Forty million people a day view Instagram stories‚ 79% of teenagers use Snapchat once a day‚ and 51% use it at least eleven times a day. In fact‚ teenagers use on average five screens a day (Patel‚ Deep “10 Tips”). This use of social media makes teenagers happier and gives them something to do after school. But is it a problem that young people are finding all this satisfaction in “likes”? All this time spent on social media and screens could end up with a bad outcome and could be bad for their health
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American writer Mary E. Pearson has said‚ “Words have longer lives than people” (Goodreads 6). This quote is implying that words never fade away. Rather written‚ spoken‚ or musically played‚ people cannot undo the impact of their language. Words not only hold power in real life‚ but also in fiction novels. The use of the accordion and Liesel’s book in The Book Thief illustrate the presence of symbolism which Markus Zusak uses to shed light on the power of words. The accordion illustrates the importance
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Shaheed Awati Ms.Pindar ENG2D April 17‚ 2015 The Book Thief Essay The Book Thief written by Mark Zusak‚ which is narrated by Death who is also a character in the story. Death states‚ “It’s just a small story really‚ about‚ among things: A small girl‚ some words‚ an accordionist‚ some fanatical Germans‚ a Jewish fist fighter‚ and quite a lot of thievery” (Zusak 5). Humans are capable of both great compassion and great evil based
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Looking for Alaska‚ by John Green‚ is a story about friendship and love. As a new student at Culver Creek (a boarding school)‚ Miles gets a chance to start over and actually get a chance to make friends. When Miles gets to his school for the first time he meets his roommate‚ Chip‚ and they become friends. A little after meeting Chip and Miles go to Chips friend Alaska’s room. Miles automatically started to fall for Alaska by her looks. Without even fully getting to know Miles‚ Alaska starts to gossip
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Looking for Alaska is a book that everyone should read. It is written by John Green‚ and it is such a nicely written book. It is about a boy named Miles Halter (nickname is Pudge) who doesn’t have many friends where he lives‚ so he decides to move away and attend Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama for his junior year like his father did. Miles goes to Culver Creek searching for his Great Perhaps‚ because he knows there is something more out in the world for him. Miles Halter is the main
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Imagine being a 16 year old boy that does not have friends who goes to a boarding school that meets the girl of his dreams. This is what happened to the main character Miles Halter in Looking For Alaska. Miles was a boy that didn’t have friends and was sent to a boarding school where he met a girl he eventually fell in love with named Alaska. The Puritans would not approve the book Looking For Alaska‚ due to the characters not respecting authority‚ women having equal rights to men‚ and the characters
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Markus Zusak writes the exciting account of The Book Thief; the book is placed in Nazi Germany. Hans’ ability to avoid death has often left Hans’ depressed or feeling like “It should have been me” (Zusak 477). This state of mind leads him to make the decision to Shelter Max‚ who is the son of his Jewish friend‚ Erik‚ who saved his life during the war. Hans Hubermann is an uncommon person‚ one who will accept death‚ although he has miraculously avoided death three times in the book. Hans’ ability
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Gretchen Raupp November 2‚ 2009 ENG374-Dr. Stearns Jellicoe Road Response I tend to think that characters are reflections of their authors‚ but in reading interviews with Melina Marchetta‚ I am led to believe this is not the case for her‚ at least not with Taylor Markham. However‚ I do believe that Marchetta chooses her characters very specifically. Throughout the book‚ Taylor is introduced and developed as a character with remarkable depth and insight‚ despite her tender years‚ and I
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Evan Hour 3 October 28‚ 2013 “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive” (Green 218). In John Green’s‚ Looking for Alaska‚ Alaska and her friends are searching for the way of the “labyrinth” while finding their Great Perhaps at the same time. All of the characters in Looking for Alaska‚ especially Pudge are trying to find their Great Perhaps during the duration of the novel. For example‚ when Pudge learns he is going to attend Culver Creek‚ he thinks that he will be
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Looking for Alaska The story opens with Miles Halter‚ the protagonist‚ leaving his home in Florida to attend a preparatory high school named Culver Creek in Alabama for his junior year. When he arrives at Culver Creek‚ Miles meets his roommate‚ Chip Martin. Chip introduces Miles to one of his friends‚ Alaska Young. Alaska is attractive but emotionally unstable and can be very bipolar. Other than Alaska‚ Chip introduces him to Takumi. Chip‚ Alaska and Takumi have been friends since freshman year
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