My initial thoughts on the book I'll Give You the Sun were not very pleasant. I thought that it was very strange. I didn't understand a lot of it, that is probably why I didn't like it. Jude made me mad, and Noah was very dependent on her. When the book talked about grandma Sweetwine's bible it went against what I was taught as a kid. I did find it interesting how Noah thought about things; with color. The second the characters started talking about the California Art School, and how good an artist Noah was, I knew that he would not get in and Jude would. It was one of the most obvious and most used twists a book/movie could have. It is a good book, just not my kind of good book.
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My spring break started as I walked out of school on Friday the 10th. I walked to my moms car and we headed back down to my old house in my hometown to pick up my best friend and bring her back to Iowa City to spend 2 days with my family. We went swimming, ice skating, and got ice cream from Heyn's Ice Cream. Then we headed back down to my hometown.
I stayed there with my mom organizing and cleaning my old house to get it ready for selling during the summer. My mom had planned to drive back up to Iowa City on Wednesday to pick up my sister and bring her down to help the next day, leaving me with my brother. She ended up staying there because, she needed to help my grandpa who needed surgery. I stayed in my hometown until Saturday visiting friends, doing more cleaning and organizing. On Saturday my mom and dad came to pick me up, we packed up the car and left. When I got home back to Iowa City it was back to almost back to normal. Since my grandpa was going to have surgery the whole house was in an uproar to cook nd basically not fall apart.That night was nice and quiet, and I watched Firefly with my siblings. Choose a character from the book Night or from the movie The Boy in the Striped pajamas to analyze.
I'm choosing Elsa (Bruno's mother). Though Elsa is not a main character she is still important. She makes it clear that she think the burning of Jews is wrong. Elsa a pretty city woman who cares for her children, and wants what is best for them. In the movie she has brown hair and brown eyes, but I imagine her with green eyes because, green is often associated with a strong correspondence with safety. She has a slight figure in my mind, but a kind and strong hand over her children. She hates that her husband could do such a thing like burning Jews, and moving his family near to that. Elsa is sickened by what her husband does without batting an eye. She isn't always strong willed, but she can be when it comes to the safety of her children. When Bruno dies her world gets turned upside down and she can't imagine a world without him. So she waits; waits for her baby to come home. Which did you like better the book or the movie and why? I liked the book better because, it gave more details, and really helped you understand what happened in the holocaust. When I read a book I see what is happening in the book in my mind. With the books detail it is easier to understand the holocaust. #1
Sign Post: Words of the Wiser Pg.# 78 "Don't rejoice too soon, son. Here too there is selection. In fact, more often than outside. Germany has no need of me. When the next transport arrives, you'll have a new neighbor. Therefore, listen to me: leave the infirmary before the next selection!" These words were spoken to Elie by a patient who was suffering from dysentery. Question: What's the life lesson and how might it affect the character? Answer: If the character had stayed for the selection he would have been recruited by the Russians. If it had been any other time he probably would have been killed. #2 Sign Post: Memory Moment Pg.# 100 Years later Elie witnessed a similar spectacle in Aden. His ships passengers amused themselves by throwing coins to the 'natives' who dove to retrieve them. He spoke to an elegant Parisian woman who seemed to take pleasure in the scene before her, of two children fighting in the water for the coin she had just thrown. When he asked to stop throwing coins she simply said, "Why not? I like to give to charity..." Question: Why might this be important? Answer: This is important because it shows that this inhumane treatment still goes on in the world, and people won't stop. #3 Sign Post: Contrasts & Contradictions Pg.# 112 'I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!...' This was just after Elie's father died. From previous passages he had said that without his father there was no reason to live. Question: Why would the character act (or feel) this way? Answer: I think he might feel this was because, he knew that if he didn't have his father to take care of, he could spend all his strength and focus on keeping himself alive. If I were the President of the United States on of my top priorities would be to end abortion. I want abortion to stop because it is wrong. Life begins the moment of conception. I would stop abortion by stopping the government payment of abortion clinics. So If you want an abortion you have to pay it in full.
Another one of my goals would be to teach people how to protect themselves. People are so against violence that they don't realize that if they had learned how to protect themselves or had a gun then they could protect themselves and those around them. I think that all people should be able to protect themselves and use a gun whether they want to learn or not.Who knows maybe while you are shopping you might wish you knew how to protect yourself. Third I would try to make maternity leave longer for both men and women. This is important to me because I know that mother need more than a few weeks with their newborns, and father want to be there to help, and to be with their child. This problem was brought to my attention by my LA teacher, and ever sense I couldn't get it off my mind. Over winter break I celebrated Christmas twice with my family. On Christmas eve I celebrated Christmas with my dads side of the family. I was really happy because my aunt and uncle gave my siblings and I three Ipads. My grandma and grandpa gave us each our own beauty rest pillows.
On the 29th I celebrated Christmas with the family on my moms side. One of my uncles gave everybody a rubber chicken. A nice, peaceful family reunion turned into a rubber chicken fight, which turned into a nerf gun battle. Even though my grandmother had passed away the previous summer, everybody seemed to have a good time. Acording tohttp://www.today.com/parents/8-life-skills-all-18-year-olds-should-have-checklist-t68666
1. An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers 2. An 18-year-old must be able to find his way around 3. An eighteen-year-old must be able to manage his assignments 4. An 18-year-old must be able to contribute to the running of a household 5. An 18-year-old must be able to handle interpersonal problems 6. An 18-year-old must be able to cope with ups and downs 7. An 18-year-old must be able to earn and manage money 8. An 18-year-old must be able to take risks In my opinion these are just the very tip of the iceberg; there are so many more skills that an 18-year-old should have. These skills are realistic goals to set. Parents can help their children reach these goals by pushing their children. I think that I have all these skill except skill number 2, considering the fact that I just moved here. I can still find my way around town, school, and pretty much anywhere else I go. At my house we have a rule 'The oldest always get the front seat.' I find this rule unfair. Why can't it be 'Whoever gets there first, gets the front seat' or even better, ' The youngest gets the front seat.'
I am thankful for my cat. Don't say, "Oh she's a crazy cat lady!!" No, I am not a crazy cat lady, nor am I a crazy dog lady. I love my animals. (Both my dog, Mouse, and my cat, Freckles.) Freckles is my baby. I know without a doubt that my life would suck without him.
I am also thankful for my family and my friends, who have always supported me. |