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    Rule 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

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    Tuesday‚ October 30‚ 2012 Looking for Alibrandi By: Melina Marchette Looking for Alibrandi is the story of Josie Alibrandi’s experiences at school‚ and her relationships with friends and family during her last year at St Martha’s girls’ school. This is the year her father comes back into her life‚ the year she falls in love and discovers the secrets of her family’s past. Josie tells us the story of her struggles with her Italian-Australian identity and the highs and lows of teenage life. It’s

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    The Americas

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    7- Essay: The Americas The Aztecs and Inca people had many issues and concerns when they came in contact with the European people. In this essay I will be comparing the issues‚ and concerns of Aztec and Inca cultures to their contacts with the Europeans. Some of the issues that I will be discussing are from the time period that covered roughly the 1400’s to roughly around the 1500’s. The Aztecs were American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400’s to 1500’s. In the late

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    Looking for Alibrandi Looking for Alibrandi is about a seventeen year old girl named Josephine Alibrandi. Her mother Christina had her out of wed-lock at a young age. She experiences turmoil because of her over baring grandmother Nonna who is afraid of change and tries to protect Josephine from the new world‚ Christina is a woman caught between her mother and daughter but she just wants Josephine to be her self and not be tied down by the Italian bonds she was. Josephine is becoming closer to

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    and topical info around a certain point in literary work. Every text promotes values import. For indiv. And groups. RIII Wanted to prove legitimacy of Queen E’s rule- ’validity of her claim to throne’ –Divine right Context: Relatively peaceful‚ S makes R a devil and usurper to legitimise Eliz. Claim to throne. People were aware of RIII& Tudor’s overthrow of Platagenets‚ therefore play is dramatisation of actual events. Audience related to the values in the play-divine right‚ treatment and place

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    In the previous book‚ The Looking Glass Wars‚ the queendom’s greatest threat and her top assassin were lost to the Heart Crystal‚ a portal typically used to send Wonderland’s greatest inventions to influence other world. No one who has ever enter has returned‚ until now. Seeing Redd‚ is the second book in the trilogy‚ The Looking Glass Wars‚ by Frank Beddor. Will Queen Alyss of Wonderland have to face Redd‚ her evil aunt who was deprived of her throne‚ yet again? In the first book of the

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    Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska is a novel by John Green and is about a young man named Miles Halters. The book is set in Alabama at the boarding school‚ Culver Creek High School. Miles loves memorizing the last words of famous people and is looking to seek his “Great Perhaps” in his life. After moving into his dorm Miles meets Chip‚ or also known as The Colonel. The two moves the Colonels’ furniture into the boys’ dorm. Soon after Miles gets the nickname‚ Pudge‚ just to be ironic since he

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    The 1950's and 1960's

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    RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 1 The 1950’s and 1960’s Tracy Ladner Mississippi University for Women History 110 RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 2 The 1950’s and ‘60’s was a time of great growth and change for America. Some called it “The Golden Age” (Brinkley‚ 2012‚ p.779). For the most part there was prosperity and advances

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    Young Offenders Australia’s justice system‚ applies different rules and regulations on which how young offenders are to be treated. Young offenders are those above the ages of 10‚ however are under the age of 17. Under the Children Proceeding ACT NSW 1987‚ states that children under the age of 10 are not liable to be charge for criminal intent ( mens rea ) as they are too young‚ to grasp the situations consequences and are recognised as doli incapax. However‚ there is a theory that ages from 10

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    Martin- A stocky‚ somewhat nerdy young man‚ he has gone to Culver Creek for a very long time. When he is not at school‚ he lives with his mom in a very small trailer. He is Pudge’s roommate‚ and he gives Miles the nickname “Pudge”. He may also have a crush on Alaska‚ just like Miles does. p. 38 "Goddamn Weekday Warriors. It was probably one of them that ratted out Paul and Marya and then blamed me to cover their tracks. Anyways‚ it’s a good night for stying in. Staying in with Pudge and ambrosia."

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