools of themselves in public several times, likely because they were tripping on drugs. The book is very descriptive about the characters trips and they go into detail about how they feel and it reveals their inner thoughts. I am really excited to continue reading this book, and i plan to watch the movie after I finish the book.

Irb: Fear and Lothing by Hunter S Thompson

180 South

"When you live your life outdoors, you get a sense that you have a responsibility to protect these wild places."

1) This quote makes lot of sense because naturally wants to protect their habitat/living grounds. It is the instinctual nature of animals (humans are animals as well). Ivan and Doug purchased the huge plot of land because they wanted to protect the place in which they have been living and studying. They want to protect the beauty/nature from the destruction and industrialization that humanity inevitably brings with it.

2) If I am fortunate enough to own a very large property when I got older, I will protect it and maintenance is allowing plants and wildlife to grow freely. However, not everyone is fortunate enough to own a large plot of land.