For this unit I read Looking for Alaska by John Green. I have read other books by John Green‚ including Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. I think that most of his books that he writes are very similar in the fact that they usually have a teenage narrator. There is also a love story interconnected through the plot as well‚ but it is almost always disrupted by some type of tragedy. In Looking for Alaska‚ it was Alaska’s death. In Paper Towns‚ it was when Margo ran away. And lastly‚ in The Fault
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Neil Simon. Marvin Neil Simon was born on July 4‚ 1927‚ and grew up in Washington Heights at the northern tip of Manhattan. He attended New York University briefly (1944-45) and the University of Denver (1945-46) before joining the United States Army where he began his writing career working for the Army camp newspaper. After being discharged from the army‚ Simon returned to New York and took a job as a mailroom clerk for Warner Brother’s East Coast office. He and his brother Danny began writing
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Looking For Alaska by John Green. This book is divided into two sections‚ Before and After. Summary Before. “Francois Rabelais. He was a poet. And his last words were ‘’I go to seek a Great Perhaps.’’ That’s why I’m going. So I don’t have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.” Sixteen-year-old Miles (Pudge) Halter’s life has been devastatingly dull. He has no friends‚ no girls and no adventures‚ except for an obsession over the last words of dead famous people. And
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I don’t even know if I have the right to grieve over Simon’s passing. We didn’t actually hurt Simon‚ or at least‚ that’s what we keep telling ourselves and each other. Did we hurt Simon when we didn’t stop the other boys from assaulting him? Was it even our fault‚ especially if we couldn’t see him? Piggy said that Simon should not have been lying low in the bushes. He said that Simon should not have been crawling out of the dark. But shouldn’t we have paid more attention to what‚ or who‚ it was?
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A Historical Point of View The book “From Sand Creek” by Simon J. Ortiz is a long poem showing how he dealt with the history of his people and recognizing all the struggles they went through‚ throughout the United States History. Simon Ortiz referenced some historical figures throughout the poem that he drew some inspiration from. This is their back round and how it all lead to Sand Creek. “This American has been a burden of steel and mad death‚ but‚ look now there are flowers and new grass
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Summary of the Poem Simon Lee Simon Lee was praised by Wordsworth for being a man of substance‚ strength and character. He worked as a huntsman for 25 years‚ a job that left him blinded in one eye. He was considered the poorest of the poor‚ with a small house and little land. In spite of his circumstances‚ he still had cheeks like cherries (p.197)‚ which I envision as a happy‚ jolly countenance. Wordsworth speaks of Simon Lee as a man to be admired when commenting that “no man like him the horn
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Throughout the book‚ Miles “Pudge” Halter’s love interest and friend‚ Alaska Young displays hints that she may possibly have depression and suicidal thoughts. Although the other characters in the book regard her as confident and adventurous‚ this is merely a side of her that she shows. The other side of her is mysterious and complex‚ the side that she wants to hide away from her friends. The first hint about Alaska’s depression is when she said‚ “Y’all smoke to enjoy it‚ I smoke to die (29)”‚ and
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’The death of God’ by Simon Blackburn is an excerpt that challenges the role of religion in the ethical decisions that we face. Throughout the piece the idea that religion has involvement with ethics is never disputed‚ however the article does question this involvement by asking to what extent and why this is the case. By analysing Blackburn’s main message I shall decide upon whether his arguments are justified in conveying this. Taking on the role of an apparent atheist‚ Blackburn demonstrates his
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knowledge and methods to realize that vision and coordinating and balancing the conflicting interests of all members and stakeholders (Business Dictionary‚ 2017). In the reading Start with Why; How great leaders inspire everyone to take action‚ by Simon Sinek‚ describes the powerful model for inspirational leadership by intricately describing the golden circle and its benefits as well as its down falls. The golden circle
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In the YouTube video‚ The Millennial Question‚ Simon Sinek states that “We have age restrictions on smoking and gambling but we have no age restrictions on social media and cell phones. It is the equivalent of opening up the liquor cabinet and saying to our teenagers‚ “Hey‚ by the way‚ if this adolescence thing gets you down- help yourself.” Sinek’s statement is true for a number of reasons. Think about it‚ would any good parent let their kids drink a few beers and then have couple of cigarettes
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