Ripper 10/14/15

Prompt 1.)  What have you found boring about what you’ve been reading? What made it

boring? If you were the author 2.) Describe the most important event. Give at least three reasons why you think it is the most important event. 3.) Describe a character that you would like to meet (which doesn’t mean that you think you would like the character, but that you think the character would be

interesting). List 4 questions that you would ask.

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                    In the book Ripper most of the chapters are very intersting, but their are a few were our many character Carver is just looking for clues in a library and they can turn out to be boring. In chapter 19 where Carver goes to the Federal Immigration Station where records of immigrants that came to the country, are stored. Carver enters the building and he asks a worker if he can help him find the document where the names of the immigrants that came in the 1889 to lower the number of people that the counter literally pulls strings. This concept seems intersting, but the idea was not used to it's full potential making it seem dull intested of intersting.

                     I believe that the most important event to have happen in the book so far is Carver finding a letter from his father in the orphanage's file storage. The first reason I believe that this is the most important event in the book do to the fact that finding the letter makes him want to become a detective even more.  The second reason that I believe that this is the most important event in book do the fact that finding the letter propels Carver to join the Pinkerton detective agency. The third reason that Carver finding his father's letter because he uses the Pinkerton resources to find his father which leads him to get caught between a killer and the Pinkston.  

                     The character that I would like to meet is Hawking because is the mentor to the main character Carver which means he has the most experience in being a detective. My first question that I would ask to Hawking would be what would intersted him in being a detective? Then I would ask: What was the most intersting case that you have worked on and how did you solve it if you could? Next I would ask if Carver was the first person he had "taken under his wing" if not than who was it before him?  I fould finally ask him how many cases has he solved and what was his hardest case to solve?

                      

Comin Home

"Comin Home"

It hurt my brother and me too

 see our parents struggle

Living in a desperate time, 

among a desperate people, 

among war 

among famine, 

among epidemic

There are only a few of them left now

thirty years of war made sure of that

My father started to wonder

DOES GOD HATE ME?

DID HE CURDSE ME BEFORE BIRTH?

I went back to the homeland recently

 to my family,

 to help

our separation was over.

"For today, 

we are not refugees, 

we don't live in adobes. Now we live back

 home among our people

 and we celebrate our 

new year,

and we dance.

They talked "Even stories fail

 me as I tried recall

I told them "Here, too, is money

With Money, you can do much. 

But exercise great care

 As I left my father told me 

remember your country remember us

OBAA and AOW Comparison 9/24/15

      The book Of Beetles & Angels and the article "Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017" have groups of people in the that are very similar to each other. In the Of Beetles & Angels Mawi the main character arrives to American and his father comes down with Malaria this shown on page 21 "My father lay shivering under a blanket, his head aflame in fever, and Beth, a nurse knew instantly that he had malaria. We did not have access to medical care, so she went to a physician friend to obtain the medication my father needed." This shows the reader that without the help of Beth they would not been able to gain the medice .  In the article  "Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017"  talks about how the U.S is going to accept refugees to help those in the war torn countries this shown on paragraph 2 of the first page "The U.S. will accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year, up from 70,000, and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017.." This shows the reader how organziation and people help refugees when they are in need.  Another way that these to piece are similar is shown through the book which is that they both left their countries and lost their home, and their extend family for a better future. This can be interpretate as though they believed that America is a good country and better then the one they are currently. 

                 Events in the article "Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017" and events in the book "Of Beetles & Angels" are similar. This is shown in the article when the author conveys that Syria is being torn in the increasely long war "the uptick in migration five years into the civil war was being driven" Which shows the reader how the war is becoming increasely long and it not stopping any time soon.  In the book Of Beetles & Angels it stated  Mawi lives his country because his country is in a war that is extremely long "My homelands of Eritrea and Ethiopia fought in a deadly cvil war."  This quote shows the reader that Mawi's country fought in a long civil war. These two events are similar because they are both wars, cause many people to have to leave they country do to the voilence, and both are civil war. The second event is that America is bringing many refugees affect by the war to keep them save this is shown in Of Beetles & Angels when Mawi says "Then we enter the plane and took off from Khartoun. Next stop, Athens. Then Amerikha, and there, a new life." This tellls me that this family is coming to America for refugee, In the article they say "The U.S. will accept 85,000 refugees from around the next year" This shows the reader how America is helping those in need during war.

                 War has a very severe affects on scoiety do to the fact that they this event will destroy a country. Another effect that war has on society is that a large amount of money has to be used to rebuild the city. An indivual will suffer greatly do to the fact that many people will lose their loved oned and cause a depression to those. Also indivuals will have to leave their country and will have to leave the place they grow up. All in all war has nearly no positive affect and everyone involved is affect terribly.   

 

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets 8/20

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

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Prompt 1.) What is the main conflict of the book? 2.) What was the thing that surprised you the most in the book? 3.) Would you recommend this book?





             The main conflict of the book is about how student at Hogwarts are being petrified (petrified to be frozen in a coma state) and Harry Potter has to find out how is doing this. This conflict is man vs nature do to the fact that the character that have were petrified are by a magical creature. This is shown on page 290 where it is stated "This snake, which may reach gigantic size..."Which shows the reader that the thing petrified the student in the book is an animal, and animals are part of nature.  The conflict is resolved when Harry Potter eliminates the giant snake, this is shown on page 320 where it is narrated " Harry threw his whole weight behind the sword and drove the hilt into the roof of the serpent's mouth-" Which shows the reader that the snake would have been terminated.


 
               The thing that surprised the most in this book is the fact that J.K Rowling decided that Hermione could not be in the final act of the book. The reason that this excited me is the fact that most author are very care of not harming their main character to much. Another reason is that she had nearly no interaction or mention for over multiple chapters. She also completely uninvolved in the climaxed she is not reference or seen or even knowing that it has happening at all.  She only comes back into the picture until the last chapter of the book.



                I would recommend the book Harry Potter and The Chamber to my friends and family member for multiple reason. The first reason that I would recommend this book is because the character development is very good you can see how the characters are changing after experiencing new things. Another reason that I would recommend this book is the fact that the book is very hard to put down after you start reading you will be invested in the character so you want to know what will happen to them. Even though the climax of the book is not at full potential, the resolution makes you feel like the book has a great ending.  The book also has great moments that you will not see coming and surprise you.

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets 8/7

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

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Prompt: 1.) Describe a character from your book 2.) If you could met a character which character would you meet and why



          Harry Potter is the main character of the book Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets this can be inferred do to the fact the name of the book has his name in it. Harry Potter is a wizard, this is shown on page 3 where the narrator says "Harry Potter was a wizard..." Harry Potter is a student in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this is also shown on page 3 where it is state that "a wizard fresh from his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Which shows the reader that he is student at Hogwarts and that it he finished his first year of studies. Harry Potter is abused by his aunt,uncle, and cousin this is shown on page 10 where it is stated "he still had to duck as she aimed a heavy blow at his head with the soapy frying pan." Which shows that his family member do not care for him at all.

         Severus Snape is the potion teachers in the school Hogwarts for wizards and witches, this is shown on page 77 where it is stated "Snape taught potions." Snape is not liked by many of his students, this is also shown on page 77 where it is stated "...disliked by everybody. This is also shown on page 78 where it is stated by Ron "I mean, everyone hates him" Which shows that not many people like. Severus Snape has wanted to be the Defense Against Dark arts teacher but, he has never gotten the position. You can tell this on page 78 where it is stated "Maybe he's left... because he missed out on the Defense Against Dark Arts job again.



         If I could meet any of the characters in the book it would be Ron Weasley do to the fact that he has known what being a wizard is like his whole life. Another reason that I would like to meet Ron would be so that I could learn how he learned how to live without having to modern day technology like computers,phones,gaming console, tv,and other things. While on the other hand he is also getting a trade off which allows him to do magic. A meeting Ron would also allow me to prove that magic is real that other legend of magical sorts are as well real. Once I met him I would ask him what was his favorite part of being a wizard?

           

Paper Towns 7/25

Paper Towns 

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1.) Are the character relatable to you if so how. 2.)Would I recommend this book to other why or why not

              I believe that I relate to two characters in the book Paper Towns, the first character is Quentin Jacobson. I can relate to Quentin do to the fact he is calm person that lives his life at a low pace. I myself prefer things that are calmer because I don't have to be afraid that something might go wrong and cause terrible things that could happen. We both have goals in our live that are common with those of other people, like graduate college to get a good job, and have a family with kids.  Quentin and myself both do not get into much trouble in the book he hesitate to even help the girl of his dreams. This is shown on page where it says "Let's just please not get in trouble,"I said. "I mean I want to have fun and everything, but not at the expense of, like, my future" I myself would have also hesitated if I was his age as well knowing that my future could be ruined for a relationship that might not amount to anything.

          The other character that I feel that I could relate to was Radar or Marcus Lincoln for two major reasons. The first reason is that Radar and I spend a majority of my time online, this is shown on page 15 where Quentin thinks to himself"Radar is a big-time editor of this online user-created reference source called Omnictionary. His whole life is devoted to the maintenance and well-being of Omnictionary"The other way that Radar and I relate that our parents both collect things, Radar's parents collect black Santa. While my parents collect keychains from different states that we have visited.

          
         I would recommend Paper Towns to other people because it has many aspects that people might like a mystery with comedy, a road trip, and a coming of age story. Another reason this book is good is that the character are develop in a way that they are realistic and go through that the crazy teenage mind might go through. The book Paper Towns also makes you think what would you do for love and where you would stop the line and did you agree with the way Quentin reacted to what Margo did.

Paper Towns 7/20

Paper Towns

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Prompt Character description using textual evidence 

                The main character of the book Paper Towns is Quentin Jacobsen is kind hearted. I know this do to the fact that on page 43 were Quentin thinks "I felt a stab of regret as we backed up past him, so I rolled the window halfway down and threw his polo in his general direction. Quentin is also a calm person and is not use to much excitement. This shown on page 44 were it is said "My heat is really pounding in my chest... "That's how you know you're having fun..." This shows that he is not excited much because he acts surprised about the feeling he is having.

               Margo Roth Spiegelman is a very adventurous and mysterious type of person this is shown various times through the book. This can be found on page 7 were Margo says " I did an investigation" Which is done after Margo and Quentin find a dead body in a park, were most people would try to forget what happen she does not. Margo being adventurous is shown on page 68 where it is stated "We're not going to break anything. Don't think of it as breaking  in to SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld in the middle of the nigh for free. Which shows that she is very out going and likes to be adventurous. She is also very creative spending the first third of the book getting revenge of those that did wrong to her.

            Marc Lincoln or Radar spends a major part of the book on Omnictionary a parody of Wikipedia. He tries to makes sure that the website is up to date and that all the information is correct so that it top quality. This is shown on page 15 where Quentin thinks "Radar is a big-time editor of this online user-created reference source called Omnictionary. His whole life is devoted to the maintenance and well-being of Omnictionary"This shows that he cares and wants the website to be at the highest quality. Radar also, has a girl friend name Angela and they have been dating for five weeks. this is shown on page 20 where she says " ...we've been dating for five weeks..." Which shows that Radar has a girlfriend.