Paez 1 Mia Paez English 9-2 H 31 March 2014 Looking For Alaska In the book Looking for Alaska written by John Green is a story about how main character Miles “Pudge” Halter moves from his hometown in Florida to go to a boarding school in Alabama called Culver Creek High School‚ there he meets his roommate Chip “The Colonel” Martin and his friends Alaska Young‚ Takumi Hikohito‚ and Lara Buterskaya. Throughout the novel Pudge tries and does things that he never thought he would do‚ he falls in
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months. Occasionally a friendly group would exchange beads and Spanish wine for food and other necessities the expedition required. Grijalva was disappointed at the fact that they’d gathered very little gold on their trip; but when they came back to Cuba he shared a tale of hearing about a rich empire that was further to the west inland. This story prompted Hernán Cortés to lead an expedition into the Yucatán in 1519. Cortés had spent some time at the island of Cozumel off the coast of the Yucatán
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Write about a school expedition that resulted in disastrous consequences. Staring at the children before me‚ I couldn’t believe how our plans had gone disarray. My thoughts were disrupted by the noisy chatter among the students and the shouts across the room. The paper aeroplane which zoomed past my face jolted me out of my daze. I wanted to dig a hole in the ground and hid in it forever‚ never wanting to come out. Salty tears streamed down my face and I felt so embarrassed of my incompetence
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Flying vs. Driving Countless times a year‚ people wander from state to state and/or country to country for various reasons such as working‚ visiting loved ones‚ or maybe even searching for an escape from the norm. As obvious as this may sound‚ the complexity of traveling today has become quite the sight to behold. With the world’s revolutionary technology‚ commuting has been taken to a whole new level. Although there are many different forms of travel‚ the most popular are by boat‚ by train‚ by
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Flying to Find Love Toni Morrison whose born name Chloe Ardelia Wofford‚ grew up in a home of storytelling and retellings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison). One of her favorite past time mythological stories from her childhood‚ has become the basis for a new tale to be told in Morrison’s “Song of Solomon”. The original myth tells of a story of the Igbo People of the West African Nation of Nigeria who were boarded on ship to be sold to slavery‚ and had revolted‚ causing white overseers
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I recently finished reading your book called Looking For Alaska. After conducting research‚ I am aware that various schools have challenged whether or not the book is appropriate to keep in school libraries. Although your book contains controversial content‚ I think the theme composed in the story makes the controversy of the content irrelevant. Therefore‚ I disagree with the individuals who think Looking For Alaska should be banned from schools. This novel should not be exempt from schools because
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Management of the Grey-Headed Flying Fox (GHFF) in Melbourne areas faces multifaceted issues. In one hand‚ it is an endangered species based on Victorian and Australian Federal rules. On the other hand‚ their number tends to increase overtime‚ with fluctuation occurs seasonally‚ and their presence have had negative impacts on vegetation including those have historic‚ cultural‚ and economic importance (i.e. those in The Royal Botanical Garden and residential areas). Increased numbers of GHFF in urban
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The Fish! Philosophy No‚ the book Fish! written by the educator‚ film maker and motivational speaker Stephen Lundin will not teach you how to fish. Lundin wrote Fish! in a straightforward way which contains observations‚ stories and personal revelations that makes the readers engage with this magnificent parable. The book Fish! teaches how professionals that are involved in the business world can affect their environment and have fun while still working. It is common to work and have
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The Flying Car Era The flying car era will really begin around 2030 with flying drones. Flying drones will be used by FedEx and UPS to deliver packages‚ Pizza Hut to deliver pizzas‚ and Kroger and Safeway to deliver groceries. But beyond that‚ drones will enable homes to be taken off the grid with delivery of water and electricity (changing out batteries for the home)‚ trash and sewage pickup‚ and much more. These too will begin as air-powered vehicles and later convert to frictionless drones.
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Northrop English Language Arts 12 16 October 2014 Looking For Alaska The title of the book Looking For Alaska suggests that the characters in the book were looking for Alaska in a metaphorical sense. This story is about Miles‚ a 16year old boy who is shy and lonely‚ he has no friends. He decided to move to Alabama and enroll in Culver Creek Preparatory School‚ hoping to change his social life. He befriends the Colonel‚ Alaska‚ and Takumi‚ they introduce him to the social order of campus
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