If you haven't read the Maze Runner or seen the movie, I think you should definitely look into it. It's a really great idea for a book and it's full of many different genres actually. I will link a trailer for the movie so you can watch it, but I always suggest reading the book before seeing the movie. This book is about a boy named Thomas who is placed in an alternate, unknown, closed-off world (that's the best I could describe it). This place is full off other boys all trying to survive. A side note: I love the characters in this book, they are so well-developed and you just fall in love with their personalities. My favorite character has to be Chuck. Ok, back to the summary. They are all trying to survive in this place, which they are all clueless to how they got there, and locking them in this place are these huge walls. You probably can't visualize this but they are literally huge walls bordering them in. And that's where the "Maze" aspect comes in the title. I don't want to reveal or spoil anything, but let's just say that "Maze" might be their solution to all their problems and a possible route out of this mysterious place. I will try to fill you in on this book when I read further into it. Again, let me know what you thought of Maze Runner if you read it!
Thursday, November 20, 2014
New Book!
I've finally decided to start the Maze Runner by: James Dashner! I've heard many different reviews about this book. If you have read it, leave a comment and let me know what you thought! I did see the movie and I thought it was amazing. I always think books are better than the movies so I think the book will be incredible. I read the blog about Maze Runner by Mrs. Bross and I'm prepared for an emotional rollercoaster. I'm usually not into this type of genre and books that generally make me feel sad but I'm making a goal to start stepping out of my comfort zone with books.
If you haven't read the Maze Runner or seen the movie, I think you should definitely look into it. It's a really great idea for a book and it's full of many different genres actually. I will link a trailer for the movie so you can watch it, but I always suggest reading the book before seeing the movie. This book is about a boy named Thomas who is placed in an alternate, unknown, closed-off world (that's the best I could describe it). This place is full off other boys all trying to survive. A side note: I love the characters in this book, they are so well-developed and you just fall in love with their personalities. My favorite character has to be Chuck. Ok, back to the summary. They are all trying to survive in this place, which they are all clueless to how they got there, and locking them in this place are these huge walls. You probably can't visualize this but they are literally huge walls bordering them in. And that's where the "Maze" aspect comes in the title. I don't want to reveal or spoil anything, but let's just say that "Maze" might be their solution to all their problems and a possible route out of this mysterious place. I will try to fill you in on this book when I read further into it. Again, let me know what you thought of Maze Runner if you read it!
If you haven't read the Maze Runner or seen the movie, I think you should definitely look into it. It's a really great idea for a book and it's full of many different genres actually. I will link a trailer for the movie so you can watch it, but I always suggest reading the book before seeing the movie. This book is about a boy named Thomas who is placed in an alternate, unknown, closed-off world (that's the best I could describe it). This place is full off other boys all trying to survive. A side note: I love the characters in this book, they are so well-developed and you just fall in love with their personalities. My favorite character has to be Chuck. Ok, back to the summary. They are all trying to survive in this place, which they are all clueless to how they got there, and locking them in this place are these huge walls. You probably can't visualize this but they are literally huge walls bordering them in. And that's where the "Maze" aspect comes in the title. I don't want to reveal or spoil anything, but let's just say that "Maze" might be their solution to all their problems and a possible route out of this mysterious place. I will try to fill you in on this book when I read further into it. Again, let me know what you thought of Maze Runner if you read it!
Sunday, November 16, 2014
A Pair of Star-Crossed Lovers
We have started Romeo and Juliet by: Shakespeare in class! I have to be honest and say, at first, I was not very excited to read this book. I've already read one of Shakespeare's novels before: A Midsummer's Night Dream and let me say, that novel was super confusing. I didn't understand Shakespeare's language, his plot and mostly the whole entire book. I think that's what caused me to have such a negative attitude on Romeo and Juliet. However, I am really enjoying it so far. I may not know all of the story word-for-word but I understand what is happening. I'm so excited to read about Romeo meeting Juliet and read the conflict between the two families.In our textbook, the pictures of Romeo and Juliet are not how I imagined them to look like, that's why I included this picture to the side because this is how I visualize them. I have some questions about Romeo and Juliet so far. First of all, what caused the families to have such a strong rivalry between each other? And why don't they both just try to mend their problems? I hope we find out more about the history between the two families further into the book. Also, I had a question about Shakespeare's writing that I did not come across through our class research. Why does Shakespeare include comedy in this story when I thought this story was more of a romantic drama? I can't wait to keep reading this story in class. I love when you read a book that you had negative thoughts on and end up really enjoying it.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Fierce Attachments by: Vivian Gornick
In the book that Brianna and I read, Fierce Attachments by: Vivian Gornick, we realized that religion can be a source of comfort and happiness. Our memoir starts off in the Bronx, around the 1950s. This is set in a busy apartment building where Vivian and her mother encounter different people and different experiences. Even though some bad memories were created within the apartment building, it still helped Vivian find a way to connect with her mother. In later years, the reader can see how Vivian and her mother's relationship slowly crumbles. In Manhattan, when Vivian and her mother are both older, they attempt to rekindle their relationship they once had. They take long walks together through the streets of Manhattan and reflect on their memories from the past. They both soon realize that the strong relationship they once established in the busy apartment within the Bronx will never be the same again.
Our Research Source
This source connects to our realization because it discusses the idea of how religion can positively impact someone's life as well as society. The first point they discuss in this source is how religion impacts a mother-child relationship. We can definitely see in our memoir how religion helped build Vivian and her mother's strong relationship. In our source, they say when mothers and their children share the same level of religious practice, they experience better relationships with one another. When Vivian and her mother lived in the apartment building within the Bronx, they both practiced the same religion which was Judaism. I think this is why many happy memories were created within the Bronx because they built a strong relationship through their similar dedication to Judaism. However, when Vivian decides to go against some traditional Jewish practices, we can observe how this weakens their relationship. Also, in our source, they mention how a community with similar religious practices can form a more hospitable and overall stable community. Religiously active men and women within a community are often more sensitive to others, more likely to serve and give those in need, and more likely to be productive members of their communities. This relates to our book and central idea because of the busy community in their apartment building. As I said in my synopsis, Vivian and her mother encounter many different experiences including problems where we discover a characteristic of Vivian's mother we didn't think existed. She becomes more generous, sympathetic and overall helpful towards her neighbors and leads them out of their problems through her wise advice. The apartment building community consisted of men and women who practiced Judaism and I think that's why Vivian's mother becomes more hospitable.
Our Research Source
This source connects to our realization because it discusses the idea of how religion can positively impact someone's life as well as society. The first point they discuss in this source is how religion impacts a mother-child relationship. We can definitely see in our memoir how religion helped build Vivian and her mother's strong relationship. In our source, they say when mothers and their children share the same level of religious practice, they experience better relationships with one another. When Vivian and her mother lived in the apartment building within the Bronx, they both practiced the same religion which was Judaism. I think this is why many happy memories were created within the Bronx because they built a strong relationship through their similar dedication to Judaism. However, when Vivian decides to go against some traditional Jewish practices, we can observe how this weakens their relationship. Also, in our source, they mention how a community with similar religious practices can form a more hospitable and overall stable community. Religiously active men and women within a community are often more sensitive to others, more likely to serve and give those in need, and more likely to be productive members of their communities. This relates to our book and central idea because of the busy community in their apartment building. As I said in my synopsis, Vivian and her mother encounter many different experiences including problems where we discover a characteristic of Vivian's mother we didn't think existed. She becomes more generous, sympathetic and overall helpful towards her neighbors and leads them out of their problems through her wise advice. The apartment building community consisted of men and women who practiced Judaism and I think that's why Vivian's mother becomes more hospitable.
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