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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The novel “Looking for Alibrandi” is a realistic portrayal of teenagers’ lives in the contemporary Australia. The author Melina Marchetta has portrayed her teenager characters in ways‚ which engage with the contemporary Australian teenagers. In this critical response‚ it will examine different kinds of relationships of the teenagers in this novel‚ the friendship‚ love relationship‚ and expectations from the family. The friendship been portrayed in this novel is a realistic portrayal of the
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change‚ change in perspective‚ emotional change‚ physically change and world change. In Looking for Alibrandi‚ the author‚ Melina Marchetta demonstrates‚ the concept of change not only through the main character‚ Josephine‚ but also some other minor characters such as Michael Andretti and John Barton though the majority is shown through Josephine. The poem‚ “The Door” by Miroslav Holub is very similar to Looking for Alibrandi as it also shows the concept of change but it tells us that change can mean
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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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POLITICS I. Content Summary Introduction “Looking is a social practice.” The authors begin Chapter 1 by reminding us that we do not “look” at anything without participating in a practice formed by a variety of factors‚ including the historical moment‚ social meaning‚ and intent of the creator. Practices of looking are also formed by power relationships; even the act of choosing to look or not to look is an act of power. We engage in the practices of looking every day‚ with an ever-increasing amount
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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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“At the end of Look Both Ways‚ the film-maker convinces viewers that the characters are capable of looking at their lives in different ways.” Do you agree? In the film Look Both Ways‚ director Sarah Watt explores the theme that perspective can determine experience in life. The film demonstrates that life is an unscripted event where no one knows the final outcome and we can often become overwhelmed by how seemingly little control we exert over the navigation of our lives By using main characters
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