Bob Dorner 29815628 02800400 Page 1 of 4 P.O. Box 173 Seward‚ Alaska 84057 bdorner@gcis.net Paragraph 1 I am applying for the position on Mate on your vessel. I started out on boats at about the age of 8 fishing off the coast of Oregon with a commercial fisherman who was a friend of the family. I have since then only spent about 8 years away from the sea living in Utah. I have loved the sea and all the things that she has to offer. I have spent most of my career working on vessels such as
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“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” John Green. In the book Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the characters attempt to find every possible way out of a labyrinth‚ which everyone can find themselves while they still exist. While exploring‚ they discover that there is more to it than they can understand‚ because somethings just don’t have a fair explanation to make us truly believe. But‚ this doesn’t stop Green from suggesting us to try and seek a great perhaps‚ as Miles
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In this sentence from John Green’s Looking for Alaska‚ the speaker’s attitude toward the party is best described as indifferent. The speaker’s tone and diction implies that he lacks interest or concern in the unsuccessful party that was thrown for him. He mentions how “he could feel their pity”‚ but then goes on to say that “they needed more pity than I did”. This shows how although his parents pitied him for not having friends‚ he did not pity himself‚ but instead felt bad for his hopeful parents
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inevitable‚ people need to learn how to overcome it instead of grieving forever. Humans don’t just suffer‚ they fight through what caused them to suffer and learn something in the process. Suffering is often compared to a labyrinth in “Looking For Alaska”‚ and rightfully so. A labyrinth is essentially a maze which you can easily get lost in. If you don’t conquer your suffering then you can get lost in the same way. When you’re convinced that something will never get better you’ll also be convinced
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North America struck in the heart of Prince William Sound at 5:36pm. Buildings fell and entire towns were washed away by the tsunami that followed in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake. However‚ considering the sheer magnitude of the earthquake‚ Alaska suffered minimal damage to its residents and economy for a number of reasons. On the contrary‚ the Alaskan economy temporarily prospered from the ’64 earthquake by receiving additional federal support and funding in a time when military presence was
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Green Fights Back Against Banning of Looking for Alaska‚ explains how associations are fighting back against the banning of books in public libraries and how a well known‚ award winning author feels about the prohibiting of his book in school libraries. The author‚ John Green‚ published his first novel Looking for Alaska in 2005. At that time‚ the novel was not very popular because Green was just beginning his career. Within a decade‚ Looking for Alaska became the most complained about book in America
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he book Looking For Alaska by John Green is a book that brings a lot of mixed emotions and shocking surprises that make it almost impossible to stop reading. In this book there are 3 main character that go by the names of Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ Chip “The Colonel” Martin and of course Alaska Young. Pudge starts off the book as a stranger who has just transferred to the boarding school of Culver Creek which both The Colonel and Alaska attend. He is the story’s protagonist‚ the story is told completely
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environmentalists agree and other times they don’t agree on the best way to go. For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate about oil drilling in Alaska. Alaska is often referred to as America’s last frontier. It is wild and natural and it has undisturbed resources that are currently being looked at for the future. Drilling for oil in Alaska has become a controversial issue for several reasons. Environmentalists and scientists remain at odds over the affect the drilling will have on the future
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“Looking for Alaska” by John Green. For this presentation I used my knowledge from the book and also extended on some of the ideas. The overall concept of my Visual Component is showing the main quotes‚ questions‚ and ideas portrayed in the story. This story about a guy named “Pudge” since he was so skinny and he goes to a boarding school and meets a girl named Alaska and he slowly started to fall for her. The night Alaska started to show feeling for Pudge was the same night Alaska died. This left
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