"Prep"

Lately, I've been reading the book "Prep" by Curtis Sittenfeld. The book is about a girl named Lee Fiora who goes to the Ault Academy. It's an extremely prestigious boarding school. Lee doesn't have many friends and she is painfully shy around her peers. The plot of the book mainly describes Lee's interactions and analyzations of the people she is around. Lee is very observant and she sees what people do, almost better than they do. 

During her time at Ault, Lee changes drastically. She goes from being a charming southern girl to a witty and sharp Ault student. The change that we see in Lee isn't necessarily all positive. The book also shows how other people start viewing her after her time at Ault.

I would highly recommend this book to other people, even though it's kind of a girly book. My mom made me read it and i ended up actually semi-liking it.  :)

what i am reading

this weekend i reread one of my favorite books ( not on my favorite book list for some reason) Double luck by: Lu Chi Fa and Becky White. this book is about a young orphan growing up during the communist takeover in china. In this book Lu chi fa overcomes many obstacles to ultimately survive. The book starts with the death of both of his parents, and soon you see lu chi fa bouncing from relative to relative, like a hacky sack. As the novel progresses his life gets worse and worse, until finally there is some light in the tunnel, he breaks free, and becomes his own person. In the end of the novel Lu chi fa is in America reminiscing on his times in china, mostly bad although some are good. If you have some free time, i would definitely suggest you read this book, because i think that it is just great ( i reread it).

what i am reading

today i read some articles online, mostly about politics which is boring to me(and boring to write about!!), so I'm going to write about my sisters favorite book, Olivia by: Ian Falconer.If you are unfamiliar with the theme of the Olivia books, it is in my opinion: to be yourself. I think this is an interesting theme because very often people do not act like themselves, because they want to be accepted by certain people or groups. An example of this is in high school where people trade their true identities for fragments of respect and so called friends (unless you have read Olivia of course). On the positive side of Olivia, it teaches kids to be themselves, and not be tricked into loosing their identity. SO if you are tired of reading articles or books that bore you, pick up Olivia as a mental pick me up, thats simple and fun to read.

my heroes project- everyday people

when you ask someone what comes to mind when you say hero, most of them are quick to say"superman", or "batman". I rarely hear someone say "My doctor is my hero" or "my teacher was my hero", so for my heroes project, I'm going to focus on the everyday heroes. The people who risk there lives everyday, who serve our country,who help heal our wounds, who save our life , who protect us from harm, or even those who help us grow into good people. The thing that i noticed about all the traits listed above is; they are all traits that describe ordinary people, not a person with super powers and

     
 A Teacher for All Seasons

A teacher is like Spring,
Who nurtures new green sprouts,
Encourages and leads them,
Whenever they have doubts.


A teacher is like Summer,
Whose sunny temperament
Makes studying a pleasure,
Preventing discontent.


A teacher is like Fall,
With methods crisp and clear,
Lessons of bright colors
And a happy atmosphere.

A teacher is like Winter,
While it’s snowing hard outside, 
Keeping students comfortable,
As a warm and helpful guide.


Teacher, you do all these things,
With a pleasant attitude;
You’re a teacher for all seasons,
And you have my gratitude!

By Joanna Fuchs

This is significant because it shows that heroes help those in need.I chose this poem because it shows teachers are heroes, and sometimes we don't even realize how much they are helping us, or trying to help us.

Brave Soul

This Video makes us understand the tough  things that heroes go through. I chose this video, because it  is showing that firefighters are heroes, risking their own lives (tough thing)  to save our own when we are in our time of need.

I've Got Your Back


I am a small and precious child,
my dad's been sent to fight.
The only place I'll see his face,
is in my dreams at night. 
He will be gone too many days
for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud.
My daddy's got your back. 

I am a caring mother.
My son has gone to war.
My mind is filled with worries
that I have never known before.
Everyday I try to keep
my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud.
My son has got your back. 

I am a strong and loving wife,
with a husband soon to go.
There are times I'm terrified
in a way most never know.
I bite my lip, and force a smile
as I watch my husband pack.
My heart may break,
but I am proud.
My husband has got your back. 

I am a soldier, serving
proudly, standing tall.
I fight for freedom, yours and mine
by answering this call.
I do my job while knowing,
the thanks it sometimes lacks.
Say a prayer that I'll come home
and remember who's got your back.

by Autumn Parker

This is significant, because it shows how all heroes must give up something to become a hero.I chose This poem because it  shows that soldiers are heroes, because they give up a piece of their own lives so that we can be safe.

conclusion

While i was studying heroes, i came to a realization, there are two types of heroes. The first type of hero being someone who is idolized and has superpowers , like superman, and the other being a normal person doing the right thing like a firefighter. The heroes with powers are the ones that always get recognition for saving a life or city... etc..While the ones who are just doing the right thing, go unnoticed, even though i think that they are more important because they keep everything in order ( running hospitals , saving people, teaching the people of the future etc.). Heroes that have super powers also live a secret life, while normal people live "normal" lives. As you can see there are two types of heroes in the world that we live in.

what i have been reading

Today, for english; I was reading one of my older brothers books about the french foreign legion called : Legion of the Lost: by Jaime Salazar.  the book starts of with Salazar's before he was in the legion, and shows how he progresses with each chapter. unless you have a pretty good understanding of the french foriegn legion, this book might not be for you, as it is not for me. With the integration of  french orders in nearly every paragraph the book seems more difficult to understand.On the plus side, there is action and adventure around every corner, from training to field action, you are sure to come across something. So if you are a die hard action fan or non-fiction war story fan i would suggest this book for you, but if you are like me and you dont care for it then you should definitly not read this book( i personally am no longer going to read this book). 

What i have been reading

The book i have hust finished reading is A Thousand Splendid Suns by: Khaled Hosseini. I dont want to give anything away to future readers, so im just going to say that all of the negative conflicts of the story get resolved in one way or aother. The theme is still: even though all odds may be against you, you must keep going. All of the characters that have stuck with this theme have gotten paid of in the end, but thay had to persevere, and be determined to live another day (literally for some of the characters).  At the end of the novel, its like a new beggining for the two main characters, because of their lives and because of something else... SO if you have npot picked a Hosseini book yet , you tdefinitly should, to be taken away by a beatiful story line.

what im reading

The book that i am reading right now is A Thousand Splendid Suns by: Khaled Hosseini. I am in part four, and the book has had a drastic change of events since i last posted. The main character of part four is reunited with her love after being seperated in part two. The story is starting to turn from bad, to worse, to good. In the beggining it was gloomy, and the book got more gloomy, and now its finally looking up for the characters. so i must stick with my theme  of the book is: even though all odds may be against you, you must keep going. i say this, because all of the  characters kept going no matter how tough it got, and it worked out for them. read this book. it is GREAT.

what i"m reading

Today i read several articles on Msn.com. As i was reading i came across an interesting story about how often kids committ suicide. In the article it says a boy was found hanging from a hook, dead, but the police report says it was not suicide, but the boy was caught by the hook. WHich i think is ridiculous , to try to hide young kids committing suicide.

Later on it says that kids committ suicide spontaneously, or without the plan, or though to do it, which i thought was odd. Kids dont feel like committing suicide like teens, because there is not that much per pressure. So next time you see a kid died by a hanging, it could be a cover up for a spontaneous suicide.

what i am reading

today i read an article online, from Time magazine. the article was about young girls losing weight by reading. the article said that the girls who read a  book with an overweight protagonist (or any book) lost weight, while other girls who didnt read, didn't lose weght, but gained it. I think that the article was total bs because the girls lost weight by reading, and not getting active. in my opinion you have to move to lose weight, and not just sit around, where did the extra pounds go, under the bed?So what i have leared from this article is, if you want to lose weight go outside, and dont read.