The boy in the striped pajamas Ch 10-15

I felt really bad when Pavel spilled the wine and then something happened to him. He was just so old and weak. I wish him and a lot of the other people in the Holocaust weren't captured. I don't think they ever saw him again.

I liked how Bruno became friends with Shmuel. I had a bad feeling when Bruno said that he may go to the other side of the fence or if Shmuel could come to Bruno's side. It gave me a feeling that something bad could happen. The lie that Bruno made was actually very good. It was a little white lie for Shmuel. Then I like how Bruno brought him some food that was very good. But when Shmuel was cleaning the glasses and that soldier came in and Bruno lied because he was scared that freaked me out. I felt so bad for Shmuel. He was so badly hurt it made my legs hurt. I just wish Shmuel and Bruno never get hurt.

The boy in the striped pajamas Ch 7-10

I thought these chapters are getting more exciting then the chapters before these few. They were so boring. Now we get to see knew characters and the new life and conflicts Bruno now has to face. It just make the book more exciting when reading it. It seems that the mom doesn't like that how the people are being treated. Which is surprising because she married a Nazi soldier. Then the grandmother doesn't really like her own son. She doesn't like what he is doing. Then when Pavel the butler help Bruno then the mother said that she would take credit, in someway was kind of good because then the Butler doesn't get beaten. Then meeting the boy behind the fence was kind of sad.

Hopefully it gets better from here.

The boy in the striped pajamas Ch 3-6

Once Bruno's mouth turned into a O, I thought that he saw something very bad through the window. Then when he was talking to Gretel about it I thought they might go over there. Bruno had so many questions about what the people behind the fence are doing.

Still Bruno is extremely mad to be in the new house. When he was talking to his dad about it is dad said that the new house is were they will live for a long time. I think that Bruno maybe exaggerating on how bad the house is. It may not be that bad. Then when Bruno was talking to his dad about the people outside the window he said that the people weren't even people at all. That was horrible to me. Hopefully Bruno feel better about the house.

The boy in the striped pajamas Ch 1-2

The first two chapters were slightly confusing. It was also slightly sad that they had to move from his old house. I thought when they had to leave they left because his dad was a nazi. I just thought that and that may be true. I felt sad that he had to leave his friends. One of my questions are, why is his dad so rude. He doesn't let Bruno do anything. So I thought that was kind of weird. These chapter were kind of weird. There was just a lot of confusing things like where are they going and why, I know for his job, but what job? Hopefully the Chapters get better.

Choice book choice

I would like to read the boy in striped pajamas only. Maybe Black Hawk Down but mostly Boy in striped pajamas.

A long Way Gone Ch:21

When Ishmael went back, I felt unease. I felt that something was about to happen. Then the war showed up. That was so depressing. I thought he could finally get away. The worst part it was the army and the rebels. Two against none, that is just wrong. Then when Ishmael's uncle dies. That was horrible. One good thing is that Mohammed was out of the army and into one of the families. That was good for Ishmael. Beah has gone through so much. Almost everything taken away. It was a good thing that he ended up as a happy ending. It made me feel good. Not like an ending that says that I am seriously sick and I only have about 15 or 20 to live. That is a sad ending, but it didn't happen.

I was just happy that the war between Ishmael and Sierra Leone is over.

A Long Way Gone Ch:19-20

I thought these chapters were very good for Ishmael. He has had very good things happen to him in these chapter. He was able to live with is uncle. He was able to live with people who were nice and kind to him, but he was worried about if they were to find out that he was in the army and killing all those people. Then he was able to go to the city. It was also good that he was able to meet a friend, Allie. He was a big help. Ishmael was able to get to know the city. Leaving Sierra Leone. Just going to America made me feel good. That finally Beah was able to get away from the war. He is finally save. The interview was just in time. It couldn't have been in any other time. It must have been terrifying for him when he was in New York. Never been there and it is a huge place. One sad thing about this chapter is that he had to say goodbye to Mohammed. It must have been horrible for him to back to war. That was depressing. Now he is going back. Lets hope the war doesn't reach him.

A Long Way Gone Ch:17-18

These chapters were better, so much better then the last ones. I like the nurse Esther. She help Ishmael so much. I felt so happy. Then she said that she would let him listen to music. Once again rap music has saved him from his evil memories. They reminded him of the good times. Esther was the nicest person to him. She listen to everything he wanted to tell her like a therapist. She would only let him listen to the music when he was there. I thought it would be better if she let him use it anytime, but I can see a few reasons by she would want him to go to see her. Then later into the chapters, Ishmael beah learned that his uncle was near were he is. When I heard that I was so delighted. When he saw his uncle. It was quite a weird moment. They have never seen each other before. The uncle was a man that was a loving and caring person. Beah was very welcomed. Ishmael learned he has many cousins. They were cousins that were refuges, but they were just as kind as the uncle. Taking care of the refuges shows that the uncle is a super nice person. That made me feel very happy for Beah. So it looks like Beah's life maybe getting better.

A Long Way Gone Ch:15-16

I felt that these chapters were somewhat good and somewhat bad. It was great the the UNICEF workers save the boys from the war, but they put the rebel boys and the army boys together. Which was not the smartest idea that they have ever had. The UNICEF workers said not weapons, but the boys smuggled them in. They were fighting all the time. The boys were also beating up the workers. The workers weren't even doing anything. I believe that they didn't know why the boys kept fighting because they didn't know what the war was like. So they don't know what it did to the boys. They knew that they couldn't do anything because this is what the army and the rebels taught them. Then when the fight was over. They finally put them in the right camps away from one another. Ishmael always has these bad memories or nightmares. All the boys do to be exact. He always has these nightmares. They are about his life as a boy soldier.

Choice Book

The Giver

I thought this book was good because I have read this before and I thought it was a really good book. It was also pretty exciting.

A Long Way Gone Ch:13-14

These chapters were so depressing. Ishmael had to kill the rebels for the army. The army was just like the rebels. It was horrible. I felt so bad for him. Everything just went wrong for him. Most of the kids were younger than him. They couldn't even defend for themselves. Then Ishmael had to take drugs. It was like three drugs at a time. They destroyed his mind. He was killing these rebels angrily. It was pretty bad. Then when he killed the prisoners for the contest to be the best. That was unbelievable. Then at night they all watch movies. The movies were all war kind. Which is not good for them. They would get brainwashed from watching this. It was horrible for their minds. Then the drugs, lack of sleep, anger, depression, no family, no nothing, just destroyed them inside. I just hope that in the future that Ishmael will soon get out of this madness.

A Long Way Gone Ch:11-12

In my opinion I thought it wasn't the happiest chapter. The boys just get so far apart from one another. It is not good for them. In my opinion they are slowly getting into a horrible state of mind, when they could just crack. The good thing about these chapters was that guy Gasemu. Ishmael knew him which was really good. He was able to remember good parts about his child hood. Gasemu also told Ishmael about stories of him. And what Ishmael would do when he was happy and angry.

Later in the chapter it was really, really depressing when they got to the village and the rebels have already attacked it. Ishmael was so made he started to get very angry with one of the boys for holding him back from the village. I thought that keeping him from the village was good because he probably would of died or been recruited. Then they got to the next village which was good because they saw kids and families, also Ishmael had something to keep him from thinking about his memories everyday. Then when the rebels came to the village. They had to start to be soldiers. That was so depressing.

A Long Way Gone Ch:10

I had some sad and good feelings in this chapter. The boys have gone through so much by now. Like when Saidu dies. It was so depressing. In some way it felt that Ishmael Beah has lost some hope. He doesn't know what will happen to him in his future. And he also couldn't cry about anything.

But there was some hope. The villages were happy that the boys showed up. I was so happy that they would celebrate. It was so nice. Then when Ishmael Beah heard that his family might be in the next village. I was so happy but some way a little sad. Because they may not be there when he shows up.

Going back to the middle of the book. I was kind of scared about the crying dogs. I thought that they heard the rebels coming. So during the night when the boys tried to sleep I felt very nervous about what would happen.

A Long Way Gone Ch:8-9

It is still depressing that know one can communicate with each other. Even though Ishmael doesn't know those other boys as well. He still stays behind them and barely talks to them. Some of the boys are trying to keep there minds out of the war. Like the leader Kanei. Which is very good for the boys. Everyday Ishmael has memories of the past, which can be either good or bad, but to my thought it may be bad.

I think there is still hope in the society. The people like the fishermen, the old man, and the young man. They won't tell them their name for protection which isn't bad, but that kind of means that they think that the boys will get caught. I feel glad that Ishmael Beah is still keeping the book so far less graphic, but soon I feel that it will get worst.

I also can't believe that rap music has also saved Ishmael once again.

A Long Way Gone Ch:6-7

I feel that Ishmael Beah was telling us that the war has spread everyone apart from each other. People don't trust one another. The boys don't even talk to each other sometimes, people are even scared of twelve year old boys. Like when they were captured and almost was killed. Ishmael Beah in my thought had one of the worst parts of the book so far in these chapters, because he lost his brother. I think as  the book moves on the feelings of Ishmael Beah are getting worse and worse. He is becoming more worried and suspicious of everything and everyone. The boys can't even go into any town with out scaring or getting hurt by other people thinking they are rebels. What is a little humorous is that rap music and their rap gang has saved them once again from death.

These chapters have also less blood and graphic parts. The only bad one was when imam was burned in the book. So that is good.

I still can't imagine what it must feel like to not eat a decent meal. They been eating unripeness oranges. Which taste awful.

By the ending of these chapters, Ishmael was alone with a friend I wonder what ch:8-9 will bring me.

A Long Way Gone Ch:3-5

After reading ch: 3-5 I felt that Ishmael Beah wrote it very differently. I think he wrote it with more of a relaxed way, not that relaxed, but it  wasn't as intense as I thought it would be. There was a lot of detail on the parts with the rebels. The book is now easier to read then the last two chapters. You may still have some thoughts about how bad it is. But you don't feel sick to your stomach thinking about was happened, like the last chapters.

It must have been so hard for these young boys to go through what they just seen and felt. They starved for a while, was captured, and threatened. I couldn't even imagine what it would feel like to starve and have to feel your stomach in so much pain. Then being threatened must have been horrible, I was nervous at that part. Some how when I was reading the book to me seemed like it was partially fiction. Because how could Ishmael Beah remember everything in that much detail, when he was about 10-16 years of age, and is now in his 20's. It was just a thought and I know it is all real. Which is crazy to me. There were so many that I thought that the 6 boys would be in huge trouble, or even in a danger incidents ous situation that they might be killed. Then it turned out hope was on their side which made me relax because I didn't want his brother or friends to die.

A Long Way Gone Ch:1-2

My feelings on these chapters were just unsatisfying. I felt like the feeling of the book, at first, was nice and funny because they rap and hip-hop. Then when they showed the people at the other village. It just destroyed all the happy feelings. The text in the book told me that there was horrible things happening. The book was so descriptive that it was hard not to imagine this. It looked like a horrible site. It sounded so depressing. How could anyone see that and not be sad forever. Still, Ishmael tries to think of something different to get those thoughts out of his mind. I think he sounds like a nice boy on my opinion. I feel depressed reading about what he had to do in the army with the kids and other adults. The pain that he feels is probably unbearable.

Ibo People's Responses to the Settlement of the Missionaries

When the white people started to arrive at the villages. The villagers had no idea of what to do. Soon the white people started to build churches and spread religion. The Ibo people didn't know what they meant. The white people would say that they had false gods and that their god was the god they need to believe in. They had no idea what that meant. The missionaries also talked about the holy Trinity, that there is three parts to that one god.

The white peoples attitudes on the village was very pleasant until they meet Reverent Smith. He was rude, but Mr. Brown, their first white men they saw was very nice to them. The church and religion was nice too because they let a lot of outcast in and that made them feel welcome.

Then the government came and different laws were passed. The village now had a jail, which they would throw the men away for throwing twins away, which is a part of what they do. Then the men couldn't feed their family and they would starve. When in jail they would have to do labor like cutting wood and pulling weeds, which was for the women. It was very degrading for the men.

The British thought that the Africans were living their lives wrong. They saw that some of their rules were very bad and against the British ways. They thought they believed in false gods and that they needed to be changed. Also the British wanted to colonize.

Okonkwo Understanding

Okonkwo thinks that the "female" virtues are weak. That the emotions are not as strong and won't make him successful. He never wants to be his father, so he doesn't want to be weak. He always wants to be a leader or the lord of the clan. By doing this he has created many problems in his life. Like not being able to be nice to his family, or showing that he cares. He is always spreading farther apart from his family, like when Nwoye runs away. And he always beats his children when they show any sign of laziness. So he causes more trouble to himself than he would if he just showed respect people. When Okonkwo left the village because he did something he made it seem like it was something he could not change forever. He gave himself pity. That is really selfish, because like Uchendu said it wasn't that bad.

Okonkwo

I believe that Okonkwo is not the nicest person around. He is not patient. Even though his father was lazy and unsuccessful, he beats his son if there is any sort of sign of laziness. So that isn't the best way of being a great person. He also beats his wife. He beat the third wife on Peace Week, which is forbidden. He also is a little rude towards not to work. If anyone is lazy they get beaten, if anyone shows affection toward him they get beaten. He believes that showing affection is weak. He believes that no one should show weakness. Even if they society allows stuff like this to happen, shouldn't happen anyways.

There is a little part in Okonkwo that is nice. He does the write thing and is famous in the tribe. He ask nicely for the yam seeds from the rich guy when he was young. Okonkwo isn't the best person, but there are still some people who in fact are worst than Okonkwo that are in the same town of Umuofia.

P.S. and the School

Since the school is so tight in the honor code, I think that the teachers may find out that he cheated and will catch him. He may show a sign that he did something because he could be freaking out about it after class or something. He may want want to tell and he may, but I think he won't because he wants to impress his father and wants to go to Colorado. So I don't think he will tell anyone about what will happen. The school is a private boarding school for boys. So it is a well preforming school. They probably make sure they don't cheat. If the school doesn't find out about him cheating I think that he may tell his friend or his dad. Then P.S.'s dad may tell the school. Then P.S. will get in trouble and have to take it again or get kicked out of the school.

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was _____sub sandwitch_____.

2. Loud music is something I intensely dislike.

3. The full moon is very bright.

4. "I'm pumped" is one of my favorite local expressions.

5. Sometimes it's best to do your homework.

6. Tropic Thunder is the best movie I've seen so far this year!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to watching a movie, tomorrow my plans include hanging out and Sunday, I want to go to sleep!

"Not Waving But Drowning" Poem Question

Once I meet one of my mom’s employees and I thought that she was a nice person, a little crazy, but fun at the same way. Everyday I saw her she seemed like a super nice person. Always in a good mood, she sounded like she was pumped about everything in life. My opinion about her seemed great. Then once I got to know her she seemed not all together in the head. She became not so of a nice person. She did some mean things. I thought she would a great person, but after I saw what she truly was it changed my whole perspective of her.

            Another time was that when I saw this kid back a few years ago. I thought he was a funny person. Then after about a year hanging around him he started to show his true colors. He wasn’t the best apple in the bunch. He ended up being like that person at my mom’s job. Then my prospective of him changed as well. It felt bad because he was a friend for a few years and I had to let him go.

            I have also had people change their idea of me. I thought when they their impression of me was good because I want them to think differently. I want them to think that I was nice first of all. So I have had this experience before and probably everyone has as well at least once or twice in his or her lives.

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