Naomi Smith Summer 2013 Reading Assignment Honors English 8/3/13 Characterization Analysis In Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the protagonist‚ Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ is very dynamic. In the beginning of the book‚ Pudge had no friends and was looking for what he calls the “Great Perhaps.” So he goes away to boarding school and meets “The Colonel”‚ Takumi‚ Lara‚ and Alaska. They were all immediate friends but Alaska and Pudge were drawn to each other. Pudge went from only having his mother
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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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Fault In Our Stars and Looking For Alaska by John Green both deal with death at a young age and losing loved ones. Love is a serious topic in all of these books‚ and an important lesson learned is that love is blind. The Fault In Our Stars is a love story between Hazel and Augustus who are both battling cancer at the same time. They meet at a cancer support group and fall in love‚ but then the cancer in Augustus comes back and ends up killing him. John Green does a considerable writing job in making
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Abundance of Katherines by John Green By Thea On January 6‚ 2011 · 6 Comments · in 6 Rated Books‚ Book Reviews‚ Smugglivus The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength‚ we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as to put it in another galaxy altogether. It is more than a mere Dare – it is a Feat of Strength. Title: An Abundance of Katherines Author: John Green Genre: Contemporary YA
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John Holt Mrs.Ward English1 1st hour Research paper 11 November 2015 Green Sea Turtle Most people don’t know that the green sea turtle is going extinct. This paper will tell you what a Green sea turtle is and what is causing they’re extinction. First‚ it will tell how and why they are endangered. Secondly‚ it will tell where they live. Thirdly‚ it will tell where they are born and what they eat. Finally‚ it will tell what they look like. The Green sea turtles are endangered for many reasons
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October 2013 The Fault in Our Stars John Green is the New York Times best-selling author of Looking for Alaska‚ An Abundance of Katherines‚ Paper Towns‚ and The Fault in Our Stars. John Green has written some very unique pieces of literature‚ such as; This Is Not Tom‚ which is written completely in riddles. He also wrote a long short story called Let It Snow. John Green has done several radio interviews and he has done several interviews with young fans of his. John Green is a very popular and talented
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The novel Looking for Alaska by John Green takes place in Culver Creek‚ Alabama. This book was pleasurable to read and is recommended. The exposition of the story begins when we are introduced to the main character‚ Miles‚ a very intelligent teen‚ who didn’t have any friends at his old school. He leaves his home in Florida to go to a boarding school in Culver Creek‚ Alabama. There‚ he meets his roommate Chip also known as “the Colonel” and Chips best-friend Alaska. Chip and Alaska are both extremely
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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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Throughout the story of Gawain and the Green Knight‚ games play an important role in propelling the story forward. The Christmas game‚ the exchange game‚ and the Knights last ax game is used as tests for Gawain and leads to determining his place as the greatest Knight of Arthur’s Round Table. The trials Gawain is put through tests his strength‚ commitment‚ and honor. The Christmas Game‚ which begins the story‚ is introduced by the elusive Green Knight who shows up out of the blue to challenge the
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Looking for Alaska I have read ”Looking for Alaska” by John Green published in 2005. Looking For Alaska is about sixteen-year-old Miles who lived a very dull life in Florida until he decided to move to a boarding school in Alabama. There‚ he meets new friends‚ ”The Colonel”‚ Lara‚ Takumi and Alaska. Alaska is everything Miles isn’t‚ she’s beautiful‚ interesting‚ complicated‚ fascinating and fun. The book is divided into two parts‚ before and after. The event that splits the book up is to
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