Tj

October 17, 1994, that is an important day in my life even though I was to yet born. This day means a lot to my life because it is the day my brother, Tj, was born. I admire Tj, he’s my big brother and I feel like he can help me, and I can learn a lot from him. He has many faults, but who doesn’t? He isn’t always nice to me, and I don’t like him at times, but there’s a lot I can learn from him and I think there is a lot to like about him too.
One thing I find admirable is how responsible he is. He always does his homework right when we get home, and that’s something I could use some help on. He rarely loses things, or forgets to do something. His grades aren’t always great, but he also has some pretty hard classes. Around his friends he doesn’t always act smart, but when it comes to getting things done, he always does great. He doesn’t always want to admit it, but he is very smart, and very responsible. He always puts his homework ahead of his friends. I feel like I really need to work on these skills, and I admire him very much for being so responsible, and being a good example for me.
Another very admirable quality about him is that he is dedicated. He works out and trains every day after school and even on weekends. He dedicates all his free time into sports, mainly baseball, and school. I think I could really learn from this, because I always put my friends and having fun ahead of anything else. In the summer he rarely has time to hang out with anyone, except his friends from the baseball team. He dedicates his entire summer, and now his free time after school in the winter, all for baseball. At least he has something he loves so much that he will dedicate all his time to be the best at it.
The final thing I admire the most about him is the way he can entertain people, and he is a very good people person. He likes to talk, and he is not at all shy, he is also very funny, and rarely boring. I don’t consider my self shy or boring, but I do consider him a little more fun to be around. He always makes me laugh, even if its for something very stupid. All I know is I don’t get bored around him. He likes to talk about anything, and he will try to keep himself and others easily entertained. He doesn’t need to be with his friends or constantly doing something to be happy; he can just keep him self entertained. I admire how it’s so easy for him to make people laugh, and keep them happy.
There are a lot of things I admire about him, but these are just the main reasons. We fight a lot and he isn’t always the nicest, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t admirable. I love Tj, and think he is a great person and sets a good example for me. He is a great brother, and October 17, 1994 was a great day for me because he came into my life.

book report#2

Again my book is Twilight, and this time I’m going to talk about the ending.

In the beginning of the book Bella and I have similar qualities. We both like sun, and she lives in a warm place, which is where I would like to live. Also both of our parents are divorced and her step dad, like my brother, travels a lot for baseball. They don’t say much about her home life in Phoenix right away, but I guess I assumed our lives were kind of similar. In the end of the book however, things are different. Bella has found love in Edward, and I haven’t experienced that. Also she now seems to be fearless, especially with Edward. She also accepts the Cullen’s for the vampires they are, and I know I would not. In the end she is willing to give up pretty much anything for Edward, and just to be with her true love. She was willing to give up her family, her friends, and her life as a human, just be with Edward forever. I don’t see us as the same, or alike at all at the end. She found love, and won’t let it go, and that’s not the same as my life.

I recommend this book to a lot of people, for a lot of reasons. Its fun to read and you won’t want to stop. It’s best for girls because it is a romance, and about Vampires, two things not common in books boys enjoy. For me it was time consuming, but well worth it and it can go very fast if you just keep reading.

book report #1

My book is Twilight, by: Stephanie Mayer. Many of you have read this book I assume, and not all of you enjoyed it, but i did. This book is about a seventeen year old girl named Isabella "Bella" Swan, right away in the book she has to move out of Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington. After arriving in Forks, Bella soon meets the youngest Cullen, Edward. Bella and Edward become very close, very quickly. You then find out that Edward is a vampire, and so is his whole family. From there comes a great, thrilling adventure, that will keep you non stop reading.

I have really enjoyed reading this book, like I said; it is very exciting, fun to read, and extremely hard to put down. What I have liked most about this book so far, is when Bella and Edward are together. The favorite part for me in the beginning is when Edward tells Bella he is a vampire. I liked this because he is showing her everything he can do, and telling her that he isn’t a hero, he’s the bad guy. I liked a lot of things already, and so far I have only talked about the beginning.

For the character choices I want to talk about Bella, because the whole story is between her and Edward, but more so Bella. Bella has already had to make some big decisions, just in the beginning. The thing about her is that she doesn’t listen to other people, or always do what makes sense. She follows her heart, or at least she does with Edward. First off she has to decide if she wants to visit her dad in Forks, or travel with her mom and step dad. Then after Edward saves her from a car crash, she chooses to learn more about him, and spend more time with him.
Like I said I have enjoyed this book, and so far I only wrote about the beginning.

book report:2

Once again my book is A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book the First: The Bad Beginning By: Lemony Snicket, and it is about the Baudleaire orphans. I have not learned a whole lot from this book so far, but i have learned a few things. One of those things would be to always stick together. The Baudleaire children have been through a lot, but they never left each other's sides. Since I did not learn a whole lot from this book I will mention one of the small lesson I learned. I learned that in order to get married you need to have a judge present, a signature of approval, and a witness.

I do think others would enjoy this book, it is a creative and inventive story, but i would mostly recommend it to children of younger ages. The reason for this is that they do not swear, or use violence; to me the most inappropriate thing in this book is when Count Olaf tries to marry Violet. Also it is just a very creative and it could happen, but it wouldn't happen in this exact matter, so this book is pretty unrealistic. Which makes it better for younger people. If you enjoy creative, lively stories then you would enjoy this book.

I would rate this book pretty low, it was a good book; although it is better suited for younger kids. This is also a good book to read as a younger class. This is a good book, but i would rate it low because it is not my kind of book.

book report:1

In my book A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book the First: The Bad Beginning By: Lemony Snicket there are three main characters named, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, also known as the Baudelaire children. They haven't had to make a whole lot of decisions in the first half of the book; most have been made for them. In the beginning the Baudelaire children become orphans when there parents die in a terrible fire leaving no remains. Once there parents are dead and they have no house, they must live some where new. They children have no say in where, because the parents would want them with an in town family member, which is hard enough to find. Once they move into Count Olaf's they don't have much of a say of what they do while they are there. I don’t agree with the fact that they don’t get to make any decisions for themselves, but also they are all below 18, so that legally can’t.
I don’t think I am like any of the characters in my book; also I can not really relate to them or there lives. They lost there house and parents, the most I have lost was my family being together. There parents are dead and mine are separated. They have to move in with an un heard of uncle, but I would have a relatives ready to take me in a heartbeat. I do consider myself smart, but I don’t like to invent like Violet, or a reader like Klaus. I guess one way that I am like all of them is because no matter what none of us would ever leave our families.
I did enjoy reading this book; it is interesting and fun to read. It had strange and random twist, and always kept me wanting to know what Count Olaf would pull out of his sleeve next.

Memoir

I went to Illinos one time with my friend hanna! We were all set to go we had passes to get out of school, but we decided it would be more fun to sneak out the back door of the school. once we had packed and got food we were on our non-stop way to Illinois, but we did take a few stops. When we were almost to the Hotel we hit major traffic. I felt desperate, to get to the hotel. Also i felt sick, and tired. As if i maypuke, or pass out! finally we got to the hotel! We hung out with the baseball players, and that was tons of fun! We watched a lot of baseball, and they toook 3rd in the tournament! That was great! Still the best part for me was Hanging out with my best friend Hanna and my favorite people from the baseball team, Zoe and Caz (brother and sister), Dj and Deandra (also brother and sister), and Erik Jarosch! It was the best weekend of my life, and i will never forget it!

Conflict

In my book Glass by:Ellen Hopkins Kristina becomes a druggie. There are many conflicts in this book.
One of the conflicts is the conflict between Kristina and her mom. Kristina wants her own life, but her mom isn't sure she can give her that freedom. With everything Kristina has done to her family and herself she does not have any trust in her family. That doesn't stop Kristina from getting what she wants. Her mom wants to keep and eye on her, Kristina want to be left alone. As the book goes on the battle between Kristina and her mother continues to drag on. The more mistakes Kristina makes, the less trust worthy she becomes. Kristina does not understand that if she would be respectful or good for a little bit, her mom might give her more freedom or trust. This battle goes on between any mom and daughter but this one seems to be non-ending. With everything that happens with Kristina I don't think it will end soon.
The second conflict in my book, Glass, is the one between Kristina and Bree. This is just about the most important conflict! The conflict between being who you really are, or the person you want to be. Kristina is and always will be Kristina. The problem is that isn't who she wants to be. Bree is her alter-ego, everything she loves about Bree is what she becomes when she isn't with her family. Kristina and Bree are constantly fighting about what should come out of her mouth. What she should say, and what is better off in her head! Kristina and Bree constantly are fighting over who she wants to be and when she want to be that person.
The most important conflict is the one between Kristina's addiction, and the normal life she is giving up. While the monster calls, Kristina hides and leaves that part to Bree. The drug is to powerful for pure self will! Kristina is constantly fighting of all the demons that come with being a druggie. Trying to sleep after getting high, and trying to look and stay normal while being high. Kristina is constantly fighting with demons and alter-ego's.
The main conflict of this book is that Kristina wants to do drugs, but she knows it will ruin her life and she will no longer have any self will. Fighting what you want to do, and what you should do. That's the whole main problem or conflict in my book Glass by:Ellen Hopkins.