In the book Cirque Du freak by Darren shan darren has to make a couple of big decisions. One of them is if he should become a vampire to save his best friend Steve. Another is if he should go to the cirque du freak. This is a great book all around. It has a thrilling plot and you never want to stop reading it. I recomend this book to everyone that is into a fast and thrilling story.
One of the big decisions Darren has to make is if he should go to the cirque du freak. This is a big decision because he doesnt know what the freak show is about. He thinks he will have a good but it is extremely dangerous and if you get hurt or injured its not the shows fault. When he is there him and Steve are almost killed by the wolf man. He is half man and half woman. Darren steals madam octa when there at the show( a poisonous spider) and the spider bites Steve and puts poison in steves blood.
Another big decision Darren has to make is if he should die for his friend Steve. He could either become a vampire assistant and lose his life as a human and save steve or let steve die and stay a human. If he becomes a vampire steve will be cured by mr creplsey the vampire that darren stold the spider from.
There are a couple of reasons why Darren makes the two decisions. The reason he went to the cirque du freak is because he was interested and he wanted to witness new things. One reason he became a vampire is because he didnt want steve to die and he wanted him to go back home to his mother. Another is because he might get arrested for attempted murder because of what happened with steve.
In conclusion if darren and steve wouldn't have gone to the show steve wouldn't have gotten sick and darren wouldn't have had to give up his life. And him and steve would still be friends. I think if I were in Darrens position I wouldn't have given up my life because I would miss my family too much.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Blog Post #5: The Hunger Games
Big Question: What are Katnisses problems? How does she solve them?
In the book "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins the main character Katniss Everdeen faces two big problems throughout the story. The first one is when her sister Primrose Everdeen is picked at the reaping to compete in the 74th annual hunger games. Another really big problem that she faces is that she doesn't know weither to kill Peeta or not because she doesn't know if she loves him.
In the beginning of the book Katniss' sister is picked in the reaping for the 74th annual Hunger games. I know this because in the story Effie Trinket reaches her hand in the jar full of names for the reaping and then says: "Primrose Everdeen."This is a big problem for Katniss because this is Prim's first reaping. The Hunger Games is a battle to the death for fame, fortune and wealth. And Prim is only 12 and shes really small and almost has no chance of winning. Katniss is worried because Prim was picked and now she is pretty much dead unless someone volunteers for her because she doesn't know how to fend for herself an she will die quickly.
Another problem Katniss faces is that she doesn't know if she should kill Peeta or let him live because she doens't know if she loves him. I know this because during the games she had multiple chances to kill him and she let him run away and when he was wounded she healed him with the stuff she got from Haymitch. I think this means she has feelings for him but she doesn't know what type of feelings they are.
Katniss solves her first big problem by volunteering as tribute for the hunger games in stead of her sister. I know this because in the story it says: "I volunteer, I volunteer as tribute." This happens while Prim is walking onto the stage to be taken away from district 12. She does this because she would rather die than having to watch her sister die in front of all of Panem. She also does this because if Prim goes into the arena she is pretty much already dead. The reason she pretends like shes in love with Peeta is so that they can get sponsors to give them food and medicine to keep them alive. I know this because right before the games Haymitch tells her to fake it just for that reason so they can stay alive.
I can relate to Katniss because if my brother weren't trained for the hunger games and he was picked and I was trained I would volunteer for him. This essay proves that Katniss is a good sister and role model.
In the book "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins the main character Katniss Everdeen faces two big problems throughout the story. The first one is when her sister Primrose Everdeen is picked at the reaping to compete in the 74th annual hunger games. Another really big problem that she faces is that she doesn't know weither to kill Peeta or not because she doesn't know if she loves him.
In the beginning of the book Katniss' sister is picked in the reaping for the 74th annual Hunger games. I know this because in the story Effie Trinket reaches her hand in the jar full of names for the reaping and then says: "Primrose Everdeen."This is a big problem for Katniss because this is Prim's first reaping. The Hunger Games is a battle to the death for fame, fortune and wealth. And Prim is only 12 and shes really small and almost has no chance of winning. Katniss is worried because Prim was picked and now she is pretty much dead unless someone volunteers for her because she doesn't know how to fend for herself an she will die quickly.
Another problem Katniss faces is that she doesn't know if she should kill Peeta or let him live because she doens't know if she loves him. I know this because during the games she had multiple chances to kill him and she let him run away and when he was wounded she healed him with the stuff she got from Haymitch. I think this means she has feelings for him but she doesn't know what type of feelings they are.
Katniss solves her first big problem by volunteering as tribute for the hunger games in stead of her sister. I know this because in the story it says: "I volunteer, I volunteer as tribute." This happens while Prim is walking onto the stage to be taken away from district 12. She does this because she would rather die than having to watch her sister die in front of all of Panem. She also does this because if Prim goes into the arena she is pretty much already dead. The reason she pretends like shes in love with Peeta is so that they can get sponsors to give them food and medicine to keep them alive. I know this because right before the games Haymitch tells her to fake it just for that reason so they can stay alive.
I can relate to Katniss because if my brother weren't trained for the hunger games and he was picked and I was trained I would volunteer for him. This essay proves that Katniss is a good sister and role model.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
blog post #4 Drummer Boy of shiloh
In the book, The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury the main character Joby faces two problems. One of them is that he lacks self confidence and the other is that the general puts a lot of pressure on Joby for the battle. I can relate to Joby because in 7th grade your parents and teachers put a lot of pressure on you to get good grades and get into a good high school. But the general is telling Joby that he is the heart of the army and if he doesn't play good the army could do something wrong or lose.
One of the problems that Joby faces is that he lacks self confidence. Joby lacks confidence in the story because he has to play his drums in the army but has no weapon or shield. The story says, "Me thought the boy, I got only a drum, two sticks to beat it, and no shield." I think this means that Joby doesn't want to go out to battle with only his drum, two sticks and no weapon or shield because he is positive he will die. This quote shows that Joby doesn't want to do his job.
Another problem that Joby faces during the story is that the general puts a lot of pressure on him throughout the story. The general puts a lot of pressure on Joby by telling him hes the heart of the army and he needs to set the pace for the army or the soldiers will fail. In the story the general says "You boy, You are the heart of the army. You are the heart of the army listen to me now." This puts a lot of pressure on Joby because now if Joby messes us or plays the wrong beat the army could get distracted and people will die. If Joby beats slow then the heart would be slow in the men.
Joby resolves the first problem by talking things over with the general. The general shows Joby that its ok to be afraid and scared by telling him its ok to cry. When the general tells Joby how important his job is to the army he builds his confidence and knows that he has to stay strong and play a good beat to help his side win the battle. Joby resolves the other problem by embracing the fact that he has to go out in the battle the next day and play his drums so he thinks he might as well play them well and stay strong for the army.
The story The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury is about a drummer boy named Joby and how he needs to play his drums in the battle of shiloh during the civil war with no weapon or shield. My essay is about how Joby faces and resolves problems during the story. His problems are lack of self confidence and that the general is putting a lot of pressure on him. In the story I think Joby is very brave because he goes to a battle and plays the drums with no shield or weapon. I think Joby's drum is a symbol of hope. Its a symbol of hope because in the beginning of the story Joby was hiding behind it and then at the end he was holding it up towards the night sky confidently. He did this because the general taught him that his job is just as important as the soldiers. In the end, Joby gains confidence and believes in himself. He also realizes his job as the drummer boy is important too.
One of the problems that Joby faces is that he lacks self confidence. Joby lacks confidence in the story because he has to play his drums in the army but has no weapon or shield. The story says, "Me thought the boy, I got only a drum, two sticks to beat it, and no shield." I think this means that Joby doesn't want to go out to battle with only his drum, two sticks and no weapon or shield because he is positive he will die. This quote shows that Joby doesn't want to do his job.
Another problem that Joby faces during the story is that the general puts a lot of pressure on him throughout the story. The general puts a lot of pressure on Joby by telling him hes the heart of the army and he needs to set the pace for the army or the soldiers will fail. In the story the general says "You boy, You are the heart of the army. You are the heart of the army listen to me now." This puts a lot of pressure on Joby because now if Joby messes us or plays the wrong beat the army could get distracted and people will die. If Joby beats slow then the heart would be slow in the men.
Joby resolves the first problem by talking things over with the general. The general shows Joby that its ok to be afraid and scared by telling him its ok to cry. When the general tells Joby how important his job is to the army he builds his confidence and knows that he has to stay strong and play a good beat to help his side win the battle. Joby resolves the other problem by embracing the fact that he has to go out in the battle the next day and play his drums so he thinks he might as well play them well and stay strong for the army.
The story The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury is about a drummer boy named Joby and how he needs to play his drums in the battle of shiloh during the civil war with no weapon or shield. My essay is about how Joby faces and resolves problems during the story. His problems are lack of self confidence and that the general is putting a lot of pressure on him. In the story I think Joby is very brave because he goes to a battle and plays the drums with no shield or weapon. I think Joby's drum is a symbol of hope. Its a symbol of hope because in the beginning of the story Joby was hiding behind it and then at the end he was holding it up towards the night sky confidently. He did this because the general taught him that his job is just as important as the soldiers. In the end, Joby gains confidence and believes in himself. He also realizes his job as the drummer boy is important too.
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