Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 12.19.14

     This book was... amazingly sad. I know that's weird, but it's true. The only sad thing was that she killed herself. But, that doesn't make EVERYTHING else the happy thing. The only happy thing was the tape that Hanna was talking about Clay. She had a reason to live, and she didn't let herself take it. She threw it away. Clay was there for her, but she wouldn't talk to him, she wouldn't give into living.
     Over all, I would rate this book an 8. It was good, but I don't like the topic of suicide. NO ONE should ever choose suicide. In some ways, the people choosing suicide are very selfish. I can say that this wasn't one of my favorite books that I've read. You may love it, but don't choose suicide if you're having trouble. Just don't.

Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix (realistic fiction) 12.19.14

     I would rate this book a 10. It showed an enourmous amount of courage, hope, and kindness throughout the main characters. Anya is of course one of the main characters, and there are two more: Keely and Stef. Keely and Stef are in the popular crowd at school, and one day Stef notices that Anya is wearing a wig. Stef wants one of her 'friends' to go and tug on Anya's hair to see if she was wearing a wig.(plain rude!) Of course, since Keely is the 'friend' that they like the least, Stef and her pals made Keely do it(gladly Keely didn't), but Keely finally stood up for herself!
    Well, the school finds out about Anya wearing a wig, and she gets extremely embarrassed. Keely tried to figure out something to do for Anya, and suddenly it hit her. She could give Anya her hair! She ended up doing that, and Anya and Keely became friends. When Anya went back to school, she saw that Stef did the same thing. All of a sudden, she realized that Stef wasn't so bad after all.
     My favorite character would have to be Keely. The reason being is that Keely started out to be a shy, nervous girl. In the end, she was bold and daring; the total opposite of the Keely from the begging. I deffinately think that Keely is the type of person I would want to be!

Movie Review of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet

I would rate this movie a 3. My opinion on it is that it was good, but not a 5 star, watch it again movie. I was so mad whenever the main characters were killed off. The writer/editor should have know that the audience would be mad if the main characters were killed. Another reason as to why I rated this movie a three would be that the prince casts away Romeo because he killed Tybalt. Tybalt was going to die anyways because he killed Mercutio. The only difference was that Romeo killed Tybalt instead of the prince doing it! That made me extremely confused and mad. I guess the movie did have some good things about it too. For one, I just love the balcony scene. It's the scene that every girl wants in their life(but I would want to know the guy a little more). The balcony scene made the love of Romeo and Juliet definite. After that you could tell that they were madly in love with each other. Another thing that made this movie good would be that the two families hated each other. I would at first want the families to hate each other because it gave detail to the love story of the Romeo and Juliet. If there wouldn't have been the void between the two families, then all this story would ever be is romance. I know some people love romance, but there comes a time where there is too much romance.

Renaissance Selfie

Living, Loving, Laughing, always being Happy!

Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck

     I truly loved this book. In the end. It made the part that I wanted so dearly to happen seem so sad. After that I actually cried. I didn't know what to think. Well, in this book(the 4th of the Tiger's Curse Series), Kelsey and Kishan are still together, and Kishan asks Kelsey to marry him. Without even knowing that she did, she said yes. Ren just about died right then and there. I forgot to say, but in the beginning, Mr. Kadam got caught and whenever the three musketeers(Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan) go back to their house, they find Mr. Kadam back at the house.

     They go and start their mission, but then they get caught by Lokesh and Mr. Kadam gets killed by Lokesh. Eventually, they go to the next realm, which was made mainly of fire. They meet this bird that help Kelsey realize which brother she truly loved. After that they got the rope of fire, and used it to travel to the time before Durga became a Goddess.

     In the end, Kelsey marries Ren, and Kishan marries Durga. I would give this book a 10 or a 9. Only because the author hooked me in very quickly. I also love the story. The author made me extremely mad and sad at the part that I was waiting for. Thankful the story turned out happy in the end.

A Child Called "It" by: Dave Pelzer (Biography) 11/6/14

 

     This book is about this boy, David, that starts out with a loving and caring family, but then for some reason his mother starts to abuse him, and it goes down hill from there. In the beginning of the book, he is at school, and the people of his school are helping David get away from his mother. They end up being successful.

     After that he describes how life was before his mother turned into a monster. Life was easy going, and every kid wanted David's mom to be their own. Whenever his mother turned into a monster, she first did it to all of the kids, then she singled David out and told him to look in front of a mirror and tell himself that he is a "bad boy". Then things started to get worse. His mother practically stopped feeding him in total, and he figured that he would have to find his own ways to feed himself. 

     When his mom and him were in the house alone, she tried to force him on the stove. During the 4th of July one summer, his mother stabbed him right under the ribs. Thankfully he wasn't severely injured.

     I look to Dave, or David, and a strong person, and in some ways I would love to be like him. Not to experience what he has been through, but just have his strength. I would definitely give this book a 10. Yes, it is frightening what he went through, but thankfully he got out in the end. 

Renaissance POV

PAINTER'S POINT OF VIEW:

    Mind struggling, I, Leonardo Da Vinci, worked hard to get the final brushstroke into the exact position it needed to be in. I sighed and let the joy of the finished project come over me. The woman, Mona Lisa, was extremely patient with the project. While I, happy and joyful, have come to a conclusion that this painting was definitely worth the wait. Since times have been very rough due to an economy down-fall, I haven't really made that much money. With this picture, I'll be able to buy more that enough paint and food to get me through a couple of months. Shaking, I sat back down wondering if I would ever make another painting that would be sold for enough to live. Surely I would. Wouldn't I? Well for now all I have to do is marvel and the sight of my new creation. This painting sure did take the best of my abilities. The woman was just a wonderful model. She showed the state of the world right now, and the possibility of the art world that could come up. Some people would be jealous. I think most people would just enjoy the picture. Now that there is a new middle class, the drawings of the ages now will change and forever be changed. Now that I actually think about it, I think I should change the skin tone of her hands.They look as if she is wearing gloves on her hands.

     = Absolute
     = Action Verb
     = Appositive
     = Adjectives out of order
     = Participle
     = Evidence from SPRITE

Legacy of the Black Plague

ASSERTION:
     The legacy of the Black Plague is that religious leaders abused their power.

EVIDENCE:
     The church was selling things that they weren't in power to do. "... selling church offices( simony), letting one man buy several offices at the same time, charging fees for all sorts of church services, and selling indulgences to buy time out of Purgatory after one died" (Black Death Flow Chart).

COMMENTARY:
     This shows that the church was giving away tickets to skip Purgatory to the people that had family members that died, or just to people in general. The church was selling the position of being Bishop to the people too. Selling tickets out of Purgatory wouldn't be in their position because they would have to spend time in Purgatory also, making them sinful, so they couldn't bribe God to letting people out of Purgatory. This means that they were lying to their followers, and coning them to give the church money.

9/11 and Black Plague Comparison/Contrast

SIMILARITIES

1. These two tragic events are similar in the social way. In a way, everyone was effected by the attack of 9/11, and by the disease of the Black Plague. A lot of people died in the Black Plague, and there were some families that mourned over their relative's/friend's death. The same happened for 9/11. Many people were devastated that family members were killed, or even injured.

2. Another way that these two events are similar in intellectually. Both times, the reason that they happened were due to ignorance. The U.S. didn't think that anyone would try to commit terrorism on them, so they had a lack of security. The people during the Black Plague didn't think that washing themselves everyday was necessary, so they didn't wash themselves everyday. Both events didn't know that either things would cause any harm, so they did them anyways.

3. The Black Plague and 9/11 relate politically. I say this because many people emerged as leaders during 9/11, such as the people that prevented the 4th plane from hitting an important place of the U.S. Also, many people emerged as leaders during the Black Plague, such as the doctors that tried to help the sick heal. The people during both of these events felt as if they were being held responsible, so they felt the need to help those that were sick, or hurt.

DIFFERENCES

1. One difference of the two would be politically. I say this because the government during 9/11 didn't fall apart like the government during the Black Plague. 9/11 government held their grounds, and they helped their country through their hard mess. The government of the Black Plague disappeared and cause chaos through out the country.

2. They are also different because of social reasons. The Black Plague went chaotic whenever the disaster happened, but 9/11 social status stayed up, and many people tried to help each other during the hardship of the tragedy.

3. Another difference is in the technological grounds. During the Black Plague, no one really knew how it happened. They had theories of God punishing them, or the end of the world was coming, but none of those were right. During 9/11, after the second plane crashed, the U.S. knew that they were being attacked. They knew that it wouldn't just so happen that a plane crashes into the North Trade Center, then five minutes later another plane crashed into the South Trade Center.

Tiger's Voyage By: Colleen Houck (Place in India)

     In this book, the third book of the 'Tiger's Curse Series', is about Ren getting his memory back. He first told Kelsey that he loved her, he told her that he couldn't see her anymore, and also after Kishan and Kelsey kissed, he remembered, and wanted Kelsey back. Kelsey was being a little brat, so she told him that she couldn't betray Kishan, and let Kishan be hurt by her decision of love.
     After all of that mess, they had to go through the Five Dragons to get to the Seven Pagodas. In their journey, Kelsey finds out that she does truly love Ren, but she won't let Kishan get his feelings hurt by her decisions, Ren tries to help Kelsey notice that true love is worth anything, and Kishan is acting like a prideful brother. After the Seven Pagodas, they get caught by Lokesh(Again!), and Kelsey gets captured.


     All I have to say is that this book made me really irritated. I wanted Kelsey to choose Ren because everyone knows that she was/is supposed to be with him! I think because the author is really good at getting a reader into her books, this book deserves a 5/10. I love the story line, but the love story is making me irritated. Even though I couldn't put the book down, I just think that the love story is showing who Kelsey is supposed to be with, and it's quiet obvious.

Tiger's Quest By: Colleen Houck (Placed in India)

     This book is about this girl named Kelsey, and she starts out in America. In the first book, she met two tigers, and Mr. Kadam, and she helped them finish the first quest. Now, in the second book, she has to find out who she loves, and finish the second quest.
     In the beginning, she starts going to school, and she thinks that in order for her to get over Ren, she has to try to date other people. Around Christmas time, she goes to her foster parent's house to have Christmas dinner, and someone knocks on the door. It was Ren. After she had her fun figuring out that she loved Ren, they got caught by Lokesh, and Ren stayed behind and got captured by Lokesh just to help Kelsey.
     So, Kelsey and Ren's brother, Kishan, are left together to help Ren get out of Lokesh's trap. The only problem is that Kishan is also deeply in love with Kelsey. When they get back and with the scarf of India, they try to make a plan to how they will save Ren. When they get Ren back, they find out that he forgot all about Kelsey.
     I think that this book is worth a 9 out of 10. I say this because it started out incredible. I was truly happy with what was happening, but then Ren got capture, and I couldn't put the book down until he was found(Which was true). The only thing that made me want the throw the book into the sea and wish it good luck was that whenever they found Ren, he had forgotten who Kelsey was. That just devastated me. I congratulate the author of this book, mainly because she knows how to hook a reader in.

Fire by Kristin Cashore (A book place out of the U.S.)

     This book is about a girls named Fire, and she is a human monster.(Monsters can be like every other living creature, but they can read minds, but they are different colors. Such as blue berry, teal, bright orange, etc.) Many people hate her because her father was a terrible person, and they thought that she would be like her. She has the power to read and take over other people's minds. She never really wanted to use her power for anything because she was afraid that she would become like her father. In the beginning, she lives with this man, Archer, that loves her dearly. She travels through the realm of her world helping the royal family, and she soon starts to love Brigan(one of the kings brother).
     Soon, she meets this boy that is extremely full of wonder. She doesn't like the way his mind was set because he seemed to have a very foggy mind, and she could never reach his mind. He seemed to be putting fog in other people's minds. She figured that he was like her, but in many ways, she had the advantage of everyone's minds.
     She could read everyone's mind, and all he could do was tell people to do/believe something, and they would do as they were told. Eventually, he caught her, and she was severally injured, and she lost two of her fingers. She found a way to get away from him, and she got back to Brigan.


     I rate this book a 10/10. I think it has an incredible love story, and I truly want to become a girl like Fire someday. She is a truly wonderful girl, and even though I can't have her powers, I would want to become as bold and loving as she was.

"Masque of the Red Death"

(Poe, Paragraph 14, Lines 5 & 6)
"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."
     This sentence helped me understand the story because it shows me that death will never go away, and no one can help it. No matter who/what you are.

(Poe, Paragraph 5, Lines 1-11)
" It was in this apartment, also. that there stood against the western wall, a gigantic clock of ebony. Its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull, heavy, monotonous clang; and when the minute-hand made the circuit of the face, and the hour was to be stricken, there came from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musical, but of so peculiar a note and emphasis that, at each lapse of an hour, the musicians of the orchestra were constrained to pause, momentarily, in their performance, to harken to the sound; and thus the waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions; and their was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company; and while the chimes of the clock yet rang, it was observed that the giddiest grew pale, and the more aged and sedate passed their hands over their brows as if in confused revery or meditation."
     This sentence was important because it showed what the clock was representing, and what the people thought of whenever remembered of the clock.

Gallery Walk Legacy and Leadership

Legacy-
Zahara Huber[Muslim, American];  "They told me they had my back." This is saying that people accepted who she was even though she was a Muslim.

Leadership-
Stanley Primnath's story; He saved his child from suicide. This is leadership because if he wouldn't have tried, then his child would have killed himself, an he helped his child from doing that.

Glenda Jeannette Kiehn's Story by Chrysten Wetzel (9/11 interview)

[Glenda] Honey, is it time for the interview?
[Chrysten] If your ready!
*Laugh*
[Glenda] I'm ready!
[Chrysten] Okay, so what is your full name?
[Glenda] Glenda, G,L,E,N,D,A; Jeanette, J,E,A,N,N,E,T,T,E; Kiehn, K,I,E,H,N.
[Chrysten] Mk, um, what's your *laugh* relationship with me?
[Glenda]*laugh* Chrysten?
[Chrysten] Yes?
[Glenda] Your phone is cutting out.
[Chrysten] It is?
[Glenda] Hu
[Chrysten] Oh
*moved the phone*
[Glenda] It seems alright now.
[Chrysten] Okay, that's probably cuz I moved it.
[Glenda] Oh, okay.
*laugh*
[Chrysten] Yeah, so, I would say your just my Aunt, Great Aunt.
[Glenda] Yes, I'm your Great Aunt, but you can call me grandma.
*Laugh*
[Chrysten] When and where were you born?
[Glenda] I was born in Monara Park, California.
[Chrysten] Mk
[Bob] 1899 (in the background)
[Chrysten] 1899?
[Glenda] No *laugh* 1951
[Chrysten] 1951, Okay.
*laugh*
[Chrysten] Tell Bob I love him!
[Glenda] I love you too baby!
*Laugh*
[Chrysten] Umm, what is your best memories as a child?
[Glenda] *pause* Wow! That's a tough one. Umm *long pause* As a child Hu?
[Chrysten] Yup!
[Glenda] *sneezes* Excuse me, um.
*TV in the background*
[Glenda] Well, Christmas is always ... Love Christmases! Um, *long pause* I guess, um, having my cousins come over for a few weeks in the summer, and we just play all summer. that's not really a good one though, is it? Oh, I know, the first year I got my... a real bike, a brand new bike. *laugh* Or, one time I went down to the pond and I found a snapping turtle, but I was afraid to pick it up because it was always snapping at me. So, I went to go get my brother and this other boy took my turtle and my brother jumped on his bike and was chasing this boy down to get my turtle back and he went, he went down this hill and I don't know what happened to your grandpa, but he *laugh* was half way down the hill then all of a sudden, his bike started going end over end. It just took all of his skin off his face, one side of his face, both arms, and his legs and the people that lived right there, the Hashimoto's, came out and he was just... He though that he was dead*laugh* so they called my mom and she had to come down and just talk to him and say, "Okay now Robbie now," he goes, "Mom, am I gonna die?!" *laugh* Ah, that was funny. Okay, let me think. Um, oh, I know, walking on the rails in Eastern Washington!
[Chrysten] *laugh* Yeah
[Glenda] and I know that's illegal now, but you have to bra... blame my sister and brother cuz they were older! *laugh* I can't think of anything great. I mean fantastic when I was a child.
[Chrysten] Well, I think what you said was funny. Well, I guess we'll just go onto the next question. Um, what is one of your best memories as an adult.
[Glenda] As an Adult *long pause* As an adult, I guess it would be, um, going to your house with Jonathan and Izzie.
[Chrysten] Yeah, that was fun.
[Glenda] For the... that was fun. Just doing whatever I could do, but you kids. You, you, your momma took you everywhere. That was cool. That was cool because we played games, and I loved that. And we'd just laugh ourselves silly.
[Chrysten] We played Marco Polo. That's my favorite memory.
[Glenda] That was cool!
*laugh*
[Glenda] By the way, don't let your Uncle Ronnie take that down.
[Chrysten] I won't!
*laugh*
[Chrysten] We got it fixed finally. Yeah, well, um, what are you most thankful for in your life?
[Glenda] I'm thankful for my boys, and my family. My extended family which would include you and, and your Uncle Robbie and, and his kids and grand kids, and... What was the question again?
*laugh*
[Chrysten] What are you most thankful for in your life?
[Glenda] What am I most thankful for as an adult? Yeah, I would say my boys.
[Chrysten] Okay, Going onto the next question, which is about 9/11. try to describe what your remember about 9/11. What were you doing?
[Glenda] Okay, I was getting up, and getting ready for work , and Bobby had the news on and we saw the first plane go into one of the trade towers... Twin towers, and um, and it was just like there was... everything was so silent! Your minds went numb.
[Bobby] She didn't think it was a Jumbo Jet(In the background)
[Glenda] Yeah, we didn't think it was a Jumbo Jet when it first hit because the picture. What it was showing looked small, and, um, it was also a work day, and I wanted to stay home, but I had to go to work. You know, so it was strange that day cuz I remember walking in the backyard and there was no birds singing. Everything was just quiet and when I got to work, of course we dug out an old TV. and it was probably a 13in. black and white. We were watching and listening around this and it was scary because we worked at Boeing and that would be a big target for anyone attacking the U.S. You know, so we were kind of worried about there and again, the people were just, everybody was quiet. They weren't their normal happy selves, you know. It was just like you were in a dream. Like this couldn't have happened and, and then the idea that you know, someone would actually attack on U.S. lands. you know, that was... it was just unbelievable. And when they... airplanes it made them land*cough* because they didn't want more planes to be used as bombs, you know. So they grounded all the planes. So you didn't, yeah, so there was no, I mean, that something you always hear is the airplanes. Well here, and there was nothing, you know, and everybody was just waiting for the next shoe to fall. Yeah, for days, it was, it was just... It was real scary, and I remember *cough* one time I was watching news and they said that there is a plane heading towards the U.S. from Canada, and so we knew that we had all our planes grounded. So they scrambled a bomber fighter, fighter jets, and that means they go up and they see what it is you know, and try to get them to respond. And, and if they don't they shoot em down, and if they respond, which thankfully they did, they escorted this plane in, but it was a UN plane. A United Nations plane, and it just brought tears to my eyes, you know. That somebody really cared about what was going on here is the U.S. you know. It  was, it was a wonderful feeling. I mean I remember... I think I did cry because it just, it was just a moment in life when you know someone was saying we're here with you, we'll get through this, you know. And it was hard. It was, it was, that was I think the first part of my healing process. You know, that we aren't alone. That other countries do care.
[Chrysten] Yeah, well, you answered the next 1,2,3, 3 or 4 questions.
[Glenda] Right on!
*laugh*
[Chrysten] so, um, what did you do the rest of the day after you found out about the attack?
[Glenda] Well, we had to stay in at work. We, we did very little because we just, I mean it was like, you know, your brain wasn't working. You weren't, you know, you, we did very little because we just, I mean it was like, you brain wasn't telling your hands what to do. And, and every time the news would come on for a minute, everybody would just run to this little tiny TV and, and watch,  know, because like I said, Boeing was a, It would have been a, a place to attack because it made airplanes. But, um, yeah, that was, that was one of the scariest moments of my life! *laugh* And you know we went home that day, and the same with Bobby and I. We were, I don't know, numb. You know, we couldn't, we didn't know what to do. You know, it was fear of, of the unknown. You know, what would happen next, and,and then it, you know for me it went to I don't want myself or my family to go to any, into any public places, you know, that were well know, because I was afraid they'd have somebody there as a bomber, plane, you just never know.
[Chrysten] Yeah, well, um, what's one word that comes the mind when you think of, um, 9/11?
[Glenda] Of what?
[Chrysten] Of this attack, of this day.
[Glenda] What's my emotion that comes to mind?
[Well, what's one word?
[Glenda] Ah, Terror.
[Chrysten] Terror?
[Glenda] Yeah, because of all the lives that were lost. You know, and you always wondered what would be, and who would be the next target, You know.
[Chrysten] Yeah.
[Glenda] And it was also, uh, al lot of people felt it was time to reconnect with your family, you know. To make those bonds stronger that, "Hey, wait a minute, we are a country, and we do stand together," you know, and the chips are down. We may not any other times, but you know, it was just people were reaching out to get to know people, you know. And that part of it was a, a nice thing, but I think the first word that comes to mind would be terror.
[Chrysten] Yeah, Hu, absolute terror!
[Glenda] Who do what?
[Chrysten] Who do you think emerged as leaders after, um, 9/11?
[Glenda] Oh, uh, emerged as leaders. *TV in the background* Oh, we were kind of removed from that, but I guess for the New Yorkers, it would have been, uh, Mar Juliana.
[Chrysten] Yeah.
[Glenda] Uh, I would say president, but I'm not a republican, so!
*laugh*
[Glenda] Uh, yeah I would say Mar Juliana.
[Chrysten] Mh.
[Glenda] And oh! A hero would be the guys' on that flight. That 4th plane that said, 'Lets Roll'. The y weren't gonna let that plane, which I believe was going to hit he White House, and, and that uh, you know it was. I think they were the heroes. And I think the people that died were heroes, nad the firemen and the policemen that lost their lives trying to bring people out of that building, you know. Um, I think everyday ordinary people emerged a more heroes than, you know, military, or anything like that.
[Chrysten] Yeah.
[Glenda] I think it was people came, it was like a feeling like you had to reconnect with life. You know, that there, your life at that moment in time was changed. It changed the world, you know.
[Chrysten] Mh.
*long pause and TV going on in the background*
[Chrysten] So, what do you believe is the legacy of 9/11?
[Glenda] The legacy of 9/11 is to be more aware of what is going on around you. Um, and the fact that knowing that the country can pull together. Unfortunately, it only seems to be at a time like that, but the country was going through a change. there were people that were um, breaking up, or going through a divorce at the time, and they stopped them, and went back and tried to reconnect with their former love interest. And, and, uh, for me, like I said was when that plane came over from Canada and it was the UN, because some times you just feel like, you know, the U.S., I mean if anything goes wrong, the U.S. is the first one to go, be there, you know. And you don't think the way that you know other countries care. You know?
[Chrysten] Yeah.
[Glenda] Because it actually changed the world. I believe that that was a full on affront of a terrorism. Something that we never see on our lands, and very few of them elsewhere, and um, then it just got, to went out of control. People were bombing everywhere.
[Chrysten] Mh, so how do you think it changed the United States?
[Glenda] *cough* I think, well, #1 is it increased security in all places.
[Chrysten] Definitely!
[Glenda] Yeah, and uh, I think it made, like I said, everybody more aware, to be more aware of where you're at, who your with, and what to be aware of, you know. When you're driving down the streets, if you see something that is odd, or out of place. Just like we've had 100's of. of uh, roads on Seattle, and little blocks in Seattle that are blocked off because somebody saw a bag that was left unattended, and they thought it was a bomb. For the 1st 3-6 months, it just seemed like it was a daily thing. If anyone left anything, even a garbage bag alongside the road, it got called in. And they went in with a bomb squad because they didn't know what it was.
*laugh*
[Chrysten] That seems scary, but here is another question. I think it is going to be the same answer as the last one, but, how do you think it changed the world?
[Glenda] Well, I think for the world it was an awakening but hey, these terrorist need to be dealt with, and I think that was, I think that was the first thing as, as a world, we came to recognize that yes, terrorism is here, and we do have to deal with it.
[Chrysten] Yeah.
[Glenda] But we have to deal with it as a world, not a country.
[Chrysten] Mh, agreeable!
* laugh*
[Chrysten] Do you believe that another attack like 9/11 is possible, and why?
[Glenda] Well, I think that it would be harder to do, because of the security that we do have in its place, but that's not to say that some person, you know, like there was actually, um, a Muslim guy that got into a, a single aircraft, you know. Those small ones. he had taken, flight lessons on how to uh, fly a 7, a five-seven, I think it was. And he ended up taking a small plane, and driving it into a skyscraper. Wasn't that in Florida? I think it was Florida.
[Chrysten] I think so.
[Bobby] that's one of the, that's on of the bombers.*in the background*
[Glenda] No, no, no, this was later, and um. So it was, it was just uh... What was the question?
*laugh*
[Chrysten] Do you think that another attack like 9/11 is possible, and why?
[Glenda] Yes, I think it is possible because you know as time goes by, you get more lacks of security measures, and people are up in arms right now, "Oh My God! They touched me at the airplane!" Well, you know, that's what probably would have stopped the first attack on 9/11 if they would have been a little bit more... Um, lets see, more uh... ch ch ch ch ch...
[Chrysten] Influences by security?
[Glenda] Yeah, yeah. But back then, it was yeah yea, we're Americans. We gotta do everything we can to prevent this, but as time goes on, I think some people forget. You know, what this is all about. Why these things are in place, you know. But did I answer it?
[Chrysten] Yes, you did.
[Glenda] Okay.
*laugh*
[Chrysten] Okay, so were any of your family members hurt during 9/11?
[Glenda] Did they what?
[Chrysten] Um, were any of your family members hurt, injured?
[Glenda] No thankfully! But then again, I reiterate that at that point of time all of those people that died were part of everybody's family because everybody felt the pain and the terror, and the loss of these people.
*TV in the background*
 [Glenda] So, in that way, it would be, it, it would be, you know, if you looked at it as your world family, yeah. *sigh*
[Chrysten] Yeah, lots of people. Um...
[Glenda] ... and you know as Americans, we don't like anybody messing with other Americans. I mean we could be at an all out war with your neighbor, you know, but when it comes down to the bottom line, don't mess with the U.S!
*laugh*
[Glenda] And people try to pull together.
[Chrysten] Well, are there any last thoughts, comments, or memories you would like to share about that day?
[Glenda] Yes, yes, and you know, you have a deep love for family members, but at that moment in time, they were part of everybody's family.
[Chrysten] Well, you've answered all of my questions!
[Glenda] Aw, right on!




Glenda Kiehn Legacy and Leadership Interview, Chrysten Wetzel, 9/9/14, interview

Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck(Fantasy)

     This book I would have to say is incredible, but I hate the main character because she is so blind. I can't tell you anything about why she is blind, but I cant tell you a little about the story line.

     Tiger's Curse is the first book of four in this series. It is about this girl, Kelsey, that starts out working for a carnival in a part time job, and she has to take care of this tiger. Automatically, Kelsey is drawn to the tiger like a magnet. Soon enough, this man, Mr. Kadam, comes to make a deal on this tiger and the deal is accepted. Mr. Kadam asks Kelsey if she could go with him and make sure that the tiger is safe on the trip. Of course she had said yes. Later, she figured out that this white tiger could turn into a man, Dhiren( to Kelsey, he's Ren). They go on an adventure to help Ren become a man full time. While they go on this adventure, Ren and Kelsey, of course, fall in love.

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli(Historical Fiction)

     Milkweed, by Jerry Spinelli, is about this boy that is know by anything.(Jew, Gypsy, thief, stopthief, Filthy son of Abraham, Misha.) Misha lives in the streets of Warsaw and meets many people, and goes through the hard times of the Holocaust. In the beginning he loves the Jackboots(Nazi's) and he wants to become one of them. Until a time in his life, he laughs at everything that they laugh at, and he loves everything that they love. In a way he sort of seemed corrupted by the Nazis.

     In my opinion, the book, Milkweed, was really good, I just couldn't find out what the climax was, and where/what everything was placed. The storyline was really good, and I felt bad for the boy because he didn't remember his family, and he didn't even know his own name. The reason why he was going by Stopthief was because that was what everyone told him whenever he was stealing bread or anything of that sort. I think this would be a great book for all ages. I think that people with a liking of history and adventure would really like this book.

                                   thanks again for reading my book blog!

                                                                  Chrysten Wetzel :)

Days of Adventure

Larisha, Abi, and I were hanging up posters for my mom. We just came from an bakery oction, so we were excited to do something else. My mom tells us that she needs us to go to the library to turn on something( I can't remember what we were supposed to turn on, but it was creepy) we walked down to the library(now remember, it's night, and we all know how creepy the school is at night) and we all have been scared that someone with a scream mask will come walking up to scare us. So, we're halfway there, and I say,"Kitty!" they all started to run and I'm laughing, and trying to walking fast so that I'm not left behind.( I literally did see a cat, don't go judging!)
We get to the door of the library, and we're all just looking around to see if anyone was stalking us because it really was scary there. Anyways, my mom was opening up the door and I just tap on her back to scare her.(Because scaring people is fun; you have to admit.) She screamed, turned around to face me, and then she started to laugh. We finished everything that we had to do in the library, then we went outside and started to hear someone talking, and some rumble noises. I knew that it was the garbage man, so I went ahead and said,"Hello, is there someone there?"
     They all screamed 'CHRYSTEN' as they started to run up the concrete. I followed them and started to crack up laughing. One of them grabbed me by my arm and made me run with them.


                     This is my post, and I hope you like it!
                                                         Thank you for reading this!
                                                                                    Chrysten Wetzel

The Cellar by Natasha Preston (My Book Blog; Realistic Fiction)

     This incredible book is about this girl, Summer, that gets kidnapped by this maniac. He calls the four girls, including Summer, his flowers. He calls Summer, Lily. The other three girls are Poppy, Violet, and Rose. On Summer's journey, she finds out that Rose had given up on any hope, Poppy still has hope, she is just too scared of him to try to do anything. The first Violet wanted to get too much, and she died so he went to go get a new one, and she was the same, but he gave her a second chance.
     This man, Clover or Colin, wanted the perfect family with pure girls. He didn't want a girl that dressed like bad, in fact any girl like that he would bring to his flowers and kill them. Even if one of his girls would disobey him, he would kill them too. He made the rest of his 'Flowers' clean up the mess. Whenever he falls in love with one of the flowers, he makes love with them.(He is a psychopath!)
     While Summer is in the cellar, she has to pretend that she is this 'Lily'. She discovers how precious her family is, and how much she wishes she were with her boyfriend, Lewis. Clover has made her feel as if she was actually part of this pretend family(only with Rose, Poppy, and the 2nd Violet). I can't tell you the rest or I would ruin the story. I recommend that this should be on your list to read.

          Thank you for reading my blog!
                                                    Chrysten Wetzel

My Legacy

You may ask, How do you want to be remembered? Well today's your lucky day.
     I mainly want to be remembered as a smart and generous person. All these people may know me as just a twin, and I'm going to make sure that they know I'm more than that. I hate it when people say, Oh, you two look so much alike!, well just for your information, most twins don't like it when you say that. I know we look alike and all, but we aren't identical, and if you actually know us for who we are, then you would definitely be able to tell us apart. A lot f people ask Abi why I don't have braces, and she does. normally she tells them that we are two different people, and we don't have the same teeth. I normally just try to tell people that same thing too. People always say that we are technically the same person, and that just bugs me half to death, they see two different people, so why are they saying that we are the same person. Well, like I said, I want to be know as a somewhat generous person, I mean not everyone I meet is going to like me. That's just a part of life, but everyone has the capability of remembering you. Even if someone didn't like you, they would still know what you did, and they might see it as a good thing or a bad thing. I mainly just want people to see the good in me, and by doing that, they would have to think positively.


     Thank You again for reading my post. I hope you enjoy it and learn more about who I am and who I want to be!                                    ;D

Hislish has turned out to be an outstanding class. I'm so excited for school year to start. As to of now the the teachers have turned out to be just as amazing as the class. The year will definitely turn to be on the bright side of the day. I send my thanks to Mrs. Minton and Mrs. Nations.