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

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?

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.

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

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.