the eyes of Josephine Alibrandi. Josephine is a 17 year old girl‚ with Italian heritage‚ throughout her life she has faced racial discrimination‚ further more she has encountered many offensive comments directed tat the scandal of her illegitimacy. Throughput her final year in high school‚ she comes to understand who she is and comes to understand what is important to her. For the whole of the novel Melina Marchetta demonstrates the concept of discovery. Josephine Alibrandi is faced with many discoveries
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Julian West‚ the main character of Looking Backward‚ was born into a rich family in the late nineteenth century. The gap between the rich and poor was very huge and seemed impossible to fix. Like the other people of his high class‚ Julian thought that he was greater than the poor people‚ and he saw their constant strikes with anger and contempt. He was engaged to Edith Bartlett‚ who was a beautiful and graceful Boston lady. They planned to get married when the
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Should all grade 10 students be studying ‘Looking for Alaska’? John Green‚ author of the novel ‘Looking for Alaska’‚ writes about a normal teenager’s journey through high school. Therefore‚ it would be accurate to say‚ this book will relate to many elements of how a grade ten student might feel. All grade ten students are eligible to read ‘Looking for Alaska’. This novel is also appropriate for all level readers. John Green describes many situations a high school student can relate to‚ the novel
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Question: Freedom and lack of Freedom existed side by side in English colonies. Using examples from Pennsylvania and elsewhere demonstrate how greater freedom for some colonists meant less freedom for others. 300 to 600 words Freedom and lack of freedom co-existed in seventeenth century America because of English rule domination over Dutch rule in the colony of New York and the lack of English rule in the Pennsylvania colony. Once English rule spread to New York‚ it expanded the freedom of some New
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Do you like animals? Are you looking for a small pet for yourself or your child? While many people would automatically get a cat or a dog‚ those aren’t the only choices. Here are some reasons why you should also consider looking at lizards for sale near you: Easy to care for: While some lizards for sale may have a reputation for being difficult to care for‚ others may be even easier to care for than other small animals.For example‚ depending on the species of lizard you get‚ they may only need to
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Critic’s Choice Review of Looking for Alaska by John Green Miles “Pudge” Hatler’s boring obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the ‘’Great Prehaps’’ (Francois Rablais‚ poet) even more. He heads off to the sometimes crazy‚ and anything-but-boring world of Cluver Creek Boarding School‚ and his life becomes the opposite of safe because down the hall is Alaska Young; the gorgeous‚ clever‚ funny‚ self destructive‚ screwed up‚ and utterly fascinating Alaska Young‚ who is an event
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accompanied by only the last words of the already-dead‚ so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps‚ for real friends and a more-than-minor life. And then I screwed up and he screwed up and we screwed up and she slipped through our fingers. And there’s no sugar-coating it: She deserved better friends. I just finished reading a book that my girlfriend (we’ve actually been dating for exactly a year‚ so yay!) loaned me - Looking For Alaska by John Green. A fantastic read‚ it is about a junior in high
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Naomi Smith Summer 2013 Reading Assignment Honors English 8/3/13 Characterization Analysis In Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the protagonist‚ Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ is very dynamic. In the beginning of the book‚ Pudge had no friends and was looking for what he calls the “Great Perhaps.” So he goes away to boarding school and meets “The Colonel”‚ Takumi‚ Lara‚ and Alaska. They were all immediate friends but Alaska and Pudge were drawn to each other. Pudge went from only having his mother
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these topics in a hypothetical way can make it easier to point out the topics in a situation you personally aren’t connected to. The novel‚ “ Looking for Alaska”‚ by John Green focuses on social issues like discovering who you are while being influenced by your peers. The book also deals with problems that are prevalent in today’s society‚ such as suicide. “Looking for Alaska” is narrated by a high school student therefore students who read the novel are able to make connections to events that the characters
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Looking for Alaska is an amazing book that questions the meaning of life‚ and what happens to us after it. It follows three unique friends through a year at Culver Creek‚ a boarding school in southern Alabama. Looking for Alaska is told in the voice of Miles Halter‚ nicknamed Pudge by his roommate. Pudge is a quiet boy who memorizes people’s last words; he goes to the Creek to seek the “Great Perhaps.” During his search he meets the Colonel and Alaska Young. The three friends learn about pranking
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