Sunday, March 28, 2010
Blog Post #52
If you were Tally, would you ask the Warden to make you a pretty. Yes, because I would have the will to try and get a awesome friend back.
Blog Post #51
Tally has finally come clean. Do you think she will regret it? Do you think David will change his mind about her?
No, it is worth to almost risk your life for a good friend like her. No, if he is still in love with her like when he first met her then no he will not.
No, it is worth to almost risk your life for a good friend like her. No, if he is still in love with her like when he first met her then no he will not.
Blog Post #50
Should Maddy have forced Shay to take the "cure?" Why or why not? No because if she's not 100% sure it is going to work she should of. But since she is not she did the right thing.
Blog Post #49
If you were Shay, would you get the cure? Why or why not?
If I new that I had lesions changing my thoughts I would but if I was in her situation that I didn't know I had them I wouldn't. But if I did I would.
If I new that I had lesions changing my thoughts I would but if I was in her situation that I didn't know I had them I wouldn't. But if I did I would.
Blog Post #48
Respond to the following quote from the chapter.... what does it mean to you? "Tally thought of the lesions on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friend's thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."
Tally couldn't think of Shay as her friend Shay but the Shay that has lesions in her brain changing her thoughts Shay.
Tally couldn't think of Shay as her friend Shay but the Shay that has lesions in her brain changing her thoughts Shay.
Blog Post #47
Give a chronological list of important events in the chapter. What's the kicker at the end of the chapter.
1. David and Tally find Shay. 2. Tally finds out Shay is drunk. 3. Shay changed her mind on being a smokie. 4. Someone calls Dr. Cable 5. David wants to save his dad but mom says no. 6. They are escaping. 7. David finds out his dad is dead.
The kicker at the end is David finds out his dad is dead.
1. David and Tally find Shay. 2. Tally finds out Shay is drunk. 3. Shay changed her mind on being a smokie. 4. Someone calls Dr. Cable 5. David wants to save his dad but mom says no. 6. They are escaping. 7. David finds out his dad is dead.
The kicker at the end is David finds out his dad is dead.
Blog Post #46
Is this quote a play on wors, or does it have a deeper meaning to the story? "Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging," she read softly. "Operating Theatre Two."
I think it has a deeper meaning to the story because she is kind of thinking of it and is kind of scared.
What "labels" do Tally and David find in the Special Circumstances building? Give a BRIEF description of what you think each means. Disorentation Room, maybe a room that makes them confused. Interrogation Room One and Two, a questioning room. Isolation Room, where they are not allowed to talk to anyone or see anyone. Operating Theater Two,where they do the operation.
Describe Shay's appearance at the end of the cahpter using textual evidence. "Tall and elegant, every feature perfection, eyes deep and soulful flecked with copper and gold, widened with a troubled look, broad smile illuminating the darkness.
I think it has a deeper meaning to the story because she is kind of thinking of it and is kind of scared.
What "labels" do Tally and David find in the Special Circumstances building? Give a BRIEF description of what you think each means. Disorentation Room, maybe a room that makes them confused. Interrogation Room One and Two, a questioning room. Isolation Room, where they are not allowed to talk to anyone or see anyone. Operating Theater Two,where they do the operation.
Describe Shay's appearance at the end of the cahpter using textual evidence. "Tall and elegant, every feature perfection, eyes deep and soulful flecked with copper and gold, widened with a troubled look, broad smile illuminating the darkness.
Blog Post #45
In this chapter a few uglies go to New Pretty Town to do a "trick". They make the words"THE SMOKE LIVES" with sparklers. If you had one chance to post a message impotant to you, what would it be and why.
I guess BEWARE probably because it is just sounds scary and cool.
I guess BEWARE probably because it is just sounds scary and cool.
Blog Post #44
The Uglies they met in this chapter are similar to Tally at the beginning of the book. When you compare her to these Uglies, how has Tally changed and what has made her change?
Tally has become more mature and is not wanting to do daring stunts or anything like that. She has grow up.
Tally has become more mature and is not wanting to do daring stunts or anything like that. She has grow up.
Blog Post #43
Do you think Tally's plan will work? David wants to save his parent, but what's driving Tally? So you think she is crazy, or are her feelings valid?
Yes, because she has mostly thought it through I think. Tally's driving is how much she likes David, she is in pure love with him. I think her feelings are valid because if someone is in that much love with someone they should do what they and there love wants.
Yes, because she has mostly thought it through I think. Tally's driving is how much she likes David, she is in pure love with him. I think her feelings are valid because if someone is in that much love with someone they should do what they and there love wants.
Blog Post #42
How do David and Tally desribe the Rusties? Is it accurate?
"Couldn't imagine us as real people, idiotic, dangerous, and sometimes comicforce of history." I think sometimes becauseevery now and then we all have a moment when we do something idiotic or dangerous of that nature.
What are weaknesses of OUR society?
Not everyone can afford things and we have bad times or periods.
What are weaknesses of THEIR society? They have lesions, they have to become pretty, they have stages inn their life lik littlie, ugly, pretty, and so on.
"Couldn't imagine us as real people, idiotic, dangerous, and sometimes comicforce of history." I think sometimes becauseevery now and then we all have a moment when we do something idiotic or dangerous of that nature.
What are weaknesses of OUR society?
Not everyone can afford things and we have bad times or periods.
What are weaknesses of THEIR society? They have lesions, they have to become pretty, they have stages inn their life lik littlie, ugly, pretty, and so on.
Blog Post #41
Find intormation and a picture about a time we weren't prepared. (i.e. a natural disaster or attack). Post the information and cite.
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.[1][2] The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.
2,973 victims and the 19 hijackers died as a result of the attacks.[3] The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries.[4] In addition, the death of at least one person from lung disease was ruled by a medical examiner to be a result of exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse.[5]
The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terrorism. It invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists. The United States also enacted the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack and posted enormous losses upon reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan.
The damage to the Pentagon was cleared and repaired within a year, and the Pentagon Memorial was built on the site. The rebuilding process has started on the World Trade Center site. In 2006 a new office tower was completed on the site of 7 World Trade Center. 1 World Trade Center is currently under construction at the site and, at 1,776 ft (541 m) upon completion in 2013, it will become one of the tallest buildings in North America. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site. Ground was broken for the Flight 93 National Memorial on November 8, 2009, and the first phase of construction is expected to be ready for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg
won't post. Here is the website i found it at.
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.[1][2] The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.
2,973 victims and the 19 hijackers died as a result of the attacks.[3] The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries.[4] In addition, the death of at least one person from lung disease was ruled by a medical examiner to be a result of exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse.[5]
The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terrorism. It invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists. The United States also enacted the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack and posted enormous losses upon reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan.
The damage to the Pentagon was cleared and repaired within a year, and the Pentagon Memorial was built on the site. The rebuilding process has started on the World Trade Center site. In 2006 a new office tower was completed on the site of 7 World Trade Center. 1 World Trade Center is currently under construction at the site and, at 1,776 ft (541 m) upon completion in 2013, it will become one of the tallest buildings in North America. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site. Ground was broken for the Flight 93 National Memorial on November 8, 2009, and the first phase of construction is expected to be ready for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg
won't post. Here is the website i found it at.
Blog Post #40
Describe the irony in Tally's "victory" over Dr. Cable. What was lost in the process?
She won because she got some old magazines from before the pretty operation existed, but the lost in the process was that the haed person of the smoke died. It said "She found a duffel bag with half hidden, shoved under a fallen tree. zipped it open and saw that the magazines were in there. and that was a small victory iver Dr. Cable."
She won because she got some old magazines from before the pretty operation existed, but the lost in the process was that the haed person of the smoke died. It said "She found a duffel bag with half hidden, shoved under a fallen tree. zipped it open and saw that the magazines were in there. and that was a small victory iver Dr. Cable."
Friday, March 12, 2010
Blog Post #39
Is David right? Is Tally amazing? Do you think she should be feeling guilty? Why or why not?
Yes, David is right. Yes, I think Tally is amazing. Ya, Tally should feel guilty because she escaped and lead the special circumstances to the smoke.
Yes, David is right. Yes, I think Tally is amazing. Ya, Tally should feel guilty because she escaped and lead the special circumstances to the smoke.
Blog Post #38
Who is the voice in the dark? Do you think it is a friend or enemy to Tally? Whay do you think Tally will do now? I think it is David, a friend. I think Tally will go and break out the peoplle from the Smoke.
Blog Post #37
Explain what self preservation means to you. Is it the most important thing? Would you lie because of it?
I think it is to protect and save yourself, but mostly protect yourself.Sometimes and sometimes you need to save yourself. Probably.
I think it is to protect and save yourself, but mostly protect yourself.Sometimes and sometimes you need to save yourself. Probably.
Blog Post #36
Tally had changes her mind about the Smoke and the operation, but what will she do about all that now? Whose side is she on?
she is going to try and escape and help get people from the Smoke free, too. I think she is on the Smoke's people side because she became closer to them all.
she is going to try and escape and help get people from the Smoke free, too. I think she is on the Smoke's people side because she became closer to them all.
Blog Post #35
Is this the climax of the book? Explain why or why you don't think so in a few sentences.
Yes, because it is the most interesting part of the story. I think so also because it is the middle of the book. The climax is the most interesting part and this is the biggest part.
Yes, because it is the most interesting part of the story. I think so also because it is the middle of the book. The climax is the most interesting part and this is the biggest part.
Blog Post #34
Read the quote David says to Tally. "What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful." name one personal (home) life and one in your academic life (you may leave them nameless if you wish).... what makes this person beautiful?
Personal: My sister because she is always there for me when my dad yells at me, a bad day, or even when I just want to talk to a person, also she doesn't do anything bad that I know of.
Academic: Brandon M. because ha is always noce to me and is funny.
Personal: My sister because she is always there for me when my dad yells at me, a bad day, or even when I just want to talk to a person, also she doesn't do anything bad that I know of.
Academic: Brandon M. because ha is always noce to me and is funny.
Blog Post #33
Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you? "Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look... it changes the way you think." How would you want to change mentally and phsically if you were pretty?
That it doesn't change you just on the outside or the way you look but they way think. I would want to become smarter, not pick my nails, taller and stronger.
That it doesn't change you just on the outside or the way you look but they way think. I would want to become smarter, not pick my nails, taller and stronger.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Blog Post #32
What does the following quote tell you about the city and society in general? "But you do know about genetics don't you? sure i know all about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird." That it is not normal to look like your parents as a kid. If you have a brother or sister the same age yes but to look like your parents thats just wrong.
Predict what you think being "pretty" is. The becoming of after maturity and after your akward teen years.
Predict what you think being "pretty" is. The becoming of after maturity and after your akward teen years.
Blog Post #31
Find an example of imagery, personification and a simile. Quote directly and give page numbers.
Imagery: "In the valley below, the orchids glowed with a pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest." Page 245
Personification:"She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself,selfish and unstoppable." Page 244
Simile: "But the the image in her mind didn't give Tally the thrill it usaully did; it just fell flat, like a song she'd heard too many times." Page 250
Does it require braveryto meet David's Parents, why or why not? Yes it does because they are doctors and have been in the Smoke for a long time so they know what they are talking about.
Imagery: "In the valley below, the orchids glowed with a pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest." Page 245
Personification:"She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself,selfish and unstoppable." Page 244
Simile: "But the the image in her mind didn't give Tally the thrill it usaully did; it just fell flat, like a song she'd heard too many times." Page 250
Does it require braveryto meet David's Parents, why or why not? Yes it does because they are doctors and have been in the Smoke for a long time so they know what they are talking about.
Blog Post #30
Do you think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally? Why or why not? Yes, because Shay likes David and she didn't get a "special" gift.
Tally recieved a gift from David in the chapter that is special . Have you ever recieved something thatmade others jealous as this gift did?did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's had?
I don't think so. If I did it must have been not very good or I liked it.
Tally recieved a gift from David in the chapter that is special . Have you ever recieved something thatmade others jealous as this gift did?did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's had?
I don't think so. If I did it must have been not very good or I liked it.
Blog Post #29
Why would it have been easier for Tally to activate the pendant when she got to the smoke? Explain. Response: If she did she wouldn't become attached and wouldn't have a second thought or any regrets and get if over with.
Blog Post #28
If David's parents were doctors why do you think they ran away? Support your answer with textual evidence. Because they didn't like doing the surgeries or they found something that they don't like. "They are doctors."
Blog Post #27
Find an image of a skyline like the one Tally sees. Post it. What is beautiful about it? Is there anything ugly about it?
http://beautiful-garden-waterfalls-screensaver.smartcode.com/images/sshots/beautiful_garden_waterfalls_screensaver_27842.jpeg
It is beautiful because it is peaceful and like a place were you can get away from everything. Yes, there is something ugly about it is the mist that can get all over you and gets you wet when you don't want to get wet.
http://beautiful-garden-waterfalls-screensaver.smartcode.com/images/sshots/beautiful_garden_waterfalls_screensaver_27842.jpeg
It is beautiful because it is peaceful and like a place were you can get away from everything. Yes, there is something ugly about it is the mist that can get all over you and gets you wet when you don't want to get wet.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Blog Post #26
What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right? I think it is pretty close super skinny, defined face.
I think they don't know about being different weights besides just the right weight. They also don't know about any thing different besides what they are told and have seen. It is basically they all have the same body but different heads. The model has almost no fat but they think she is very boney body. They think that if your that skinny your ugly.
I think they don't know about being different weights besides just the right weight. They also don't know about any thing different besides what they are told and have seen. It is basically they all have the same body but different heads. The model has almost no fat but they think she is very boney body. They think that if your that skinny your ugly.
Blog Post #25
Characterization:David, likes Shay
an ugly
adventorous
kind of wierd
crooked smile
his foorhead was too high
handmade clothes.
Find a picture to represent what you think the smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.http://www.twotsgolf.com/images/LOG%20CABIN%20REV.jpg I chose it because they said they use a lot of trees.
an ugly
adventorous
kind of wierd
crooked smile
his foorhead was too high
handmade clothes.
Find a picture to represent what you think the smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.http://www.twotsgolf.com/images/LOG%20CABIN%20REV.jpg I chose it because they said they use a lot of trees.
Blog Post #24
List the important events of the chapter in chronological order.
Tally wakes up to find she is caught in a fire.
She is rescued by the bug eyes.
She gets to ride on a helicopter, and Tonk tells her about the orchids.
He asks her if she is going to smoke, and she say yes, so he drops her of near the "bald head".
Respond to the following quote:"...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way to betray her friend." She must either really want to be a pretty or want to be with Paris a lot to betray her friend. I might would it depends on who it is or what the chances are.
Tally wakes up to find she is caught in a fire.
She is rescued by the bug eyes.
She gets to ride on a helicopter, and Tonk tells her about the orchids.
He asks her if she is going to smoke, and she say yes, so he drops her of near the "bald head".
Respond to the following quote:"...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way to betray her friend." She must either really want to be a pretty or want to be with Paris a lot to betray her friend. I might would it depends on who it is or what the chances are.
Blog Post #23
Give one example of these from the chapter: imagery, personification, and a simile. Imagery: "Billowing clouds of smoke surrounded her, blotting out the sky. A raggall of flame moved through the flowers, giving off a wave of blistering heat."
Simile:"Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran through the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire."
Personification: "The fire was growing stronger. Fingers of it shot up the hill, leaping from one beautiful flower to another, leaving them scorched and black."
Simile:"Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran through the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire."
Personification: "The fire was growing stronger. Fingers of it shot up the hill, leaping from one beautiful flower to another, leaving them scorched and black."
Blog Post #22
What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction. A machine that was made in the Smoke. People tom the Smoke that came to check things out.
BLog Post #21
Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to? No
Predict what you think will happen next. I think David or a human is coming.
Predict what you think will happen next. I think David or a human is coming.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Blog Post #20
Invent a dried food you would take with you on your journey if you were Tally. What would it be? How would you you make it? Chocolate, you woul dehydrate it, pack it to a air tight sealed bag, when you add water it becomes a 1000 pound of chocolate? Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave like Tally was.
1) Food, nice food
2)My compterable bed
3) TV
4) Basketball
5) Baseball
6) Friends
7) Family
8) Texas Longhorns sports
9) Showers
10) Having fun
1) Food, nice food
2)My compterable bed
3) TV
4) Basketball
5) Baseball
6) Friends
7) Family
8) Texas Longhorns sports
9) Showers
10) Having fun
Blog Post # 19
Why do you think Tally ultimately decides to figure out where Shay is?
To became a pretty.
To became a pretty.
Blog Post # 18
Give a chronological list of important events that happened in the chapter. Arrives at Special's Place. Answers a few questions. Agrees to go find Shay.
Blog Post # 17
Why do you think Peris comes back? Support your answer with textual evidence.
Response: To try and get Tally to rat out Shay to become a pretty. ' "Tally you made me a promise, too." '
Response: To try and get Tally to rat out Shay to become a pretty. ' "Tally you made me a promise, too." '
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Blog Post #16
Respond to the following quote. "Everywhere she went, eyes looked away. But it was the most visible she'd ever felt."
Response: It means even though no one is looking at her everyone knows her now. Everyone is talking about her and people are noticing her.
Response: It means even though no one is looking at her everyone knows her now. Everyone is talking about her and people are noticing her.
Blog Post #15
Summarize the chapter by highlighting the important events in chronological order. Predict what will happen next.
Response: 1) A man took Tally in a hover craft to Dr. Cable
2) Dr. Cable asked her a lot of questions, mainly about Shay
3) Tally found out that Shay & six friends had "disappeared"
4) Dr. Cable wanted Tally to help them find Shay and her friends
5) Tally said no
6) Dr. Cable said Tally would never be pretty unless she tould them what happened
Response: 1) A man took Tally in a hover craft to Dr. Cable
2) Dr. Cable asked her a lot of questions, mainly about Shay
3) Tally found out that Shay & six friends had "disappeared"
4) Dr. Cable wanted Tally to help them find Shay and her friends
5) Tally said no
6) Dr. Cable said Tally would never be pretty unless she tould them what happened
Characterization: Dr. Cable
1. Mean
2. Women
3. Sharp Teeth
4. Cadence Voice
5. Partly Ugly
6. Nonreflective Gray Eyes
Blog Post #14 (Operation)
Summarize the chapter highlighting the important events in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.
Response: 1) Tally is waiting for the hover car to pick her up, while waiting is thinking about her future.
2) Tally talked to a new ugly
3) Tally got picked up
4) Arrivied at the Hosipital
5) Waits for a long time
6) A creepy man arrives at there and tells her to come with him
I think she isn't going to turn into a n ugly.
Response: 1) Tally is waiting for the hover car to pick her up, while waiting is thinking about her future.
2) Tally talked to a new ugly
3) Tally got picked up
4) Arrivied at the Hosipital
5) Waits for a long time
6) A creepy man arrives at there and tells her to come with him
I think she isn't going to turn into a n ugly.
Blog Post #14 (Last Trick)
Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you? " We don't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. we've got a choice. Wecan grow up any way we want."
Response: We don't have to be the same as everyone else, we can be different from everyone else. We can all be special in some way.
Response: We don't have to be the same as everyone else, we can be different from everyone else. We can all be special in some way.
Blog Post #13
Two fights were presented in this chapter. Compare and contrast both of them. List their similarities and differences. Why did each fight take place? What was the outcome of each one? (no less than one paragraph)
Response: First fight was a joke, scare new uglies, messin around, bungee jumping off building, Second fight was real between Tally and Shay, Tally upset, about turning pretty, Shay runs away.
Response: First fight was a joke, scare new uglies, messin around, bungee jumping off building, Second fight was real between Tally and Shay, Tally upset, about turning pretty, Shay runs away.
Blog post #12
What does the following quote from the chapter tell you abouy the city? "That was one thing about the city: it made all that nature stuff they taught in school seem a lot more useful. She remebered now how rainwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground...."
Response: That all the inventions and stuff they learned in school real and easier to see and also could see it happen
Response: That all the inventions and stuff they learned in school real and easier to see and also could see it happen
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Blog Post #11
Write a one paragraph summary of the chapter. Tell the important events in chronological order.
1. They arrive at the Rusty Ruins
2. They compare the size of objects at the Rusty Ruins to there world
3. They find the roller coaster
4. They ride the roller coaster
5. Tally falls of her board cause of a open part in the roller coaster
6. The board cathes Tally
7. Shay & Tally go to meet someone
Find 2 similies in this chapter and quote them, as well as the page number.
Response: 1. "Every building sported jagged spurs of metal, like bone jutting from a long dead animal." page 62
2. The Rusties didn't put their factories underground and they all worked together like bees ina hive instead of at home." page 62
1. They arrive at the Rusty Ruins
2. They compare the size of objects at the Rusty Ruins to there world
3. They find the roller coaster
4. They ride the roller coaster
5. Tally falls of her board cause of a open part in the roller coaster
6. The board cathes Tally
7. Shay & Tally go to meet someone
Find 2 similies in this chapter and quote them, as well as the page number.
Response: 1. "Every building sported jagged spurs of metal, like bone jutting from a long dead animal." page 62
2. The Rusties didn't put their factories underground and they all worked together like bees ina hive instead of at home." page 62
Blog Post #10
In this chapter Tally says, "I kind of like being fooled about somethings." Do you agree with Tally, or would you rather know the reality behind everything? Why?
Response: Sometimes, most of the time I probably would, it depends on what the situation is. I would because i would better and safer and do more things than I do.
Find information about white water rafting and post it here, along with the website URL.
Response:It is interesting to note that whitewater rafting was one of the earliest forms of transportation. It was not only used for carrying people but also for transferring goods from one place to another. However, it became quite popular as a form of leisure activity in the 1980s.
In 1811, the first recorded attempt to navigate the Snake River in Wyoming was planned by the Overland Astorians. While attempting to boat the stretch below Jackson Hole, the river was found to be too treacherous and it came to be called ?Mad River.?
The rubber river raft is believed to have been invented in the early 1840s. It was first made by Lt. John Fremont, who was then serving in the U.S army and Horace H. Day. They invented the rubber raft with the intention of surveying the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. Although the raft was invented in the mid-nineteenth century, it was not until the turn of the century that the first ever commercial whitewater trip was undertaken. At first, surplus military rafts were used as boats and it was only much later that inflatable rafts were used.
http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Whitewater-Rafting&id=276992
Response: Sometimes, most of the time I probably would, it depends on what the situation is. I would because i would better and safer and do more things than I do.
Find information about white water rafting and post it here, along with the website URL.
Response:It is interesting to note that whitewater rafting was one of the earliest forms of transportation. It was not only used for carrying people but also for transferring goods from one place to another. However, it became quite popular as a form of leisure activity in the 1980s.
In 1811, the first recorded attempt to navigate the Snake River in Wyoming was planned by the Overland Astorians. While attempting to boat the stretch below Jackson Hole, the river was found to be too treacherous and it came to be called ?Mad River.?
The rubber river raft is believed to have been invented in the early 1840s. It was first made by Lt. John Fremont, who was then serving in the U.S army and Horace H. Day. They invented the rubber raft with the intention of surveying the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. Although the raft was invented in the mid-nineteenth century, it was not until the turn of the century that the first ever commercial whitewater trip was undertaken. At first, surplus military rafts were used as boats and it was only much later that inflatable rafts were used.
http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Whitewater-Rafting&id=276992
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Blog Post #9
Descibe the Rusty Ruins. What are they? What happened during this time period?
This happened during our time period. It is old and rusty. This time period people were stupid and ugly.
Define peer pressure. Think of a time when it happened to you or some one you know and explain the situation in a paragraph.
One time I was in playing in a tournament with my team, Texas Seminoles. It was the bottom of the last innining and we had caught til we were one point behind. We had two outs, bases loaded, and I was up to bat. I had two strikes on me and I hit the ball to shortstop. After I hit the ball i ran as fast as could down to first. I touch first then the first baseman caught it, but the ump called me out. I was so mad. Everyone felt so bad for me and my teammates were a little mad but where more sad than mad. I felt bad because everyone was counting on me.
This happened during our time period. It is old and rusty. This time period people were stupid and ugly.
Define peer pressure. Think of a time when it happened to you or some one you know and explain the situation in a paragraph.
One time I was in playing in a tournament with my team, Texas Seminoles. It was the bottom of the last innining and we had caught til we were one point behind. We had two outs, bases loaded, and I was up to bat. I had two strikes on me and I hit the ball to shortstop. After I hit the ball i ran as fast as could down to first. I touch first then the first baseman caught it, but the ump called me out. I was so mad. Everyone felt so bad for me and my teammates were a little mad but where more sad than mad. I felt bad because everyone was counting on me.
Blog Post #8
Reflect on the following quotes from the chapter, what does each mean to you?
"Making ourselves fell ugly is not fun"...
"This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves"
Response: Just because you are an ugly doesn't mean you can't do something. It is also not to a reason to hate yourself. It shouldn't keep you from doing anything.
"Everyone judged everyone else based on their appearance. People who were taller got better jobs...people would kill one another over stuff like having differentskin color." (reerring to when everyone was ugly)
Response: It is just not right. Just because someone is tall or someone is a certain color skin. Espicailly color that is called racism. People should judge people on the inside.
"It's the only way to make people equal." (becoming pretty)
Response: That is not correct , people equal is when people get along. Not everyone being a pretty, that is boring and is dum. people should have there own personal touch.
"Making ourselves fell ugly is not fun"...
"This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves"
Response: Just because you are an ugly doesn't mean you can't do something. It is also not to a reason to hate yourself. It shouldn't keep you from doing anything.
"Everyone judged everyone else based on their appearance. People who were taller got better jobs...people would kill one another over stuff like having differentskin color." (reerring to when everyone was ugly)
Response: It is just not right. Just because someone is tall or someone is a certain color skin. Espicailly color that is called racism. People should judge people on the inside.
"It's the only way to make people equal." (becoming pretty)
Response: That is not correct , people equal is when people get along. Not everyone being a pretty, that is boring and is dum. people should have there own personal touch.
Post Blog # 7
Think of another book, movie or comic in which they use hoverboards. How are they used? If possible, post a video of this. Back to The Future Part 2 and 3.
Marty's desire to get rich quick without regard for the consequences is prevented by Doc Brown. So basically Marty to get rich. I think to travel through time.
Marty's desire to get rich quick without regard for the consequences is prevented by Doc Brown. So basically Marty to get rich. I think to travel through time.
Blog Post #6
Write a one paragraph summary of the chapter. Tally goes to the pretties party and crashes it. Then to escape she goes to the roof and pushes the fire button so she can bungee jump down to safety and get away. Shay and Tally meet in the forest and they escape.
What have you learned about Shay? Make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay. Shay is a ugly, outgoing, cool, and likes to explore. I think that Tally and Shay will become best friends.
What have you learned about Shay? Make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay. Shay is a ugly, outgoing, cool, and likes to explore. I think that Tally and Shay will become best friends.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Blog Post #5
Because it is cool and fun.
Bungee Jumping was originally an ancient ritual or right of passage for the "vine jumpers" of Pentecost Island in the Pacific Ocean Vanuatu group. Every year, the men of the island's tribe build large wooden towers, over 80 feet high. They then carefully select vines from the jungle which they then tie to their ankles before jumping off the top of the towers.
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/extreme-sports-bungee-jumping.htm
Bungee Jumping was originally an ancient ritual or right of passage for the "vine jumpers" of Pentecost Island in the Pacific Ocean Vanuatu group. Every year, the men of the island's tribe build large wooden towers, over 80 feet high. They then carefully select vines from the jungle which they then tie to their ankles before jumping off the top of the towers.
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/extreme-sports-bungee-jumping.htm
Blog Post #4
Characterization : Tally
-ugly
-crosses the border with her friend
- tall brave has a scar on her hand
-almost 16
- best friend Paris
-wants to be a pretty
-squinty eyes
Paris
-ugly
-tall
-thin
-symetrical features
-pretty
-use to have a scar but has new skin
-brown eyes
and Peris
How do you feel about the Friendship of Tally and Peris? Are they true best friends? Why or Why not?
-ugly
-crosses the border with her friend
- tall brave has a scar on her hand
-almost 16
- best friend Paris
-wants to be a pretty
-squinty eyes
Paris
-ugly
-tall
-thin
-symetrical features
-pretty
-use to have a scar but has new skin
-brown eyes
and Peris
How do you feel about the Friendship of Tally and Peris? Are they true best friends? Why or Why not?
Blog Post #3
Find and quote one oxymoron from the chapter or one examploe of irony."Of course, Tally thought, you;d have jto feed the your cat only salmon-flavord cat food for a while, to get the pinks right. the scudding clouds did look a bit fishy, rippled into scales by a high-alltitude wind. As the light faded, deep blue gaps of night peered through like an upside-down ocean bottomless and cold."
Why so you think Tally chose to wear a mask to the party that was deemed "white tie"? So no one can see her face. "A form of disguise. It is an object that is frequently worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks." She is trying to hide her identity as a ugly.
Why so you think Tally chose to wear a mask to the party that was deemed "white tie"? So no one can see her face. "A form of disguise. It is an object that is frequently worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks." She is trying to hide her identity as a ugly.
Blog Post #2
Yes and No. Yes I have had a friend like Peris but none of my friends have left.
Interface ring- basically a I.D. card
Toothbrush pill- a pill that brushes your teeth
Cacophony- unpleasant sound
Interface ring- basically a I.D. card
Toothbrush pill- a pill that brushes your teeth
Cacophony- unpleasant sound
Friday, January 29, 2010
Before Reading (Blog #1)
How do you define beauty? Beauty is when someone is loving, caring and is fun to be around. What would the world be like if everyone was "beautiful"? If everyone was beautiful it we wouldn't know what beauty is and it would be boring.
Beautiful is this puppy because it is nice, loving, caring, and fun to be around. (I have this dog)
Ugly is this person smoking because smoking is wrong makes you turn mean and hitious.
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