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