So far, the book has gotton more interesting. Junior Cain and his wife Naomi was walking through a dark place in the forest. In the place was a bridge. Naomi was so ready to get to where they needed to go, she went across the bridge first. As Naomi was walking across the bridge, she slipped. Junior tried to grab her but his efforts was futile. When he tried to grab her, he accidently slipped and pushed her. Naomi slipped off of the bridge and fell about twenty feet. She landed flat on her face. Junior went down to see if she was dead; he hoped that she wasnt. "Junior was a physical therapist" (Koontz 34). He might be able to save her if she had a glimpse of life left.
I believe that further on in the book, Junior will go down there and Naomi would be very injured, but not dead. He would have to carry her all the way to their destination then they would have take on from there. They would probably meet someone down there with a phone or a medical background and they would be able to call the ambulance or help Naomi.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Independent Reading
Title: From The Corner Of His Eye
Author: Dean Koontz
Publication Date:
In chapter 3 of the book, Koontz talks about two people; Junior Cain and his wife Naomi. Junior and Naomi were in the primeval forests of the Oregon coast. In the morning, Junior and his wife parked their car along the road and began to enter the forest in any direction.
The two have been married for about 14 months and their for each other grew stronger day by day. Junior was a physical therapist and Naomi was a house wife. Naomi was a beautiful girl and many men pursued her, even those much richer than Junior. Still, Naomi only wanted him, "not for what he owned or might one day acquiee, but because she claimed to see in hima shining soul"(Koontz 7).
While hiking, Naomi often sang when the trail was easy. She sang two of her favorite songs which were "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and "What a Wonderful World". Junior really enjoyed her singing. On their journey through the forest, they always found some dangers that lay in the forest.
When I continue to read this book, I expect it to be very interesting. I really want to know more about the journey of Junior and Naomi. I also want to know about the mother at the beginning of the book who had two deaths. I think that Joe and Naomi would find something in the forest that would change their lives in some way. I do not know why I think this, I just do.
Author: Dean Koontz
Publication Date:
In chapter 3 of the book, Koontz talks about two people; Junior Cain and his wife Naomi. Junior and Naomi were in the primeval forests of the Oregon coast. In the morning, Junior and his wife parked their car along the road and began to enter the forest in any direction.
The two have been married for about 14 months and their for each other grew stronger day by day. Junior was a physical therapist and Naomi was a house wife. Naomi was a beautiful girl and many men pursued her, even those much richer than Junior. Still, Naomi only wanted him, "not for what he owned or might one day acquiee, but because she claimed to see in hima shining soul"(Koontz 7).
While hiking, Naomi often sang when the trail was easy. She sang two of her favorite songs which were "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and "What a Wonderful World". Junior really enjoyed her singing. On their journey through the forest, they always found some dangers that lay in the forest.
When I continue to read this book, I expect it to be very interesting. I really want to know more about the journey of Junior and Naomi. I also want to know about the mother at the beginning of the book who had two deaths. I think that Joe and Naomi would find something in the forest that would change their lives in some way. I do not know why I think this, I just do.
Independent Reading
Title: From The Corner Of His Eye
Author: Dean Koontz
Publication date:
This book is really interesting so far. Before I began to read this book, I expected this book to be very scary. I also expected it to be very exciting. At the beginning of this book, Koontz begins to tell of how Bartholemew Lampion was blinded in both eyes at the age of three. He also begins to tell about Lampion's family. He tells of how Lampion's mother died twice. "The first time she died was January 6,1965"(Koontz 1).
This really didnt make any sense to me because people cant die twice. After he tells more about her first death, Lampion goes on to tell of a lady named Agnes. The lady was in labor when she was entered into the story. Joe, her husband was a very large man. He was, "tall, strong, [and] he could have subbed for Samson, pulling down and collapsing roofs apon the Philistines"(Koontz 3). Agnes was in a glorious, beautiful girl. Joe never refused to raise her as high as she deserved to be.
Author: Dean Koontz
Publication date:
This book is really interesting so far. Before I began to read this book, I expected this book to be very scary. I also expected it to be very exciting. At the beginning of this book, Koontz begins to tell of how Bartholemew Lampion was blinded in both eyes at the age of three. He also begins to tell about Lampion's family. He tells of how Lampion's mother died twice. "The first time she died was January 6,1965"(Koontz 1).
This really didnt make any sense to me because people cant die twice. After he tells more about her first death, Lampion goes on to tell of a lady named Agnes. The lady was in labor when she was entered into the story. Joe, her husband was a very large man. He was, "tall, strong, [and] he could have subbed for Samson, pulling down and collapsing roofs apon the Philistines"(Koontz 3). Agnes was in a glorious, beautiful girl. Joe never refused to raise her as high as she deserved to be.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
AP Language Blog
So far in the book, Welty tells of how she really likes books how,"neither of [her] parents had come from homes that could afford to buy books, but though it must have been something of a strain on [her dad]'s salary, as the youngest officer in a young insurance company, [he] all the while carefully selecting and ordering away for what he and Mother thought [the] children should grow up with" (Welty 6). She tells of how they had a bookcase in their living room that she would always take books from.
Welty also tells of how her mother had brought a set of "Dickens" from West Virginia when she went there and how the books looked too sad and how the books have been,"thrown through the fire and water before [she] was born" (Welty 8). She says that she believes that the books were waiting on her. She also tells of how she received her own set of books as early as she could remember. The books were presented to her when she was one early Christmas morning.
When I continue to read this book, I expect for Welty to tell more of the books that she received and what they mean to her. It seems as though when she was young, she was really fond of books and she really gained a lot from them since they really did not have anything when they were younger. Her parents really valued her reading and getting most of her knowledge through books.
Welty also tells of how her mother had brought a set of "Dickens" from West Virginia when she went there and how the books looked too sad and how the books have been,"thrown through the fire and water before [she] was born" (Welty 8). She says that she believes that the books were waiting on her. She also tells of how she received her own set of books as early as she could remember. The books were presented to her when she was one early Christmas morning.
When I continue to read this book, I expect for Welty to tell more of the books that she received and what they mean to her. It seems as though when she was young, she was really fond of books and she really gained a lot from them since they really did not have anything when they were younger. Her parents really valued her reading and getting most of her knowledge through books.
Friday, February 20, 2009
AP Language Blog
Author: Eudora Welty
Title: One Writer's Beginnings
Publication Date: 1983
The book that I am currently reading is One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty. The reason why I chose to read this book was because last year in Mr. Eickoff's American Literature class, we read a passage from this book and I found it pretty interesting. My expectations for this book are kind of high because I believe that the book must be a good book if they chose to make us read a passage from it in class.
So far, the book is really interesting. At the beginning , Welty talks about growing up in Mississippi. She was the oldest of four children. Welty states that they grew up to the "striking clocks" because there was a mission-style oak grandfather clock standing in their hallway. Sometimes, the clock would wake them up in the middle of the night.
Welty also states that her father loved all types of instruments and that he had the knowledge of the weather and it's skies. He would always tell them what to do if they were ever lost in a strange country. He told them to ,"Look where the sky is brightest along the horizon"(Welty 4).
Welty also had a "love for the alphabet". She states that it grew out of her reciting the alphabet everyday. She fell in love with the,"various windings, enchanted-looking initials drawn by Walter Crane at the heads of fairy tails"(Welty 9).
Title: One Writer's Beginnings
Publication Date: 1983
The book that I am currently reading is One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty. The reason why I chose to read this book was because last year in Mr. Eickoff's American Literature class, we read a passage from this book and I found it pretty interesting. My expectations for this book are kind of high because I believe that the book must be a good book if they chose to make us read a passage from it in class.
So far, the book is really interesting. At the beginning , Welty talks about growing up in Mississippi. She was the oldest of four children. Welty states that they grew up to the "striking clocks" because there was a mission-style oak grandfather clock standing in their hallway. Sometimes, the clock would wake them up in the middle of the night.
Welty also states that her father loved all types of instruments and that he had the knowledge of the weather and it's skies. He would always tell them what to do if they were ever lost in a strange country. He told them to ,"Look where the sky is brightest along the horizon"(Welty 4).
Welty also had a "love for the alphabet". She states that it grew out of her reciting the alphabet everyday. She fell in love with the,"various windings, enchanted-looking initials drawn by Walter Crane at the heads of fairy tails"(Welty 9).
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
How It Went
I use to lie awake at nights thinking of ways to kill my dad. Should I just go strangle him now while he is sleeping? Or maybe he is just too strong and would just throw me off and call the police. Then they would take me away without me getting any revenge. If only I could get hold on a gun. I would just threaten him and make him do crazy things like tell my mom that he was cheating on her with the dentist. My mom would never believe that he was cheating on her if I told her. If I threaten him before I kill him then I could make him suffer. Make him feel the pain I felt when mommy went to work at night and she would come. He would always make me go upstairs as soon as she got here. Even though I was only eight years old, I knew what was going on between the two of them. I had to do something about it. One day, I decided that it was time. Mommy had already gone off to work and she had already arrived. I noticed that every time she came over, they would put in a movie and about four or five hours later, they would be sleeping on the couch. So I waited. I layed in my bed and waited. For about four hours. Then, I did it. I finally did it. I crept down the stairs so quietly that even if they were still up, they would not hear me. I crept into the kitchen and pulled out the sharpest knife there was. And thats how I ended up here for the rest of my life.
Monday, November 10, 2008
My first day of first grade
My first day of 1st grade was really weird. When I walked into the classroom, I wondered why there were so many desk and no carpet or mats for us to take naps on. I didnt see any snacks or animal crackers for us on the teacher's desk and none of the other kids were crying while holding on to their parents. The teacher greeted me with a great smile on her face and asked me for my name. After I told her, she directed me to my seat and on my desk lay a worksheet with some things that i knew nothing about. There were numbers and dashes and even x's. "Today, we are going to learn about math." the teacher said.
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