The novel‚ “ Looking for Alaska”‚ by John Green focuses on social issues like discovering who you are while being influenced by your peers. The book also deals with problems that are prevalent in today’s society‚ such as suicide. “Looking for Alaska” is narrated by a high school student therefore students who read the novel are able to make connections to events that the characters in the book have to endure. Fiction needs to be in curriculum because it presents social issues‚real
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The story begins by introducing George‚ Harris‚ Jerome and Montmorency‚ a fox terrier. The men are spending an evening in J.’s room‚ smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all suffering from ’overwork’ and need a holiday. A stay in the country and a sea trip are both considered‚ then rejected after J. describes the bad experiences had by his brother-in-law and a friend on sea trips. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames‚ from Kingston
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Should all grade 10 students be studying ‘Looking for Alaska’? John Green‚ author of the novel ‘Looking for Alaska’‚ writes about a normal teenager’s journey through high school. Therefore‚ it would be accurate to say‚ this book will relate to many elements of how a grade ten student might feel. All grade ten students are eligible to read ‘Looking for Alaska’. This novel is also appropriate for all level readers. John Green describes many situations a high school student can relate to‚ the novel
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want to talk about the “sea” in Stephen Crane’s "The Open Boat". The paper tries to explore the three symbolisms of the ocean - freedom‚ life and the end‚ to help readers better understand the sea’s role in the story. We live on Earth‚ more than 70% of the area covered by the ocean‚ and 97% of surface water reserves in the ocean. Therefore‚ the important role oceans play in our lives can be imagined. Ocean in the minds of the people not only a symbol of human unconquerable natural forces‚ but also
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Tahari Gordon October 3‚ 2014 Fundamentals of Musical Theatre Show Boat Response Paper The timeless Kern and Hammerstein classic Show Boat is a musical far beyond its time. Rich with beautiful music and characters but also a plot that surpassed anything of the time period. This show was a preface for Hammerstein’s intricate styling of compiling a show’s plot and lyric. His trend‚ portrayed in Show Boat and many of his other productions‚ pairs a lighthearted sound and classic love stories with
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example of culture clash begins. Josie feels the need to rebel against the stero-typical female in an Italian culture. This determination stems from her education and desire to step away from her Italian life and responsibilities‚ breaking away not only from her family and their narrow mindedness but also the entire Italian culture. This is a major leap for Josie who aspires to be the first Alibrandi female to take control of her life. This motivation of freedom is strong in Josie and her rebellious
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B White classic‚ Stuart Little. The setting takes place in the nineteen nineties in the city of New York. The purpose of this story is to entertain the reader. The reason why it is to entertain is because in real life mice can’t talk‚ drive boats‚ and drive cars. The main characters are Stuart‚ Marlago‚ and the Little family. Stuart is a city mouse. Marlago is a bird. The Little’s are a human family with a mom‚ dad‚ and one son. The genre of this book is fiction because winding back to the entertain
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In Looking Backward‚ Edward Bellamy argued that one of the most significant problems facing America in 1887 was the struggle of class and the values that the everyday citizen lived by and portrayed. In the past‚ everyone looked after himself or herself and did not live selflessly. The view of honor was skewed and people lived for currency rather than their countries and neighbors well being. A sense of equality is never reached like it has been in the utopia of the year 2000 that Bellamy portrays
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Salt Harbor Exercise The Salt Harbor exercise was a real world negotiation exercise that added many factors into the decision making. In this exercise‚ Lukas and I were partners. Lukas was the buyer and I was the seller. In this negotiation‚ I had recently purchase some property that I wanted to build into a coffee shop. The neighbor‚ who is also the buyer‚ did not want me to build the coffee shop and instead wanted to purchase the property. Lukas stopped me from being able to build the coffee
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The home team‚ the Oakland Raiders‚ defeated the New York Jets‚ 43–32. The game is remembered for its exciting finish‚ as Oakland scored two touchdowns in the final minute to overcome a 32–29 New York lead. It came to be known as the Heidi Game because the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) controversially broke away from the game with the Jets still winning to air the television film Heidi at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone. In the late 1960s‚ few professional football games took longer than
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