PURE EMOTIONS Week 36 Perfect Pure Emotions

This week I'm reading Perfect, by Natasha Friends
The main protagonist, Isabelle Lee is going through  a lot. Her father just died and her family is not coping so well, especially her mother. Isabelle has an Eating Disorder. So, her mom send her to a therapy group. I have a friend that has an Eating Disorder. She also had to go to a therapy group. She told me that she hates the therapy group. She told me that it was supposed to help her, but it didn't. She said that it made her feel like a weirdo and made it worse. Isabelle Lee and my friend both hated the therapy group. They didn't want to be part of it. Isabelle met Ashley in the therapy group and eventually didn't entirely hate the group. My friend though, really hated it. She didn't enjoy any of the therapy group. She despised it and couldn't wait to get out of it.

Book Review week 37

* This book is pretty much a collection of stories of kids with courage. Stories of young people who took social action, fought crime, worked to save the environment, and even perform heroic acts.
* I actually really liked the book. It was really inspiring. It was good to see young kids, even almost the same age as me, do things that made an impact to people.
* I personally think that the book didn't have any downsides. It's based  on perspective. I read the book and really understood the message of the book. I really felt like the downsides of the book doesn't really matter as long as you understood the message of the book.
* I really rate the book 10/10. I would recommend the book to anyone. It might say "Kids", but its not just kids that needs inspiring.

Asking Questions and Wondering Week week 35

"While Americans fought for freedom and democracy abroad, fear and suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept the country after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Culling information from extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese American survivors of internment camps, Martin W. Sandler gives an in-depth account of their lives before, during their imprisonment, and after their release. Bringing readers inside life in the internment camps and explaining how a country that is built on the ideals of freedom for all could have such a dark mark on its history, this in-depth look at a troubling period of American history sheds light on the prejudices in today's world and provides the historical context we need to prevent similar abuses of power"
Q: How many Japanese immigrated  to America at the turn of the twentieth century?
A: More than 275,000 Japanese.
Q: When the Japs first got in America, how were they treated by the Americans(majority)?
A: The Japs were treated harshly. It was obvious that they didn't want the Japs in America. The discrimination was clearly seen.
Q: What did the media do about the discrimination?
A: A lot of newspaper companies saw that the majority of the Americans were against the Japanese immigration. Seeing this, they soon started their own anti-Japanese campaigns.
Q: What did California do that made the Japs who lives in their state harder?
A: The California passed a law the prohibits non-United States citizens from owning land.
Q: Was there a governor who wasn't against the Japanese?
A: The governor of Colorado wasn't against the Japanese immigrants. He even stated that " [The Japanese are loyal Americans, sharing only race with the enemy.] Carl pleaded for the protection of Japanese immigrants.

Week 34: Code of Honor- Asking Questions and Wondering

This week, I'm reading Code of Honor. I expected that I'll enjoy the book, due to the fact that the author of the book, Alan Gratz, is also the same person who wrote Prisoner B-3087 and I absolutely loved that book.
Short summary of the book:"Kamran Smith has it all. He's the star of the football team, dates the most popular girl in school, and can't wait to enlist in the Army like his big brother, Darius. Although Kamran's family hails from Iran, Kamran has always felt 100% American. Accepted.

And then everything implodes.

Darius is accused of being a terrorist. Kamran refuses to believe it, but the evidence is there; Darius has been filmed making threats against his country, hinting at an upcoming deadly attack. Kamran's friends turn on him; suddenly, in their eyes he's a terrorist, too.

Kamran knows it's up to him to clear his brother's name. In a race against time, Kamran must piece together a series of clues and codes that will lead him to Darius and the truth.

But is it a truth Kamran is ready to face? And is he putting his own life at risk?"

(The questions and answers will not follow the sequence of events in the book.)

Q: What is Kamran's mother's race?

A:Her mother was Persian. 

Q: Who really was the traitor in their small group?

A: Jimmy, the computer genius was the real traitor. He gave Banshira Ansari "Black Widow" information of what they were doing in exchange for money. I actually already thought from the beginning that he was the traitor. He was always saying that he's only after the money that supposedly Mickey Hagan offered, though the truth is he was actually talking about the money that Banshira Ansari was paying him.

Q: Is Darius really a terrorist?

A: No he's not a terrorist. He joined the Al Qaeda to get information of their plans and then to send the message (codes) to Kamran.

Q: Did Dane really die?

A: Dane died, but instead of putting his discharge status at 'other than honorable' like before, they upgraded it to a 'general discharge'

Q: What happened to Mickey Hagan?

A: Mickey has been put in charge of his own counterintelligence team at the CIA.

Q: What happened to Aaliyah Sayid?

A: She joined Mickey's counterintelligence team.

Q: Is Kamran still going to West Point?

A: He thought at first that he won't be able to join because his "Nomination was Withdrawn", but because of the turn of events, him becoming the hero and stuff, the whole country wanted him to go and even the Vice-President himself sent him a letter of recommendation with his own signature.

Q: What happened to Darius?

A: He is the Tactical Specialist of Mickey's CIA counterintelligence team. He will still be in the army, but just attached to the CIA.

Q: Is Karman going to be part of Mickey's team too?

A: Yes he is. While attending West Point, he would also be part of the team. 

Week 33 Anna Dressed in Blood and Girl of Nightmares- Pure Emotion

Anna Dressed In Blood Girl of Nightmares


This week, I read Kendare Blake's " Anna's Dressed in Blood" and "Girl of Nightmares". I actually enjoyed the book. I liked it, but I also didn't like it. I mean, the plot was good, but how the story was written was kinda bad. Like, it was kind of rushed. The protagonist, Cas and Ana just met and fell in love just two months. That's kind of unrealistic, but nonetheless, I still liked the story.
      In the book, Cas job is to bring dead people who has done bad things to rest. This job is very risky, and it could cost him his life. Even his dad, who had the same job as him died because of this job. A lot of things changed after his father's death. His mom wasn't the same anymore when his father was still alive. I just felt really bad for him. I'm a daddy's girl. I can never imagine myself losing my dad. At times, I think that I'd rather die before my dad, than see him die. I know it doesn't sound right, but I really just can't think of myself watching my dad inside a coffin. I imagined myself in Cas's feet, and I it's safe to say, that I would've probably broken down especially with all the other things happening around him. (Even his mom was greatly affected of his death.) If ever my dad died, I probably will never be the same person. I would be changed and will act very differently. 

Week 31 Pride and Prejudice

Writing a letter
Dear Mrs. Bennet,
     
  This letter would be hard for you to understand due to the fact that I'm from the future. Our English Language today is not as formal as it was in your time. But anyways, that's not important, as long as you get what I'm trying to tell you.

         Reading your daughters' life story, I saw that you had favoritism among your daughters. You might think that liking one daughter more than the other night not affect the other daughters, you're wrong, it does. It's okay to have different relationships each child, but to praise one more than the others is not. It could affect your other daughters emotionally, could lower their self-esteem, and could result to behavioral problems during childhood. You really need to stop with the favoritism. It won't bring any good to anyone in your family. Show your love equally to all of your daughters.
     
   Thank you for taking your time to read my letter.

Sincerely,

Clawy
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Dear Clawy,

       I appreciate your concern for our family, but please do mind your own business. Our family concerns, are not yours. Please don't tire yourself with our problems.
 
      Thank you, and please don't get in people's businesses ever again.

Respectfully,

Mrs. Bennet

       

Week 30 Keeping Safe the Stars

First things first, I really just want to talk about how weird the title is. I thought it was going to be like the book "A Wrinkle In Time" with the title and stuff. For this week, I'm going to write a "Prediction" type of blog post.
      I will give you a brief summary of what I have read. Pride, Nightingale and Baby are orphans. They live with  Old Finn their grandfather (Mother's father). In a secluded place away from the city. One day, their grandfather had a fever (Still not really that sure cause I still haven't gotten to the part where they would actually talk about his disease. Probably a few more chapter then I'll know the real reason he was sent to the hospital)and had to go to the hospital. Their grandfather was sicker than they thought that he was so they had to take him to the hospital. The three siblings are trying to hide the fact that their living alone in their house without an adult from other people (except for Miss Addie and another "almost friend" of Grandfather" ). Because of the fact, that authorities could take the three of them away and put them in the orphanage. The three of them already had an unpleasant experience there, so they are trying their best to not let anyone else know.
      I'm predicting that authorities will know about the fact that the three of them are living alone in the house while Old Finn is in the hospital. They would take the three of them away from their house and Old Finn and bring them to the orphanage. After that Old Finn would be healed and would discover that his three grand kids were taken to the orphanage. He'd ask for Justine's. ( Justine,- a lady and Old Finn, according to Pride has a a secret relationship, but Pride has never seen her, but had just read Justine's letter from Old Finn. )  help to try and get his three grand kids from the orphanage. Then, him and Justine would raise the three kids together and give Pride, Nightingale and Baby normal lives, which includes going to school, having friends, etc.

WEEK 29 Prisoner B-3087

For this week, I'm going to be doing a "Pure Emotion" type blog post on Prisoner B-3087, by Alan Gratz. My blog post this week is going to be similar to last week's. Yanek lived a normal life, a happy young boy who goes to school, plays outside, had a loving family and lived a happy, fear-free, normal life. Never had he though that he would lose his family at a very young age and for him and his fellow Jews to live such a cruel life, but in just a snap, his parents, uncle, aunts, cousins, and his people died. It all went so fast. At a very young age, he has seen things, that no one should ever see, done things that no one should go through. He lost the people he loved. What could be worse than that? Knowing that your family died in a harsh is really painful. Just imagine how hurt he was. He wanted to cry, but he can't without being watched. His uncle, his only family left, the only person that could've comforted him, can't even freely talk to him without being harshly observed by the Nazi soldiers. Just imagine, living under the harsh hands of the Nazi soldiers. Just imagine, a 14 year old, restraining himself from crying because he knew that he had to be strong. He had to be tough with all the things happening around him, thinking about the family he lost will cause emotional wreck. Just think of yourself in his shoes. How much pain you'd go through. Won't you wish that you can just to be alone in a room cry, and have a family to comfort? If you were him, wouldn't you just commit suicide to end your pathetic tiring, pitiful and, depressing life.

Week 28 Prisoner B- 3087 Making Cconnections

This week I'm reading Prisoner B-3087, by Alan Gratz. This is the true story of Ruth and Jack Gruener. Ruth and Jack were victims of Hitler's cruelty during World War II and holocaust. Yanek and I doesn't have that much similarities. We have a lot of differences, but there's still something that I and Yanek has something in common. In the book, he lost his loved ones. They died because of the harsh environment and the brutality and cruelty of the Nazi soldiers. Though I never lost someone I loved in that way, I still lost someone special to me. This month, my grandpa died. I was really  close to my grandpa so, I was really hurt. It was expected that he was going to leave us soon, but it still hurts. Losing someone you love is one of the most painful things ever. Knowing that you won't be able to talk to them, to hear their voice, and to not be able to see them anymore. You think of all the good and bad memories with him. Luckily for me, I still have a family to comfort me. Yanek had his uncle, but they can't even freely talk. That makes it harder for him.

Week 27

"Asking Questions and Wondering"
For this week, I read "The End or Something Like That" by, Ann Dee Elis. It's a pretty good book. I highly recommend this book.
Q: How old is Emmy?
A: 14 years old 
Q: How did Kim die?
A:She died because of a heart condition.
Q:  How did Ms. Homeyer die?
A: Ms. Homeyer died in the bathroom.
Q: If Emmy didn't like Ms. Homeyer, why would she go to her funeral?
A: Emmy at first, just really had the urge to go to her funeral for an unknown reason
Q: Who is Skeeter?
A: Skeeter is Emmy and Kim's friend. They have been neighbors for a long time. Skeeter secretly likes Emmy.
Q: Who is Dr. Ted  Farnsworth?
A: Dr. Ted's Farnsworth is the guy who teaches stuff about talking to  dead people. Before Kim died, both her and Emmy listened to some of his lectures and followed his instructions on how to talk to dead people.
Q: Did Emmy really see the dead Ms. Homeyer? Like see the dead walking?
A:Yes, she really did see the dead Ms. Homeyer walking by the gas station. She saw it on May 25th Friday at 5:23 pm.

Week 26

Asking Questions and Wondering 
Firelight by Sophie Jordan


Question: What is a Draki?
Answer:A Draki is a specie of dragon that could shift to human shape.
Question: What happened to Jacinda's dad?
Answer: He was taken as captive. Jacinda, her sister, and her mom didn't know abut it.
Question: How old is Jacinda?
16 years old. The book didn't really exactly say so, but they did say that Cassian is 18 and that Jacinda is 2 years younger.
Question: Who is is Cassian?
Answer: He is the heir of Jacinda's pride. They are supposedly "arranged marriage" with each other.
Question: Who is Tamra?
Answer: Tamra is Jacinda's twin sister.
Question: What happened to Tamra's Draki?
Answer: At first, she thought that she didn't have one, but as the story continues that she actually has one, and a rare one.
Question: What happened to Jacinda's mom's Draki?
Answer: Jacinda's mom didn't want Tamar to feel bad and alone about being different. So she never transformed to being a Draki to be like Tamar.

#22 Asking Questions and Wondering "Whose Body" by, Dorothy L. Sayers

This is a pretty old book, different from what I usually read(except for the classic epic poems or something). I got this book as a gift and didn't really think of reading it, but I was desperate for something to read and didn't have any other options. I actually enjoyed the book. This is a mystery book so I really had a lot of questions. Therefore for this week, I'm going to make an "Asking Questions and Wondering" type of blog post.
Q: Does the protagonist (Lord Peter Wimsey) have other mystery stories just like Sherlock Holmes? You know like having a series of their adventures solving mysteries and stuff...
A: There are other books about him. Each book he solves a specific case.
Q: I was really wondering when was this book published.(year) As what I've said, I don't usually read old books (except if they're like really old like about 1800 or older; those really interest me) that was like publish in the 90s or something.
A: The book was published 1923.
Q: There are parts where I read that he listened to piano music. Does this mean he plays the piano?
A: He does play the piano.
Q: Who is his favorite pianist?
A: He's favorite pianist is Bach.
Q: Is the rich financier Sir Reuben Levy's disappearance and the corpse on the Thipps' bathtub somewhat related?
A: The two are linked.
Q:  One of the really main questions in this book, is where is Sir Reuben Levy? How did he just disappear so sudden?
A: Sir Reuben Levy was murdered. He was murdered by the neurologist Sir Julian Freke. Sir Julian Freke staged Sir Reuben Levy's 'disappearance'. Sir Julian Freke have always had grudges against him because he married Lady Levy. Sir Julian Freke had always had his eyes on Lady Levy and was enraged by the fact that Lady Levy chose Sir Reuben Levy over him
Q: Another big question in this book is who and how did the corpse get in the Thipps' bath tub?
A: The person on the bath tub resembled Sir Reuben Levy. As a sick joke, Sir Julian Freke manicured, washed, and shaved the body then placed the corpse in the tub.

#21

ASKING QUESTIONS AND WONDERING:
Who is Hassan? Like how did Hassan and Amir meet?
Hassan and his father work for Amir's family.  They are slaves.
Who was Hassan's mother and was he born to slavery?
Hassan's mother was a beautiful kind of famous person. She wasn't a slave, but his father was thus making him a slave too.
Where is Hassan's mother?
She left weeks after giving birth to him.
Where did Hassan's mother go?
She left with travelling dancers.
Where is Amir's mother?
Amir's mother died giving birth to him.
What does Amir's father do?
Amir's father is a successful and famous business man.
Why does Amir always read to Hassan? Doesn't he go to school? 
I already had the idea that maybe Hassan didn't go to school because they're slaves, but I still wanted to make sure. As I read further in the book, Amir tells us that Hassan doesn't know how to read and has never been to school.
What did Amir's mother do when she was still alive? Was she a teacher, a doctor or something?
Her mother was a teacher. She taught classic Farsi Literature at a university. His mother was famous in Kabul and was named as one of Kabul's most respected beautiful, and virtuous ladies. She was also a descendant of the royal family.
Is this book a true to life story?
It is not a true to life story.

PURE EMOTIONS #20

This week, I read a collection of American Poetry. There's this one poem that really hit me. It's this poem called "Indian Names" by, Lydia Huntley Sigourney.  The poem talked about how the European settlers killed and displaced the Native Americans. America was the Native American's home. They were the first people here. They own this place, but they got kicked out of their own place. Nowadays they're often neglected. The suicide rate of Native Americans is higher than any race (ages 24 and lower). One quarter of Indian kids live in poverty. I am very disappointed and sad with this. I strongly believe that they should have more privilege. The European settlers ruined their lives and thus to repay them they should more privilege and help from the government. Every time I think of this it makes me mentally tear up a bit. It's time for us to help them and repay them. We're basically trespassing this country. We need to help them find jobs. We need to help them with their schools. Imagine if it was you that got kicked out of their own home. Wouldn't you be sad? When you see your family and loved ones die from invaders. Wouldn't you be weary? Just imagine if that happened to you...

For this week's blog post, I am again going to write a "Asking Questions and Wondering" type of post. This week I'm reading "The Eleventh Plague" by Jeff Hirsch. I'm hoping it's a good book since Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games had good remarks about this book.

    Q: The title is pretty intriguing. I wonder what's the story behind the title.
A: The Eleventh Plague of P11 is the name given to the deadly influenza that wiped off 2/3rds of the population of America.
Q: How did Stephen Quinn's grandfather die? Stephen's father talked about the cause of his death  like it was human. Was his grandfather murdered?
A: Like the majority of the population that died, Stephen's grandfather died because of P11.
Q: Jenny claims that her last name is Tan and not Green....If she was adopted as a baby, how did she know her last name?
A: Just what I thought, Tan isn't Jenny's last name. In fact, she doesn't even know what it is. She just uses it because she doesn't want to be called with an American last name Green.
Q: Will accused Stephen of being a spy from Fort Leonard. Because of Will's actions I doubted the existence of  Fort Leonard. I wonder if it does actually exist
A: It does exist and is supposedly the enemy of Settler's Landing.
Q:How did Stephen's mom die? Did she die because of P11?
A: His mom died trying to give birth to his supposedly sisters. Both his mom and sister didn't survive.