Looking for Home I remember when they kicked us out. It was only a couple of weeks ago. We Indians were minding our own business when the troops first came. They dragged us out of our tents and sent us walking with only the clothes on our back. My family decided to go to the Oklahoma region along with our tribe. And so here we are‚ walking through forests‚ woods‚ and plains on The Trail of Tears‚ looking for our destination. We have been walking since‚ and our clothing can do nothing against the
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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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Introduction to Folklore explores the basic folklore concepts and examines the major genres related. The objective of the course is to help us understand ourselves‚ communities‚ and people outside of our everyday lives. This term paper asks us to find an item of digital or family group folklore‚ analyze the text within its context to determine its validity as folklore. The potential item of folklore I have chosen is the traditions my family has carried in relation to the popular story of “Anne
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Part-1 1. Plot: This is an entire event described in a story which is based on the sequence and order neatly arrange together. A plot could be cause and effect too‚ as it also refers to what has been done and what are its effects. Some stories have very simple plots‚ while some others have highly complex plots. 2. Character: This is the second important element of a fiction. A character takes part in the events of the plot and plays an active role in it. This could be a human being‚ an animal
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Looking For Alaska Book Report – Eulogy Hello everyone. I would like to thank you all for coming to honor our friend‚ Alaska Young. I am Miles Halter‚ known to most as Pudge. I transferred to Culver Creek Boarding School from Florida to ‘seek a Great Perhaps’‚ to leave behind the insignificant things I was doing‚ to seek something that was perhaps greater. I collect people’s dying words and “I go to seek a Great Perhaps”‚ were the last words of Francois Rabelais‚ but unlike him‚ I did not
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“Looking at Women” by Scott Sanders was first published in spring of 1989 in the Georgia Review and was later reprinted in Sander’s essay collection titled “Secrets of the Universe” (1991). In this work‚ Sanders tells us his thoughts on how men look at women‚ hence the title; he explains to us that he feels that men turn women into things rather than people by objectifying their bodies. He goes into great detail about how a lot of women feel their role in today’s society is to exist for the pleasure
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Looking for Alaska Everything important in Looking for Alaska takes place on campus at the Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama. The setting probably takes place in the 21st century. During the entire novel‚ the setting moves around many times in very specific ways. The weather at the beginning of the novel is hot and humid‚ and the good weather creates an atmosphere of happiness‚ but only at the beginning. In chapter 15‚ a rain storm begins in Alabama and there is intense rain happening for
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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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In Anton Chekhov ’s "The Lady with the Dog" the exposition‚ or background information that ’s important to know for the story‚ is almost entirely given at the very beginning. Most importantly we learn that the protagonist of the story‚ Dmitri Gurov‚ disrespects females and‚ "almost always spoke ill of women‚ and when they were talked about in his presence‚ used to call them the lower race‚ ’" (Booth‚ Hunter‚ and Mays 218). This is important to know because it helps the reader understand how profound
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: What you need to know. Background information is presented‚ main characters are introduced‚ and the conflict is established. Act 1 Rising Action: The conflicts and challenges encountered by the characters. How they respond keeps the story moving forward. Act 2 Climax: The turning point in the conflict. Tension builds until the main character must make a decision or take action
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