: About Me

A few quick, random facts about me:
*I am 21 years old.
*I just graduated from University Campus Suffolk with a degree in Film and Media Studies for which I recieved First Class Honours.
*I am very liberal and believe in freedom of speech. I believe in open mindedness and think people should be allowed to put accross their view point as long as they are prepared to listen to others.
*I wouldn't say I am an expert in anything but I am very interested in space, history, art, culture, films, politics etc. I basically love learning about anything really.
*My biggest dream would be to go into space. It would make me feel awe-inspiringly insignificant (if that amkes sense). I have the night sky from the day and time I was born painted on my ceiling.
*I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I read it before anyone else I know (of course EVERYONE has read it now). I simply picked Philosophers Stone off a shelf in a tiny bookshop 10 years ago. I thought it 'sounded quite promising'. Best judgement I ever made then!
*I am a member of an organisation called Human Writes through which I write to someone on death row. I am a big belieiver in human rights and think everyone should have equal rights.
*I would like to work in the art department at a film studio, work for a media charity campaign or curate a gallery or museum.
*Fave film - American Graffiti. I like most films except for films that particularly glorify war and screwball "comedies".
*Television - I like comedy such as The Office, Extras, Cold Feet, The Simpsons etc. And dramas such as LOST and ER.
*Music - most types of rock or punk rock i.e. The Clash, Chuck Berry, Led Zep, The Who, McFly, American Hi-Fi, Ramones, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Hives etc.

My passion is ...

art, history and culture

I know too much about ...

Charles. M. Schulz

My parents always told me ...

they loved me

My childhood ambition ...

to become an astronaut

My favorite memory ...

walking on the Great Wall of China

Why I write ...

I like learning new things and writing helps you do this

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am always reading Harry Potter

My first job ...

waitress

My best moment ...

getting a First for my degree

My inspiration ...

my family

Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Looking for Alaska, by John Green

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Note:- my page references come from the first print run of the UK HarperCollins paperback. What follows is part analysis, part philosophical/theological discussion based on the book Looking for Alaska by John Green. These are the thoughts that have been running through my head since I read the book - blame my brain for the incoherency. He has produced one of those rare books that manage to be deep and moving without being pretentious or preachy (unlike for example The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom). It is important to note that what follows is my interpretation about the bo...

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