10 Things I Would Save From a Fire

1. My Dog

2. iPod

3. Cell Phone

4. Stopwatch

5. Tennis Racket

6. Laptop

7. Picture of Family

8. Wallet

9. Headphones

10. Backpack

Jane Eyre Project

For the Jane Eyre project I would like to do a traditional analytical essay on the supernatural happenings in Jane Eyre. My three points could be when she is locked in the red room, when she sees the light in nature, and when she hears Rochester calling for her.

Little Brother Reflection 12

Overall, Little Brother was a great book.  Except for a couple slow parts, the book was action packed and had a lot of unexpected moments.  There were a lot of characters included and they all played a pretty big role.  I think the book was more aimed towards teens because it was a story about one teen who took down a whole part of the government.  I think doing blog posts on the book was  a good idea because it was a good way to check if we were actually reading and an easy way to share thoughts about the books.  I think I would like Little Brother more than Ender's Game because Little Brother is more realistic and in the present while Ender's Game is set in the future.

Little Brother Reflection 11

This reflection has to do with chapter 21 and the epilogue.  Chapter 21 is both sad and happy.  Marcus finds both Darryl and Ange but Darryl is "broken" from all the time he was held by the DHS.  I was surprised that after all that time he wasn't released or killed.  He goes to a hospital and the doctors say that he will recover.  Marcus still has to go to court and ends up only getting charged for stealing Masha's cell phone.  I think this is funny because after all that Marcus did such as jamming people and speaking out against the Government, all he is charged for is a Misdemeanor Petty Theft.  I was mad when I found out that Carrie Johnstone was free because she held people in the prison for so long and treated them poorly.  I knew that Darryl and Van would eventually be together but Zeb and Masha get together too which was surprising.  The ending was good with Ange and Marcus going to get a burrito.

Little Brother Reflection 10

The game that Marcus is planning seems a little silly because they are going to be running around in public dressed like vampires.  I was surprised when 1000 people showed up to play the game.  After playing the game for a little bit, the DHS comes because there are 1000 vampires running around on the streets.  It was  good idea by Marcus to tell everyone to pretend to be gassed because everyone would freak out.  Everybody did freak out and the DHS dropped gas onto the xnetters.  When it said Marcus was grabbed from behind I thought it would be the DHS but it was Masha.  Many crazy things happen after that but Marcus eventually ends up with Severe Haircut Lady again which I thought was going to happen.  Marcus is then saved by Barbara which was unexpected because the Governor said that the DHS could no longer operate in the San Francisco area.  I thought that the National Government would overrule this but Marcus was saved.

Little Brother Reflection 9

In chapter 17 Marcus is contacted by someone named Masha.  She says she is from the DHS and that she can help Marcus.  If I were Marcus, I wouldn't trust Masha because she is working with the DHS even though she says she is going to help Marcus.  After the conversation with Masha the book gets a little boring.  It is about to get really exciting but they start to talk about Marcus's past playing games where he pretends to be different things.  It has a point though because it gives a little more background information about Charles and hosting a role playing game is part of Marcus's plan to bring down the DHS.  I think the next chapters will be action-packed and make up for chapter 18.

Little Brother Reflection 8

When Marcus holds a press conference, I find it funny how all the reporters have to play the Pirate game in order to ask Marcus questions.  I think Marcus did well in the press conference except for when he said how he was 17.  He also told the reporters that he was not a straight-A student.  If the DHS is keeping an eye on Marcus and Mikey, they might figure out that they are the same person.  After giving information to the reporters, Marcus tells his parents about how he was held and interrogated.  I was surprised that Mr. Yallow went from being on the DHS's side to being on Marcus's side so quickly.  I thought that he would tell Marcus that they had a good reason to hold him as a prisoner.  Mr. Yallow gets so mad that he calls him friend from a newspaper and Marcus and Ange go to tell her Marcus's story.