Friday, May 20, 2016

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.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

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 Culling information from extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese American survivors of internment camps, Martin W. Sandler gives an in-depth account of their lives before, during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.