Friday, September 26, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Deathwatch 9/18
Prompt:Setting and Characters
Pages read: 100-150
The setting is in a desert the name is not given. It is in the middle of the day and that is when the sun becomes most deadly. Since Madec is trying to kill Ben, Ben is heaving to run to places that normally people would not see. He stayed in an abbandoned house to take shelter for a night he also was able to see a beautiful sunrise that shined the most beutiful light. Not every place was good he also had to walk across on open dry desert he had with no food and no water.
Madec is a brutall and a no mercer kind of guy. When Ben agreed to help him find a bighorn ( a rare animal that you can only hunt with a permits witch is very hard to get) Madec would shoot anything that moved. After a couple of days Madec finally thought he found a bighorn he took the shot but when they go to retrieve the body Madec found that it wasn't a goat but a human. Madec shot a person walking in the desert alone and looking for civilization but Madec is so brutall you didn't want to bring the body back to town because he dident care enough to. In the end after some arguing Madec threatened to kill Ben but instead of shooting him he made Ben take of all his clothes and then started to chace him across the desert.
Ben on the other hand was a rationalist and was the thinker. He only took the job because he needed the money for school. He hated Madec from the beginning he thought Madec was a cruel and selfish person and been just wanting to get it over with. So hen Madec shot thaterson Ben wanted to bring him back even if he dident know the man, Ben wanted Madec to go to court because Ben was so used to Madec killing things that he thought maybe it wasn't on accident. So when Ben was on the run he was able to survive the elements and stay away from Madec only because he new the enviornment so well.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
The Ten Books That Changed My Life
1. Unstoppable: Tim Green
This book spoke to me personally because it reminded me to never give up on something that you love. First he had an abusive family but he kept on trying to make is life better. He ended up getting away from that abusive family and started living with this very loving family who took care of him and gave him the option to do whatever he wants. That is when he chose to play the sport he loved the most.
2. 13 Reasons Why: Jay Asher
This book impacted my life because it made me realize that the smallest thing hurt the most. In this book the character takes her own life but right before her death she sent tapes to 13 different people. These 13 people are the ones that influenced her with her decision and what I noticed is that a lot of the reasons are the small ones that people wouldn't really think could hurt a person.
3. Out Of My Mind: Sharon Draper
Out of my mind helped me realize how lucky I am to not have a disability. This book was very emotional because this girl in the book wanted to fit in because of her disability even though she was a very kind and polite girl. It's sad because no one gave her a real opportunity to show her intelligence and feelings.
4. The Giver: Lois Lowry
The Giver made me realize that the world could be a hole lot worse. I am always focusing on the negative things about this world rather then the positives. This book made me think a little bit more about what is good in life and once I thought about it I found that there are a lot more positives rather then negatives.
5. Mice Of Men: John Steinbeck
This book helped he find the true power of friendship and not just something that is convenient for you. In this book the friendship was not convenient at all one of the friends always was holding the other friend back from getting rich but he kept on hanging out with him because they were good friends. I sometimes forget about the power of friendship and how much you really need your friends to make it through life happily.
6. Esperanza Rising: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza Rising reminded me to appreciate what I have because it could all be taken away from me before I know it. In this book Esperanza had everything a girl that age could want she had money a loving family and beautiful dresses until it was all taken away. Just like Esperanza I take my life for granted sometimes and I think that my parents will always be there but in reality they wont be there one day and that is what this book made me realize.
7. Hatchet: Gary Paulsen
This book taught me to never give up even if things looks like it is impossible to accomplish. In this book the character had to survive in the wilderness for months by himself. He even survived a tornado, I know sometimes I don't try my best on something because I think it is to hard I give up because I am loosing but this one book should me that it could get a lot worse.
8.Wonder: R.J. Palacio
Wonder helped me realize that I should be happy for who I am. I say this because I sometimes wish I was another person because they had money or something else. In this book the character never really wished he was another person even though he dose not look like the other kids at school. Knowing that I wish I was someone else and I don't have a deformity or anything like that makes me feel disappointed in myself because I now know that I could be a lot worse.
9. The Giving Tree: Shel Silverstein
The Giving tree showed me the power of giving back. I usually take take and take from people but never really say thanks to that person. Just like in the book when the tree kept on giving him things but the boy never said thanks or showed any kind of love to the tree. What I think is that the smallest things like a hug a thanks or something that comes from the heart are the things that make a persons day. The thanks dont have to be big all the time and that is what this book taught me.
10.
The Eleventh Plague: Jeff Hirsch
This book taught me that we need to help are planet instead of destroying it. To often the people of this world take life for granted and think that it could always be fixed. In reality life is a very precious thing it to many miracles for life to exist on this planet and we just destroy this world by polluting the air and water the two most important things we need to survive. This book made me think more about the future of this earth rather then just the present day.
This book spoke to me personally because it reminded me to never give up on something that you love. First he had an abusive family but he kept on trying to make is life better. He ended up getting away from that abusive family and started living with this very loving family who took care of him and gave him the option to do whatever he wants. That is when he chose to play the sport he loved the most.
This book impacted my life because it made me realize that the smallest thing hurt the most. In this book the character takes her own life but right before her death she sent tapes to 13 different people. These 13 people are the ones that influenced her with her decision and what I noticed is that a lot of the reasons are the small ones that people wouldn't really think could hurt a person.
Out of my mind helped me realize how lucky I am to not have a disability. This book was very emotional because this girl in the book wanted to fit in because of her disability even though she was a very kind and polite girl. It's sad because no one gave her a real opportunity to show her intelligence and feelings.
4. The Giver: Lois Lowry
The Giver made me realize that the world could be a hole lot worse. I am always focusing on the negative things about this world rather then the positives. This book made me think a little bit more about what is good in life and once I thought about it I found that there are a lot more positives rather then negatives.
5. Mice Of Men: John Steinbeck
This book helped he find the true power of friendship and not just something that is convenient for you. In this book the friendship was not convenient at all one of the friends always was holding the other friend back from getting rich but he kept on hanging out with him because they were good friends. I sometimes forget about the power of friendship and how much you really need your friends to make it through life happily.
6. Esperanza Rising: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza Rising reminded me to appreciate what I have because it could all be taken away from me before I know it. In this book Esperanza had everything a girl that age could want she had money a loving family and beautiful dresses until it was all taken away. Just like Esperanza I take my life for granted sometimes and I think that my parents will always be there but in reality they wont be there one day and that is what this book made me realize.
This book taught me to never give up even if things looks like it is impossible to accomplish. In this book the character had to survive in the wilderness for months by himself. He even survived a tornado, I know sometimes I don't try my best on something because I think it is to hard I give up because I am loosing but this one book should me that it could get a lot worse.
Wonder helped me realize that I should be happy for who I am. I say this because I sometimes wish I was another person because they had money or something else. In this book the character never really wished he was another person even though he dose not look like the other kids at school. Knowing that I wish I was someone else and I don't have a deformity or anything like that makes me feel disappointed in myself because I now know that I could be a lot worse.
9. The Giving Tree: Shel Silverstein
The Giving tree showed me the power of giving back. I usually take take and take from people but never really say thanks to that person. Just like in the book when the tree kept on giving him things but the boy never said thanks or showed any kind of love to the tree. What I think is that the smallest things like a hug a thanks or something that comes from the heart are the things that make a persons day. The thanks dont have to be big all the time and that is what this book taught me.
The Eleventh Plague: Jeff Hirsch
This book taught me that we need to help are planet instead of destroying it. To often the people of this world take life for granted and think that it could always be fixed. In reality life is a very precious thing it to many miracles for life to exist on this planet and we just destroy this world by polluting the air and water the two most important things we need to survive. This book made me think more about the future of this earth rather then just the present day.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
13 Reasons August/17/2014
Prompt: summarizing about the story and the settings
Pages: 160-288
In this book along with the tapes Hanna also sent the people a map with stars on it. Each star is connected to one story and one person. So after that person was done listening to the tape they had the option of going to that star on the map and find out the whole story or just settle for what the tapes said. So Clay went to every place on the map and I am going to talk about the two places that I think had the biggest impact on Hannas decision.
The first places I am going to talk about is the fourth place on the map. It is this boys house the boy's name it Tom also known as Peeping Tom. One day Hanna was in her room when she heard a click of a camera but she thought it was nothing until she heard it several times and that is when she looked out side her window but did't see anyone. So the next day she getts this girl to help her catch the person taking pictures of her in her room. Hanna and the girl end up never seeing the kid but they did find out that the person did go to there school so they asked around. Everyone said just at my house except one person Tom he got defensive when they asked him and that is when Hanna knew it was him. This was important because that was Hannas only safe haven and it was taken away from her. Clay ended up walking to Toms house and found Marcus there throwing rocks at Toms window because he wanted Tom to know what it was like to not have any privacy in his own room. That is where figured out how much privacy ment to Hanna.
The second places im going to talk about is the eighth place on the map. It is the library because Hanna loved poetry and there was a camp there for poetry so she signed up. And that is where she met Ryan he wrote the schools Lost-N-Found Gazette he would look in the lost and found and find the most interesting thing he could find and wright a article about it. Ryan ended up going to the camp also and they would show each others there poem and Ryan loved one of Hannas poem's he asked if he could wright an article on it but Hanna said no. So the next day the new Gazette came out and Hanna found out that her poem was on it it was stolen from her. This was important because it took her love away from poetry. Poetry was one of the very few things she still loved in her life.
Pages: 160-288
In this book along with the tapes Hanna also sent the people a map with stars on it. Each star is connected to one story and one person. So after that person was done listening to the tape they had the option of going to that star on the map and find out the whole story or just settle for what the tapes said. So Clay went to every place on the map and I am going to talk about the two places that I think had the biggest impact on Hannas decision.
The first places I am going to talk about is the fourth place on the map. It is this boys house the boy's name it Tom also known as Peeping Tom. One day Hanna was in her room when she heard a click of a camera but she thought it was nothing until she heard it several times and that is when she looked out side her window but did't see anyone. So the next day she getts this girl to help her catch the person taking pictures of her in her room. Hanna and the girl end up never seeing the kid but they did find out that the person did go to there school so they asked around. Everyone said just at my house except one person Tom he got defensive when they asked him and that is when Hanna knew it was him. This was important because that was Hannas only safe haven and it was taken away from her. Clay ended up walking to Toms house and found Marcus there throwing rocks at Toms window because he wanted Tom to know what it was like to not have any privacy in his own room. That is where figured out how much privacy ment to Hanna.
The second places im going to talk about is the eighth place on the map. It is the library because Hanna loved poetry and there was a camp there for poetry so she signed up. And that is where she met Ryan he wrote the schools Lost-N-Found Gazette he would look in the lost and found and find the most interesting thing he could find and wright a article about it. Ryan ended up going to the camp also and they would show each others there poem and Ryan loved one of Hannas poem's he asked if he could wright an article on it but Hanna said no. So the next day the new Gazette came out and Hanna found out that her poem was on it it was stolen from her. This was important because it took her love away from poetry. Poetry was one of the very few things she still loved in her life.
Monday, August 11, 2014
13 Reasons August/8/2014
Prompt: Summarize about what I read
Pages:0-160
This book is about a girl who commits suicide her name is Hanna Baker. But before she died she left 13 recordings . The cassettes where of her talking about why she killed herself and the people that had to do with it. So for each recording there was a person so therefore the name 13 reasons. So the day before she died she mailed the full of the recordings to the first person of the first recording.
Each person has to listen to there story and why caused Hanna to kill her self. After that their are two things the person can do,they can either keep listening and learn about the whole story behind is who els was apart of it. Or they can listen to the next recording just enough to find out who the next person was and send it to them. If they end up not listening to it then there would be a second copy of the recording sent out into public so the whole world find out what they did to Hanna.
She narrator of the book was not Hanna or the recordings but a friend of Hannas who was on the tape. Clay was the name of the friend and the story will go on and off between the recordings and Clays experiences throughout the book. When he does get the BOX he is very puzzeld to why he is on the recordings he never did anything he was even her friend. After a hour of listening he learned that he wasent the first to get the box full of the life changing objects.
Pages:0-160
This book is about a girl who commits suicide her name is Hanna Baker. But before she died she left 13 recordings . The cassettes where of her talking about why she killed herself and the people that had to do with it. So for each recording there was a person so therefore the name 13 reasons. So the day before she died she mailed the full of the recordings to the first person of the first recording.
Each person has to listen to there story and why caused Hanna to kill her self. After that their are two things the person can do,they can either keep listening and learn about the whole story behind is who els was apart of it. Or they can listen to the next recording just enough to find out who the next person was and send it to them. If they end up not listening to it then there would be a second copy of the recording sent out into public so the whole world find out what they did to Hanna.
She narrator of the book was not Hanna or the recordings but a friend of Hannas who was on the tape. Clay was the name of the friend and the story will go on and off between the recordings and Clays experiences throughout the book. When he does get the BOX he is very puzzeld to why he is on the recordings he never did anything he was even her friend. After a hour of listening he learned that he wasent the first to get the box full of the life changing objects.
Monday, August 4, 2014
Out of My Mind August/4/2014
Prompt: Summarize about the characters
Pages 175-295
The first character I want to talk about is Melody she is the main character. She has a condition call Cerebral Palsy it makes her not capable of walking,writing,and talking. So she is basically incapable of communicating naturally. So all teachers and doctors think that she is not capable of learning which is entirely wrong because she is one of the smartest kids in her graded but is just not capable of showing it. She is a very positive girl even though lots of kids do make fun of her and think she is dump. That is why I think she is one of the more inspiring characters I have read about.
Rose is going to be my second character I want to talk about. She is the one person who stands up to the bullies that pick on Melody and is Melodies only friend. She is very organized and is also a perfectionist. The one real flau with Rase is that she sometimes goes and hangs out with Molly and Claire (The Two people that bullie Melody the most) and leaves Melody behind. But overall Rose is a very good friend to Melody even some times goes and hangs out with Melody even when she dosent want to just to make Melody feel good.
The last person I want to talk about is Mrs.Valencia. She is Melodies neighbor and is pretty much Melodies older best friend. She babysites Melody and her little sister Penny all the time. Mrs.V is one of the most important people to Melody right next to her parents because she is so positive about everything Melody accomplishes and does. Mrs.V is also a very important piece in Melodies learning development. Mrs.V also has Melodies parents trust 100 persent because of how nice and caring for Melody she is.
Pages 175-295
The first character I want to talk about is Melody she is the main character. She has a condition call Cerebral Palsy it makes her not capable of walking,writing,and talking. So she is basically incapable of communicating naturally. So all teachers and doctors think that she is not capable of learning which is entirely wrong because she is one of the smartest kids in her graded but is just not capable of showing it. She is a very positive girl even though lots of kids do make fun of her and think she is dump. That is why I think she is one of the more inspiring characters I have read about.
Rose is going to be my second character I want to talk about. She is the one person who stands up to the bullies that pick on Melody and is Melodies only friend. She is very organized and is also a perfectionist. The one real flau with Rase is that she sometimes goes and hangs out with Molly and Claire (The Two people that bullie Melody the most) and leaves Melody behind. But overall Rose is a very good friend to Melody even some times goes and hangs out with Melody even when she dosent want to just to make Melody feel good.
The last person I want to talk about is Mrs.Valencia. She is Melodies neighbor and is pretty much Melodies older best friend. She babysites Melody and her little sister Penny all the time. Mrs.V is one of the most important people to Melody right next to her parents because she is so positive about everything Melody accomplishes and does. Mrs.V is also a very important piece in Melodies learning development. Mrs.V also has Melodies parents trust 100 persent because of how nice and caring for Melody she is.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Out of my Mind August/1/2014
Prompt: Summarizing about what I read
Pages:0-175
This story is about a 11 year old girl that has photographical memory.Yes is easily one of the most brilliant kids in the school but no one knows it because she can't wright can't walk and can't talk! It is terrible because everyone thinks she is dumb. Even her teachers don't think she is capable of learning even though she knows everything an average kid would know. Imagine having to keep all of you emotions inside and not be able to tell anybody out them.
So instead of going to the regulare class she is stuck in the special ED class. So every day Melody is faced with having to learn the exact same thing every day. The was only one person who really thought that Melody had learning potential and that was her mother she was the one always arguing at the doctors that she is capable of learning and even arguing at the teachers to move her up into the normal classes.
So one day Melody was given a personal divise that gave her the chance to choose words that she wanted to say but the words were very limited. Finally after years of waiting the school opened up a programe that allowed the special ED kids to go to regulare classes and learn what the average kid would learn. But of course there always has to be a couple of bully's that would make fun of Melody when she would't be listening. But like always there has to be one nice girl that would defend Melody when they would make fun of her and that girls name is Rose Melody's only friend.
Pages:0-175
This story is about a 11 year old girl that has photographical memory.Yes is easily one of the most brilliant kids in the school but no one knows it because she can't wright can't walk and can't talk! It is terrible because everyone thinks she is dumb. Even her teachers don't think she is capable of learning even though she knows everything an average kid would know. Imagine having to keep all of you emotions inside and not be able to tell anybody out them.
So instead of going to the regulare class she is stuck in the special ED class. So every day Melody is faced with having to learn the exact same thing every day. The was only one person who really thought that Melody had learning potential and that was her mother she was the one always arguing at the doctors that she is capable of learning and even arguing at the teachers to move her up into the normal classes.
So one day Melody was given a personal divise that gave her the chance to choose words that she wanted to say but the words were very limited. Finally after years of waiting the school opened up a programe that allowed the special ED kids to go to regulare classes and learn what the average kid would learn. But of course there always has to be a couple of bully's that would make fun of Melody when she would't be listening. But like always there has to be one nice girl that would defend Melody when they would make fun of her and that girls name is Rose Melody's only friend.
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