tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89167635259990789542024-02-20T15:15:12.380-08:00Devyn Ely's AP Lang and Comp BlogDevyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-27232039416713624562012-04-05T13:12:00.000-07:002012-04-05T13:12:20.999-07:00Priseworthy / ShortcomingsPraiseworthy<br />
<ol><li>The presentation of her whole life story</li>
<li>The roller coaster feel of the book in it's adventure through the life of an addicted teenager</li>
<li>The powerful imagery used to describe what was happening also led to the books quality</li>
</ol>Shortcomings<br />
<ol><li>The story was hard to pick up in the beginning because it was a slow starting book</li>
<li>The girl complained a large part of the book, but that is to be expected when it is in journal form</li>
</ol>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-30930292292234125452012-04-05T13:06:00.002-07:002012-04-05T13:06:40.160-07:00Theme of Go Ask AliceThe theme is to enjoy life and choose what you do and who you decide to be around wisely.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-21459945510974614072012-04-05T13:05:00.000-07:002012-04-05T13:05:32.329-07:00Compare And ContrastThe last non-fiction book that I read was<u> The Lone Survivor</u> and this was about a United States soldier being trapped in Afghanistan, his whole team dead, and him looking for a way home. That book dealt with war while this book deals with drug addiction. Go Ask Alice deals with escaping as well but this is more of an escape from one's self rather than a hostile territory. However, they both seem so surreal for the reader, who would find it strange or difficult to put themselves into either situation.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-41758042037181388162012-04-05T12:59:00.000-07:002012-04-05T12:59:40.155-07:00Three Major Parts of Go Ask AliceFirstly, she wanted to fit in in the early stages of the book. When she went back home to help her grandparents out some of her "friends" invited her to play a "game" called "Who's got the button?" In this game they slip LSD into some drinks and when she drank her drink she got a glass with LSD in it and began to get high. This single moment got her addicted to drugs and began her change in life. Second, was when she returned home and severed the ties with her old life and friends. Only to make new ones that had the same interest of drugs as she did. This marked another change one almost set in stone that she could never come back from. (one can come back from a bad trip and never use again but surrounded by people who enjoy it a person can be trapped). Lastly, all of the bad influence led to her running away from home many times, when she had to hitch hike to Denver was another major moment. having been high for the whole trip showed that she no longer cared for her safety.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-39150069202848962462012-04-05T12:50:00.000-07:002012-04-05T12:50:17.051-07:00What Element of The Book Was Most Important?The most important thing in the book would have to be the character. The whole book is biased off of her journal and her own words are used. This is her life story so the character information would have to be the most important thing about this book.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-79273716105174746892012-04-05T12:47:00.000-07:002012-04-05T12:47:06.097-07:00The Mood of Go Ask AliceThe mood of <u>Go Ask Alice</u> is both suspenseful and serious. the book dives into the deep addiction of drugs and the effect it can have on a teenager. An example would be, "My ears and sinus cavities all feel like they've been poured full of concrete, and my chest must surely be bound with a steel band." Not only would the book be serious but it can be suspenseful as well. The idea of what she would try next was always present in the readers mind. "I've herd about kids that use LSD and other drugs; but I'm so, so, so, so, so curious, I can't wait to try pot." and "I wonder what sex is like without acid."Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-27130182030896676782012-04-05T12:41:00.000-07:002012-04-05T12:41:40.303-07:00What Kind of Person is The Author?The author is mentaily unstable and desprate to fit into the normal or <em>cool</em> streams in the teenage society. In the book she was always "too fat" and this need to fit in started her on the path to drugs. Once on the drugs she was addicted, saying she could stop but never really wanting to and when she did stop she always went back. Her atempt to run away was a ploy for help, still pointing to the fact that she was and unstable teenager who should have been helped.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-2414144806406853912012-04-05T12:36:00.000-07:002012-04-05T12:36:35.681-07:00Authors Purtpos for Go Ask AliceThe authors purpose was to express the built up emotions that a drug addicted teenager would have at that time frame in her life. Firstly the book is a journal and the soul purpose of a journal is to write down feelings and issues to get them out or just to talk about daily life, therefore this is a expressive piece of literature. Alice is always talking about what is going on in her life, it can be her moving to a new town or how she needs to loose weight or weather or not she should sleep with so and so. In conclusion expression is the authors purpose.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-42523061654956193312012-03-01T16:28:00.000-08:002012-03-01T16:28:46.666-08:00Life As We Knew It Evaluation<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lzNCIG7XfuSvjorLHBUOLQQ-Andhn5esSQmkAbNhqvM/edit?pli=1" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lzNCIG7XfuSvjorLHBUOLQQ-Andhn5esSQmkAbNhqvM/edit?pli=1</a>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-36980222306006115132012-02-15T17:05:00.000-08:002012-02-15T17:05:18.185-08:00Go Ask AliceI have decided to read <u>Go Ask Alice,</u> mainly after the engaging conversation that we had in class today. Moreover, it sounds like it would be a novel that would allow me to "get into it" and enjoy reading a non-fiction book(not normally my cup of tea).<br />
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MLA formatting:<br />
Anonymous. <em>Go Ask Alice</em>. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. March 5, 1971.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-92232993415865957722012-02-10T07:53:00.000-08:002012-02-10T07:53:41.230-08:00Persuacive essay on State of the Union<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1faYl9WgAM-_M6Twxglq8ZVJTyDju3JxKhiwte_L55Wk" target="_blank">AP Lang Persuading Americans on State of the Union</a>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-33989346091588020462012-02-09T10:07:00.000-08:002012-02-09T10:07:25.721-08:00The Best Thing I learned Last semester was..Aristotle's triangle of Rhetoric.<br />
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How to use rhetorical strategies and how to identify them in writing.<br />
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Learning how to incorporate documents into writing.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-40520452103065611222011-11-27T10:06:00.001-08:002011-11-27T10:06:13.680-08:00I recomend "Lone Survivor"<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I would recommend this book to AP students. If a student would enjoy an inspirational story of a hero and his time on an operation in Afghanistan, than this is a great book for them. However, this book does have some vivid details on how his friends died and it touches on religion, this could upset some people. All in all this is one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. </span></div>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-76945265967030710822011-11-27T10:00:00.001-08:002011-11-27T10:00:52.323-08:00Summary<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The book “Lone Survivor” is an autobiography about a Navy SEAL named Marcus Luttrell. Marcus gives the reader a peak into his life. He talks about his training and most of all Hell Week. Even before that he tells about the training around the age fifteen with and ex-marine named Billy Shelton. This was when Marcus knew that he wanted to become a Navy SEAL. Marcus also goes into grim detail about the special operation in Afghanistan where his brothers in arms died. Moreover, he shows the reader what happened when people who are total strangers aided him in returning home.</span></div>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-16318939145338318742011-11-27T09:51:00.001-08:002011-11-27T09:51:55.047-08:00What is the best chapter in "Lone Survivor"?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chapter Eight- The Final Battle for Murphy’s Ridge is the best section for this book, because it is the part that contains the climax. Moreover, the chapter gets the emotions flowing to the point where a person couldn’t put the book down if they tried. However, his team does die in this chapter so it can get very sad with his description. This also adds to the part of not wanting to put the book down. Even though, this is a sad chapter it is the best written.</span></div>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-80750609363251199782011-11-27T09:43:00.001-08:002011-11-27T09:43:42.341-08:00Tone of page 239<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Page 239- The authors tone was strained and hopeless for half the page. Two of his friends were passing away right in front of him. While the second half was truthful and dismal. This was because he admitted that he could never get the screams of his friends out of his head.</span>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-72374488718749175412011-11-27T09:34:00.000-08:002011-11-27T09:34:05.757-08:00Time line for "Lone Survivor"<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Time line</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marcus training with Billy Shelton</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Around fifteen Marcus found that he wanted to become a SEAL.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Joined and started SEAL training</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first steps that he took to become a SEAL.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Start of Hell Week</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This tested and thinned out the people who were not dedicated.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">End of Hell Week </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marcus never gave up on his dream.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Completion of SEAL training.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marcus started on his journey as a SEAL.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Missions in Iraq </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Past missions before this one that gave Marcus experience.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heading to Afghanistan</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is where I learned about the other characters that are with him.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First encounter with the goat herds</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Climax and the turning point of the book where they let them go, not knowing they were Taliban.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Battle on the mountain side</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All of his team died.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Help form the Afghani town </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">People helping him survive and escape the Taliban.</span></div>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-63237965183905833242011-11-27T09:21:00.000-08:002011-11-27T09:21:35.988-08:00Two places in "Lone Survivor"<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Mountains of Afghanistan was one major place in the book. It is dry, hot, and there was (it seemed) a total lack of water. There was no grass just dirt, rocks and dead trees. Also the mountains have multiple levels and cliffs that Marcus had to clime and slide down. One of the most astonishing things would have to be the silence. As Marcus put it “I would have heard a goat fart form a mile away.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The second place would have to be the town that aided him in escaping the Taliban called, Sabray. This was not a large town, it’s actually a village. It was led by a village elder, who sent out aid to contact the U.S. Military, for Marcus. The houses were made of cheep wood or dirt and stone. Many kids were in the village who plainly liked Marcus.</span></div>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-312219882078634482011-11-27T09:11:00.000-08:002011-11-27T09:11:18.780-08:00The Characters in "Lone Survivor"<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marcus Luttrell- is the main character and the “Lone Survivor.” He is one though, brave, and true Navy SEAL. This was the man who survived an RPG, and was through off a cliff, but still he survived. He is a strongly built man with dark hair with a hard jaw line.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Billy Shelton- the man who helped Morgan (Marcus’ twin) and Marcus train for the Navy Seals before they were an age to sign up. Billy is an ex-marine who has a stocky build. When training Marcus, Billy seemed ruthless as a trainer. He was not the tallest guy, is a bit on the older side and going bald.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Petty Officer Matthew Axelson- He was smart, brave, and an American hero. He was tall, with short dark hair and he was married to a woman named Cindy. Marcus describes him as “He held the left flank on the mountain for two hours, under fire. He was shot twice, both times badly hurt but still he kept fighting.”</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lieutenant Michael Murphy- He was strong, hilarious, and brave. This was the man who risked his life to call in support. He was shot about five times and still hung on to fight for a few more minutes. He too was talk with darker hair and was married.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Petty Officer Danny Dietz- He was a friend, a brave man, and a Navy SEAL. This was Marcus’ close friend. He provided them cover fire all afternoon, then got wounded and still kept fighting. Like the other men he had the relative same build.</span></div>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-36228523266662482562011-11-17T10:33:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:33:18.675-08:00Why the Title Lone SurvivorMarcus Luttrell, the author, was the only member of SEAL team 10 to survive their trip to Afghanistan.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-42186716726297697812011-11-17T10:25:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:25:35.542-08:00Author of Lone Survivor<a href="http://www.lonesurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/luttrell.jpg" jquery1321553484033="75" rel="prettyPhoto" title="Marcus Luttrell To Speak at the National FOP 60th Conference"><img alt="Marcus Luttrell To Speak at the National FOP 60th Conference" class="imgf" jquery1321553484033="14" src="http://www.lonesurvivor.net/wp-content/themes/LondonLive/thumb.php?src=http://www.lonesurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/luttrell.jpg&w=340&h=192&zc=1&q=100" style="filter: alpha(opacity=50); zoom: 1;" /></a><br />
Marcus Luttrell is the author, who served in the SEAL Team 10, the main focus of the book. Born November 7, 1975. He knew that he would become a SEAL and started to train at 15 with a former soldier named Billy Shelton. He joined the military, to be in the Navy, in 1999. He has a brother named Morgan, they are twins, both served in the military. This book was the only book he published to my known knowledge.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-50383544616288656062011-11-17T10:05:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:05:34.593-08:00Lone SurvivorMLA documentation for this book:<br />
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Luttrel, Marcus. <em>Lone Survivor</em>. Little, Brown and Company; Reprint Edition. 1 May 2009Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-63903350547676849282011-10-17T13:49:00.000-07:002011-11-17T09:55:21.937-08:00My New book.I chose <em>Freakonomics </em>as my book because I found that it peeked my interest. The questions on the back got me hooked right away. "Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much to parents really matter?" The book has facts that I did not know before and that I am surprised to learn. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age, sounds like it would be boring but it is very interesting.<br />
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Edit: I have just changed my book to the <em>Lone Survivor, </em>I find it to be a well rounded book and it just peeked my intres more than <em>Freakonomics.</em>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-78011309122465102932011-10-10T17:48:00.000-07:002011-10-10T17:48:23.594-07:00My summary and reaction to "Why I Write: Writing about Science"<span style="background-color: #444444;"> Anil Ananthaswamy tells his story about why he writes about science. It shows Ananthaswamy idolizing Steven Weinberg and his works about science, and how "it gives meaning to ones life." Ananthaswamy likes writing because it lets you explore words, he gets a thrill and wishes to convey that to the reader. My reaction after I read this was understanding, because I felt the same way about science. I too think science is a interesting thing to behold, mainly because i wish to become a biologist. </span>Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916763525999078954.post-56965580158525838022011-10-10T16:11:00.000-07:002011-10-10T16:12:18.414-07:00My reaction to "And Then I Read..." <em>And Then I Read</em>... by Walter Myers, I felt that is was an insperation about writing. When he incorperates his mother and how she is a large influence on his life, it hits home and makes me think of my mom helping me take my first steps into reading and writing. Mayers describes the relationship between reading and writing blur into one another, i agree someone can not enjoy writing with out enjoying reading (each person likes their own type of book) they go hand and hand.Devyn Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087670005651341725noreply@blogger.com0