“Looking for Alaska” by John Green. For this presentation I used my knowledge from the book and also extended on some of the ideas. The overall concept of my Visual Component is showing the main quotes‚ questions‚ and ideas portrayed in the story. This story about a guy named “Pudge” since he was so skinny and he goes to a boarding school and meets a girl named Alaska and he slowly started to fall for her. The night Alaska started to show feeling for Pudge was the same night Alaska died. This left
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‘Compare the nature and rate of change that affect the functioning of TWO different ecosystems at risk.’ An ecosystem is the dynamic complex of plant‚ animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment as a functional unit. Ecosystems are systems through which incoming solar energy is captured and channelled through a hierarchy of life forms. Each ecosystem has its own characteristic plant and animal community. Nature of change refers to the natural or human induced change
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to live a life in which risks are taken. The reasons are as follows: I am one who subscribe to the saying “no venture‚ no gain.” Only when we take the risks‚ do we realize our full potential. Take learning to swim‚ for example. In order to learn to swim we must plunge into the water first. Initially‚ we might swallow a bit of water and become disoriented‚ but gradually our natural ability will take over and we feel at home in the water. If instead of taking the risk of plunging into the water
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Green’s target audience is young adults that like reading stories that they can somewhat relate to. While reading Looking For Alaska‚ I realized the main purpose of this novel is that Green wants to help his readers find their own “Great Perhaps.” Which you will read about in more detail throughout the book. In LFA‚ the book is separated into two parts‚ Before and After. Before: a socially awkward teen named Miles Halter is saying goodbye to his family and “friends” before he goes to Culver Creek
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Response: How to Get a Real Education Scott Adams shares with us the ideal framework for an entrepreneurial curriculum. In his article How to Get a Real Education‚ he reinforces the fact that the whole is far greater than the sum of these parts‚ especially in the context of an entrepreneur. Adams tells us of a couple stories from when he was in college and how he used the skills of an entrepreneur to become successful. He saw opportunities‚ sometimes embedded within problems‚ and worked them to
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Looking for Alaska‚ by John Green‚ is a story about friendship and love. As a new student at Culver Creek (a boarding school)‚ Miles gets a chance to start over and actually get a chance to make friends. When Miles gets to his school for the first time he meets his roommate‚ Chip‚ and they become friends. A little after meeting Chip and Miles go to Chips friend Alaska’s room. Miles automatically started to fall for Alaska by her looks. Without even fully getting to know Miles‚ Alaska starts to gossip
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LOTF Ch. 11: 2 RRLs LOTF Ch. 11: 2 RRLs PIGGY: “What you goin’ to do‚ Ralph? This is jus’ talk without deciding.” (p. 170) For most of the novel‚ this has been true. Ralph‚ as a leader‚ should have been quicker and more able to take action in the beginning of their arrival at the island. I think that maybe if Ralph had taken action quicker‚ and was more firm‚ then things wouldn’t have spiraled out of control into this. Ralph must feel horrible‚ since he was elected chief at first. I know
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The Crimean war played a huge factor in the selling of Alaska to the US. First of all‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ an empire that controlled many parts of the middle east except for Persia‚ gradually disintegrated after a largely prosperous and cultural time. Egypt and parts of the Balkans were slowly declaring independence from the Ottomans. Russia saw this disintegration time as an opportunity to advance its territory southward. However‚ the British saw this expansion as a threat‚ and if Russia took over
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In Looking For Alaska‚ Miles “Pudge” Halter struggles with coming to terms with‚ or accepting‚ a lot of things that happen in the novel. In the ‘After’ part of the novel‚ Miles matures the most and comes of age by accepting and coping with Alaska’s death‚ realizing that his relationship with Alaska wasn’t as personal as he thought it was‚ and by learning how to survive in the labyrinth. One of the first signs that Miles has come of age is that he accepts Alaska’s death. For instance the
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Alaska Earthquake 1964 Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Perhaps you have felt a small tremor or a large one. Whatever the case‚ you are not alone. Many people have experienced an earthquake at some point in their lives. It is an interesting experience and hard to forget. It can also be frightening as well‚ especially if you are caught off guard. Imagine going about your daily life when all of a sudden the ground starts to shake. Things fall and buildings collapse. What goes on in one ’s
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