Topic and Main Idea

Topic of the Article: People cared more about the Paris attack than the attack on Kenya and Beirut. 

Finding Out About Older Attack For First Time- 

• Main Idea: The attack on Kenya was just has terrible as what happened in Paris. 

Different Victims Spark Our Different Reactions-

• Main Idea: Many people feel that we react to terrible events differently depending on whom the victims are. Some deaths seen to matter more to us than others. 

Caring Tied To Our Feelings Of Closeness- 

• Main Idea: One thing seems clear, though. People are more likely to care when terrible things happen to people and places to which they feel. 

Americans Hold Paris Dear- 

• Main Idea: It is that closeness to Paris that made Americans express their sadness and shock on Facebook and Twitter. It was almost as if a friend had died. 

Author POV

1) What responsibilities do people have to animals??
          Responsibilities that we humans have can be, to help protect wild animals and their habitat. We can also help throw away any litter that is in the ocean or in animal's territory that can kill them. Animals are like humans, but in an animal form, if we ignore them, they'll ignore us. They have families, babies, and we should protect them, not harm them. Imagine if animals would throw garbage on the ground, hunt us, eat us, or endanger our home? We are all humans and animals that live and share this Earth, let's keep it that way. 

• In the article, "Endangered whale may be safer in an aquarium," the author's point of view is that he thinks that keeping Orcas in an aquarium is safer for them than back in their natural wild habitat. In the text, Seaquarium's general manager, Andrew Hertz said, "Lolita (orca's name) is healthy and thriving. There is no scientific evidence that... Lolita could survive in a sea pen or open water of the Pacific Northwest, and we are not willing to treat her life as an experiment." Another piece of evidence is, "In 1998, Keiko was brought back to his native waters off Iceland in an attempt to reintroduce him to life in the wild. He was released into the ocean in 2002 and died in a Norwegian fjord in 2003." 

• In the article, "Ending 'Shamu' stunts isn't enough to protect whales, actives say," the author's point of view is that they want to let killer whales back to their habitat. In the text it says, "Animal rights activists applauded SeaWorld's plans to end its orca shows in San Diego. However, they said the marine park should stop keeping killer whales in captivity altogether." The other evidence is, "Visitors at the San Diego park made it clear they prefer seeing killer whales act naturally than doing tricks." 

Exciting Moment

     The book that I'm reading is "Midnight Thief" by: Livia Blackburne. The main character Kyra is a sixteen year old orphan in what seems in the 1900s. The most exciting part of the book is when she goes to the headquarters of The Assassin Guild to get Clearberry Juice; which is a deadly poison. Kyra made a plan to take her ex-boss' poison and use it against him (James). Unfortunately, she gets caught and James strikes her with a knife. He "apologizes", then leaves her be taken away by The Demon Riders. Kyra wakes up in the forest and meets a man and a woman. The woman turns into a wildcat--the barbarians,--and it scares Kyra. She tries to struggle, but the man holds her down by the shoulders. Later, when she regain consciousness, the woman introduces herself as Pashla. She is a shapeshifter, she can transform from human to cat, and apparently, Kyra has that blood in her too. Pashla explains to Kyra that she shares the same blood, but Kyra's is mixed with human blood and she was raised with humans. 

     While, in the Palace, Tristam of Brancel; a young knight, tries to help find Kyra, but Sir Willem says no. Before all this happened, Kyra was caught in the Palace trying to poison Sir Malikel--by the threat of James--and Tristam caught her prisoner. It was Kyra's idea to kill James, after she gained Sir Tristam and Sir Malikel's trust to do so. Now Tristam is trying to think of a plan to save Kyra from the barbarians. 

Sensory Language

     In my novel, Nobody by: Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the main character is Claire Ryan and Nix. Claire is a sixteen years old girl, she has hazel eyes, freckles, light brown hair. and in my head her voice is squeaky like a little girl's. "...the haphazard spread of her (Claire) hair. Her fingernails were uneven. Her wrists were small. She had six freckles on one shoulder and four on the other." "You (Claire) have light brown hair. I think your eyes are green. Your veins are blue. My (Nix) hair is black. I'm not sure about my eyes. When I bleed, I bleed red." Nix is a seventeen year old trained assassin. "His eyes were blue, so light that she (Claire) wondered if they glowed in the dark. His hair was jet black and long, and all up and down one arm, there were tattoos--black lines that slashed across his arms, each crossing the one before it in an uneven X." "There was a thin white line across his neck, and even from a distance, she could see a crescent scar on the left side of his jaw. His cheekbones were sharp, his mouth soft. He was the most beautiful boy she'd (Claire) ever seen, and he was going to kill her." All of this makes me jump in excitement because the author writes very descriptive and when there's a new problem or character  can't put the book down! :) <3

Story Elements Influence

     In my novel, "The Reckoning, Book 3" by: Kelley Armstrong, the setting makes a big impact on the main character, Chloe Saunders and her 3 friends. They are at a old guy's house named Dr. Banks. They are currently at a "safe house," but the are not safe. "Andrew' is the guy who Chloe and her friends thought was a good guy, but turns out to be a two-faced bad guy. So, they have to escape at night, because they are all in danger. The conflict influences Chloe and her friends a lot because Andrew drugged Chloe's friend Derek. And they can't find Andrew anywhere when Chloe's other friends Tori and Simon were supposed to put a binding spell on him and tie him up. Chloe is a necromancer, Derek is a werewolf, Tori is a witch, and Simon is a sorcerer. Everyone is stressed out and nervous because their plan is falling apart when they should have left their "safe house" already. What complicates more is that Chloe and Derek are having feelings for each other instead of "just friends." Chloe, Derek, Tori, and Simon have to leave and escape before they get taken to their enemy's lab--or killed.

5 Senses

     My book, "The Awakening Book 2" by: Kelly Armstrong, the main character, Chloe Saunders is probably an American. This book takes place in present time, so she must smell good, because there's showers and soap. And she's currently staying at a "fake" hotel. Chloe's 5" and has strawberry blonde hair with red streaks, and she always wears her precious reddish purplish color gem necklace her mom gave her when she was little. In my head, her voice sounds high but low at the same time, no accent, but she stutters when she's nervous.

Protagonist and Antagonist

     The protagonist and antagonist of my book, "The Summoning" by: Kelly Armstrong is Chloe VS. her dreams and hallucinations. I know this because on pages 1-5, there's a young version of Chloe, and her babysitter, Emily. When 15 year old Chloe wakes up, she doesn't quite remember her dream and she never lived in a house with a basement, she always lived in a condo apartment. Then in pages 10 and 11, she got a ride with a cab, she thought she saw a boy run in front of the cab and she made the cab driver stop all of a sudden. The driver, Milos, said that there was nobody there. Milos doesn't think that she's crazy, because he says, "That happens to me sometimes, especially if I'm turing my head. I think I see someone, but there's no one there." So Chloe is fighting between her dreams and hallucinations.

Story Elements

        In my novel, "Allegiant" the setting is in Chicago, but then it changes to outside the city. In the chapter that I'm in now--chapter eighteen--it is in an old looking but new building and it is in the morning. The main character, Tris Prior, is adjusting to the new setting, people and even words like; airport, Coca-Cola, vodka, and the city that she lived in all her life, Chicago. She and everybody else never knew that their city had a name, they called the Sears Tower, 'The Hub', and the Hancock Building the 'Hancock Building' where her and her friends went zip-lining in the first book. Tris, Tobias, Christina, Uriah, Cara, Peter, and Caleb are all trying to stay strong and adjust to their new problems and information. 

Inference Post

      In my book, Allegiant (Book 3) by Veronica Roth, the main characters, Tris Prior, Tobias Eaton, and many other people, have experienced the death of the 5 factions: Abnegation: the selfless, Amity: the peaceful, Candor: the honest, Erudite: the intelligent, and Dauntless: the brave. Everyone had to take an Altitude Test when they are 16. The test is supposed to tell you which faction you belong in, but Tris Prior is Divergent. Meaning that she is a threat to the Faction Society. Her test results were; Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless. The series takes place in the isolated Downtown Chicago with a 'wall' surrounding the city. Everybody thinks that they might be the only humans left. Everyone's new leader, Evelyn Johnson (Tobias' mother) wants everyone to live factionless for now on, but others want factions to continue,  and others want to explore outside of 'The Wall'. Tris Prior is brave, selfless, and smart, but she won't acknowledge it. Her friends Christina, Uriah, Zeke, Tori, and her boyfriend Tobias all tell her, but she doesn't think that she's worth living, until her near death experience in the 2nd book and movie. I love this series. :) <3

First Post

Happy Friday. So excited to blog about my book.