An Abundance of Katherines by John Green An Abundance of Katherines is a book about a guy named Colin who was dumped by 19 girls named Katherine. He went on a road trip with his friend Hassan to take his mind off the last Katherine and to prove a mathematical theorem he thinks that will predict the future of relationships (also help him to finally get a girl and stable relationship). The book is published in 2006‚ and in 2007 it won Michael L. Printz Award and received recognition as one of American
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An Abundance of Katherines In Relation with the Young Adult Fiction Genre Young adult fiction is a quickly developing genre of literature. The genre is typically marketed towards adolescents and young adults‚ however‚ it is enjoyed by a wide variety of people‚ including adults trying to experience youth again. Young adult fiction‚ also known as young adult literature‚ is written in a teenage language and writing style so the marketed readers can thoroughly understand it. The storyline is often full
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“The Destructors” The short story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene tells the story of a gang of young boys who have grown up in war-torn London. When approached with an aberration in their society‚ the boys resort to demolition in order to restore the order to their town‚ despite its already devastated landscape. The gang of young boys meets every morning in a lot where “the last bomb of the first blitz” fell. The dreary setting is juxtaposed by the “beautiful” house where “old misery” presided
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According to Paul and Elder (2013)‚ there are three types of thinkers: the uncritical persons (or the intellectually unskilled thinkers); skilled manipulators (or weak-sense critical thinkers); and fairminded critical persons (strong-sense critical thinkers) (pp. 299-301). An uncritical or intellectually unskilled thinker is conditioned in his beliefs. He hasn’t examined or analyzed what he believes or why he believes it; rather his beliefs are a result of things he has experienced passively‚ and
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Beethoven and Katherine. The reasoning behind these parallels‚ however‚ is not revealed until Katherine delivers her final lecture. As Katherine begins her lecture‚ she starts by explaining the purpose of a hypothesis before then providing the audience with her own. “My hypothesis was that Beethoven wanted to use Diabelli’s waltz to show Vienna what a great masterwork he could create out of a grain of sand‚” (Kaufman 101) in many ways this same hypothesis can be applied to Katherine. As a matter of
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Although everyone is capable of being a critical thinker‚ not everyone takes the time to develop this great skill. Many of us waste time without even realizing it‚ sitting in front of the television or blankly scrolling through our phones. Instead of wasting time we should be working our brains‚ contemplating about our days and evaluating the day’s weaknesses and strengths. Later I will go into detail about the many different ways they I unknowingly practice critical thinking on a daily basis. In
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“What matters to you defines your mattering.” (Green 212). The book An Abundance of Katherines by John Green is about a roadtrip that lands a heartbroken genius and his muslim best friend in the town of Gutshot‚ Tennessee. Once lured by the road signs advertising the body of Archduke Francis Ferdinand‚ these two boys meet their tour-guide and soon-to-be roommate for the summer. When these three unlikely friends strive to find their purpose in life‚ they come to realize that the secret to finding
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Abundance of Katherines by John Green‚ Colin Singleton experiences many emotional and mental changes. In his recent song‚ “Sign of the Times‚” Harry Styles sings about how one must not dwell on the past: “We gotta get away from here.” (Styles L18.) The message that Styles works to deliver is that while it can be tough to take something special off of one’s mind‚ they must try to forget about the past. The quote from “Sign of the Times” relates to the quote from An Abundance of Katherines because in
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Famous Thinkers: Camus and Sartre Camus and Sartre‚ Nobel Laureates of 1957 and 1964 respectively‚ were both of French descent and were authors of considerable influence during the era of World War II. Creative thinking is the process of generating new ideas that work as well or better as previous ideas‚ and critical thinking skills facilitate the ability to make reasoned judgments about problems and situations. Camus and Sartre are considered to be great thinkers‚ both creatively and critically
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deal of symbolism in “The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield. The boss’s perception of the actions of the fly creates an interesting view of the comparison of his father-son‚ father-fly relationship. Katherine Mansfield‚ a famous realist‚ who uses concrete images‚ appeals to many readers because she incorporates her life into the stories she writes. Much attention is paid to the central character‚ the boss and his life (Schoenberg). It is interesting how Katherine Mansfield shows us how the boss makes
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