The Notebook

As the world of technology continues to progress in an exponential rate, portable technologies such as laptops, tablets, phones, etc. continue to become more accessible to students due to their decrease in cost and size. With greater accessibility and affordable prices, universities across the globe have seen a giant influx of laptops among their classes across various disciplines. In a class like CCT109, there is no need for laptops as the lectures are often discussion oriented rather than…

Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the IDEA world youth forum. I am Juliet Kaiser from M2 and it is with my great pleasure to be presenting here today addressing prevailing readings and perspectives of cultural and social issues. However, I will specifically be addressing the significant issue of overly romanticised love and how it has been represented in literary and contemporary texts. I strongly believe, texts overly romanticise love and subsequently lead audiences to have…

Like many of my fellow English teachers, I am an office and school supply addict. My retail therapy after a hard day is much more likely to involve buying colorful new pens, post-its with witty sayings, or notebooks that catch my eye rather than making a trip to a department store. I think these things speak to me because they are full of promises of fresh, new possibilities. Perhaps that is why I have always enjoyed school supply shopping each fall. It is not just a signal of a significant…

I barreled for my room to retrieve a notebook from my stash. I wrote the stories I had thought of in careful penmanship, and garnished the margins of the paper with my own illustrations. My purpose was to preserve…

was finally informed about his Pop’s criminal past and how this had affected Ben. Ray Silver, a father and husband, have impacted how Ben matures throughout the book. Toward the midpoint of the novel, Ben experiences a brawl with Ray after Ben’s notebook had been taken away from him. Ray’s mockery of the notebook’s contents, amplified Ben’s antagonism toward him. Making Ben feel worthless and stupid. Seeking…

In the mind of many, Nicholas Sparks is considered one of the top influential authors in today’s current society. Like a great deal of authors, he had to overcome many struggles and hardships to earn his prestigious label, such as, being born into a hard working and poor family or having to cope with his mother and father dying at a young age. (“Home.”) This is just the start of the journey of Nicholas Sparks’ amazing and unique life that included a challenging childhood, a deep faith filled…

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs is a memoir of Augusten’s childhood and adolescent life where he experiences the frenzy of his parent’s deteriorating marital relationship and his livelihood under his mother’s psychologist’s household. The book begins with the introduction of young Augusten, a seven year old boy who enjoys dressing up in his mother’s clothes and polishing jewelry. His childhood resembles that of an average boy. His father, a mathematics professor, would take him out…

The movie “The Notebook”, by Nicholas Sparks, is a touching story about the never-ending passion of true love. This evaluation will show that the author makes some points when it comes to showing how social differences can cause two people to separate, but remain in love with each other for fourteen years. First, in evaluating Spark’s movie, it is possible to find a couple of strong points. One occurs at the beginning, when in the summer, Noah tries to get Allie to go on…

The Notebook is a tragic, love story about a man who would do anything to be able to stay with the love of his life, Allie Hamilton. Noah Calhoun and Allie met one summer, while Allie’s family was in town for her father’s business, and they instantly fell in love. They spent the whole summer together until Allie was forced to leave Noah and go back home. They were both still madly in love with one another and eventually met up again much later in life, and although they tried to resist each…

The, “Love” people may have witnessed from movies that may cause the confusion for the hopeless romantics of the world. For instance, the characters Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoon in the novel, “The Notebook” who were both raised in different households. [favscenes1,2009]Then when they crossed into each other’s path at a local town carnival. Allie who was on a double date with her friend Sarah, while Noah was hanging out with his friend Finn. It seemed to show in Noah’s eye’s a certain…