Thursday, June 2, 2011
Hush Hush Overall
Hush Hush was a decent book and had a lot of strengths to it as well as weaknesses. All of the girls in my group loved it, they said it was because the story was from the point of view of a teenage girl. They said that they really connected to it and enjoyed reading it. I have always liked thrillers and mysteries so the beginning was really entertaining for me. But you'll hear that in my next post. All in all it was a bit cheesy and the writing style was a bit repetitive.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Summer Books
I Heard that the hunger games was a really intense, good book and i look forward to reading it over the Summer. I understand that there is a movie coming out, I looked at the trailer on youtube but it doesn't look very interesting. My sister has read it and said everything was really goo except the ending. My Mom also agreed to read it with me over the summer so we can have "fun discussions" together. No but seriously i look forward too it.
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Books I would like to read
1. The Lightning Thief
2. Harry Potter
3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
4. Dracula
5. Hunger Games
2. Harry Potter
3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
4. Dracula
5. Hunger Games
Monday, May 23, 2011
Top Ten Books (not in order)
1. Bear Walker
2. Flush - Carl Hiassen
3. Hoot - Carl Hiassen
4. To Kill A Mocking Bird - Harper Lee
5. Monster -
6. Green Eggs And Ham - Dr. Suess
7.The Million Dollar Kick - Dan Gutman
8. Kick Me - Paul Feig
9. The Million Dollar Putt - Dan Gutman
10. The Twits - Roald Dahl
2. Flush - Carl Hiassen
3. Hoot - Carl Hiassen
4. To Kill A Mocking Bird - Harper Lee
5. Monster -
6. Green Eggs And Ham - Dr. Suess
7.The Million Dollar Kick - Dan Gutman
8. Kick Me - Paul Feig
9. The Million Dollar Putt - Dan Gutman
10. The Twits - Roald Dahl
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Good blogs
http://www.katesbookblog.blogspot.com/ Kate blogs about famous authors/critics from different parts of the world. It told me about Edgar Allen Poe and how he was a strict critic. I have heard his name before and I didn't know who he was until today. It is important to learn about things like that just in case.
http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.com/ This persons blog has several posts about books the have read and essays. Some of the books are The Peach Keeper, Paranormancy, and the magicians book. If I ever have any problems writing essays I will look at this blog. I read one of them and I loved it.
http://biblioasis.blogspot.com/ This blog not only contains blogs and summaries from books, but it also contains world news for books. You can find summaries of the loop (by Alexander Mecleod) to poems and criticisms. I think it's nice to have a fair amount of knowledge for everything. From pop culture to books.
http://suko95.blogspot.com/. Suko's blog is a place for foreign books from his or her family's culture. He has rediscovered his roots and has partaken in the annual Japanese book challenge. The objective is to read two Japanese books (three depending on length). Suko's has picked a certain author named Banana Yoshimoto. I like how he connects with his family birthplace and tries to learn about it.
http://thenewcanlit.blogspot.com/ Michael Bryson is an avid fan of John Lavery. In fact he has dedicated his whole blog to reviewing his (and a few other's) books. Such as: Sandra Back, Very Good Butter, and You, Kwaznievski, You Piss Me Off. I like how he really dedicates himself to reading and posting blogs about it.
http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.com/ This persons blog has several posts about books the have read and essays. Some of the books are The Peach Keeper, Paranormancy, and the magicians book. If I ever have any problems writing essays I will look at this blog. I read one of them and I loved it.
http://biblioasis.blogspot.com/ This blog not only contains blogs and summaries from books, but it also contains world news for books. You can find summaries of the loop (by Alexander Mecleod) to poems and criticisms. I think it's nice to have a fair amount of knowledge for everything. From pop culture to books.
http://suko95.blogspot.com/. Suko's blog is a place for foreign books from his or her family's culture. He has rediscovered his roots and has partaken in the annual Japanese book challenge. The objective is to read two Japanese books (three depending on length). Suko's has picked a certain author named Banana Yoshimoto. I like how he connects with his family birthplace and tries to learn about it.
http://thenewcanlit.blogspot.com/ Michael Bryson is an avid fan of John Lavery. In fact he has dedicated his whole blog to reviewing his (and a few other's) books. Such as: Sandra Back, Very Good Butter, and You, Kwaznievski, You Piss Me Off. I like how he really dedicates himself to reading and posting blogs about it.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Homework
Homework is terrible.
It damages our brains and limits our creativity. Having an assighnment in which you have to stay within the expectations and rules limits yor ability to "think outside the box."
Not to mention that it hinders their social lives and recent studies show that more and more jobs need people skills. All students do is go to school for 7 hours a day then come home mentally exhausted. But they have to do more work. It is work nonstop around the clock. Not to mention weekends. What is the weekend if it is not a break? Even on our breaks we still work, it is unfair.
In my opinion, it is overtstressing and does not help our education. Most students stay up all night doing homework. Being tired has a huge affect on your attention, adittude, and memory. Therefore homework is unnecessary and restrictive to our education.
Homework is good.
However, homework refreshes the memory of our recently covered classroom material. It helps the student practice and memorize material they need to know. One of the many strategies students have in order to memorize something is to write it down or take notes. By looking over these notes or homework later helps you prepare for the test.
Many jobs do not need most of the skills covered in class but academic in the class room serves as a way of separating the various skills and talents different individuals have. For example, if a person is really good at writing and terrible in math, it may be a good idea not to study engineering.
Based on the previous arguments, I am of the opinion that i am neutral. I believe homework can be unnecessary, as much as it can be needed.
It damages our brains and limits our creativity. Having an assighnment in which you have to stay within the expectations and rules limits yor ability to "think outside the box."
Not to mention that it hinders their social lives and recent studies show that more and more jobs need people skills. All students do is go to school for 7 hours a day then come home mentally exhausted. But they have to do more work. It is work nonstop around the clock. Not to mention weekends. What is the weekend if it is not a break? Even on our breaks we still work, it is unfair.
In my opinion, it is overtstressing and does not help our education. Most students stay up all night doing homework. Being tired has a huge affect on your attention, adittude, and memory. Therefore homework is unnecessary and restrictive to our education.
Homework is good.
However, homework refreshes the memory of our recently covered classroom material. It helps the student practice and memorize material they need to know. One of the many strategies students have in order to memorize something is to write it down or take notes. By looking over these notes or homework later helps you prepare for the test.
Many jobs do not need most of the skills covered in class but academic in the class room serves as a way of separating the various skills and talents different individuals have. For example, if a person is really good at writing and terrible in math, it may be a good idea not to study engineering.
Based on the previous arguments, I am of the opinion that i am neutral. I believe homework can be unnecessary, as much as it can be needed.
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