Unbroken

          In the book "Unbroken" there have been a lot of stuff that has been going on, like the races, the war, and the  problems that have been happening throughout the story. I think that the author has been doing a good job on trying to not show the very big problems like the war.
          The author has been showing little details here and there but there isn't a lot of hints. In the book they have been talking about Hitler, they showed how he was having meetings and you can signs of the war starting. At the begging you can see that there are blimps and it has the swastica on it. So that is one big sign also you start hearing and seeing that there are soldiers outside of stores. But the only thing that came to my mind was that I wanted to see if the Jewish people would have a number on their arm or if they had the Jewish star on there arm like it was in the war.
          Throughout the whole story the author did a great job because whenever I saw a note or a clue I would anoctate and  it would leave me thinking and I would also think and try to find more clues throughout my reading. But it was not easy. Just I think that he should of focused a little more on the war, the main character does go to the war after his leg injury and it does have great action.

Video response

          I when I saw this video it really made me think of what I have and that I should be very great full. When I saw this lady talk about the first day seeing her dad happy and telling her you  are now aloud to go to school made me think, "why do I get mad because I have to go to school". Yes it's true school I boring and sometime annoying but I should be happy because  when you see people like that it makes me feel bad. The girls had no respect. They weren't aloud to go to school. This is very disappointing because the men were only aloud and that is sexist. 

          In America it is all law that kids go to school. In those country that don't have an obligation that kids have to go to school should have a law because it is important. Kids there should be like us and go to school. The kids (girls) shouldn't have to dress up as a boy and disguise them selfs to go to school also they have to take different ways to go to school. That should be changed in all country's. 

Unbroken

          This book is pretty good so far .I have just found out that  he has to stop running because he got a knee injury. Now he is a soldier and Is fighting I the war. This war is taking place in world war 2 and atthe beginning   of the book they don't focus to much on the war but they still mention that there are meeting that hitler had done and that there have been some problems.

          At the beginning of the book they tell you how his best friend makes him join the track team at his school. It also shows how good he was because he was in the champion  league. After that he was so good that he joined the Olympics. That's when he would win races and make money till one day when he got his knee ligament hurt and had to stop for a long time and when it heeled he didn't want to run anymore. But he decided to joking the army and he did but that is all i got up to.

           Also at the beginning of the book he also said and shoes in a way that there were the army/ German blimps with the swastica on it. So that's was a sign, also they showed that there was soldiers outside of stores and that there was segregation.

Monday muses

          My favorite movie is active valor because it is exactly what I like. in the movie it talks about the special war teams and the movie explains what I want to do later on in my life.  I wanted to go into the army and be able to become in higher positions and then become a big seal team six soldier. That is my dream for now. My parents always say that it is not the same in movies then in real life because there's much more killing in real life and the good guys don't always win.

          I remember when I first saw the movie with my friends,  they full around during the whole movie and didn't pay attention but on the other hand I did. I was so interested, it was  great.  The second time I saw it was with my parents it was even better than the first time because I understand did more of the movie. The movie was so interesting that I even took notes on it. I love this movie so much that I bought it and I kept on watching it every single day. Also when I was watching this with my parents I remember that every action scene I would say that's me when I'm older!

          I remember when I was younger my parents would say follow your dreams jacques and do whatever you think will be best for you because you will do it every day of your life, so you will have to wake up saying yes I want to do this. When my mom found out that I wanted to become a soldier and rank up to a seal team six soldier she said "are you out of your mind this is a crazy idea and you will not go to the army at all". That really pissed me off because I've been wanting to be a soldier for about three years now and that ruined my dreams. When I reminded her that she told me Follow your dreams she got very mad and tried to find excuses. Now I will see what I will do when I'm older and maybe still go to the army

Argument Essay

Argument Essay

          The book “The Hunger Games” by Suzan Collins shouldn’t be banned from our school libraries because if young adults can’t read books that don’t have some action in it their bookshelves would be boring and they wouldn’t read. Also this series is not very bad, it is just a little more intense and detailed then other books.

          Many book critiques are saying that these books should be banned because of inappropriate content. But they don’t know that it can teach kids lessons. When a book shows how a teen is addicted to drugs, you will see that there will always be that crazy part in the book were they show the crazy side effects about the drug. That part can show kids that there is a crazy effect and that it is bad and that you can die. Some kids are scared of that and learn not to do it or if they are asked  to take drugs they will know and think twice about what they are getting in. there is a good side to this topic.

          One of the most intense passages in the “The Hunger Games” probably was

“His under shirt is so plastered into his wounds I have to cut it away with my knife and drench him again to work it loose. He’s badly bruised with a long burn across his chest and a gash under his ear”

The only reason that the passages in the books are too intense for some kids is because the author did a great job detailing every little part. Also when the books are too intense then you are engaged and want to read more and find out what will happen next.

          If the book is banned it is even better because people are going to want to read it because they want to know why it was banned. So there is no reason to ban the books because it will always be open to everyone no matter what. The Hunger Games have a lot of killing and to tell you the truth it is gory at some point but it is not a reason to ban it. Also if it is too much for a kid then the parents should pay more attention to what their kid id reading. For some people the Hunger Game is not a big deal because they have read worse.

          Young adults should have a wide variety of books to read and if we ban a lot of books fewer kids will be interested in reading. Also parents should pay more attention to what their kids are reading, if they think it is not for them then put it away and let them read it when they are more mature.

Monday Muses, Free Writing

          In ELA we have been elaborating on songs, poems, free writes, ect every Monday. One of the free writes that I have elaborated on was about the memory's I had with my brother befor he left me and had to go to a different country. "I remember when my brother and I went all over New York. We would go eat at restaurants together, we used to play paintball and airsoft together, also we used to go have races with the og carts and mini motercycles he had spent a fourtune on so that we could have fun. I remember once when I had asked him advice about a girl that I liked and what to do to get her to like me. We had great laughs and gags that I will always remember. But he had to leave and start a big career. He said that he would come and visit me as much as he could. He did keep his promos but it was hard for him. So now it is different without him in many many ways".
          This entry that I wrote ment a lot to me because it brought back great memories. Also this got me emotional in a good way because it made me happy. Also after that It made me want to call him and see how he was doing. Also this wasn't boring to me it was interesting and fun to write about and it is what I wanted to write about. It also made me strong, in a way that I had let it out.
          Monday muses has really let me feel free in the way that I could write about many things. Also it made me have an interest in free writing, which is good because I used to hate writing. But free writing is different because to me because I can write about many things like songs, poems, and  thing that interest me. Also it made think hard and it made me think past things to get interesting and important things to write about, like my brother. I hope that now I will write during my free time and just jot things that come to my mind that are interesting

Hunger Games

           In the book the "Hunger Games" by Suzan Collins, the them of the book is that they want to see if there will be a strongest team or not and who will survive in the hunger game. This book may be gory and violent because it is a book that has a lot of deep details and description. Also the book is about 2 people from each town have to fight and win.

           But unfortonatly  there is only one winner. So you start out with a mystery bag because you don't know what weapons you will get. So you have to survive in the wild. And it is a bunch of kids killing each other. So that is a big reason parents don't any there kids reading this book series. 

          For now I haven't gotten really far but I got to know a little about the main character and the setting. The main character is katness and she is a different type of girl , in the way that she is a hard working girl and she works as if she was a man. The fact that her dad died during the mine explosions , she has been doing a lot of work around the house and in a way that she has to put foo on the table. So the book is good so far and I am looking to read and find out even more about it.