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    Looking for Alaska The story opens with Miles Halter‚ the protagonist‚ leaving his home in Florida to attend a preparatory high school named Culver Creek in Alabama for his junior year. When he arrives at Culver Creek‚ Miles meets his roommate‚ Chip Martin. Chip introduces Miles to one of his friends‚ Alaska Young. Alaska is attractive but emotionally unstable and can be very bipolar. Other than Alaska‚ Chip introduces him to Takumi. Chip‚ Alaska and Takumi have been friends since freshman year

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    The novel “Looking for Alaska” written by John Green is predominately about self discovery. I found this novel was filled with overwhelming emotions that connected and allured me deeper as the novel carried on. I think the theme adolescence this novel portrays is very relevant to todays world because young teenagers are all going through a intimidating and perplexing time and this book relates to the way they feel and see the world in a way they can understand and relate to. Protagonist Miles’

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    meaning of love‚ friendship‚ disaster and hope. Looking For Alaska by John Green is a heart wrenching tale of two young people’s journey to find their way in the world. After Miles “Pudge” Halter’s search for the great perhaps gets spun around when he is taken to Culver Creek Preparatory School and meets alaska young his search for the great perhaps is transformed into a search for a meaning behind the way he feels. Thou Looking For Alaska is suitable for teens as it includes drug and alcohol use

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    Hannah Dell Literature Composition October 8th‚ 2015 Banned Books: Looking For Alaska Why do you think books are banned and challenged? Well‚ books are banned and challenged for many reasons. Reasons like they may contain sexual content‚ explicit language‚ racism‚ and a wide variety of other reasons. Did you know that parents initiate 9 out of 10 challenges on books? Books usually are challenged with the best intentions—to protect others‚ frequently children‚ from difficult ideas and information

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    Fishing Alot of people like to fish because it gets them outside instead of sitting inside and doing nothing. If you follow these steps you will become a very good fisherman and you will also learn things you shouldnt do while fishing. 10 things not to do while fishing Not wearing a life preserver while on a boat. Do not just use it as a seat cushion. Accidents happen fast‚ do not be a statistic. Operating a boat while intoxicated‚ leave the beer at home if on a boat. Not bringing a snack and

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    The Climax: Looking for Alaska The climax of a story is when all of the events come to a breaking point. It greatly affects the characters and story. For example‚ the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green illustrates Miles Walter’s journey of seeking the “Great Perhaps” and escaping the “labyrinth.” In the story‚ Miles Walter experiences various daring experiences as he makes new friends and moves to a boarding school. He reaches a peak in his life and isn’t looking back‚ however‚ all of the fun

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    This essay will discuss the movie Mystery‚ Alaska and some of the psychological components that are apparent in the film. This essay will cover the topics of: ego‚ distractions that affect performance‚ and focus. While this movie encompasses a wide variety of psychological aspects‚ the ones listed above were what I felt to be most prevalent throughout the movie. The first topic to be discussed in this essay is ego. Ego in sports can be a crucial building block for success. Some say that ego

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    Exploring Alaska is as dangerous as swimming with sharks at their lunch-time. Alaska is a very unique state. It’s animals and other things are a sight to see. It also has a beautiful landscape‚ but the landscape is not so easy to get across. According to the documents‚ the climate is changing because of the ecosystem‚ the geography of Alaska makes it difficult to explore and settle‚ and there is no given shelter in Alaska‚ so that makes it difficult to keep exploring. To begin with‚ Alaska is very

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    Looking for Alaska is a book that everyone should read. It is written by John Green‚ and it is such a nicely written book. It is about a boy named Miles Halter (nickname is Pudge) who doesn’t have many friends where he lives‚ so he decides to move away and attend Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama for his junior year like his father did. Miles goes to Culver Creek searching for his Great Perhaps‚ because he knows there is something more out in the world for him. Miles Halter is the main

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    Commercial Fishing and Our Oceans “We all have a romantic vision of the ocean being a vast‚ limitless territory open to all. The truth is nearly 70 per cent of all fish stocks are considered fully exploited‚ over-exploited or severely depleted. The ocean ’s ability to replenish fish has been outstripped by the industry ’s ability to catch fish.”- Annabel Graham‚ Chinese activist and author. There was once a time where the oceans were pure and fish were plentiful. However‚ that was quite some time

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