Green Revolution

Planting Peace is a foundation created for the sole purpose of, as the name implies, spreading the message of peace across the world. From doing charity work in third-world countries to helping here in America, Planting Peace only has one true mission, that being equality. However, not everyone sees the world in such a light, and there are even groups designed to spread their opposing views on this subject. In this instance, Westboro Baptist Church is known for their infamous hate speech and…

In Thomas Foster’s, How to Read Literature Like a Professor he explains five useful points that help to recognize and understand literature. The first chapter covers the topic of quest. In order for literature to be a quest there is 5 points to consider. 1. A quester 2. A place to go 3. A reason to go there 4. Challenges and trials during it 5. A real reason to go there. It is important to note that the real reason for the quest is always self knowledge. John Green’s Paper Towns, which was later…

influential in elections as the major parties because of their inability to gain enough electoral votes. That does not mean minor parties do not exist. A couple of minor parties such as the Libertarian party, which has been around for quite a while, and the Green party, which is relatively new. Minor parties have a smaller role in politics versus the major parties, their lesser…

Max McKeown said, “Innovation is deviance which means that the rebellious personality is a natural resource for practical creativity. As an innovator, you need to reject the old to establish a new, better, status quo. And one of the most powerful sources of newness is the rebel or maverick, mind.”. According to McKeown, innovation can be actions or behaviors that violate social norms. Which led him to believe in “rejecting the old” and everything new is better. Overall, McKeown was correct with…

1. Raku a. History i. Origins Tile sculptor and potter Chojiro developed the raku technique during the Momoyama period in the 16th century. Chojiro was asked by tea master Sen no Rikyu to create tea bowls for the new restrained and simplified aesthetic style of Zen Buddhist tea ceremonies. Chojiro’s tea bowls used monochromatic glazes, typically black or red. The overall design aimed to eliminate variations of form, movement, and decoration. They also symbolized the aesthetics of wabi-sabi which…

Alaska portrays self-discovery and how the power of friendship can change one’s life. One example is in the book where Miles says, “The Colonel’s mother heard that we were on campus and couldn’t bear the idea of leaving us familyless for Thanksgiving” (Green 90). Miles built a friendship with the Colonel and it ended up letting him be able to go to the Colonel’s mom’s to eat Thanksgiving dinner with them along with Alaska. Going on a self-journey can be beneficial to your life. One example is in…

have some sort of green space, few match the beauty, the versatility, and usability of the five city parks. The parks have something to offer people of all ages and even accommodate large family and group gatherings. I believe this is one of the reasons Sauk Centre is so prosperous; it’s a city in which people want to live. These parks provide green space, facilitate activities and events, and give tourists a reason to stop. Sauk Centre provides five different green spaces. Green space,…

Title A buzz word in society in more recent years has been “community.” We’ve been told that a healthy lifestyle involves community and requires relationship. The television show, Friends points to society’s hunger for this. The show is centered around a group of friends who all live together and share life with each other, on every level. Initially none of the guys or the girls in the group are dating each other, but that quickly changes with the emerging love story of Ross and Rachel and…

John Green has been put on a pedestal in the literary world, after so much praise from critics for ‘The ‘fault in our stars’,so I felt compelled to delve into his debut novel, ‘Looking for Alaska’. Our high school years has to be the time were we all focus on our beliefs, self-image, and anything other that our grades. Green accurately captures the essence of high school. Through the perspective of the protagonist, Miles Halter, the audience is guided through his journey of self-discovery and…

In the fictional book, Looking for Alaska by John Green, John writes an adult novel of 221 pages speaking of a young boy who learns a lot about love, depression, regret, and adventure. This book was published by Penguins Young Reading Group in on August 14, 2008. It is a good book for teenagers ages 14-18. Miles Halter is regular boy who is tired of being predictable. He is very smart and his talent is memorizing last words of memorable people. He has little to no friends and he is always…