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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ebay – the world’s largest e-business eBay is definitely the world’s largest e-business so far. As the pioneer of e-commerce‚ eBay is “sustained by trust‚ and inspired by opportunity (Chaffey‚ Dave).” In this case study‚ I am trying to figure out that how the characteristics of the digital media with strategic decisions taken by its management team have supported eBay‚ the world’s largest e-business‚ growth. Analyzing the growth of eBay can definitely help me impress the acknowledge of e-Commerce
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The issue(s) raised by networked computers is simple enough to grasp‚ billions of computers‚ networks‚ and people linked in groups of millions (perhaps billions) all around the world. The shear scope of it is difficult to grasp‚ the idea of your information being stored somewhere far away‚ maybe in the US or in India or China; questions of privacy have been raised since the beginning of the tech boom two decades ago. Perception is one anomaly‚ sitting at the computer‚ people do not often realize
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PSYCHOANALYTIC ANALYSIS OF LOOKING FOR ALASKA It seems natural to think about novels in terms of dreams or psychoanalytical realities. Like dreams‚ novels are fictions‚ inventions of the mind that‚ though based on reality‚ are by definition not exactly and literally true. Conversely‚ dreams may have some truth to tell but like novels their truth must be interpreted before it can be grasped. Such is the case with John Green’s young adult novel‚ Looking for Alaska. It holds many truths that are relevant
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The before and after approach in Looking for Alaska is vital to the story in multiple ways. Throughout the story‚ Miles undergoes a journey of self-discovery‚ during which he gains his independence; establishing confidence in his social skills and personal relationships. As John Green says in his interview‚ “Humans tend to measure time within the framework of important events.” Though Miles’s confidence has begun to blossom prior to Alaska’s accident‚ her death strikes a dramatic change in his view
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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." Takumi Harihoto- He is the jokester of the group‚ as well as a great rapper. *SPOILER ALERT* apparently at the end‚ after Alaska’s death‚ Takumi was feeling
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pace. Tk..‚ tk‚.TK‚TK‚TK!. My eyes watched him the way a tiger watched a bunny‚ his head bobs backwards. His scream squeaks through his scorched throat. His eyes held mine and in those fractions of seconds he was there and then gone. Snatching at the air‚ he begs it to help him keep his balance‚ however‚ his legs were wax. My face looms over his‚ pushing him in to the brink of insanity. His body numbs. Blackness. The colonel and the people around him must pay for his doings. Since the colonel‚ was still
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| Alaska AirlinesStrategic Corporate Social Responsibility Project | | | | Company Report 5/3/2012 | | | ALASKA AIRLINES Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Project Mission Statement: The mission and vision of Alaska Airlines is that employees share an uncommon blend of integrity‚ professionalism‚ caring‚ resourcefulness‚ and spirit. Every day they strive to bring these values to life through behaviors and deeds that go above and beyond the ordinary. They call it “North
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