Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 67 Context: My head still hurt, and the sizable knot above my left temple looked, the Colonel thought, like a miniaturized topographical map of Macedonia, which I had not previously known was a place, let alone aRead more…

Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 65 Context: “Yeah. Heard you puked on Lara. Very suave.” In their words: (Especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant. In my words: A man being a gentlemen.

Source: Looking for Alaska. John Green, Page 56 Context: The eagle wheeled around, his sixth sense detecting Insubordination To Authority Figures. In their words: Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders. In my words: Someone refusing to listen to instructions from authority figures.

Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 55 Context: I knew I’d smoke maybe five of them, but so long as I subsidized the Colonel’s smoking, he couldn’t really attack me for being another rich kid, a Weekday Warrior who just didn’t happen toRead more…

Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 34 Context: When I asked Alaska, she started yelling, Your’re not going to impose the patriarchal paradigm on me.’ In their words: Relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men. InRead more…

Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 31 Context: “Let’s talk counterinsurgency.” In their words: Military or political action taken against the activities of guerrillas or revolutionaries. In my words: Having some sort of plan of attack against your opponent.  

Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 31 Context: The Colonel cut him off. “Enough with the psychobabble, MC Dr. Phil. In their words: Jargon used in popular psychology. In my words: Difficult language used in a certain group of people.