Summary:
This week in my reading Anna finally gets tired of constantly having to donate things to her sister Kate by the time she turns thirteen. Only because they now want her to donate her kidney and the process might kill both Kate and Anna. Basically Anna feels as if she has been used and she doesnt have a say or purpose as to what she does to help her sister. Now Anna brings the law into this so that for once since she was born she can have a say. Anna's mother was a ex-lawyer and this whole case cause alot of tension in the house making it so that Anna had to go live with her father. Come to find out during the trial Kate had told Anna to bring the lawsuit because she thinks she is going to die anyways and she doesnt want her sister to suffer anymore for her. In Anna's favor the court makes Campbell have medical power. After the trial they was on their way home and they had gottened into a car accident. Anna had become unconsious and they was rushed to the hospital. Anna is pronounce brain dead and said that it is pointless them still keeping her alive under all those machines. They then took her kidney and donated it to her sister and saved the rest of her organs for future donation. She then dies for her sister and Kate lives. And Campbell and Julia got married.
Quote:
" What is ethical to a lawyer differs from whats ethical to the rest of the world " ( Picoult 214 )
- What made this quote stand out to me is because I want to be a lawyer, and what i realized by seeing this is that statement is actually right. Lawyers like to argue for people whether they are defending or prosecuting they will always have a different perspective because they master themselves more in it. Regular people do not have the same perspective because they see things under different opinions and sometimes out of lack of understanding the fact and matter.
Reaction:
My reaction on this weeks reading was that my book is going to be finish. Reading this book made me open my eyes more, but it has not help me with my reading skills and bringing them up. The book had some type of challenge to me, but it wasn't that effective. I am looking forward to Term 3's reading book , hopefully by the end of the year all these roar posts and reading will advance me for my future dreams of becoming a lawyer. Also I think it was pretty sad how she was fighting to make things better for herself, but ends up dying and saving her sister. This book is like a mixture of romance, seriousness, and the love for a family member.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
pg 116-183
Summary:
Julia was chilling with Campbell and then after he left she started crying her little eyes out. Izzy happens to walk in after all that. Their relationship was supposed to be professional, but ironically something happened between that relationship. After all that controversy they had a big pet fish, apparently something happened to it so they took it to the vet . No one knows how to treat fish. Come to find out the only problem was that the fishes water needed to be changed regularly. They was treating the stupid fish like a baby spending the night with it.
Quote:
" pardon me if you and Romeo were having your little tête-à-tête " ( Picoult 149 )
- When I first seen this quote it caught my eyes because of the dialect. i have no idea what tête-à-tête means but i thought it was pretty funny because it had a base of Romeo. Most likely it was a way to make Julia feel bad for her little attitude towards Izzy.
Reaction:
My reaction to this weeks reading was that it wasn't as enjoyable as last week . I did read alot of things that were pretty advisable and i put it to good use . Other than that it was like typical reading for me .
Monday, December 6, 2010
page 65-115
Summary:
This week Brian has taken Jesse to the hospital to get his blood drawn which is supposed to be a simple procedure with a stick in the finger. He needed to be restrained by two guys and Brian. The purpose of the blood being drawn was to see if he matches Kate's blood type and can help donate the blood to her to help her with her luekemia. Unfortunately he wasnt a match for her so she would have to wait until there was someone else willing to donate that fit the type. There was a wilted plant sitting at the window sill and it was as if it reflected Kate and how she was slowly dying if she didnt get help fast enough. Kate's mom was obviously devasted and thought that the doctors were treating her like some type of machine. Later in the book Campbell had to go to court so they can file custody for him. he was either with his mother or his father. He really didnt want to go but he said he knew he had to. I didnt read far enough to get the end results.
Quotations:
" We all need to cool off a little." " I have one child who's just signed her sister's death sentence, and I'm supposed to cool off?" [ Picoult 91 ]
- What I like the most about this quote is the way it was worded. It made the book seem so real. i could actually connect to it. It like painted and image in my head of the anger she was feeling and maybe the tears. I could some what feel her pain and relate, but sadly this is just a fiction story.
Reaction:
My reaction to this weeks reading was that it was sweet. I felt like I read this section of the book at a perfect week . The book seems so real to me. Even tho its a book it just always seems to bother me even from the time i started reading the book was how Kate had gotten Leukemia. It said she got it at birth but that still doesn't explain much for me. I think its sad i would never want to lose my brother to something like that. I rather it be other circumstances that's why i think the narrator of the book which is Kate's mom is very strong about this whole thing.
This week Brian has taken Jesse to the hospital to get his blood drawn which is supposed to be a simple procedure with a stick in the finger. He needed to be restrained by two guys and Brian. The purpose of the blood being drawn was to see if he matches Kate's blood type and can help donate the blood to her to help her with her luekemia. Unfortunately he wasnt a match for her so she would have to wait until there was someone else willing to donate that fit the type. There was a wilted plant sitting at the window sill and it was as if it reflected Kate and how she was slowly dying if she didnt get help fast enough. Kate's mom was obviously devasted and thought that the doctors were treating her like some type of machine. Later in the book Campbell had to go to court so they can file custody for him. he was either with his mother or his father. He really didnt want to go but he said he knew he had to. I didnt read far enough to get the end results.
Quotations:
" We all need to cool off a little." " I have one child who's just signed her sister's death sentence, and I'm supposed to cool off?" [ Picoult 91 ]
- What I like the most about this quote is the way it was worded. It made the book seem so real. i could actually connect to it. It like painted and image in my head of the anger she was feeling and maybe the tears. I could some what feel her pain and relate, but sadly this is just a fiction story.
Reaction:
My reaction to this weeks reading was that it was sweet. I felt like I read this section of the book at a perfect week . The book seems so real to me. Even tho its a book it just always seems to bother me even from the time i started reading the book was how Kate had gotten Leukemia. It said she got it at birth but that still doesn't explain much for me. I think its sad i would never want to lose my brother to something like that. I rather it be other circumstances that's why i think the narrator of the book which is Kate's mom is very strong about this whole thing.
Monday, November 29, 2010
page 20-64
Summary;
Anna's older brother was telling her about how she came and she end up getting into a big arguement with her moms. She feels like she was just created to be used. When she was little she had to give her sister some bone marrow which they considered a big present so her father bought her a locket. Anna didn't want to keep it because she felt like it wasn't a well deserve present so she went to go pond it. She wanted to get the money to help out her family, but she didn't want her dad to know what she had done. She barely wore the necklace anyways so she told the guy. He said trying to make her sell it he made convincing prices and he said that she should just tell her father that she lost it or something, but she didn't end up falling into it so she didn't do it. after that it bounces back and forth from Sara, Campbell, & Brian.Anna is a very caring and helping person because she knows what her sister is going threw, and she just grew those emotions. She told Kerri that if she ever needed her she could call her anytime.
Quote;
" Did you know they used to use those L.L.Bean canvas bags to carry ice ?"
- I liked the quote because it was funny and especially the comment after it. I seen it like this who says that ?! .at that who thinks to want to know something like that.
Reaction:
My reaction on the book this week is that it is funny and it actually kept my attention, because I was pretty close to abandoning the book. I look forward to reading more of it. =]
Anna's older brother was telling her about how she came and she end up getting into a big arguement with her moms. She feels like she was just created to be used. When she was little she had to give her sister some bone marrow which they considered a big present so her father bought her a locket. Anna didn't want to keep it because she felt like it wasn't a well deserve present so she went to go pond it. She wanted to get the money to help out her family, but she didn't want her dad to know what she had done. She barely wore the necklace anyways so she told the guy. He said trying to make her sell it he made convincing prices and he said that she should just tell her father that she lost it or something, but she didn't end up falling into it so she didn't do it. after that it bounces back and forth from Sara, Campbell, & Brian.Anna is a very caring and helping person because she knows what her sister is going threw, and she just grew those emotions. She told Kerri that if she ever needed her she could call her anytime.
Quote;
" Did you know they used to use those L.L.Bean canvas bags to carry ice ?"
- I liked the quote because it was funny and especially the comment after it. I seen it like this who says that ?! .at that who thinks to want to know something like that.
Reaction:
My reaction on the book this week is that it is funny and it actually kept my attention, because I was pretty close to abandoning the book. I look forward to reading more of it. =]
Monday, November 22, 2010
My sister's keeper Page 1-19
Summary:
The title of the book that I am currently reading is called " My Sister's Keeper " By: Jodi Picoult. The book is a novel that is written in sections by others perspectives. Starting with Anna, she was just a little girl wanting to know why babies were made. She is a very intelliegent girl, she never did as the other students did in class she was mainly worried about why many woman only had one kid, why some had more, how kids came to how they were. The reason she cares so much about how kids came along was because she doesnt feel as if she was normally created, because a scientist had put her fathers sperm together with her mom and thats how she was made. She felt like she wasnt one of those mistaken child, her parents had planned her, but she also felt like she didnt really belong because she doesnt think she was created properly. Her parents sat her down and explained to her the process and how babies are originally created but the reason to her new way of coming.
Quote:
" We loved you even more," my mother made sure to say," because we knew exactly what we were getting."( Picoult 8)
- What this quote means to me is that her parents must have been trying really hard to get children, but that didnt happen so they went to have to have her inserted. They really wanted her, so I don't think Anna should feel any way about the way she came into the world, because like she did say she could " still be floating up in Heaven or wherever waiting to be attached to a body to spend more time on Earth" ( :Picoult 8)
Reaction:
My reaction on this weeks reading was pretty judgemental. When I first went to get the book I judged the book by its cover in order to pick it out. I do not regret my choice though because I think the book is pretty good and well interesting so far. Hopefully as I read more my reaction towards the book expands. :-)
The title of the book that I am currently reading is called " My Sister's Keeper " By: Jodi Picoult. The book is a novel that is written in sections by others perspectives. Starting with Anna, she was just a little girl wanting to know why babies were made. She is a very intelliegent girl, she never did as the other students did in class she was mainly worried about why many woman only had one kid, why some had more, how kids came to how they were. The reason she cares so much about how kids came along was because she doesnt feel as if she was normally created, because a scientist had put her fathers sperm together with her mom and thats how she was made. She felt like she wasnt one of those mistaken child, her parents had planned her, but she also felt like she didnt really belong because she doesnt think she was created properly. Her parents sat her down and explained to her the process and how babies are originally created but the reason to her new way of coming.
Quote:
" We loved you even more," my mother made sure to say," because we knew exactly what we were getting."( Picoult 8)
- What this quote means to me is that her parents must have been trying really hard to get children, but that didnt happen so they went to have to have her inserted. They really wanted her, so I don't think Anna should feel any way about the way she came into the world, because like she did say she could " still be floating up in Heaven or wherever waiting to be attached to a body to spend more time on Earth" ( :Picoult 8)
Reaction:
My reaction on this weeks reading was pretty judgemental. When I first went to get the book I judged the book by its cover in order to pick it out. I do not regret my choice though because I think the book is pretty good and well interesting so far. Hopefully as I read more my reaction towards the book expands. :-)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
page 136-182
Summary:
So Sir has been sick for a couple days and everyone especially Patsy is hoping that he pulls threw. Sunday September 17,1865 Sir had never pulled threw and ended up dying. Nancy had came back and Ma'am and Nancy were having a hard time dealing with the whole situation. They didn't want him to be left still in the bed, but the whole of them didn't really know what to do so they had no choice. As a way to show respect all the people in the neighborhood had signed a white piece of paper, if they had worked with him they put a big X and some of them being illterate too didn't know how to write their names or spell letters. 2 days later he was then buried and the whole neighborhood attended. He was buried in what was to be the family cemetry.
Quote:
"There ain't one of us here know more about reading and writing than you. So you is the teacher"
- This quote reflects that they didn't have much confidence in themselves to being smart. Patsy had alot of reading and writing skills, but i guess because she was a former slave she is still stuck in the same old habits of hiding it. Also they finally got a school and new teacher to establish their new education.
Reaction:
My reaction towards this is that it's sad that Sir had to die, but at the same time he didn't really know how to treat Patsy and he was constantly arguing with his wife Ma'am. I see it as everyone has their time and deserves to die and move on sometime, maybe it was his time in that day in age. Also I loved how the quotes were expressed in this section of the reading it was more encouraging, as if someone was giving me the advice.
So Sir has been sick for a couple days and everyone especially Patsy is hoping that he pulls threw. Sunday September 17,1865 Sir had never pulled threw and ended up dying. Nancy had came back and Ma'am and Nancy were having a hard time dealing with the whole situation. They didn't want him to be left still in the bed, but the whole of them didn't really know what to do so they had no choice. As a way to show respect all the people in the neighborhood had signed a white piece of paper, if they had worked with him they put a big X and some of them being illterate too didn't know how to write their names or spell letters. 2 days later he was then buried and the whole neighborhood attended. He was buried in what was to be the family cemetry.
Quote:
"There ain't one of us here know more about reading and writing than you. So you is the teacher"
- This quote reflects that they didn't have much confidence in themselves to being smart. Patsy had alot of reading and writing skills, but i guess because she was a former slave she is still stuck in the same old habits of hiding it. Also they finally got a school and new teacher to establish their new education.
Reaction:
My reaction towards this is that it's sad that Sir had to die, but at the same time he didn't really know how to treat Patsy and he was constantly arguing with his wife Ma'am. I see it as everyone has their time and deserves to die and move on sometime, maybe it was his time in that day in age. Also I loved how the quotes were expressed in this section of the reading it was more encouraging, as if someone was giving me the advice.
page 82-135
Summary:
This section of the book that I`ve read was about Patsy and her friend Ruth. They had wanted to go to school. Some person who called himself Reverend McNeal was guiding them and the other free slaves through the process of trying to get a school. He constantly reminded them that just because he had talked with more education didn`t mean that he hadn't gone threw the same things they had went through. The Sir of the land was very mad about the freed slaves being able to get schooled so he protested that the reverend was to be gone, and that he was to never come back on his land again. The reverend didn't listen, but Patsy and her friend Ruth went into this old barn like and cleared it out, cleaned it and everything just so that it can look nice and presentable for their new woman teacher. They was all hoping that she wouldn't be mean and would like teaching slaves at the most free slaves. Previously before how Nancy's mom had tooken her away Patsy was just sitting in her room and wondering if one day she would ever come back again.
Quote:
"We have our wings on now, Mister Joe. We can fly whenever was want to" [ Hansen 96 ]
- This quote really reflects how Patsy being a slave and all, she still had hope even after Charles and Annie left and made her world change even more. She feels like she had enough hope and it got her free so now she wants to use the same hope to make her get her education.
Reaction:
My reaction towards this situation in the book is that I believe Patsy has some type of hope and potential. She desperately wants an education so I believe that if she works as hard as she is working she will get the education she wants and needs, and hopefully she will get the perfect teacher that is willing to help her.
This section of the book that I`ve read was about Patsy and her friend Ruth. They had wanted to go to school. Some person who called himself Reverend McNeal was guiding them and the other free slaves through the process of trying to get a school. He constantly reminded them that just because he had talked with more education didn`t mean that he hadn't gone threw the same things they had went through. The Sir of the land was very mad about the freed slaves being able to get schooled so he protested that the reverend was to be gone, and that he was to never come back on his land again. The reverend didn't listen, but Patsy and her friend Ruth went into this old barn like and cleared it out, cleaned it and everything just so that it can look nice and presentable for their new woman teacher. They was all hoping that she wouldn't be mean and would like teaching slaves at the most free slaves. Previously before how Nancy's mom had tooken her away Patsy was just sitting in her room and wondering if one day she would ever come back again.
Quote:
"We have our wings on now, Mister Joe. We can fly whenever was want to" [ Hansen 96 ]
- This quote really reflects how Patsy being a slave and all, she still had hope even after Charles and Annie left and made her world change even more. She feels like she had enough hope and it got her free so now she wants to use the same hope to make her get her education.
Reaction:
My reaction towards this situation in the book is that I believe Patsy has some type of hope and potential. She desperately wants an education so I believe that if she works as hard as she is working she will get the education she wants and needs, and hopefully she will get the perfect teacher that is willing to help her.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Pages 63- 81
Summary:
The next couple of stories in Patsy's diary was saying that Nancy's mother had ran away. Ruth (Nancy's moms) came back and acted like she planned on staying with the family again. She stayed for a few days and then in the middle of the night she kidnapped her daughter and ran away into the night. They never heard from the poor child and the mother again. Later after that Patsy and her new friend Phillip were attending school, but hiding the fact.
Quote:
" All you need is the will and the determination " ( Hansen 74)
- This quote happens to have alot of meaning because thats what Phillip said to Patsy to make her feel more encouraged and look forward to starting school.
Reaction:
My reaction on the book this week wouldn't be to explanable because I don't think my understanding of the books content was good this week. It was more so to just read the book and make the post, as opposed to getting the full understanding and content of the book.
The next couple of stories in Patsy's diary was saying that Nancy's mother had ran away. Ruth (Nancy's moms) came back and acted like she planned on staying with the family again. She stayed for a few days and then in the middle of the night she kidnapped her daughter and ran away into the night. They never heard from the poor child and the mother again. Later after that Patsy and her new friend Phillip were attending school, but hiding the fact.
Quote:
" All you need is the will and the determination " ( Hansen 74)
- This quote happens to have alot of meaning because thats what Phillip said to Patsy to make her feel more encouraged and look forward to starting school.
Reaction:
My reaction on the book this week wouldn't be to explanable because I don't think my understanding of the books content was good this week. It was more so to just read the book and make the post, as opposed to getting the full understanding and content of the book.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Page; 4O-62
Summary
Throughout the book Patsy has been using the book like Annie and Charles had told her too. She has been writing down all her thoughts from day one. One of the little girls Nancy was being taken away from Ma'am. Turns out that it was Nancy's real mother who had came to get her, but Ma'am refused because she had raised her since she was a little girl giving her a good home and food to eat at night. You know trying to fight to get your child back she said hurtful words to Ma'am that she had raised her into slavery and that the slavery was done so that she needed to give her back her daughter. Nancy's screaming at the top of her lungs " I DON`T KNOW YOU ". They got into that whole technical and legal business, but then came to the conclusion that they would let Nancy's mother sleep in the house till further notice and things was straightened out.
Quote;
" I'll starve to death if i go with her. I'll have no more clean white, starched aprons". ( Hansen 44 )
Reaction;
My reaction towards this section of the book is that it is really sad and I wish sometimes things didn't have to happen the way it does. I'm actually glad i started reading this book. It's changing my perspective on life and how I used to understand slavery.
Throughout the book Patsy has been using the book like Annie and Charles had told her too. She has been writing down all her thoughts from day one. One of the little girls Nancy was being taken away from Ma'am. Turns out that it was Nancy's real mother who had came to get her, but Ma'am refused because she had raised her since she was a little girl giving her a good home and food to eat at night. You know trying to fight to get your child back she said hurtful words to Ma'am that she had raised her into slavery and that the slavery was done so that she needed to give her back her daughter. Nancy's screaming at the top of her lungs " I DON`T KNOW YOU ". They got into that whole technical and legal business, but then came to the conclusion that they would let Nancy's mother sleep in the house till further notice and things was straightened out.
Quote;
" I'll starve to death if i go with her. I'll have no more clean white, starched aprons". ( Hansen 44 )
Reaction;
My reaction towards this section of the book is that it is really sad and I wish sometimes things didn't have to happen the way it does. I'm actually glad i started reading this book. It's changing my perspective on life and how I used to understand slavery.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Roar book ; Term 1
Summary
The book that I am reading is called " The Diary of Patsy a Freed Girl ". I've only read the first forty pages and so far I must say the book is AWESOME!! There is this little slave girl by the name of Patsy, she plays in the house with Mistress Davis's children Annie and Charles. Back in that time it was not okay for black people to be able to read, but somehow Annie and Charles managed to do that. They would play school with Patsy who was about the same age as them. According to them Patsy played as the dunce student and Charles was the pupil. Secretly though they was teaching her how to read and write. When Patsy had some free time she would go to the river and take a stick carving words in the dirt to practice her writing. She never got caught, but Mistress told them to stop playing that game because if anyone was to randomly stop by the scene wouldn't look to appropiate. The war had just finished so Annie and Charles got a chance to leave the area. They couldn't carry everything with them so they left Patsy a little notebook and a pen. They told her to write her beautiful thoughts in there and put a date at the top. Patsy liked to act like she didnt understand when she was around them so she could hear the rude things they were saying. They ended up leaving and that was the new beginning of her diary.
Quote
"That's not a proper game. Suppose one of our visitors sees you and misunderstands. It's illegal to teach slaves how to read and write. It spoils them."
Reaction
My reaction on the book was a little bit surprised. I didnt think that it would have been in that kind of setting or manner just by reading the title. I thought things would be a little bit different. The books still good though and I'm looking forward to reading more of it during the weekend.
-Shermaine Blake
The book that I am reading is called " The Diary of Patsy a Freed Girl ". I've only read the first forty pages and so far I must say the book is AWESOME!! There is this little slave girl by the name of Patsy, she plays in the house with Mistress Davis's children Annie and Charles. Back in that time it was not okay for black people to be able to read, but somehow Annie and Charles managed to do that. They would play school with Patsy who was about the same age as them. According to them Patsy played as the dunce student and Charles was the pupil. Secretly though they was teaching her how to read and write. When Patsy had some free time she would go to the river and take a stick carving words in the dirt to practice her writing. She never got caught, but Mistress told them to stop playing that game because if anyone was to randomly stop by the scene wouldn't look to appropiate. The war had just finished so Annie and Charles got a chance to leave the area. They couldn't carry everything with them so they left Patsy a little notebook and a pen. They told her to write her beautiful thoughts in there and put a date at the top. Patsy liked to act like she didnt understand when she was around them so she could hear the rude things they were saying. They ended up leaving and that was the new beginning of her diary.
Quote
"That's not a proper game. Suppose one of our visitors sees you and misunderstands. It's illegal to teach slaves how to read and write. It spoils them."
Reaction
My reaction on the book was a little bit surprised. I didnt think that it would have been in that kind of setting or manner just by reading the title. I thought things would be a little bit different. The books still good though and I'm looking forward to reading more of it during the weekend.
-Shermaine Blake
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