Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green # Character Trait Context of Quote & Page Number Response to Text 1 Warm “In the dark beside me‚ she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla‚ and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette except for when she smoked‚ when the burning cherry of the cigarette washed her face in the pale red light. But even in the dark‚ I could see her eyes-fierce emeralds. She had the kind of eyes that predisposed you to supporting her every
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Cold environments Case Study- Alaska Background Location * State in the United States-international boundary with Canada to the east‚ arctic ocean to the north * Largest state in United States by area‚ however least densely populated Economy * GDP in 2007: $64‚333 * Per capita personal income : $40‚042‚ rank :15th in nation * Oil and gas industry dominates the Alaskan economy * More than 80% of states revenues derived from petroleum extraction * Main export :
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Looking for Alaska is a fictional book by John Green which tells the story of how one girl greatly impacts four other students lives. This story shows how just one person can completely change the life of others around them. Although Alaska Young feels as if she is not all that special those around her completely disagree. One accident that ends Alaska’s life seems as if it also ends those around her. She changed those around her for the better and everyone admired Alaska Young. This story is set
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game In the beginning‚ Game management in Alaska was almost non-existent. It started in 1949 just as a fishery service put into place by the Territorial Legislator. The idea of the this wasn’t to control all the fish‚ but to influence the federal government ’s way of looking at fish management in Alaska. It wasn’t until 1957 when the Alaska Fishery Service was changed to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The first commissioner of the Alaska fishery
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Looking For Alaska Written by John Green Forgiveness and Guilt plays an big role leading up to the three major themes. Mystery‚Life and Death‚Loyalty and Forgiveness are three major themes that are portrayed throughout the novel to teach us a life long lesson that could potentially change our perspective of how we see life.In this novel is In this novel Mystery‚Life and Death‚Loyalty and Forgiveness plays a major role in influencing Miles behaviour and actions after a tragedy that Alaska has suffered
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North America struck in the heart of Prince William Sound at 5:36pm. Buildings fell and entire towns were washed away by the tsunami that followed in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake. However‚ considering the sheer magnitude of the earthquake‚ Alaska suffered minimal damage to its residents and economy for a number of reasons. On the contrary‚ the Alaskan economy temporarily prospered from the ’64 earthquake by receiving additional federal support and funding in a time when military presence was
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the Alaskan Wildlife Refuges America Should Reject the Oil Businesses Plan and Permanently Protect The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ comprising more than nineteen million acres in the northern corner of Alaska‚ is unique and one of the largest units of the National Wildlife system. The Arctic Refuge has long been recognized as an unparalleled place of natural beauty and ecological importance. The Arctic Refuge was established to conserve fish and wildlife
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Looking for Alaska by John Green is basically about Miles Halter‚ a sixteen year old teenager‚ who is friendless at his high school in Florida‚ and asks his parents if they can send him to boarding school in Alabama. His first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School consists of many pranks‚ good friends‚ and searches for answers about life and Alaska’s death after an accident. I’ve never attended a boarding school however‚ John Green gave me a sense of what it’s like to attend a boarding school
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The Alaska Marmot are classified as rodents who live in cold climates in mountain regions. They have very distinctive features that make them different from other marmots. As rodents they have pointed‚ sharp teeth used for eating. In regards to there appearance‚ they have black or brown fur that tends to extend from the very top portion of their head to the top of their nose. Eyes are round‚ in shape and small. It also has five curved limbs that are used to improve their digging(Wilson and Ruff
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What did the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis & Clark Expedition accomplish? How did Aaron Burr and the Supreme Court interfere with Jefferson’s otherwise successful first term? The inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as the nation’s third president marked a turning point in America. While the Federalists were fading as a political force‚ he was able to complete the Louisiana Purchase and more than double the size of the United States‚ expanding west and broadening the horizons for the future of
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