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I am still readingSlumdog Millionaire.I am at the point where he is describing the adventure that led him to winning 200,000 Rupees. Ram begins describing how he has now left his work with a wealthy family. Over time Ram acquired a lot of money from the family and he finally has the courage to go […]

In Slumdog Millionaire this week I read about how Ram got to winning 100,000 rupees. Ram begins by describing his life in the Dharavi slum after he escaped his previous home. Ram also explains how he works at a bar and can only afford a “cubby-hole of a house” (Swarup 131).  He begins by telling […]

The next part of the story is very tragic. Ram now tells his lawyer about the life experience that led him answering the second question correctly. He reveals some more of his background. He tells us about how he was left by his mother at a church. In this chapter he also explains that a […]

I am at the part in Slumdog Millionaire where Ram begins to recount his life to his lawyer. He begins by telling the life experience that led him to answering the first question on the game show correctly. In this chapter we also learn a little bit more about his life. We learn that he has […]

I am still reading Slumdog Millionaire. I am at the point in the book where Ram has gotten interviewed after getting arrested on the basis of cheating. The people that arrested him are so keen on proving that he cheated that they have even tortured him [thrusting his head into a bucket of water and […]

I have started reading Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup. It is about a poor boy in the slums of India. He lives in a neighborhood where”arrests are as common as pickpockets on the local train” (Swarup 2).  The boy gets arrested after he wins a game show. The reason why they arrested him is because […]

I am currently reading Jason and Kyra by Dana Davidson. In my last blog post I predicted that Lisa, Jason’s ex-girlfriend was going to hurt Kyra. Lisa actually did hurt Kyra emotionally by giving Jason a final kiss on-the-cheek right in front of her. That led Kyra to have some doubts about their relationship, but Jason proved that wrong […]

I am still reading Vampire Diaries. At this point in the book have just finished doing the spell to find Stefan. Though Bonnie had told Elena not to go the the location where he is it is dangerous, she still goes but invites her friends along. After going to the bridge they realized Matt had […]

I have now began to read a book called, Jason and Kyra. It is about a boy, who is a popular athlete, and a girl who is quite the opposite. Kyra is considered a “loser” to everyone. They would never come in contact but fate intervened and they were paired to work on a project together. As […]

In Vampire Diaries, I am at the part where they want to find Stefan. Bonnie, Elena’s friend and a witch, used a spell to find out where he is. I predicted in my previous blog that this spell would be dangerous and it was. Bonnie became “twisted, as if trying to get away from something” […]