Looking For Alaska Persuasive Speech

Everyone has a dream or something they want to follow in life. Some want material gain while others want to help as many people as they can. I’m not saying wanting material gain is a bad thing, but what I am saying is that for me, money is not the number one concern when my dream is to help others. My hunger to help others only grows by the day. Because of what’s going on in the world we live in today, I believe that it is important that those who are less fortunate than others have the assistance they need to get to an even playing field, health-wise, with others.

There are times where trying to help others, social capital with purely with good intentions, fails to benefit someone and so society is not enhanced. If the person, who fell on bad times, you are trying to help chooses to not make any effort to recover from it, then there is nothing to be done to truly help them. The expectation is that he will endeavor situate himself back to self-sufficiency to

And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.” this is a quote by the Dalai Lama and it is very true. Doing something good by helping people is a chain reaction, because if I help one person by doing something, then they might be impacted and they could pass it on by doing something nice too. That could make the world a much better place, by spreading happiness and helpfulness one person at a time.

Hi, I’m Shella Crejuste, over the past few weeks. I have conducted extensive research and within the next 5 minutes I am going to show you how keeping our headquarters in Florida will maximize our labor market and drastically increase our brand image through Facebook. Here’s how I’m going to do it, -Plan- I am going to show you the three critical factors that Florida offer us, including the market demand/labor market, competition, and the demographic

“Without the discovery of Gold Victoria would not be the place that it has become today.” I believe this statement is true, without the Gold Rush, Australia wouldn’t be nearly as established as it is now. The Gold Rush in Victoria caused mass colonisation and population growth, and it made Australia the diverse and multi-skilled society.

Welcome to our first stop on this tour, NAU, also known as Northern Arizona University! Most of you guys go to school here, but for those of you who come from somewhere else, here's a brief geologic description of this area, the amazing city of Flagstaff. Flagstaff has many geologic wonders and is found on the southern part of the Colorado Plateau. A small portion of Flagstaff's northeastern rocks are sedimentary, like limestone, dolostone, quartzite, and shale, which were all deposited in the Paleozoic Era. The north region of Flagstaff is mostly volcanic rocks, like basalt. However, the west region of Flagstaff is mostly made up of limestone and again, basalt. Some of the geologic wonders that you can see here in Flagstaff are the San Francisco

Helping others doesn’t have to be difficult. We know money is an issue throughout life and we can’t just provide everyone with money. But what can that money actually do? Money is traded in for goods and services right, so in theory, we don’t need money to help others, the question is more like what can we do for another. There is always one job out there that can improve our lives; we don’t have to be millionaires to contribute; we just have to try.

We are here as delegates of the Constitutional Convention representing the small state of Delaware. We propose to you a few ideas that express the interests of Delaware as a state. We are very much aware that not everyone will agree and not every one of our concern will be dealt with. Thus, we are more than willing to make a compromise as long as we are heard and our ideas are respected. We hope as the meeting comes to an end to have a plan to create a constitution protecting the rights of people. The three issues we desire to tackle today are state representation, counting slaves in population, and the process of electing the national executive.

Hey Coach, Iowa State is going great. The classes are alright, but I enjoy going to most of them. I am taking advantage of the facilities and I am back in the weight room. All the techniques and lifts you taught me are really making it easier now that I am lifting without a coach. I thank you for all the time and effort you put into the lifting program so I know what I am doing here at Iowa State. The main reason that I am writing you is to share this with the seniors at North Scott High School. Particularly, the seniors who are struggling to pick the place they will be spending the next four years of their lives. It is the beginning of the school year and the seniors who already have a plan are ready to go but the seniors who don't are scared for the future. I encourage the

Long Island, N.Y. — Looking ahead to the New York presidential primary, Ohio Governor John Kasich is wasting no time campaigning in the state that will play a pivotal role in deciding who will get the nomination come July.

From just cooking a stranger a meal to be an aid to a neighbour financially,

“I would never know her well enough to know her thoughts in those last minutes, would never know if she left us on purpose. But the not-knowing would not keep me from caring, and I would always love Alaska Young, my crooked neighbor, with all my crooked heart.” (pg. 219 John Green) This is one of Pudge’s final thoughts about Alaska after she dies in a car accident. This quote expresses how Pudge copes with her death, wondering about her final moments, her final words.

In novel, Step From Heaven by Na, An and Looking For Alaska by Green, John, two unique characters are introduced. Young Ju from Step From Heaven and Miles or Pudge from Looking For Alaska. These two adolescents have to go through different challenges. As they face adversities, they react in different ways. However, they were able to overcome those obstacles due to the guidance of their characteristics. Additionally, those adversities helped them reveal their real identities. These two characters live different lives but face similar challenges.

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of a hero is, “a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.” In literature, someone who is a hero typically have some serious characteristics. Some characteristics that hero’s often possess include passion, selflessness, honesty, etc. Miles Halter, the protagonist in Looking for Alaska, possesses a plethora of heroic qualities, qualities that will not just help him throughout his journey, but will determine the fate not only the novel, the rest of his life. One heroic quality that Miles retains throughout his quest is memorization.

How many of you have seen someone stop by to help a homeless man? How many of you would help others when they 've treated you the worst? How many of you would help a friend who you know will never help you when you need it? Since childhood, we all have heard our parents, role models, and even our teachers say “treat others the way you want to be treated” and help others when needed. However, listening to those lectures are very easy, but however putting them into action is ten times harder. Throughout our school years, we 've learned about various different people who 've made the world for the better. Starting from Abraham Lincoln ending slavery, to Gandhi promoting non-violence, justice, and harmony between people of all faiths, to even