In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green the main character‚ Miles‚ believes in a “great perhaps” which he learned from a man named Rabelais in his last words. After going off to a boarding school named Culver Creek and meeting a girl named Alaska whom he tells about his love for last words he learns the last words of Simón Bolívar which were about a labyrinth of suffering. Being someone who faced suffering during moments like when only two people showed up to his going away party‚ he threw
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The novel “Looking for Alaska” written by John Green is predominately about self discovery. I found this novel was filled with overwhelming emotions that connected and allured me deeper as the novel carried on. I think the theme adolescence this novel portrays is very relevant to todays world because young teenagers are all going through a intimidating and perplexing time and this book relates to the way they feel and see the world in a way they can understand and relate to. Protagonist Miles’
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Sixteen year old Miles’ twin passions are reading biographies and collecting the last words of the famous. Deciding to search for‚ in the last words of the great Francois Rabelais‚ the ‘great perhaps’‚ Miles leaves his family in Florida and moves to Alabama to complete his final two years of school at Culver Creek Preparatory School. Miles is befriended by his gifted roommate‚ Chip‚ who prefers the name “The Colonel”‚ and included in the Colonel’s group of friends‚ among them Alaska‚ vibrant‚ charismatic
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Barber‚ Richard. "Looking For The Holy Grail." History Today 54.3 (2004): 13-19. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov. 2016. The grail represents mysticism in Christianity‚ according to Richard Barber; and Troyes account of Perceval seeing the holy object‚ is not a borrowed older idea‚ but the “first appearance of the Holy Grail in literature” (Barber 13). This story is an example of the spiritual journey that many Christians would undertake in the Age of Faith; the experience of the journey focuses
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In a global city such as London‚ one might expect to find a variety of people from many distinct cultures and backgrounds. The extent to which this is true‚ however‚ can only be realized when immersed in the sights and sounds of multiculturalism for the first time. This is something I personally hope to encounter in December‚ but experienced from the perspective of a young Nigerian girl in Little Bee‚ by Chris Cleave‚ this awareness is magnified and even takes on a life of its own. Culture is
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Using the UK as an example of a wealthy country‚ increases in wealth over the last 25 years and government interventions have not been able to reverse severe inequalities in income‚ prosperity and life chances. Those on the margins live in a society characterised by accelerating rates of change and new forms of poverty and deprivation. This unit will give invaluable insight into issues relating to some of these vulnerable groups in society and how and why their needs exist. You will examine topics
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Table of Content Title 1 Table of Content 2 Executive Summary 4 Introduction 6 Chapter 1. Cultural Pillar: Cultural Vitality A. Brief Historical Background 7 B. Arts and Culture 8 C. Active Citizenship/ Diversity 10 D. Religion 12 E. Ethnicity 14 Chapter 2. Economic Pillars: Economic Health A. Economic Development 15 B. Community Economic Development 17 C. Market Development 20 D. Infrastructure
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Miles “Pudge” Halter- Miles never really fit in with the rest of his hometown‚ he always felt as though his life was much unfulfilled. In the beginning of the book‚ Miles discusses a poem that has the words “Great Perhaps”. This becomes the overall theme for Miles’s role in the story. He is a gawky kid‚ somewhat nerdy‚ and unsocial. When he meets his new friends at Culver Creek‚ he becomes the kind of person he had wanted to be all along. p. 221 "Thomas Edison’s last words were: ’It’s very beautiful
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