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‘If people were rain, I was a drizzle and she was a hurricane.’ Miles Halters feelings about the love of his life Alaska Young in John Greens Looking for Alaska could quite easily be mistaken for words spoken by Charlie about his secret love Sam in the popular film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower directed by the writer of the book Stephen Chbosky. Both Green and Chbosky place their young protagonists in confronting yet relatable situations in which they must confront death ,love and

How does somebody really know who they are? How do people influence their decisions to be who they are now? “Looking for Alaska”, by John Green, an American writer for young adults, is about a high school student named Miles Halter who currently dislikes the life he is living in. After he read the last words of François Rabelais, "So this guy, Francois Relais. He was this poet. And his last words were, ‘I go to seek a Great Perhaps’. That’s why I’m going." (Green 5), he decides that he cannot find

Analysis of Health Views Health is defined by Straub as, “ a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. It involves physical as well as psychological and social well- being” (2012). The well being of an individual also includes social conditions, biological factors, and personality traits (Straub, 2012). Both health and wellness is highly looked over by individuals, this is until they understand how an illness destroys their body. However, to understand the views individuals

The term “subculture” is defined in the dictionary as “a culture within a broader mainstream culture, with its own separate values, practices, and beliefs.” Studying subculture in the perspective of a sociologist, is to understand and comprehend a specific culture. In today’s modern society of America, there are many variety of subcultures that a sociologist can examine from the past or in today’s society. For this paper, the chosen subculture to be investigated is the greaser subculture. Greasers

Regression Over the course of decades, the media has altered the way women are presented and viewed in society. During the 1950s, women could be all shapes and sizes and the media didn’t discriminate. Since then, the media has portrayed women becoming skinnier and skinnier, almost to the point of being a toothpick. In “Killing Us Softly 4,” Jean Kilbourne states how the media and advertising industry have regressed since the 1950s; both ads picked out show beyond doubt that her ideas are true

In “Recitatif,” by Toni Morrison, Twyla and Roberta are two young girls who meet at St. Bonny’s orphanage for girls. Both become instant friends because of one thing they have in common: they “[are not] real orphans with beautiful dead parents in the sky” (Morrison 239). In fact their mothers could be considered negligent, Twyla’s mom goes out dancing too often to care for her. Roberta’s mother is too sick to be a good parent. Morrison is intentionally vague about the protagonist’s race, all that

as a teenager, and although it may not be easy for the main character Miles. In the end he believes he has found what he is looking for. Looking For Alaska has a variety of unique and different characters. The story is told in the view of Miles Halter, a junior in high school who enjoys memorizing last words. Miles decides he wants to attend to Culver Creek Preparatory School near Birmingham, Alabama. His

Bipolar disorder is a very serious disabling illness, with its extreme mood swings from depression to mania. Bipolar used to be called manic depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder is very serious and can cause risky behavior, even suicidal tendencies. Some patients are frequently underdiagnosed, with some individuals living 8 to 10 years before obtaining proper treatment (Varcarolis, 2009). It can be treated with therapy and medication, but if not treated it can lead to, damaged relationships, social

last June, on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in western North Dakota, tribal officer Nathan Sanchez was nearing the end of his shift when he noticed a frantic stirring in the cattails alongside the road. A girl emerged. Her jeans were wet, her halter-top fallen to her waist. Sanchez approached in his car to ask what had happened. The girl, in hysterics, mumbled that she had been raped and took off running. Sanchez caught her on foot. He saw she was white—not a member of the tribe. "Ma'am," he

Let’s set the scene it is late August, August 17th to be exact. That is when it happened but what really started was one year to that day. There some questions running around your mind like what is he talking about? August 16th the sun is still to rise in the east, which is not the important part. It is out in the grass where the story starts. She went into labor getting ready to be a mommy. It was magical, of course not a thing was seen because, the sun was not up yet. But as the first golden rays