In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ one of the main characters‚ Alaska Young‚ is involved in a fatal car accident. Following her death‚ the world religions teacher‚ Dr. Hyde‚ asks his class to interpret the question she posed for an essay: “How will we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering?” This is the biggest clue that leads the reader to believe her car crash was not an accident (Constantakis). Other clues are how openly Alaska brings up dying‚ such as when she states the reason
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Drilling for oil in Alaska‚ specifically its North Slope region continues to be a controversial topic amongst environmentalists‚ politicians and the oil industry. The North Slope is home to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ as well as the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field and the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4‚ the first oil-drilling site in the state. The government established the 12-million acre Reserve No. 4 in 1923 as a way to supply oil for ensuring national security. There are many arguments for and
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family a lifetime’s worth of fun and adventure is the state of Alaska: a place filled with vast national parks‚ numerous and exhilarating activities to partake in‚ comfortably warm hotels and restaurants to visit during the colder parts of the year‚ and spectacular mountains to climb and ski on in the winter. As mentioned before‚ there are indeed many vast national parks filled with lush‚ green forests to visit in the state of Alaska‚ such as the renowned and widely-known park‚ Denali
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Oil Drilling in Alaska There is believed to be between 5.7 and 16 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil in Alaska. The only thing holding us back from drilling there because it would damage a protected national wildlife refuge in the act killing many animals. The controversy of whether to drill there or not has been going on since around 1977. The last two presidents we had were on different sides of how they felt about the drilling. There are many positives to drilling in Alaska but for every
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After reviewing the list of banned and challenged books‚ I found one that is by one of my favorite authors. The book Looking For Alaska written by John Green was the sixth most challenged book last year for a “scene that may lead a student to sexual experimentation”(Top Ten Challenged Books of 2016 via YouTube). Looking for Alaska was challenged in the United States‚ and is currently the bout of a drawn out battle in Kentucky. At Marion County High School an upset parent wrote a letter to the high
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Alaska Coffee Company June 10‚ 2011 Gregory Morris Alaska Coffee Company had a head start on the state of Alaska in the business of Specialty Coffee except for one other company‚ Café Del Mundo. Other than that there was no real competition for them when they started their business in 1984 and they only became more profitable with expansion throughout the years. Leadership Powell’s leadership over the company is an interesting thing‚ he was quick to get things done and always did what
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isolated town‚ and the people born and raised in it have seen a sight that many people can’t fathom. Many Americans see the world climate change‚ but don’t take action because they have not seen the major effects of it. Being born and raised in Juneau‚ Alaska I have sadly seen over a dozen glaciers recede at a rapid rate‚ each year being a record-breaking year. Years where snow fall has been minimal because the difference of a few degrees. Unfortunately‚ these unusual years are become the standard. The
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things‚ such as drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. After Alaska dies‚ he finds the real him He discovers The Great Perhaps and moves on with his life. Throughout the book he isn’t just looking for The Great Perhaps‚ he’s looking for his true identity. Alaska’s death helps him with discovering both of the goals. His self-identity crisis is his character vs. self conflict. Chip‚ Miles‚ Lara‚ and Takumi all try to figure out how and why Alaska died. They are trying to find out whether it was a suicide
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included in the Colonel’s group of friends‚ among them Alaska‚ vibrant‚ charismatic and dynamic‚ but also deeply depressed. Alaska is not only brilliant at devising pranks‚ but drinks and has sexual intercourse. When Miles falls for (and lusts after) Alaska‚ she becomes critical to his story. Slowly the reader builds a picture of the main characters as each reveals their story. When Alaska dies in a car crash‚ her favorite last line from Simon Bolivar‚ “How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?”
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profits over social problems such as environmental degradation. An example that sheds light on the conflict between human interests and environmental responsibility is the controversial approval of the oil drilling in the Northern Slope region of Alaska and the drilling that has already began‚ in the Tar Sands of Alberta. In this paper I will firstly explain the situation regarding why the drilling for oil is up for debate to take place. Secondly I will assess the benefits and the irreparable damage
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