breaking – covertly‚ openly‚ and constantly. Depew (New York) School Board‚ the school boards of Knox and Sumner Counties in Tennessee and some conservative organizations banned‚ challenged and/or advocated against John Green’s 2005 novel‚ Looking for Alaska being taught in high school English classes‚ and even being available in school libraries. Of course‚ they were – and are – completely wrong and incredibly shortsighted in attempting to do so. All they had to do to allay their fears of leading
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employment‚ big business‚ and monetary issues including the trade balance‚ foreign policy‚ and special interest groups. An article by Stephen L. Baird titled Offshore Oil Drilling: Buying Energy Independence or Buying Time? Looks at both sides of the issue. Baird cites several polls that show growing support for offshore drilling‚ and that energy exploration is more important than conservation. Baird states that America imports
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Destination America’s new show‚ Alaska Monsters‚ will cover the Otterman. If nothing else‚ these shows bring to light creatures I never heard of before and I am delighted to investigate! So here’s my take on the Otterman. In the folklore of the Tlingit and Tsimshian Indian tribes‚ Kushtaka (Kooshdakhaa) translates to “land otter man.” These creatures were said to shape-shift into human form or that of an otter. Interestingly‚ the Dan’aina tribe of South Central Alaska and
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In the book “Looking for Alaska” it showed the developments and growth of a characters which changes throughout the story. This book showed how a role of a character changes in just a matter of time. Influences throughout the story changes the person personality and makes him a completely different person. Sometimes when you don’t expected it‚ it turn out to be a big twist in life. This booked showed how people can change in a matter of time. The developments and growth of the character name Miles
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talent of endurance resides in many people and animals on Earth‚ it does not reside in all. However‚ sled dogs are not one of these animals. These dogs race in a spectacular event called the Iditarod. The Iditarod is a dog sled race that takes place in Alaska‚ from Anchorage to Nome‚ a distance of about 1‚000 miles (Beyond Courage). The race is under fire‚ however‚ from animal rights activists that believe that the race is unfair towards the dogs (“Dogsled Racing”). These claims are not valid‚ however
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The specter of ISIS and the oppressive Assad regime have ravaged Syria’s cities and forced millions of citizens to flee the country. Now‚ as masses of newly-minted refugees search for a new home‚ our country’s leaders are debating how to respond. The United States has historically been a refuge for the oppressed‚ a haven for Emma Lazarus’s “huddled masses” to turn to in times of trouble. These huddled masses‚ however‚ hail from a land so synonymous with terrorism that it has been dubbed a “factory
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The before and after approach in Looking for Alaska is vital to the story in multiple ways. Throughout the story‚ Miles undergoes a journey of self-discovery‚ during which he gains his independence; establishing confidence in his social skills and personal relationships. As John Green says in his interview‚ “Humans tend to measure time within the framework of important events.” Though Miles’s confidence has begun to blossom prior to Alaska’s accident‚ her death strikes a dramatic change in his view
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Looking for Alaska is about a boy named Miles Halter who is trying to find his Great Perhaps in a boarding school in Alabama. Miles met new friends in boarding school and a girl named Alaska Young who he then began to like/love her. The most important part of the story has to do when Alaska dies and Miles finds himself in the middle of trying to figure out if Alaska ever liked him like he did. Miles also is caught in figuring out his Great Perhaps after Alaska’s death. Alaska Young is a character
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Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Text type: Young adult; Fiction “You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth‚ thinking about how you’ll escape it one day‚ and how awesome it will be‚ and imagining that future keeps you going‚ but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.” John Green’s ‘Looking for Alaska’‚ tells a story about self-discovery‚ first experiences and the deep impact someone can have on a life. Miles Halter is fascinated by last words
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So everyone should have an ambition in life but simply having it is not enough. Whatever be the ambition‚ it must be backed up by contain efforts to achieve it. If a person sets an ambition before him‚ but does or to achieve it‚ his ambition is no more than an idle dream or a pious resole Different persons have different ambitions the nature of ambition from man to man‚ depending upon his family background‚ upbringing‚ s status and economic condition‚ etc. Thus‚ some peoples only ambition in is to
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