Blog 1/26/15 Rivals

Prompt: Describe the characters and there personalities and what there role is in the book

Pages read: 85 to 115

Josh, Josh is the main character in this book. He is a very hard working and respectful boy. He would always be the first one at the practice and the last one to leave and whenever he is at a friends house he has such good manners that the parents want to keep Josh. Throughout the book Josh is starting to feel like he is responsible for his families finances because with his talent he is capable of getting sponsorships that will help out with his families finical problems. Don't get me wrong the parents are trying very hard to get out of this problem but there main way to get rid of this problem is to ride on the back of Joshes talent. So basically Josh has a huge responsibility to take care of his family. 

Jaden, Jaden is on of Joshes closest friends. She is also a writer for the newspaper back in their hometown. She goes to every one of Joshes games she says only because she needs something to write about but others think that she only goes because she likes Josh and want to watch him play. Jaden is a very polite and is a really good friend she is so polite sometimes she is considered more polite then Josh. She is also like a spy for the Titans what she does is go to the other game and ask around and find out what the other teams game plan is and stuff like that. So in all Jaden has a huge impact on the book because she is always supporting Josh and is always mentally positive. 

The third character that I want to talk about is Joshes dad. Joshes dad is the head coach of the Titans. He is one of the main reasons why Josh is playing baseball he is very supportive of Josh and only wants what’s best for Josh. Joshes dad used to play in the minor leagues and was a pretty good player. Like Jaden Joshes dad is very mentally positive he always tries to find the best in things even when there isn't much to be happy about. One thing that Joshes dad needs some work on is putting his foot down and saying no means no. In the book when Josh got hit in the eye Josh was able to convince him to let him play even though josh could have been seriously hurt.  

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TKAM Difference Between Movie and Novel 1/12/15

Prompt: the most important difference between the written and filmed version? Provide evidence with specific details

 Both the movie and the book were great pieces of work but they were both very different. The most important difference between the two is that in the movie some characters do are say different things then what they did in the book. Like how some characters are left out so then other character have to take there lines. Or how some scenes are left out so then they have to explain with other characters and different scenes. So reading and watching both the movies and the book its ads another prospective witch makes the story that much better. 

An example of this is when Jem was the one who found the trinkets. Since he found them and not scout they had to make another scene to explain the trinkets. That scene is when we find out that Jem was hiding the trinkets from Scout. Even though Jem was first kind of selfish with the trinkets taking them for himself he matured enough to decide that it was not just for him and he shares it with Scout. So they show coming of age for Jem very differently in the movie then in the book.  

In the book is made it very clear that Scout did not want to be considered a girl like figure she wanted to more of a tomboy. In the movie it never really emphasized the Scout more boyish behavior. With the los of Scout's more tomboy attitude I felt like she lost some of her comedy. Without the comedy that Scout provided in the book the movie was plainer and not as enjoyable. 

  



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Rivals blog 1/25/15

Prompt: Summarize about what has happened in the book so far.

Pages Read: 50-85

After Josh gained back conciseness he decided not to take his base and go for the home run that could decide if they will be going to the Cooperstown travel tournament. As Josh steps up to the plate he saw the look on the pitchers face that almost maid him laugh. The first pitch is delivered STRIKE ONE Josh didn't even swing the second pitch is delivered this time Josh swings big but just misses STRIKE TWO.  The third pitch is delivered it was a curveball but Josh read the pitch all the way and swung with all his might and sends the ball past the fence and sends the ball into the mountains a 2 run homer to put his team the Titans up by one. 

The next batter strikes out in three pitches and the Titans take the field for the last time in the game. Amazingly after Josh getting beamed in the eye with a 65-mile an hour curveball he is also capable of taking the field. The pitcher for the titans walked the first batter and the second but the third batter grounders the ball right at the second basemen and the second basemen digs the ball right up of the ground and the Titans turn a game changing double play. Since the Titans were turning a double play the runner was able to advance from second to third. It comes down to the very pitcher that beamed Josh in the head Planczeck. The pitch is delivered and Planczeck hits a solid pop fly behind Josh and Josh made a pretty much impossible catch to win a game for the Titans. 

After the Titans picked up Josh and carried him of the field his parents had to rush him to the emergency room to make sure there is no permanent damage to the eye. They get a doctor to take a look at josh right away and after taking multiple tests such as X-rays, MRIs, and eye sight tests the doctors finally came to the conclusion that Josh had cracked the bone behind the eye that keeps the eye on place. The options were to either let the bone heal naturally which would mean that Josh would not be able to participate in the Cooperstown tournament and the second option is to have surgery to help heal the bone faster but the one risk is that in the proceeded goes wrong it could lead to permanent damage to the eye. This is where Josh has to make the hardest decision of his life.

Thats A First: Choose Your Own Adventure

Prompt: When was the last time I did something for the first time

     The last time I did something for the first time was not that long ago it was the morning of christmas.  Well now that i think of it, it was actually two thing that I did for the first time in only a time span of about 3 minuets. The first one was that I actually woke up kinda late for christmas. Ever since I could remember I have always waken up first on christmas and would then wake up the rest of my family. But this year for reasons that I will explain in the next couple of paragraphs I woke up late and because my family is so used to me waking them all up they would not wake them selves up. So in the end we ended waking up around 9:00 9:30 when we would usually wake up around 6:00. That was one of my first new things that I have done.

     The second and more significant thing that I have done for the first time was also on christmas morning. It was the reason why I slept in, it was because both of my grandpas were over at my house for christmas. One of my grandpas was on my dads side we call him Grandpa Bob and my other grandpa was on my moms side and we call him Grandpa Juan. The reason why we have never spent christmas with both of them is because grandpa Bob used to live in LA so this is really his first year with us during Christmas. And Grandpa Juan never spent christmas with us because he live in Indiana and dose not have a car so it is a big hassle for him to somehow get to are house.

      Yea this christmas was especially special for my mom because before she was really old enough her mom and dad divorced and grandpa Juan moved away to Indiana. So my mom has never spent a christmas with her dad. It was really special to be apart of I could tell that my mom was very excited to spend her first christmas with her dad. Yeah and having both of my grandpas over opening presents with us was very special for me and my mom. And that was the last time I did something for the first time .

Late Blog 11-17

Prompt: Summarize About what happened.
Pages read:0-50

This Book is about a boy named Josh he play's for a baseball team called the Titans. Josh is the best player on the team and one of the best player is the tournament. Josh is a homerun hitter and an amazing short stop he is one of the most feared players when he comes up to bat. He also has a friend Benji he is also on the Titans not as good as Josh but still plays a big role on the team. Josh has one more friend that is not exactly on the team but is still a big part of the team. Her name is Jaden and she is a reporter for the towns paper and she found out some important information about the other team they will play the next game that will decides of they go home or go to Cooperstown one of the biggest baseball tournament in the country.

That day a couple hours before there next game against the Nighthawks that will deiced if they go to Cooperstown Jaden finds out that the Nighthawks best pitcher that can pitch up to a speed of 75-80 miles an hour is pitching and is planning something that is not really playing within the rules. Jaden said that she was talking to Planczeck's  girlfriends and she told Jaden that if there game comes do to it Planczeck will beam Josh in the head. Josh was startled by this news but he was not intimidated in anyway he just went by his day normally and got ready the game.

In the game Planczeck started pitching and the Titans went on a role taking the lead early with the help of Josh hitting 3 home runs in 5 innings. Then the Nighthawks caute up to then and was only down by one run into the last inning. It was 5 to 6 and the Titans were up to bat the first three got on base but the next two struck out and then Josh was up to bat with the bases loaded. That is when Josh started remembering what Jaden said to him about Planczeck but he was not scared in any way he walked up to the plate and was ready to hit his fourth home run. The first pitch came in right at Josh but he was able to get out the way. Josh pops right back up and is ready to hit, the second pitch comes at him a curve looked like it was right down the middle but it curved right into Joshes eye. Josh went to the ground and blacked out for a couple seconds. To be Continued....

TKAM Found Poetry

                                 Atticus

love everybody

Until you climb into his skin and walk around it

Keep those fists down

Listen

fighting with your head

Be the bravest person

know what real courage is

you know your licked before you begin

But 

You begin anyway

hold your head high

Keep those fists down

Stand Up 

and 

walk away 

thats 

real courage

Scout

   

TKAM Blog 12/4

Pages read: Chapter 9-16
Prompt: Character Relationships

Miss.Maudie and Calpurnia are same alter egos because they both have a strong connection to the Finch family. The two characters also have good relationships with the kids. Like how Cal takes more of the motherly role of the family and Mrs. Maudie lets them play in her yard she also has a good relationship with Scout. One other way that they are the same is that they both are in the later stages of there life.

Some foils between the two characters are that Cal is a lot more strict with the kids and Mrs.Maudie is more friendly with the kids. Like how Mrs.Maudie lets them use her yard and how she talks to them very friendly. On the other hand Cal has to be a little more strict with the kids because she is more like the mother in the family. Another difference is that Cal is black and Mrs.Maudie is white. Mrs.Maudie is white so she would be respected in most places but on the other hand even though Cal is respected in the Finch household she probably would not be respected in many other places.

The two characters have a good relationship with Scout. Mrs.Maudie for example when Jem and Dill ditched Scout Mrs.Maudie helped Scout by talking to her telling her stories and things like that. Mrs.Maudie also supports Atticus and his decisions which means a lot to Scout. Cal a strong relationship with scout sometimes rocky but strong nonetheless. Cal sometimes yells at Scout a bit more then I would like. al does teach scout some important lessons and gets them engraved in Scouts head. These two characters have helped Scout become the young girl she is. Cal taut Scout discipline and manners. Mrs.Maudie taut Scout different stories that had moral values and also if Mrs.Maudie didn't help Scout when she was all alone scout could have turned into a very lonely girl and would have been a very different character then what she is now.