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“Looking for Alaska” written by John Green is about Miles Halter, who moves to Birmingham Alabama. Miles joins a boarding school when he gets caught up in the intriguing, sexy, intelligent, and confusing world of Alaska Young. When Miles meets Alaska his whole world was turned upside down. Alaska makes him question everything, from birth, to death. The main question in Miles’ head at the end is “how will I ever escape this labyrinth?” Labyrinth is a complicated irregular network of passages or…

address the problem of world population growth in order to decrease the world’s hunger problems. These two contradicting opinions are based on the same world issues but create almost completely opposing solutions. This brings up the idea of the new Green Revolution and if it will solely consist of preventing population growth or if it will include increasing the rate of food production. Paul Collier’s article, Put Aside Prejudices, approaches the problem of food production from a cornucopian…

Around the world today leatherback sea turtles are being killed at an alarming rate due to a variety of circumstances. From the commercial fishing industry to poaching, the population of this species has declined significantly over the past fifty years. However, there are ways to prevent this downward spiral. Through an educational approach, marine biologists and environmentalists should collaborate to form a nonprofit group to protect leatherback sea turtles throughout the world. Dermochelys…

The TV show I have chosen for the review is called The Flash. The Flash was viewed in the CW channel at 8/7c at night of every Tuesday. The target audience for The Flash are teens and young adults. The Flash is about protagonist, Barry Allen, gaining super speed and become a hero called the Flash. When Barry gained his super speed, other people also acquired unique power which some chose to use it in wrong way. Barry becomes the Flash to protect city he is living in, Central City, from many…

Tortoise is a small species of tortoises that people love. These little reptiles only reach the maximum size of 8 inches and that is for females as males are known to only reach about 6.5 inches. Their shell color can vary from a dark brown to an olive green in color. These neat tiny species of turtles that are a cool pet to have if it is what you’re looking for. Life Expectancy When keeping this animal as a pet, it is important to realize that these tortoises live for a very long time. They…

It is reported that an 18 year old high school senior has run away. The person has been identified as Margo Roth Spiegelman. Police are not classifying this case as a missing minor because she is 18 years of age and technically an adult. Detective Otis Warren also says that her age gives her the right to leave home. Margo is known to leave town for awhile and return. She leaves clues for her family to ensure them she is not in danger. Mr. and Mrs. Spiegelman have not received any clues as to her…

This is an appropriate title for this book because the story is about the main character, Miles, looking for a girl named Alaska. The title grabbed my attention because I knew it meant someone or something was searching for something by the word “looking”. I like the name of the book because it may make you think of something to do with the state Alaska but it twists your ways of thinking and is about and actual person named Alaska. The time period of this book is in the present day. This…

Comic books may have many influences but it has become very clear that Greek mythology is one of the more obvious ones. To some people comparing mythological figures and comic book heroes would be a far stretch, but with a closer look I believe that the two worlds might actually have some resemblance. The purpose of this paper is to examine the similarities between superheroes and mythological figures. I hope to look further into these connections to provide evidence of classic mythological…

John Green was born on August 24th, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is an american author and he also does some acting. His impact on American Literature is romance. One of his first novels was Looking for Alaska, which had won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Awards. But John Green’s book The Fault in Our Stars is his 6th novel, but one of the best selling books. That novel alone had a gross “more than $300 million worldwide and certifying his status as a YA rock star.” according to (C+A). Which…

The Flash's History Although there are many flashes the two that are most important is the Flash and Professor Zoom. These two characters are both very important to all of the Flash story lines. The Flash is heard to be just as fast or faster then superman. The Flash appears many times even in different comic book such as the Justice league. Professor Zoom also shows up in other comics so he can fight the Flash. The first paragraph will talk about the flash, his powers, how he got them, and…