Throughout the film‚ Looking For Lincoln‚ historian Henry Louis Gates. Jr has been attempting to be informative about Abraham Lincoln that the common person didn’t already know. What was interesting about his presentation was that he tried to convey a clear message to the viewers that became apparent throughout the first half of the documentary. In the first chapter of the film “Henry Louis Gates Begins His Journey to Find the Real Lincoln”‚ Gates made it very clear his intent for creating the documentary
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Clara Barton By: Caleb Eldrenkamp. Did you know that there were roughly 3‚300 union nurses in the Civil war?Clara Barton was one of them.Through out her childhood Clara Barton was a very intelligent and bright child.Clara Barton was born on December 25th‚1821.Clara Barton was the fifth child in her family including David‚Dolly‚Sarah‚and Stephen.Her parents believed in equal rights and taught her about equal rights.In her youth she was a girl who loved being outside.She learned many things at a young
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Jenna Palermo ENG 101 Essay Number 3 Newman AIDS is a significant issue in Africa. Without the support and involvement of the US‚ the issue will continue to grow and social and economic issues will continue to impact not only the US‚ but countries worldwide. AIDS‚ first discovered in 1981‚ has quickly become a fast-spreading worldwide disease and is the number one cause of death in Africa since 1999. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) occurs when a person’s immune system is so depleted
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Hannah Dell Literature Composition October 8th‚ 2015 Banned Books: Looking For Alaska Why do you think books are banned and challenged? Well‚ books are banned and challenged for many reasons. Reasons like they may contain sexual content‚ explicit language‚ racism‚ and a wide variety of other reasons. Did you know that parents initiate 9 out of 10 challenges on books? Books usually are challenged with the best intentions—to protect others‚ frequently children‚ from difficult ideas and information
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“You left me Perhapsless‚ stuck in your goddamned labyrinth” (Green 172). Miles “Pudge” Halter has an obsession with people’s last words. This obsession has led him to boarding school in search of the “Great Perhaps.” This is where he meets the intriguing Alaska Young who introduces him to the “labyrinth.” This eccentric girl helps him begin his journey in search of the “Great Perhaps‚” but leaves him stuck in the labyrinth after a devastating event. I will be questioning whether or not Alaska killed
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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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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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“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” John Green. In the book Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the characters attempt to find every possible way out of a labyrinth‚ which everyone can find themselves while they still exist. While exploring‚ they discover that there is more to it than they can understand‚ because somethings just don’t have a fair explanation to make us truly believe. But‚ this doesn’t stop Green from suggesting us to try and seek a great perhaps‚ as Miles
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The novel Mary Barton‚ explains a tale of Manchester lifer written by Elizabeth Gaskell. The book was published in 1848. Over the years‚ there was the disparity in Britain that leads to conflicts between the haves and the have-nots that saw the poor population suffered regarding food and other basic human needs. The author tries to bring a balance between the rich and the poor‚ by advocating for Utilitarian Christian values. It is widely known and read in books in Britain‚ and it gives insight
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Looking for Alaska by John Green is a narrative that reveals the death of Alaska Young. Miles “Pudge” Halter ‚ the protagonist is caring‚sweet‚ and a loving boy. There are several literary concepts that help construct this making it interesting. The literary concepts of point of view‚ conflicts and characterization create meaning. Therefore‚ readers can connect to these while reading whether it’s a connection to their personal life or the world.At the begining of “Looking for Alaska” we are introduced
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