Walk Two Moons and To Kill a Mockingbird are two really good book. Between these two books they hold many similarities and differences. For instance they are both told in first person and they are both told by girls. These are just two of the similarities that they hold. Walk Two Moons is told by a girl that is about 11 years old and To Kill a Mockingbird is told by a much younger girl about the age of 6. Those were some various differences among these two books.
Scout is the narrator in To Kill a Mockingbird and Sal is the narrator in Walk Two Moons. Scout and Sal are both adventurous. Sal goes with her grandparents on a road trip across the country and meets a new friend, Phoebe. While Scout deals with growing up and hanging out with her brother and Dill. “He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.”- To Kill a Mockingbird- Scout. “… My grandparents came up with a plan to drive from Kentucky to Ohio…”-Walk Two Moons-Sal.
Scout, in To Kill a Mockingbird, shares what she sees and hears not always understanding what she is reporting on. When her dad, Atticus, is defending a client, Tom Robinson, She doesn’t fully understand what the trial is for and the meaning of what all is happening. “This was as much as I heard of Mr. Gilmer's cross-examination, because Jem made me take Dill out. For some reason Dill had started crying and couldn't stop;” Dill later tells that he didn’t like the way Tom was being treated and that is why he was crying. Anyways, Sal in Walk Two Moons she is a little older and has a better grasp on life. When Phoebe’s mom disappears Sal doesn’t think that a lunatic took her like Phoebe does. ‘Phoebe said to me, “If I see the lunatic once more, I’ll phone the police myself.” Sal doesn’t think that the lunatic took her mother, but Phoebe does.
These two narrators describe things in great detail. For instance, “Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it. Somehow, it was hotter then. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning; ladies bathed before noon, after their 3 o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frosting from sweating and sweet talcum. The day was twenty-four hours long, but it seemed longer.” This quote is from To Kill a Mockingbird. “The waves splashed up on our clothes, and the sea gull flew in circles overhead, calling in one great chorus, as if they were glad to see us.” This quote is from Walk Two Moons. Both of these quotes show how much detail Sal and Scout use.
These two books have a lot in common and a lot of differences. I have enjoyed reading the books. They took me on different many adventures.
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April 22, 2012
April 6, 2012
Muslims vs. Christains
The sickness, disease, and death of the Plague have all been witnessed by many people. The Black Death devastated the Middle East and Europe around the mid 1300’s. There are three different kinds of the Black Death. They were the bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic; and they were deadly to all those who got it. Some of the symptoms of these plagues were buboes, infection of the respiratory system, chills, high fever, delirium, vomiting, and fast heartbeat (background essay). This pandemic affected both Muslims and Christians. Although the plagues affected both Muslims and Christians, the two religions reacted differently.
In the Middle East the plague devastated many. In document 4, it states that when the Muslims were infected with the Black Death they thought that it was a gift and a blessing from god and that they should accept the gift. They were preached to and taught that it was a test from god and that if they endure it well then they will be blessed and exalted in heaven. The Muslims at first wanted some reasoning of why the plague was upon them. So they started to come up with ideas and explanations concerning the Black Death. In document 5, the author Michael Dols and Philip Ziegler, made a lists of such things. The Muslims thought that warm ovens, too many shooting stars, and sin could all be causes of the pandemic. Because of the plague, the Muslims fasted for three consecutive days. They all meet in the Great mosque and then spent a night there praying (document 9). The Muslims had a lot to deal with, however so did the Christians.
The plague also devastated the Europeans. In document three, it says that there were so many people dying all around them that they didn’t have enough time and people to give the deceased a proper burial. In result of this they had to dig a huge ditch and throw the dead into these ditches. Then when the ditch was filled with corpses they put dirt over them and called it good. In Document 2, it shows how much of a certain group died. The percent of monks and priests that died were 44%. That is almost half of them that died. The cause of this is because the Christians wanted the priests to give the dead their death rights. Because of this they were around the sick a lot so most of them got sick also and died. Then as for the monks, if one of them got sick they were all at risk. Monks live in monasteries where they are in close quarters with the rest of the monks, so you had a great chance of getting sick. The Christians in Europe also got scared and desperate; Document 5 it proves this statement. Michael Dols, the author, writes about some of the causes and preventions that they came up with. The Christians thought that excessive clothing, impure air were causes of the Black Death. They believed that latrine vapors, windows with wax cloth, not sleeping on your back, and building fires were all ways to prevent getting the disease.
Although the plague devastated both Muslims and Christians, they responded differently. Gabrele de Mussis, in Document 4, writes that both Muslims and Christians thought that it was from god. However, the Muslims turned to God and the Christains turned away from god. Muslims thought it was a blessing and a test from God, the Christians thought it was a punishment for their sins and they have to repent to live (Document 9). In document 7, the author write how the Christans thought that it was the Jews fault that the plague was upon them so they started kill them.
These two religious groups got sick with the Black Death, around the same time, and thought it was from god. Nevertheless, Muslims and Christians responded differently. The Muslims embraced the illness, the Christians repelled it. If we ever have such a devastating problem like the Black Death in the future, society should consider the problem closely and not jump to conclusions.
In the Middle East the plague devastated many. In document 4, it states that when the Muslims were infected with the Black Death they thought that it was a gift and a blessing from god and that they should accept the gift. They were preached to and taught that it was a test from god and that if they endure it well then they will be blessed and exalted in heaven. The Muslims at first wanted some reasoning of why the plague was upon them. So they started to come up with ideas and explanations concerning the Black Death. In document 5, the author Michael Dols and Philip Ziegler, made a lists of such things. The Muslims thought that warm ovens, too many shooting stars, and sin could all be causes of the pandemic. Because of the plague, the Muslims fasted for three consecutive days. They all meet in the Great mosque and then spent a night there praying (document 9). The Muslims had a lot to deal with, however so did the Christians.
The plague also devastated the Europeans. In document three, it says that there were so many people dying all around them that they didn’t have enough time and people to give the deceased a proper burial. In result of this they had to dig a huge ditch and throw the dead into these ditches. Then when the ditch was filled with corpses they put dirt over them and called it good. In Document 2, it shows how much of a certain group died. The percent of monks and priests that died were 44%. That is almost half of them that died. The cause of this is because the Christians wanted the priests to give the dead their death rights. Because of this they were around the sick a lot so most of them got sick also and died. Then as for the monks, if one of them got sick they were all at risk. Monks live in monasteries where they are in close quarters with the rest of the monks, so you had a great chance of getting sick. The Christians in Europe also got scared and desperate; Document 5 it proves this statement. Michael Dols, the author, writes about some of the causes and preventions that they came up with. The Christians thought that excessive clothing, impure air were causes of the Black Death. They believed that latrine vapors, windows with wax cloth, not sleeping on your back, and building fires were all ways to prevent getting the disease.
Although the plague devastated both Muslims and Christians, they responded differently. Gabrele de Mussis, in Document 4, writes that both Muslims and Christians thought that it was from god. However, the Muslims turned to God and the Christains turned away from god. Muslims thought it was a blessing and a test from God, the Christians thought it was a punishment for their sins and they have to repent to live (Document 9). In document 7, the author write how the Christans thought that it was the Jews fault that the plague was upon them so they started kill them.
These two religious groups got sick with the Black Death, around the same time, and thought it was from god. Nevertheless, Muslims and Christians responded differently. The Muslims embraced the illness, the Christians repelled it. If we ever have such a devastating problem like the Black Death in the future, society should consider the problem closely and not jump to conclusions.
March 4, 2012
High school
High school is going to be a big change for me. I am excited and nervous for this change. Last week I went and talked to the counselors at Davis for my classes. However, first of all I was very lucky to be able to get to go to Davis. I am in Layton high’s boundaries, so I put in a variance. Some of my mom’s friends that work there told us that there was a lot of variances and that they were only taking a handful of variances. My mom and I got nervous that I would not be able to get in. The main reason that I wanted to get in was for their marching band there. Ok so a couple weeks later we got a letter in the mail that said that I was accepted into Davis High School. I was so happy that it wasn’t even funny. Well I guess it was. Back to the counselors, so with them I picked out my schedule and classes that I wanted.
One of the classes I picked was Chemistry honors. I am really nervous about this class. I do not do well with chemistry. My mom said that it will prepare me well for later science classes. My brother loves chemistry so he will be able to help me with the class. Although, next year if I need help with my other classes he won’t be able to help me, because, he will be on his mission.
My other class is AP world history. This is my class that is going to give me the most stress in my life.
Next I have English 10 Honors. I am not too worried about this class. I do pretty well in English, even though it is my least favorite class.
Then I have algebra 2 honors. I am not too worried about this class either. I do fairly well in here too. So if I have problems I have people that will be able to help me with it. I think that this will be a fun class.
Next I have band. This will be my best class because I will be able to play my sax and just have fun. I am though, not looking forward to all the tests that I will have to take. For instance the scales test and what not.
Then I have seminary. I think seminary will be another fun class and I will enjoy it a lot. I have enjoyed seminary this year in the 9th grade, so I think I will like it next year. But we will just have to see.
Spanish 4, an interesting class. I have done ok with Spanish 3. However, I have always had the same teacher all three years that I have taken Spanish. So we will just have to see how it goes.
Then I had the health class for 10th grade. I am looking forward to this class because they subjected it for what I want to go into.
I think that high school will be fun new experience. I can’t wait for it to be here.
January 8, 2012
To Kill a Mockingbird
I don't know what to write about again... so here is another essay that I wrote. This time it's for English.
“It was not until many years later that I realized that he wanted me to hear every word he said.” That quote represents how Atticus, the father, taught his children. The theme in this book is, “Education is not limited to the classroom.” Scout is only six year of age and she is very smart. She already knows how to read and write before she enters the first grade. She learns many life lessons over the course of this book. Education is not just math, reading, and writing. There are also many life lessons that she had to learn to be productive in life. Scout has learned many of these lessons early on. Atticus also taught her to not judge people without getting to know the circumstance that they are in. Scout was very smart for her age.
Scout started school in the first grade already knowing how to read and write. Atticus read to her while he followed the words with his finger. While Calpurnia made her copy phases from the Bible causing her to learn to write. She was never learned these concepts at school, she learned them at her own home. This is one example of the theme, “Education is not limited to the classroom.”
In to Kill a Mockingbird, Scout goes through many hard and educational life lessons. Her dad, Atticus, is lawyering for a colored man. So she learned how to fight with her head instead of her fists, when kids were being rude to her. She didn’t want to disappoint her father so she often let fights go. She is trying to remember that you can’t let what people say bother you. This enlightening lesson, again, was not taught in the classroom. Her dad gave Scout some advice to help her with one of her problems.
“It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.” Atticus was trying to comfort Scout when she was called an impolite name. The name that she was called really made her miserable. When Atticus said these small, little words, it sparked something inside of her. She wanted to change. Scout didn’t want anything that people called her make her angry. Her friends called her names because of what her dad was doing with his job. Yet she remained firm and didn’t let the names bother her, and started seeing things from other people perspective.
Atticus realized that Scout judged people a lot, so he had a talk with her. He said, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Scout never thought about life that way. Nevertheless, Scout respected her father so she took this lesson to heart. One instance that she portrayed this in her life was when she hopped into Mrs. Dubose skin and walked around in it for a while. As she did this, Scout realized and understood why Mrs. Dubose acted the way she did. Mrs. Dubose was always mean to her and her brother, Jem. Soon as she walked around in Mrs. Dubose’s skin Scout realized that she was sick and that’s why she acted the way she did. Mrs. Dubose wasn’t the only one that gave Scout a hard time, her Aunt Alexandra did too.
Scouts Aunt, Aunt Alexandra, comes to stay with Scout and her family. She tries to get Scout to act more like a young lady than a boy. She tries numerous ways to achieve her goal. But when Tom Robinson dies, a black man that Atticus was defending in court, and Scout sees that Aunt Alexandra is still acting like a lady she realizes something. “After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.” Scout learns from example the best. She learned that you could be a lady even when times are hard. She couldn’t have learned this lesson from Aunt Alexandra talking to her about how important it is to act like a lady. Scout learns a lot by example although she learns a lot from her father, Atticus.
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” said Atticus. This little phrase taught Scout a lot. This line from the book means that people shouldn’t hurt anyone that didn’t do anything wrong. Mockingbirds just sing and don’t bother people. So if a person hurt a mockingbird, Atticus says it would be a sin.
In conclusion, people could learn a lot from Scout. She is young, however, she acquires many educational lessons, by which not all were taught in a school house. All of the examples above were leaned in life not inside the classroom. Most people when they think of education they think of school. But this proves different. Education is not just in the classroom it’s everywhere in life. Scout learns things just by walking around her town to having talks with her father. As you have read above, “Education is not limited to the classroom.”
“It was not until many years later that I realized that he wanted me to hear every word he said.” That quote represents how Atticus, the father, taught his children. The theme in this book is, “Education is not limited to the classroom.” Scout is only six year of age and she is very smart. She already knows how to read and write before she enters the first grade. She learns many life lessons over the course of this book. Education is not just math, reading, and writing. There are also many life lessons that she had to learn to be productive in life. Scout has learned many of these lessons early on. Atticus also taught her to not judge people without getting to know the circumstance that they are in. Scout was very smart for her age.
Scout started school in the first grade already knowing how to read and write. Atticus read to her while he followed the words with his finger. While Calpurnia made her copy phases from the Bible causing her to learn to write. She was never learned these concepts at school, she learned them at her own home. This is one example of the theme, “Education is not limited to the classroom.”
In to Kill a Mockingbird, Scout goes through many hard and educational life lessons. Her dad, Atticus, is lawyering for a colored man. So she learned how to fight with her head instead of her fists, when kids were being rude to her. She didn’t want to disappoint her father so she often let fights go. She is trying to remember that you can’t let what people say bother you. This enlightening lesson, again, was not taught in the classroom. Her dad gave Scout some advice to help her with one of her problems.
“It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.” Atticus was trying to comfort Scout when she was called an impolite name. The name that she was called really made her miserable. When Atticus said these small, little words, it sparked something inside of her. She wanted to change. Scout didn’t want anything that people called her make her angry. Her friends called her names because of what her dad was doing with his job. Yet she remained firm and didn’t let the names bother her, and started seeing things from other people perspective.
Atticus realized that Scout judged people a lot, so he had a talk with her. He said, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Scout never thought about life that way. Nevertheless, Scout respected her father so she took this lesson to heart. One instance that she portrayed this in her life was when she hopped into Mrs. Dubose skin and walked around in it for a while. As she did this, Scout realized and understood why Mrs. Dubose acted the way she did. Mrs. Dubose was always mean to her and her brother, Jem. Soon as she walked around in Mrs. Dubose’s skin Scout realized that she was sick and that’s why she acted the way she did. Mrs. Dubose wasn’t the only one that gave Scout a hard time, her Aunt Alexandra did too.
Scouts Aunt, Aunt Alexandra, comes to stay with Scout and her family. She tries to get Scout to act more like a young lady than a boy. She tries numerous ways to achieve her goal. But when Tom Robinson dies, a black man that Atticus was defending in court, and Scout sees that Aunt Alexandra is still acting like a lady she realizes something. “After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.” Scout learns from example the best. She learned that you could be a lady even when times are hard. She couldn’t have learned this lesson from Aunt Alexandra talking to her about how important it is to act like a lady. Scout learns a lot by example although she learns a lot from her father, Atticus.
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” said Atticus. This little phrase taught Scout a lot. This line from the book means that people shouldn’t hurt anyone that didn’t do anything wrong. Mockingbirds just sing and don’t bother people. So if a person hurt a mockingbird, Atticus says it would be a sin.
In conclusion, people could learn a lot from Scout. She is young, however, she acquires many educational lessons, by which not all were taught in a school house. All of the examples above were leaned in life not inside the classroom. Most people when they think of education they think of school. But this proves different. Education is not just in the classroom it’s everywhere in life. Scout learns things just by walking around her town to having talks with her father. As you have read above, “Education is not limited to the classroom.”
January 2, 2012
Sugar trade
I don't know what to write about this week. So I'm putring up an essay that I had to do for Geography. So here it is.
I love sugar, don’t you? Sugar is a magnificent invention. The first indication of sugar was recorded in England in 1317. England loved sugar so much that they wanted to make a lot of money off of it and keep it all for themselves. The quantity of sugar increased due to the high slavery population. The sugar trade was driven by consumer demand, slavery, and profits. These three concepts are very significant involving the sugar trade.
Consumer demand was high because people treasured sugar so much. They wanted more and more of it and couldn't get a sufficient amount. In document 3, the author illustrates how much people loved sugar by showing little kids licking the barrel in order to get every last bit of sugar they could. Because they loved it so much, they started putting sugar in everything. In document 4, the author says that sugar was used as a sweetener. For example, they put sugar in coffee and tea. Over the years, sugar became really popular. The population of Britain began to increase causing more sugar to be brought into the country. In document 5, the table says that as the population increases and sugar is imported, the more sugar is consumed by each person.
Savery is thought to have started because the consumer demand for sugar was so high and merchants needed additional people to help make it. The slaves were expensive to buy. In document 9, the author says that an adult male slave could be bought for 14 British pounds in 1748. Generally, the merchants were the only ones who could afford to spend that much money on a slave. In document 10, the table says that when there is an increase in the slave population there is an increase of sugar being made. Since slaves made the sugar, it only makes sense that this happened. For example, in Jamaica in 1703, the slave population was 45,000 and 4,782 tons of sugar produced. Then in 1730 there was an increase in the slave population and how much sugar was made. In document 11, the author lists certain things that English merchants traded for slaves. They would trade bullets, iron bars, copper boars, woolen goods for example in exchange for the slaves that they wanted. Slaves were in such a high demand, that merchants were trading everything that they had to get slaves. When they had the slaves they were more capable to produce sugar to make money.
Since everyone sought to make money off of sugar, profits are another thing that drove the sugar trade. If you wanted to make money then you had to foremost get the plantation in order and all set up. In order for you to do that, you have to have the money, so all of the plantation owners had a lot of money. In document 7, the author says that they inherited their money and were absentee owners. In document 8, the author illustrates how it would have looked like to make the sugar. You had to boil them and the workers weren't treated like humans. If they were treated fairly then they wouldn't have been able to make as much money off of the sugar, because they would have to pay the workers causing them to lose money.
As you can see there are three main points that drove the sugar trade. One of the points is consumer demand. There were numerous people who sought sugar, so sugar was in high demand. Slavery was the second point. If there were no slaves then there wouldn't have been as much sugar being made. The third, and final point, is profits. Everyone wanted to make money. Making and harvesting sugar was the perfect way to do that. So to answer the question of what drove the sugar trade, the answer is profits, consumer demand, and slavery. The
ecomony has to be balanced. If one economy is unbalanced than it throws everyone's economy off. The sugar trade helped with keeping everyone's economy balanced.
I love sugar, don’t you? Sugar is a magnificent invention. The first indication of sugar was recorded in England in 1317. England loved sugar so much that they wanted to make a lot of money off of it and keep it all for themselves. The quantity of sugar increased due to the high slavery population. The sugar trade was driven by consumer demand, slavery, and profits. These three concepts are very significant involving the sugar trade.
Consumer demand was high because people treasured sugar so much. They wanted more and more of it and couldn't get a sufficient amount. In document 3, the author illustrates how much people loved sugar by showing little kids licking the barrel in order to get every last bit of sugar they could. Because they loved it so much, they started putting sugar in everything. In document 4, the author says that sugar was used as a sweetener. For example, they put sugar in coffee and tea. Over the years, sugar became really popular. The population of Britain began to increase causing more sugar to be brought into the country. In document 5, the table says that as the population increases and sugar is imported, the more sugar is consumed by each person.
Savery is thought to have started because the consumer demand for sugar was so high and merchants needed additional people to help make it. The slaves were expensive to buy. In document 9, the author says that an adult male slave could be bought for 14 British pounds in 1748. Generally, the merchants were the only ones who could afford to spend that much money on a slave. In document 10, the table says that when there is an increase in the slave population there is an increase of sugar being made. Since slaves made the sugar, it only makes sense that this happened. For example, in Jamaica in 1703, the slave population was 45,000 and 4,782 tons of sugar produced. Then in 1730 there was an increase in the slave population and how much sugar was made. In document 11, the author lists certain things that English merchants traded for slaves. They would trade bullets, iron bars, copper boars, woolen goods for example in exchange for the slaves that they wanted. Slaves were in such a high demand, that merchants were trading everything that they had to get slaves. When they had the slaves they were more capable to produce sugar to make money.
Since everyone sought to make money off of sugar, profits are another thing that drove the sugar trade. If you wanted to make money then you had to foremost get the plantation in order and all set up. In order for you to do that, you have to have the money, so all of the plantation owners had a lot of money. In document 7, the author says that they inherited their money and were absentee owners. In document 8, the author illustrates how it would have looked like to make the sugar. You had to boil them and the workers weren't treated like humans. If they were treated fairly then they wouldn't have been able to make as much money off of the sugar, because they would have to pay the workers causing them to lose money.
As you can see there are three main points that drove the sugar trade. One of the points is consumer demand. There were numerous people who sought sugar, so sugar was in high demand. Slavery was the second point. If there were no slaves then there wouldn't have been as much sugar being made. The third, and final point, is profits. Everyone wanted to make money. Making and harvesting sugar was the perfect way to do that. So to answer the question of what drove the sugar trade, the answer is profits, consumer demand, and slavery. The
ecomony has to be balanced. If one economy is unbalanced than it throws everyone's economy off. The sugar trade helped with keeping everyone's economy balanced.
November 13, 2011
Fun ideas :)
Are you ever bored and you do not know what to do or you just want to make an experience more interesting? Well I am going to help you do just that. I am going to give you some ideas on how to make something better for simple things.
1. Bring a rope and a Cowboy hat to a local park, find some geese and have yourself a fun time trying to roping some geese.
2. Write down deep questions on the toilet paper in the public bathroom
3. Do a few laps in the next revolving door you encounter
4. Walk down a busy street and then freeze for no reason
5. Sniff random people on the streets.
6. Pretend to make a very personal and odd conversation in an elevator with a lot of people.
7. Greet everyone that comes onto the elevator.
8. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream, “I Won! I Won! Third time this week!"
9. Walk behind someone and have an argument with yourself. (It's even better if you talk in two different voices.)
10. Buy something entirely with pennies.
11. Walk through a drive through pretending your driving.
12. 5. Ask to see the manager, and then complain to him about all of life’s problems. If they don’t let you talk to the manager, walk out muttering, “You're gonna be reading about this in the papers.”
13. Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.
14. When the doors close, announce to the others, “It’s okay. Don't panic, they open up again."
15. Challenge other customers to duels with tubes of gift wrap.
16. Sing your questions.
17. Leave permanent markers by the dry-erase board.
18. When the professor calls roll, after each name scream “THAT’S MEEEEE! Oh, no, sorry.”
19. Hold up a piece of paper that says in large letters “CHECK YOUR FLY.”
20. Wear your pajamas. Pretend not to notice that you’ve done so.
21. Ask whether you have to come to class.
22. Start a “wave” in a large lecture hall.
23. Ask to introduce your “invisible friend” in the empty seat beside you, and ask for one extra copy of each handout.
24. Watch the professor through binoculars.
25. Claim that you wrote the class text book.
26. In the middle of the lecture, ask your professor whether he believes in ghosts.
27. Laugh heartily at everything the teacher says. Snort when you laugh.
28. Bring a typewriter. Use it to take notes.
29. Bring a fishing rod. Try to catch things on the professor's desk.
30. Randomly get out of your seat and sit on the floor.
31. Cry out randomly that everyone is against you.
32. Tell your teacher you don’t need to do your homework because you’re
skipping school tomorrow.
skipping school tomorrow.
33. Randomly laugh hysterically
34. Raise your hand and wave it around like you know the answer. Then ask
the teacher why they called on you.
the teacher why they called on you.
October 26, 2011
Books
I just finished The Chosen by Chaim Potok.So I thought that I would post my review on here as my post for this week.
The Chosen whose author is Chaim Potok wrote 291 pages. Those pages were very hard to get through. At the beginning of the book there was nothing to hook me into it. Chaim Potok constantly used Jewish terms that were sometimes hard to understand and remember what they meant.
The Chosen whose author is Chaim Potok wrote 291 pages. Those pages were very hard to get through. At the beginning of the book there was nothing to hook me into it. Chaim Potok constantly used Jewish terms that were sometimes hard to understand and remember what they meant.
This book is about two Jewish boys and their lives together during WW II. These two boys Reuven and Danny are playing baseball when Reuven gets hit in the eye with the ball Danny hit. Reuven is rushed to the hospital to get pieces of his glasses out of his eye. The two boys soon become really good friends because of this incident. Then Danny’s father, Reb Saunders, forbids Danny to talk or by Reuven over a rally that Reuven’s father held. Once the tension lifts from the 2 Jewish parties they can once again talk to each other. Reuven is afraid to tell his father that he doesn’t want to become a Rabbi. Buy his father tells him that he already knows and that he is fine with it. Then Danny and Reuven part ways and go and pursue their dream careers.That’s a brief summary of how the novel goes. As you can see there isn’t much excitement that happens in this book. I would recommend this book to someone who wants a challenge. This book was hard to understand with all the Jewish terms and hard to get into. There isn’t really much of a plot. The biggest complication was either having glass in Reuven’s eye or them not being able to talk to each other. So if you want a challenging book or you like a slow book or you like both then this is the right book for you to read. Personally I didn’t care for this book at all.
That is the end of my review. Now I’m having a hard time figuring out what book to read next. Thompson said that the book for horrors English would do something with reading a book in class then doing a group reading. I actually don’t remember exactly what he told me, I was half listening and half not. I should really get out of the habit of zoning out whenever a teacher talks to me... Yea that would be a really good idea. Anyways so if you know any good books to have me read for school please tell me, because I am stuck trying to figure it out. I want to read something new, I have read many books and I can’t figure out what to read next. I like mystery and adventure books. I like the books that you can’t set down and you want to continue reading to see what happens next. So if you know any books like that please tell me. I would greatly appreciate that. Thanks
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