Rule breaking – covertly‚ openly‚ and constantly. Depew (New York) School Board‚ the school boards of Knox and Sumner Counties in Tennessee and some conservative organizations banned‚ challenged and/or advocated against John Green’s 2005 novel‚ Looking for Alaska being taught in high school English classes‚ and even being available in school libraries. Of course‚ they were – and are – completely wrong and incredibly shortsighted in attempting to do so. All they had to do to allay their fears
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In the book‚ The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor‚ the classic story of Alice in Wonderland is flipped on it’s side. In Beddor’s novel‚ Queen Genivieve of Wonderland’s daughter‚ Alyss‚ takes an interesting journey‚ but in the end‚ ends up back in Wonderland. When Alyss is young‚ Redd kills King Nolan‚ which is the first time evil comes to Wonderland. Soon after that‚ Redd attacks Heart Palace and Queen Genevieve sends Alyss into the Pool of Tears but Alyss sees Redd kill Genevieve before she is
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The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. ~G.K. Chesterton There’s lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven’t the time to enjoy it. ~Josh Billings The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life‚ provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better. ~Samuel Butler‚ The
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In Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the element of surprise took me when one of the main characters dies in a horrific car accident. The title Looking for Alaska adds to the plot of how determined Miles ends up towards to finding out the result of the fatal crash. Events leading up to this involve real life situations. For instance‚ building peoples guilt to try thing‚ whether good or bad. During the book‚ I was and still am astonished that the Alaska was involved in a fatal car accident. The night
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Hopefully Looking into the Future “Hope is the thing with feathers /That perches in the soul /And sings the tune without the words /And never stops at all.” - Emily Dickinson In Edwidge Danticat’s anthology‚ The Butterfly’s Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States‚ different voices of the Haitian dyasporas tell their stories on how they have hope. Whether it be a young child looking for motherly love‚ seeking to win a soccer game or on an even bigger scale‚ or getting
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Sales Promotion Techniques Mary McDonald Marketing firms use several key sales promotion techniques directed towards trade and consumers. The different sale promotion techniques are discount and deals‚ increasing industry visibility Price-based consumer sales promotions and attention-getting consumer sales promotions. Each sale may be uses in different ways but they all have the same common goal to increase sales. Whether the technique increases the awareness of the item by advertising
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Looking Backward The book Looking Backward was written by Edward Bellamy and published in the year 1888. Bellamy started off his career as a journalist but then married and decided to devote his efforts to writing fiction novels. Looking Backward was published and Bellamy was famous. The book stirred around the country and had people imagining a world like the one Bellamy created in his book. The idea of a utopia as the one he describes is unbelievable. His book is what people‚ of even now in
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The Looking Glass Wars written by Frank Beddor re-tells the story of Alice in Wonderland. Instead of Alice living in London and then traveling to Wonderland‚ Alice lives in Wonderland and arrives in London due to the invasion of her evil Aunt Redd. Eventually‚ Alice will return to Wonderland. Once back‚ she will take upon her full imaginative ability and rid Redd from the queendom and reclaiming her throne. Beddor did a great job changing the story‚ and more importantly the book becomes significant
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All through the season‚ I did a technique called the glide. That was the normal high school technique. For a freshman and a new thrower‚ I did very well. That summer I went to a camp and I learned a new technique called rotational that many college throwers do. I found it to be very fun‚ so I thought that I’d try it during the school season. I practiced it
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"To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer." George Bernard Shaw "You are not here to merely make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply‚ with greater vision‚ with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world‚ and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Woodrow Wilson "There’s nothing really difficult if you only begin - some people contemplate a task until it looms so big‚ it seems impossible‚ but I just begin
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