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Archive for January, 2013

Why Buildings Stand Up

January24

Mario Salvadori wrote this book for people that love magnificent buildings and wonder how they stand up. He talks about the structures and how things were back 10,000 years ago. “Until then they [men and women] had been exposed to the weather, precariously protected by tents of animal skins.” He then talks about architecture and […]

Unwind

January24

Risa gives Connor the baby, while she grabs some mild from the lady’s fridge and a bowl. Risa has a smart way to feed the baby. “She crooks her finger enough to leave a litle space for her to spill in another sponful of milk, then lets the baby suck on the fingers again.” It […]

Blog Post #11 – 11/17/13 (Visualization)

January22

“My uncle’s standing between us and the rear garden gate of Bill-E’s home. No way past. He’s illuminated by moonlight. A long hypodermic needle in his right hand. Eyes ablaze with anger. “Meera,” he says, gaze flickering to a spot behind me. I glance back. A moment’s pause, then Meera steps out from behind a […]

#12

January22

In the book midnight the main character describes his homeland and talks about how its different from american. He discusses how in his country if a girl looks at a man for to long in a negative way they can be punished. If a women discusses her family by doing drugs or having intercourse before […]

Independent Reading Blog Post #11 Evaluate

January22

I think that the two teachers in my book seem disrespectful. They seem to see one view of students. They don’t realize those students are not a specific  identity. I think they are immature for talking about other students. Then they target one student that they heard rumor of. The evidence from the book is, […]

A Finders-Keepers Place

January22

There is no limit for Valley, Esther and Ruth’s mother. I thought that she would change her attitudes toward her daughters, but the reality says the opposite. Leave your children in the darkness and go away is so irresponsible and mean for a mother to do. But Valley does not care of that, she left […]

Shrink to Fit

January22

Shirk to Fit In this chapter Leah is standing in the mirror giving herself self-criticism. Leah is over analyzing her body and how she looks. “Leah had stood in front of the mirror and scrutinized her stomach and butt from all angles and after about ten minutes, was convinced the dress did smooth out bulges.” (Sarkar, 36) Everyone around […]

Unwind #12

January22

I’m near the end of my book and things are starting to get interesting. I will be using questioning for this blog. The 3 main characters have all found each other in a safe zone for runaway unwinds disguised as an airport. The safe zone is run by a military veteran who has dedicated his […]

connections

January22

I have just finished reading my book. I learnt that I have so many connections with this book. This book is about a young boy {teenager} named Trevor. He is well behaved brought up in a very respective family, but he has a certain kind of disorder that makes him a very weird child among […]

Prediction: Catching Fire-Suzan Collins

January22

Katniss had been back home for a while since the Hunger Games took place. Ever since Peeta and her won, she has been bombarded with “…reporters, [and] …camera crews…” (Collins 3). Starting today she has to go on this “…Victory Tour…and is not looking forward to it.” (Collins 3). Katniss tries getting away from this […]

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