Rachel Green

– Connections 1. As of Friday, December 11th, 2015 I have finished reading Paper Towns by award winning author John Green. The book, published in 2009 by A Penguin Random House Company, is a novel about romance and mystery. This book sends a teenager boy who tries to find the girl of his dreams. I have finished 305/305 pages within the book. 2. The book Paper Towns by John green is about a teenage boy, named Quentin find a girl named Margo, the girl of his dreams. Ever since Margo moved in,…

No matter it was Wu Shi or his servant who first created a stoneware teapot that fit the taste of the scholar-officials, the Wu family had played a significant role in the transformation of tea wares occurred in the early-16th century. This transformation not only occurred within the Wu family but also corresponded with the trend of tea consumption in Chinese society. Furthermore, it guided the practice of tea drinking among the elite class to a new direction and generated a new discourse of…

Alaska’s Lessons of Death Death touches everyone, whether we like it or not. When reading Looking for Alaska by John Green, he forces you to see that and why we, as humans think of life after death, because we can’t handle the thought of complete nothingness. The book starts with the strange protagonist named Miles Halter and we see him start at a new school in Alabama for his junior year. He wants to find his “Great perhaps” in life and he thinks going to this school will help him find it,…

Independent Reading Task Paper Towns by John Green Paper Towns is an award-winning novel by John Green. The novel is a story set in a small town in Orlando, Florida. The story is narrated by and follows the main character, Quentin. As the reader follows Quentin we learn about how he thinks and more importantly how much he likes a certain girl, who he hasn’t spoken to since they were kids. But one night, she leads him on an adventure until dawn and then disappears the next day. The focus of this…

In the novel Looking for Alaska written by John Green, Miles “Pudge” Halter is looking for his “Great Perhaps” to happen, and later finds himself living it after moving to a boarding school in Alabama called Culvert Creek. The fictional book focuses on Pudge the adventures he has with Alaska, the crazy, wild, clever girl that he meets at the school, along with a few other friends he meets on the way. Miles talks to Alaska often realizes that there is some mystery to Alaska that he can not quite…

written about. Does that make sense?(Green 128)." Alaska also mentions death often through the book, by talking about the death of her mother that she blames herself for. However, this theme is most strongly expressed when Alaska suddenly dies. Her death also strongly enforces the themes of both friendship and coming of age by forcing Miles to deal with grieving her death with his friends all coming around to support each other in a time of hardship. John Green wrote these themes in because they…

Have you ever wanted to be like Superman? Or saw someone having actions like him? It is a stereotype that Superman is always supposed to save lives and never fail! In “ Superman and Me “ Sherman Alexie and and Superman have many connections. Throughout the story Sherman Alexie is trying to become more like Superman. Superman and Sherman are working to save lives and make the world better by breaking down doors, saving lives, and teaching to never give up. In the text “ Superman and Me “…

THE GREENS The party established in 1992 has four elemental significance i.e. ecological sustainability, social justice, grassroots democracy and peace and non-violence. The party tries to maintain fair trade deals which can keep the transparency going in order to maintain peace and build trust. The Greens are not enthusiastic about the trade agreements that are taking place as these trade agreements according to them are not keeping in mind all the environmental factors and are only interested…

In looking for Alaska the point of view if from Pudge (MIles Halter), the main character. By having the point of view from him it leaves a sort of mystery about The other characters. Miles Halter is the new kid at Culver Creek High School, so he doesn’t know anybody. As the reader we learn things about the other characters in the book at the same Miles does. The point of view is very important in this story and if the same story was told from a different point of view the story would change…

They are called The Fastest Man Alive. Did you know that there are four people who call themselves The Flash? Did you know the are two TV shows of The Flash? Did you know that Gerdener Fox Created The Flash and The Justice League of America Jay, Barry, Wally, and Bart are the four Flashes. Barry and Wally are part of The Justice League of America (JLA). The Rival is Jay’s opposite. The Reverse Flash is Barry’s opposite. Zoom is Wally’s opposite. Flashpoint messes up everything. There are more…