Why Are You Looking Grave?

killed in a car accident. Pudge and the Colonel try to uncover the truth about her death. They wonder if it was a suicide or an accident. They have to find out why she left in the first place. They come to realize that the night Alaska left was the anniversary of her mother's death, and she had possibly forgotten to visit the grave. They never find out whether or not she committed suicide. At the end of the novel, Pudge turns in an essay for school that

A Review of Looking for Alaska - A Journey on its Own The book Looking for Alaska is by John Green and it follows a boy named Miles “Pudge” Halter and his time in Culver Creek Boarding School. Pudge goes to this boarding school because all of his past family members have. At the boarding school he meets a young, charismatic, funny, attractive, clever, screwed up, and a crazy girl named Alaska Young. They go on multiple adventures together. Slowly

realized it was pointless to stay in this uncomfortable bed. I walked carefully around my brother and sister but they awoke I could never count on them to stay asleep with my loud elephant like feet. “What are you doing up so late Taylor?” my curious sister laney asked. “Yah what are you doing up I have to get up early tomorrow?” my brother John whispered. “Just go back to bed!” I demanded. They tossed and rolled around for a little bit but finally settled down. I finished making my way outside

is one time in your life where everything that you do focus on your self image, your fears, your relationships, your beliefs, everything that is you, has to be in your high-school years. In the novel Looking For Alaska, the author John Green makes great use of the following literary devices symbols, similes, and the use of many significant themes throughout this dramatic novel. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from beginning to end. The reason why I enjoyed this novel is because of all of the drama

resurrection of Jesus has been questioned time and again, what most do not realize is, there is proof that Jesus rose from the grave. With the empty tomb, eyewitnesses and the changed lives of the Disciples, we are able to prove that the resurrection of Jesus did indeed happened. The empty tomb could quite honestly be the strongest proof that Jesus resurrected from his grave. Even Roman and Jewish tradition admits to the empty tomb. When Jesus was found by the women to be resurrected the disciples

1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not, at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson foreshadow the ending? Conversely, how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? 1. I. Was not really surprised by the ending to this story. I never really knew what was going to happen but I had a feeling that something bad was about to when Jackson wrote about the stones being gathered in huge piles. I also feel he

evening, this is Joan Hodges bringing you the news for the Hampton Woods area. The top story tonight is a criminal named ‘Marcus Finch’ who has recently managed to escape a local prison. He had been placed in jail for kidnapping and then eventually murdering his victims. He has been nicknamed ‘’The big bad wolf’ as he has very observable wolf-like features and his victims are usually younger children. Here is a picture of the criminal. So be careful, and if you see anything at all, call either the

What if your child was dying? What if nothing the experts tried worked? What if your only choice was an untested drug? What would you do then? These questions, while hypothetical to many people, are the reality of others. The snake oil man of olden days could be compared to medical marijuana dispensers today. Many view medical marijuana as something adults should not partake in let alone children. Others see it as perfectly fine, comparing it to alcohol or tobacco products that need some monitoring

person is good or evil, every person interprets the meaning of these words differently, because these words are subjective. “Periwinkles” is about two men, one who is good and one who is evil, who die alone in a forest, and periwinkles grow from their graves. The listener and the speaker in the story, have different constraints for a person to be considered good or evil. Bruce Holland Rogers’, short

stairway window looking at the family plot. Looking at the place where her child's body is buried continues the sadness she feels. But, another emotion is contained in this wife and mother and that is anger and bitterness at her husband. At first, the reason for her anger seems unknown. The reasoning starts to show when it says she "refused him any help, with the least stiffening of her neck and silence."(lines13-14) Their dialogue is cold. "What is it—what? /Just that I see. / You don’t, she challenged