The Sky Isn’t the Limit Anymore The Looking Glass Wars by: Frank Beddor A caterpillar that smokes from pipes and eats tarty-tarts is only the beginning of Frank Beddor’s first book in his trilogy The Looking Glass Wars. Many of us are familiar with the infamous fairy tale of Alice who stumbles upon a hole that leads her to Wonderland and meets strange characters like the Cheshire Cat and others. Now there are many differences in Beddor’s tale; not only is the Cat an assassin with nine lives but
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businessman running for office and Bernie a liberal who blamed the wealthy for america’s problems. Despite the differences between front running candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump ran the same campaign from different sides of the political aisle. Trump the republican and Bernie the democrat both ran campaigns calling for change. Bernie Sanders website stated “This your movement” promoting the idea that the American people are in charge of their future. A future without corporate greed‚ inequality
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In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very
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Looking for Alaska 1.) Discuss a major conflict in the text. -One night‚ Alaska Young (the protagonist) becomes very depressed due to her forgetting that it was the anniversary of her mother’s death. She decides to leave campus in the middle of the night. To make matters worse‚ she has been drinking alcohol beforehand. This results to her dying in a terrible car crash. The book centers around her‚ before and after the crash. 2.) Explain the significance of the book’s title. -Following Alaska’s death
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Change is to make something become different which affects all aspects of life. People are forced to change because of different circumstances. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Merchetta and Remember the Titans by Boaz Yakin both show change through different circumstances. Through the different situations in both the movie and the novel‚ it shows that change is forced upon you‚ and some changes are good and some are bad‚ its just the way you look at the alteration. Change can alter peoples choices
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A Fear of Looking Foolish Most of us have a fear of looking foolish. We are afraid of the thoughts of doing something that will make us look less than perfect. But always remember to be human is to be foolish. When we release our fear of looking foolish‚ we free ourselves to be real and be who we really are. We have all had times when we felt foolish. Even in times‚ when things don’t go so well‚ we still know how to handle those less than perfect times. The best way‚ in my opinion‚ is just to acknowledge
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I recently finished reading your book called Looking For Alaska. After conducting research‚ I am aware that various schools have challenged whether or not the book is appropriate to keep in school libraries. Although your book contains controversial content‚ I think the theme composed in the story makes the controversy of the content irrelevant. Therefore‚ I disagree with the individuals who think Looking For Alaska should be banned from schools. This novel should not be exempt from schools because
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Looking For Richard Script - Dialogue Transcript Voila! Finally‚ the Looking For Richard script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the Al Pacino movie about the making of Richard III. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Looking For Richard. I know‚ I know‚ I still need to get the cast names in there and I’ll be eternally tweaking it‚ so if you have any corrections‚ feel free to drop me a line. You won’t hurt my feelings
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Looking for Alaska is a novel written by John Green set in Alabama specifically the campus at the Culver Creek boarding school with the exception of a few important locations such as the Smoking Hole. The story is narrated in the first person through the perspective of Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ which has its disadvantages as he turns into a mental wreck after the death of Alaska. The novel “Looking For Alaska” focuses on many themes such as friendship‚ death‚ mortality and rules and order. These themes
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The Looking-Glass Self by Charles H. Cooley I will be talking about the looking glass self‚ made famous by famed American sociologist Charles Horton Cooley. This concept stems from our interpersonal perception of what another individual’s impression is on us and how we form ourselves towards that initial perception. Out of all the theories that are at our disposal in sociology‚ this is the theory that interested me the most and here is why. To me the looking glass self is not just a concept or
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