Lately, it has been so hard for me to find books that I actually enjoy. In the past, I've read books such as The Hunger Games, and Percy Jackson that I loved so much, I reread them all the time. And every time I read these books, I learn more and more about the characters and plot that I didn't know before.
When I read I tend to skip over paragraphs and pages if I find them boring. When I reread I might not skip those sections, and uncover important facts. I have learned the boring parts of books often have parts that are vital to the storyline.
In the Hunger Games, I skipped over many paragraphs and even chapters as I read if I got bored. I recently reread the Hunger Games and learned lots of new information that helped make the book better and easier to understand.
Blissful Books
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Beautiful Boy
The Author of Beautiful Boy, David Sheff, is the father of Nic Sheff, the author of Tweak. A few months ago I read Tweak, it was a story about a young mans struggle with drugs. In Beautiful Boy, the author tells us the story of his sons drug addiction from the fathers point of view, how his son went from a beautiful boy to a boy/man he could barely recognize anymore.
While reading this story, David shows all of his feelings and emotions in a very deep way. He shares anecdotes and stories of Nic as a child to show how much he misses his beautiful boy. For example, if Nic and him argue about going to rehab, and Nic leaves for a few days, he mentions how he used to be so determined in school and he had such a great future ahead of him.
I can personally connect to this because whenever I feel sad or am angry at someone, I try to remember the good times we've had together and it makes it easy for things to get better. And in the end, things usually do get better, just as things did with Nic and his father.
While reading this story, David shows all of his feelings and emotions in a very deep way. He shares anecdotes and stories of Nic as a child to show how much he misses his beautiful boy. For example, if Nic and him argue about going to rehab, and Nic leaves for a few days, he mentions how he used to be so determined in school and he had such a great future ahead of him.
I can personally connect to this because whenever I feel sad or am angry at someone, I try to remember the good times we've had together and it makes it easy for things to get better. And in the end, things usually do get better, just as things did with Nic and his father.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Great Gatsby Character Analysis
In "The Great Gatsby" by Scott Fitzgerald, the character that the title is based off of is named Jay Gatsby. Mr Gatsby lives a very mysterious life that most people don't know about, or have the wrong idea about. He is extremely wealthy and no one knows where his wealth came from.
Jay is loves a women named Daisy, who is married to Tom Buchanan. They met when they were young and instantly fell in love. He grew up as a very poor child, he lies to Daisy about his past so he can make her believe that he is good enough for her. His main motivation for his wealth was Daisy. Gatsby moves to a huge house across the bay from Daisy in West egg, a part of long island for the newly rich. Every Saturday night, he throws big parties hoping that Daisy will come. He hopes to win her over with his wealth. One day, he discovers that his neighbor, and the narrator of the book, Nick Carraway, is her cousin. Nick invites both Jay and Daisy over for tea and the love connection is once again there.
"The Great Gatsby" is based off the story of a man named Gatsby. He is in love with a women named Daisy whom he would do anything for. Gatsby is a very interesting character with many dimensions.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Hurricane Song
In Paul Volponi's "Hurricane Song", the author wants us to remember what happened to the people who stayed in the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina. The main character Miles and his father changed a lot because of the storm. and those hardships affected their relationship in many ways.
At the beginning of the text, Miles resented his father, he thought he cared about music more than he did about Miles, Pops and Miles were not close at all and didn't care about each other. As the story progressed, Pops had to become a real father for Miles and they had to protect each other from the dangers of Hurricane Katrina. In the end, Miles comforted his father when all the jazz clubs were destroyed, and Pops used his horn to save Miles from the man hurting him. These changes affected their relationship because they had to learn to protect and support each other. They also started to tell each other how they felt and how much they really did love each other, even though it wasn't obvious.
The protagonist of "Hurricane Song", Miles and his father Pops went through a very difficult time together during Hurricane Katrina that most people will never go through. The hardships they experienced helped to strengthen their relationship and in the end, show each their love for each other.
At the beginning of the text, Miles resented his father, he thought he cared about music more than he did about Miles, Pops and Miles were not close at all and didn't care about each other. As the story progressed, Pops had to become a real father for Miles and they had to protect each other from the dangers of Hurricane Katrina. In the end, Miles comforted his father when all the jazz clubs were destroyed, and Pops used his horn to save Miles from the man hurting him. These changes affected their relationship because they had to learn to protect and support each other. They also started to tell each other how they felt and how much they really did love each other, even though it wasn't obvious.
The protagonist of "Hurricane Song", Miles and his father Pops went through a very difficult time together during Hurricane Katrina that most people will never go through. The hardships they experienced helped to strengthen their relationship and in the end, show each their love for each other.
Monday, March 18, 2013
The Soda Ban Essay (very late)
The New
York City Sods Ban is a new law that will ban sugary drinks over 16
oz from all city regulated restaurants. The Soda ban should be
opposed because there are too many loopholes in the law and it will
limit peoples choice.
One
reason that the Soda Ban should be opposed is because the ban would
not be effective due to the fact that there are too many loopholes in
the law. The Soda Ban gets rid of sugary drinks over 16 oz in food
establishments regulated by the government. However, “Soda Ban
Explained” by Casey Neissat states that if a drink contains at
least 50% milk it is allowed. The new law will not affect places like
Starbucks, where you add your own sugar. 711 is not affected either
because it is not a restaurant, it is a convenient store, so keep on
buying the king of all big sodas, the 64 oz double gulp. Although
the ban is a huge effort from the government to try and address the
issue of obesity, there are still too many loopholes for it to have
an effect. As you can see, there are many ways to still buy large
sodas because not everywhere is influenced
Another
reason that the Soda ban should not be supported is because the
government is trying to to control and restrict peoples power to make
their own decisions. Most people are aware of how much soda they
drink, they should have the power to to decide if they want to cut
back. If they don't want to, the government can't make them. It
should not be in their power to control what people eat or drink.
Even though the government is trying to make New York a healthier
place and end the issue of obesity, they should not have capability
to control what people eat.
The
Soda Ban should not be passed because the law is not effective enough
to put a dent in the issue of obesity. The government is also
restricting peoples power to drink however and whatever they please.
The government may think they are saving laves but they are really
just making people walk one or two more blocks for a sugary beverage.
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (the poem)
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the protagonist shows remorse about the story he tells his future listeners that he took the road less traveled. He chose his road in life and the fact that he revised his story suggests that he wishes he had lead a more adventurous life.
In the first stanza, the first line "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" suggests that it is fall (yellow) which is the middle season, that makes me think that the protagonist is a middle aged man, 40 or 50, and is faced with 2 hard decisions that he choose from, or two roads. In the last stanza, the semi-colon at the end the line, "I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence:" shows that what he is saying after the semi-colon, "two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference" is what he wishes happened. The sigh makes me think that it is a sigh of wonderance,what if I really did take the other road? Where would I be now?
The protagonist who changed the story of life to make it seem like he lead a more courageous one makes me think deeper about humanity because many people regret the decisions they make and stretch the truth to imagine what it would be like if they had chosen the other path.
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