Wow. This book was truly amazing and it really did teach me how rebellion can affect a person's life. It really did touch me emotionally because I felt like I knew what the main character, Melinda was going through but, in different words. Melinda reminded me of Kristina/Bree, the main character in the book Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Even though there's a lot to contract about them two, in some way, you can compare them too. This book is life changing and somehow, it teaches the way of how high school roles.
To me, I have so much to say about this book. It really kept me wondering through out and after the book. Why did Melinda wait to the near end of the book to tell us what happened at that party? Why didn't her best friend, Rachel/Rachelle believe her? Why did no one believe Melinda? Why was Rachel/Rachelle mad at her? Why didn't Rachel/Rachelle talk to her about it? Why did Heather did what she did to Melinda? I feel like Melinda struggled to be heard and she many chances to speak up and confess everything. (I now get why the book is call Speak.) Why didn't she? Was she afraid? Well everything happens for a reason and if I was in the book, the story would be completely different.
So, in art class, Mr. Freeman was overwhelming Melinda on how much her her trees suck. He overwhelmed her so much that he took her to the point where she just got angry at herself and started to cry. Then he's says...
"Nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting"
When I first read this, i was confused. I just didn't know what to say until I read back and it hit me. Mr.Freeman is trying to sat that it's okay to be messed up. It's creative and unique to be. If things were perfect, the world wouldn't be interesting and He feels like life is more exciting if flaws were everywhere. Melinda wants to make the perfect tree but Mr. Freeman doesn't want it to be. Art isn't perfection and nor is she.
One day when Melinda was sick, she turned on the TV and thought to herself...
"If my life were a TV show, what would it be?"
At first, I read this and wonder the same thing to myself. Melinda is trying to find herself through all the drama she's going through. She's thinking about what type of person she is and her personality. So just me wondering, does she believe that it's the only way people would hear her?
Anyway, the point is that Melinda has changed dramatically even though it may seem like she didn't. In my opinion, Melinda has changed from a person from having a false viewed, disillusionment girl to a girl who has an awarness of a false sense of security, more experienced, having a correct view of things and more understanding person. But most of all, she has rebelled from her old ways and has learned how to speak up and confess. The author, Laurie Halse Anderson, is trying to say about childhood is that some moments can really change you as a person and more people should learn how to speak up and confess when something is bothering them. She's also saying about adulthood is that to try to forget about the bad times but remember the things you've learned from them.
Just talking about Melinda and her own story, it sort of reminded me of my own. As a little girl, I was so alone, just by myself, playing always by myself because of one specific person, my cousin. She always use to come over and love to play around wityh my sister and left me in the rust. She even convienced my sister to blame me for everything, especially whenit came to her breaking stuff and she didn't want to take the blame for it. People use to believe her and I didn't know what to do. It just went way too far until the day when I finally had enough and and told everyone everything. At first, they were shock and told me they'll take it to consideration. It was only about a week till everything unfolded and I kind of felt a little better. Even though she still hasn't apologize, it doesn't really matter to me at all. I just felt a little hope when everything happened and it spreaded throughout the whole family. And even though I will never forget those couple of months, it stills make me stronger. So when people try to do crazy things to you, don't be like me and Melinda who just held everything in until we had enough. Speak the truth and never hold it back. You won't reget it and don't learn the hard way.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Blog Post #1
In the book, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, I have been thinking about the characters in the book and what they portray. Melinda Sordino, the main character of the book, got busted at an end-of-summer party calling the cops so her old friends won't talk to her and the people who she doesn't know hate her from a distance. But characters like Mr. Freeman (her art teacher) and Heather, (her recent former friend) portray actions that Melinda would soon learn towards the end of the book (hopefully); what teenagers go through their everyday life.
On the first day of art class, Mr. Freeman tries to explain to his students that art is a way of expressing yourself that numbers and letters cannot do. He says, (Page 10, Paragrah 5)
"Do not come here and ask me to show you how to draw a face. Ask me to help you find the wind."
When I first read these two lines, it shocked me because no one normally says that. It sounds so unique to me and Melinda should really take it into consideration. She, as of right now, became a very anti-social person and doesn't really know where she wants to take her life in general. So she should really consider Mr. Freeman as being her mentor of becoming herself. Also, when Heather and Melinda were at Heather's house, Heather spoke from her mind and told Melinda what she thinks of high school. She says, (Page 34, Paragraph 2)
"Why is it so hard to make friends here? Is there something in the water? In my old school I could have gone out for the musical and worked on the newspaper and chaired the car wash. Here people don't even know I exist. I get squished in the halls and I don't belong anywhere and nobody cares. And you're no help. You are so negative and you never try anything, you just mope around like you don't care that people talk about you behind your back."
I know, I know, this doesn't sound like a life changing qoute, like the other but the thing was is that what Heather said was right, in her scenrio. Looking deeper into these lines, high school is very different than elementary and middle school and things can be very unexpected but I really don't quite understand how Melinda could just sit there and hear this and it doesn't make an effect on her. Even though she apologize after, I'm just wondering how Melinda didn't think for a moment that her actions impacted her ways and change. Melinda should really consider Heather thoughts and really make a change right there and then.
Laurie Halse Anderson, the author, is trying to say throughout the qoutes is that things that people say to you should be taken into cosideration and you should learn from it. You shouldn't ignore the things that people tell you like Melinda. I wouldn't even hang around people like her because that's just plain stupid and desperate. But even though your actions speak louder than your words, sometimes it's just the other way around. Even I didn't consider the important things people told me until now. So just to sum it up, appreicate the things people tell you. It's life chaging.
When I was a little girl, people (generally my parents) will tell me things that I really didn't give a care. But the thing was that everytime I didn't pay attention, my dad, especially my dad, would become angy and more angry so eventually after time, I started to pay attention and the things that he told me actually made me think and change. Even the letter in the very beginning of the book relates to what I'm saying.
Dear Friends,
Speak is the book that I wasn't going to write. Why would I want to revisit the agonies of adolescence? Wasn't the point of surviving to adulthood- so I could break out the traumas of being a teenager?
Eleanor Roosevelt said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
So I tried. I wrote the book. I never thought anyone would publish it. I never dreamed it would earn any awards. I never imagined that it would be taught in schools, that a movie be based on it, or that something like the Platinum Edition would be unveiled. This has all been an unexpected, remarkable ride........"
You see what I mean?
On the first day of art class, Mr. Freeman tries to explain to his students that art is a way of expressing yourself that numbers and letters cannot do. He says, (Page 10, Paragrah 5)
"Do not come here and ask me to show you how to draw a face. Ask me to help you find the wind."
When I first read these two lines, it shocked me because no one normally says that. It sounds so unique to me and Melinda should really take it into consideration. She, as of right now, became a very anti-social person and doesn't really know where she wants to take her life in general. So she should really consider Mr. Freeman as being her mentor of becoming herself. Also, when Heather and Melinda were at Heather's house, Heather spoke from her mind and told Melinda what she thinks of high school. She says, (Page 34, Paragraph 2)
"Why is it so hard to make friends here? Is there something in the water? In my old school I could have gone out for the musical and worked on the newspaper and chaired the car wash. Here people don't even know I exist. I get squished in the halls and I don't belong anywhere and nobody cares. And you're no help. You are so negative and you never try anything, you just mope around like you don't care that people talk about you behind your back."
I know, I know, this doesn't sound like a life changing qoute, like the other but the thing was is that what Heather said was right, in her scenrio. Looking deeper into these lines, high school is very different than elementary and middle school and things can be very unexpected but I really don't quite understand how Melinda could just sit there and hear this and it doesn't make an effect on her. Even though she apologize after, I'm just wondering how Melinda didn't think for a moment that her actions impacted her ways and change. Melinda should really consider Heather thoughts and really make a change right there and then.
Laurie Halse Anderson, the author, is trying to say throughout the qoutes is that things that people say to you should be taken into cosideration and you should learn from it. You shouldn't ignore the things that people tell you like Melinda. I wouldn't even hang around people like her because that's just plain stupid and desperate. But even though your actions speak louder than your words, sometimes it's just the other way around. Even I didn't consider the important things people told me until now. So just to sum it up, appreicate the things people tell you. It's life chaging.
When I was a little girl, people (generally my parents) will tell me things that I really didn't give a care. But the thing was that everytime I didn't pay attention, my dad, especially my dad, would become angy and more angry so eventually after time, I started to pay attention and the things that he told me actually made me think and change. Even the letter in the very beginning of the book relates to what I'm saying.
Dear Friends,
Speak is the book that I wasn't going to write. Why would I want to revisit the agonies of adolescence? Wasn't the point of surviving to adulthood- so I could break out the traumas of being a teenager?
Eleanor Roosevelt said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
So I tried. I wrote the book. I never thought anyone would publish it. I never dreamed it would earn any awards. I never imagined that it would be taught in schools, that a movie be based on it, or that something like the Platinum Edition would be unveiled. This has all been an unexpected, remarkable ride........"
You see what I mean?
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Blonde Ambition by Zoey Dean Part 1
Blonde Ambition by Zoey Dean is a book similar to a reality television show like Beverly Hills 90210 or like Degrassi but it's in a book. Very strange, isn't it? Anyway, for just reading it for the first time, it really does seem like an interesting book and I've never expected to fall for a book, completely out of my reach. This book is really is something out of the orinary; something very unexpected to read about and I feel like in the future, Iwould like to persude myself to write a piece, similar to what this book is generally about.
Anna, supposely the main character in the book, (so far, from what I have learned) cheated on her boyfriend, lost her vriginity, and almost got fired because of her sister, who is now in rehabilitation. Even though it may sound like Anna is a total mess and can't really handle her situations well, in the book, they really didn't make a big deal out it, which really grabbed my attention. Anyway, so there's this girl name Cammie, which I would say would be hating on Anna and really dislikes her. For example, on pages 33- 34, the author's says, ( I forgot to tell you but the author is talking in the third person,)
" In the few weeks that Anna had been in Beverly Hills, she'd proved herself to be the kiss of death. Everything that she touches turned to s*** for Cammie. It was bad enough that Ben Birnbaum had dropped Cammie- the first guy who ever had- and then fallen haed for East Coast snot Ana. When that relationship fizzled almost before it began, Cammie was delighted. But now Sam was reporting that Ben and Anna were a couple again and Ben was claiming to be in love for the first time!
Which means that he never loved me, Cammie thought, a catch in her throat. F***ing Anna."
Honestly, I've felt the way Cammie felt, so I understand where she's coming from. It's a very discomfort feeling like you're just worthless. But Cammie should learn how to forgive, and forget. Anna really hasn't done anything to Cammie, (yet) and just to say that about her now, is truly crazy. It's just too early to say anything about Anna and just because her dad is Anna's boss, doesn't mean that in the future, she should ruin Anna's life. If I was Cammie, I would trey to get along with Anna, just to see what's she all about. It's not a bad thing to hate on a person but really, it is.
As a child, I remember my sister, always getting what she wanted, with no question asked, while me, on the other hand, wasn't that lucky. Everyone loved my sister, my cousin always wanted to be around her and in my opinion, she had it all. But me thinking like that didn't lead me anywhere. I just got more and more jealous and evil, I couldn't take it anymore so I would scream and yell at her but that lead me to nowhere either. What I needed to do, and what I still need to work on is forgiving and forgetting. I have a huge problem of holding onto the past, and not letting go. I honestly believe I get it from my father but that"s not the point. The point is that back then, I had the problem and didn't fix it, when I had time to. People like me, get use to their old habits so when they figure out later on in life, what's their problem, there's no way on fixing it, (in my opinion.) Cammie, now has a chance to fix, but who know what's going to happen. Hopefully, Cammie realizes what's she's doing and forgive, and forget.
Anna, supposely the main character in the book, (so far, from what I have learned) cheated on her boyfriend, lost her vriginity, and almost got fired because of her sister, who is now in rehabilitation. Even though it may sound like Anna is a total mess and can't really handle her situations well, in the book, they really didn't make a big deal out it, which really grabbed my attention. Anyway, so there's this girl name Cammie, which I would say would be hating on Anna and really dislikes her. For example, on pages 33- 34, the author's says, ( I forgot to tell you but the author is talking in the third person,)
" In the few weeks that Anna had been in Beverly Hills, she'd proved herself to be the kiss of death. Everything that she touches turned to s*** for Cammie. It was bad enough that Ben Birnbaum had dropped Cammie- the first guy who ever had- and then fallen haed for East Coast snot Ana. When that relationship fizzled almost before it began, Cammie was delighted. But now Sam was reporting that Ben and Anna were a couple again and Ben was claiming to be in love for the first time!
Which means that he never loved me, Cammie thought, a catch in her throat. F***ing Anna."
Honestly, I've felt the way Cammie felt, so I understand where she's coming from. It's a very discomfort feeling like you're just worthless. But Cammie should learn how to forgive, and forget. Anna really hasn't done anything to Cammie, (yet) and just to say that about her now, is truly crazy. It's just too early to say anything about Anna and just because her dad is Anna's boss, doesn't mean that in the future, she should ruin Anna's life. If I was Cammie, I would trey to get along with Anna, just to see what's she all about. It's not a bad thing to hate on a person but really, it is.
As a child, I remember my sister, always getting what she wanted, with no question asked, while me, on the other hand, wasn't that lucky. Everyone loved my sister, my cousin always wanted to be around her and in my opinion, she had it all. But me thinking like that didn't lead me anywhere. I just got more and more jealous and evil, I couldn't take it anymore so I would scream and yell at her but that lead me to nowhere either. What I needed to do, and what I still need to work on is forgiving and forgetting. I have a huge problem of holding onto the past, and not letting go. I honestly believe I get it from my father but that"s not the point. The point is that back then, I had the problem and didn't fix it, when I had time to. People like me, get use to their old habits so when they figure out later on in life, what's their problem, there's no way on fixing it, (in my opinion.) Cammie, now has a chance to fix, but who know what's going to happen. Hopefully, Cammie realizes what's she's doing and forgive, and forget.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Crank by Ellen Hopkins is a book where you can actually get the feel of what would happen if any teenager took drugs. It was based on a true story and to read something intense like that, really got me to think twice on my actions, when it came to having sex and stuff like that. This book really opened my eyes to the world we live in today, prenancy, hard relationships, etc and made me realize that drugs is no way start a new chapter in life. Think twice, always think twice.
Kristina, the main character of the book, is a sweet girl who gets good grades and is very respectful to her parents, but then there's Bree, the girl who takes Crystal Meth, is very crazy and wild and disrespects her parents. Did I tell you that they're the same person? Yes, it's a girl with two different personalities but that's not the point. The point is that it's okay to have two different personalities, especially if you're a teen, just trying to find yourself but I believe that you have to choose at some point, but Kristina/Bree waited too late. The poem on page 182, call "I Still Wasn't Down When We Landed" just hit me because I thought that once she had fun spending time with Bree, she would decide what kind of person she wanted to be, but that didn't happen. To be honest, in my opinion, the poem was just a waste of time until i read the last two lines...
" Kristina had seen it all before. Kristina was home.
Bree saw it all through new eyes. Bree was a stranger."
I was really digging this part because of the way she formatted the whole thing but then I read the lines and I was like so confused. You might say, if you've read the book, that it was way to early for Kristina/Bree to realize who she wanted to become but let me tell you this. Have you ever had a moment in which you wanted to say something but it was too late? To me, it's just like that. You can't wait too late or else everything just falls out of place.
Another poem that I noticed a
lot of creativity was on page 191 and it's call "Home Sweet Home". The poem was written as if it was a house,(visually) and on the top of the house, it was talking about Kristina's home and on the bottom, it was split in half, one side talking about Kristina and one side talking about Bree. This happens to be one of my favorite poems in the book and the thing about it is that it's talking about how she need to find Kristina but forget Bree but if you read on, she doesn't really take it to consideration. Yes, it's okay to say something but to do it, is another thing so who knows if Kristina/Bree was being serious about saying that, at the time but still, don't say things you don't mean.
So in my honest opinion, the overral message of this book is to not take drugs, unless you would like to wind up like Kristina/Bree, and that to never find yourself when it's too late. It's okay to have two personalities, there's no judging on that, but you can never live two worlds without risking the other. Look at Hannah Montanna, the show on ( or that use to be on) Disney Channel. Miley couldn't handle being Hannah anymore so she chose to give up Hannah, and got into the college she wanted to go to all along. That's probably the good thing out of the situation and honestly, if Kristina decided to give up Bree once in for all, you know how happy she would be, and her family, for making the right decisions? In reality, things didn't go that way but it was one mistake that's a learning experience to others. So be the smart cookie and don't destroy the most valuable things you have, like Kristina/Bree. Be the person who says no to drugs and make the good decisions, for you and your family.
Kristina, the main character of the book, is a sweet girl who gets good grades and is very respectful to her parents, but then there's Bree, the girl who takes Crystal Meth, is very crazy and wild and disrespects her parents. Did I tell you that they're the same person? Yes, it's a girl with two different personalities but that's not the point. The point is that it's okay to have two different personalities, especially if you're a teen, just trying to find yourself but I believe that you have to choose at some point, but Kristina/Bree waited too late. The poem on page 182, call "I Still Wasn't Down When We Landed" just hit me because I thought that once she had fun spending time with Bree, she would decide what kind of person she wanted to be, but that didn't happen. To be honest, in my opinion, the poem was just a waste of time until i read the last two lines...
" Kristina had seen it all before. Kristina was home.
Bree saw it all through new eyes. Bree was a stranger."
I was really digging this part because of the way she formatted the whole thing but then I read the lines and I was like so confused. You might say, if you've read the book, that it was way to early for Kristina/Bree to realize who she wanted to become but let me tell you this. Have you ever had a moment in which you wanted to say something but it was too late? To me, it's just like that. You can't wait too late or else everything just falls out of place.
Another poem that I noticed a
lot of creativity was on page 191 and it's call "Home Sweet Home". The poem was written as if it was a house,(visually) and on the top of the house, it was talking about Kristina's home and on the bottom, it was split in half, one side talking about Kristina and one side talking about Bree. This happens to be one of my favorite poems in the book and the thing about it is that it's talking about how she need to find Kristina but forget Bree but if you read on, she doesn't really take it to consideration. Yes, it's okay to say something but to do it, is another thing so who knows if Kristina/Bree was being serious about saying that, at the time but still, don't say things you don't mean.
So in my honest opinion, the overral message of this book is to not take drugs, unless you would like to wind up like Kristina/Bree, and that to never find yourself when it's too late. It's okay to have two personalities, there's no judging on that, but you can never live two worlds without risking the other. Look at Hannah Montanna, the show on ( or that use to be on) Disney Channel. Miley couldn't handle being Hannah anymore so she chose to give up Hannah, and got into the college she wanted to go to all along. That's probably the good thing out of the situation and honestly, if Kristina decided to give up Bree once in for all, you know how happy she would be, and her family, for making the right decisions? In reality, things didn't go that way but it was one mistake that's a learning experience to others. So be the smart cookie and don't destroy the most valuable things you have, like Kristina/Bree. Be the person who says no to drugs and make the good decisions, for you and your family.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
The Blog Posts that should be All-Star Mentors
Pages of Reality: Edward Cullen is so 2008 by Thai Singer
http://pagesofreality123.blogspot.com/2010/12/edward-cullen-is-so-2008.htm#comments
Just by reading the title of the blog post, I knew that I wouldn't regret reading it. I nominate Thai Singer's blog post to be an all-star mentor, because the way she conducted her thoughts, to first writing about the book, but then comparing it to her personal view of the term "love at first sight" was truly amazing. Her post grabbed all my attention and when I would get lost, I was urging to regain the focus and in my life, I have never had a blog post that made me feel that way. It was truly fascinating to read and I love it! Thai expressed her voice and her inner self throughout her blog post and that was what made it shine.
mandiethebooklova:Heroes by Amanda Pagan
http://mandiethebooklova.blogspot.com/2010/10/heroes.html#comments
Editing this blog post, would make seem and sound GREAT! I nominate Amanda Pagan's blog post to be an all-star mentor, because of the fact that her blog post is uses a format that I have never seen before and that it was fun reading it. Instead of her starting out with questions, relating to what the blog post is about, she started out by saying this... "This book is very complex." She then added what her book was about and then continued on her way. It was something that I've never seen in a blog post before and it came out great. Her voice stood out and her comparing the book to the movies was great. The last paragraph was my favorite part....
"I don't think this show is a about good vrs evil but more like accepting who you are and just going with the flow. its up to you if you want to do something about that "power". Nobody's perfect. You cant expect one person to change the world. Yeah sure being called a hero is a good thing, but i guess at the end of the day its just a title you put on someone. being a hero is not a skill. you cant go to school and learn about it. Its just a title that you earn. With or without powers."Good job Amanda.
Endless Ink and Pages:Wake By Lisa McMann by Hallie Lahm
http://endlessinkandpages.blogspot.com/2010/12/wake-by-lisa-mcmann.html#comments
This blog post really connected to me in a way words just can't describe. I nominate Hallie Lahm's blog post to be an all-star mentor, because her blog post touched my heart. When I started to read this blog post, I thought that this was just going to be just some orinary blog post about the book she's reading. But then I continued reading and then, she wrote this...
"Janie gets depressed and some of the time, into a lot of trouble. Janie doesn't want to talk to anyone about it because she's afraid society will judge her and not believe her. Janie is stuck in a deep hole and can't find her way out of it." This really touched me because I can relate to this feeling.As this blog post went on, she made guesses to figure out what was going on with Janie, just like the way my friends try to figure me out. I appreciate Hallie more for writing about Janie and her issues because now I can look back, reflect and compare. Thanks Hallie so much, your blog post deserves 5 out of 5 stars. It was truly amazing to read.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Picture Poem
The Colorful Being
How colorful & unqiue that unicorn appears.
Just one look at the beautiful being,
And my eyes just knew that I falling in love.
How she flows with the colors,
And the way the color flows with her,
It's amazing that my eyes laid upon her.
My favorite color bursts out from the others.
The way it shapes her back to her hind legs,
It reminds me, reminds me of the little girl I used to be.
Remembering playing with my toy unicorn.
Waving her up in the air.
Pink hiar and white fur,
Pinkie, is what she was called.
The colorful picture reflects Pinkie.
Pinkie reflects on the colorful picture.
That little girl is still inside of me, and yes,
it's absolutely true.
Follow the link to look at the picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images01.olx.in/ui/2/31/91/18453091_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mumbai.olx.in/vastu-paintings-iid-18453091&usg=__BC8j4ztWUiqVfBm3PD3wnU83QLQ=&h=400&w=293&sz=23&hl=en&start=170&zoom=1&tbnid=n9ccPbODYPtRkM:&tbnh=171&tbnw=123&ei=ZpY3TdSHLIGKlwfM7I33Bg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpaintings%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D589%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C4047&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=808&vpy=218&dur=824&hovh=262&hovw=192&tx=101&ty=181&oei=-JQ3TYHjBcT6lweB9qXfBg&esq=10&page=10&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:170&biw=1280&bih=589
How colorful & unqiue that unicorn appears.
Just one look at the beautiful being,
And my eyes just knew that I falling in love.
How she flows with the colors,
And the way the color flows with her,
It's amazing that my eyes laid upon her.
My favorite color bursts out from the others.
The way it shapes her back to her hind legs,
It reminds me, reminds me of the little girl I used to be.
Remembering playing with my toy unicorn.
Waving her up in the air.
Pink hiar and white fur,
Pinkie, is what she was called.
The colorful picture reflects Pinkie.
Pinkie reflects on the colorful picture.
That little girl is still inside of me, and yes,
it's absolutely true.
Follow the link to look at the picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images01.olx.in/ui/2/31/91/18453091_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mumbai.olx.in/vastu-paintings-iid-18453091&usg=__BC8j4ztWUiqVfBm3PD3wnU83QLQ=&h=400&w=293&sz=23&hl=en&start=170&zoom=1&tbnid=n9ccPbODYPtRkM:&tbnh=171&tbnw=123&ei=ZpY3TdSHLIGKlwfM7I33Bg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpaintings%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D589%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C4047&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=808&vpy=218&dur=824&hovh=262&hovw=192&tx=101&ty=181&oei=-JQ3TYHjBcT6lweB9qXfBg&esq=10&page=10&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:170&biw=1280&bih=589
Monday, December 20, 2010
Willow by Julia Hoban (Beginning)
Stress gets to everyone and I understand that. Sometimes, life brings you down, even though it wasn't you to blame, and I understand that too. But is putting yourself down makes you feel good about yourself? Is cutting yourself; making yourself bleed in pain, is for your advantage?
Willow, by Julia Hoban is about a girl name Willow Randall who kills her parents driving on a rainy day, in March. So she secretly cuts herself, to release all the pain. She's now a new girl, in a new school and also is working at a library, at a university. She just recently met Guy( the boy's name) and just confessed what happen to her parents.
We all have those complicated moments when life turns in a different direction and it's not what it seemed to be. Sometimes, we get so stressed out or upset, we kill or even hang ourselves and sometimes, we even take it upon the people we care or love the most. Hopefully, everyone hears this when I say that you're not alone. I'll admit, I have cried days and nights, stressing over little things that are going in my life but I don't let that get to me. I never, in my life, went to the extreme like what Willow did. I just keep reminding myself that I can pass through those challenges. Life would be okay and to get rid of all those tears of depression, and make sure that in the future, i have a happy, joyful life. 'Cause I know, for sure that I don't want to be rolling my eyes out, about the past, and not moving forward.
Hopefully, through this book, Willow would finally open her eyes and change her ways for the better. I understand that she must be destroyed inside but that was seven months ago. She needs to let go of the past and make sure her future is bright. And as the book said, "it's hard to keep a secret when it's written all over your body."
Willow, by Julia Hoban is about a girl name Willow Randall who kills her parents driving on a rainy day, in March. So she secretly cuts herself, to release all the pain. She's now a new girl, in a new school and also is working at a library, at a university. She just recently met Guy( the boy's name) and just confessed what happen to her parents.
We all have those complicated moments when life turns in a different direction and it's not what it seemed to be. Sometimes, we get so stressed out or upset, we kill or even hang ourselves and sometimes, we even take it upon the people we care or love the most. Hopefully, everyone hears this when I say that you're not alone. I'll admit, I have cried days and nights, stressing over little things that are going in my life but I don't let that get to me. I never, in my life, went to the extreme like what Willow did. I just keep reminding myself that I can pass through those challenges. Life would be okay and to get rid of all those tears of depression, and make sure that in the future, i have a happy, joyful life. 'Cause I know, for sure that I don't want to be rolling my eyes out, about the past, and not moving forward.
Hopefully, through this book, Willow would finally open her eyes and change her ways for the better. I understand that she must be destroyed inside but that was seven months ago. She needs to let go of the past and make sure her future is bright. And as the book said, "it's hard to keep a secret when it's written all over your body."
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