New York Times Article

Like the author of the article, Nicholas, becoming a policeman was my dream as a child. The policemen looked cool because they fought against bad people and protected the citizens from crimes. However, after I read this article, I realized that those are always not right. I was pretty surprised that much people were stopped by the policemen without reason and almost of them are black and latino. They should not do that. You doubt innocent people on the street just because of their skin color? Nonsense. Even though those people looked similar to the criminals, the policemen should treat them nicely and cautiously. I might also felt really bad when if I experienced the same thing as the author. American polices are known as the best among nations, but it would be better if they also consider the other people' feelings and their situations

NY Times Article

After reading the article I lost a lot of respect for the police because as you read in this article they abuse there power, are racist to Native Americans and Hispanics. Cops should have more respect for people if they want respect given back, its sad to hear his mom told him, "Not to panic if a cop stops him". Its just bad to see cops stop this innocent guy who hasn't  done anything bad is stopped this many times just for looking suspicious.I feel this articile definitely touched many people. He shouldn't have to tell his son his mothers advice when he gets one and we should try to make a change.  

NYPD

I completely agree with everything this guy is saying. i think its horrible to stop someone of a different race just because they think different races look threatening. its horrible that he has to worry about the cops stopping and searching him. he has to worry about this all the time so no wonder he look's scared or suspicious. the cops wont leave him alone.cops are supposed to make us feel safe, not nervous and scared. i have to say, after reading this I've lost all respect for all of the cops that have randomly and violently stopped him.

NY times article "witch hunt" Mario Farinella

This article is very interesting because there is two very good sides to be on. You have the side of is it right for a policeman to have random checks? And the side of if it is wrong for a policeman to check without reason. Nicholas K. Peart is a young African man who has been checked by police numerous times for no apparent reason. I believe it is wrong for a policeman to check someone without cause because it first is illegal and second there invading someones space for something they did not do. It also is racist because the NYPD says that 84% of checks are African american or Latino meaning that cops are being social profiling towards them. I support Nicholas because no one should be stopped for being a certain color of skin.

NY Times Article Reaction

The article surprised me. The statistics the writer showed were awful. I don't think this issue has anything to do with race, but more so has to do with a police officer's abuse of power. They shouldn't force people to the ground just because of suspicion, they should ask questions instead. It is sad that the writer has to worry about seeing a cop, because he might be frisked for no real reason.

NY Times Article

This article is a perfect example of profiling. Nicholas K. Peart gives us accounts of when he was frisked and stopped. The scenarios that Peart mentions entail no reason on the Police Officers part to have searched him. Also, Peart includes the amount of people in New York City had been stopped by police officers in the last year which was 600,000 and 83% of these people were African Americans and Latinos. This immediately catches the eye and raises the question if profiling and racism is involved? And whether or not police officers overuse their authority by stopping people without probable cause.

NY Times Article

This article has a lot of truth behind it. Some people think its only in movies that cops can be abusive of their power but it goes much further than the big screen because it is actually happening all over the place! it is really annoying when I am trying to get to my friends house and this police officer is very thoroughly searching my back pack like I am a criminal. He checked every single pocket on my hiking back pack and it took ten minutes of my time. I agree that this is only going to cause a resentment against the police and may eventually raise the crime rate. This man is right and not only is it a waste of his time but it can be embarrassing to be searched in public!

NY Times Article

I believe that the police are unjustly searching these African American and Latino people. There should be a change in how the police are allowed to "frisk" people. Also these people that were unjustly treated should have a way to complain legally, so this would occur less. The law is on the side of the people who are unjustly searched, so the police should be subject to prosecution for these immoral searches. The city should offer support to these people and should give numbers to call to question the police on these searches. These racist and stereotypical searches need to stop!

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You can compare this to the play The Crucible easily. In this case the police are playing the role of Abigail and the group of girls. This man is just another innocent person getting a finger pointed at him for doing nothing. It was said that the witch trials were making the town of Salem a better place but realistically it was just making the town worse. The same with this situation. It will come to a point where people are just scared to walk out of their front door. This man's experiences are completely unnecessary. It is just a case of profiling.

NY Times Article

I think the fact that this man was stopped more that three times is ridiculous. It is not right for police to frisk and cuff a guy if he didn't do anything. But, the thing is, he does not mention who he was hanging out with and what time it was during the day. It could have been past curfew and he looked suspicious. Or he could have been with troublemakers. Also, he may have smoked the marijuana in his house before they searched. These are just some scenarios he could have been in. I am not saying he did all of this but you never know how people act behind the scenes.

NY Times Article

While reading this article you come to realize that police officers are just as racist as many Americans. The reason that they do this is all because of suspicion. I do agree with the cops sometimes though as if somebody matches the description of a criminal they should be pulled over and questioned to make sure there is nothing wrong. Personally I do not like cops that much because they pull people over for stupid reasons such as the ones he listed but if someone matches a description of a criminal they should be pulled over and questioned. Then see if there is any evidence to make sure there is nothing wrong with that person.

Why Is the N.Y.P.D. After Me?

This is a very eye opening article. Its interesting how scared and shaken up I would be if this happened to me but to kids living in that area its very normal. These people are being persecuted with no evidence. Their homes are also being searched without warrants. This is an extreme case of excessive searching. A majority of the time its quite racist.

This is very similar to the witch hunts because without evidence people are being persecuted. In the Crucible many people were being killed over lies and little evidence.

Witch Hunt or Bad Luck

i think people are over reacting, there are no such thing as witch craft any more, there was no such thing as witchcraft and there will never be. Witches are totally fiction and they are never going to be real. They were brought up to be a rumor and it was really stupid and no one should believe this non sense.

Why is the N.Y.P.D. After Me?

This article shocked me. It is disturbing that a young man has to worry about being stopped by the police because of suspicion. It is unjust and an abuse of power to do such things and just get away with it. Many of the things that these officers did were not authorized and were done strictly out of profile. Some may say it is bad luck but this witch craft probably still goes on and always will. It us unfortunate that this happens and I hope to see it stop very soon. It is alright to stop him and ask him a few questions but to put on the ground and frisked is unnecessary. Who knows if he just was a suspicious looking teenager but either way the actions that took place were uncalled for.

Witch Hunt

I think that this is kinda of like a witch hunt, and I think that the black man in this story is like being hunted down because whenever he walks around town, he is stopped by a different police officer each time. The percent of people that were stopped last year by the police that were Black or Latino was 84%. Even though these people are accused of being witches, they are accused of being someone else that it kinda of like being a witch. I agree with the author of this article because I think that the police in this story were abusing their power and racially profiling the Black and Latino races.

NY Times Article

     This article is a classic story of a misunderstanding based upon the fact that many people "believe they all look the same." At the time of his frisking, he asked why he was arrested. The policeman said that he fit the description of a drug dealer they were after. Over the rest of his life, he had been accused and arrested because of constant misunderstandings and other subjects to the matter that makes it seem like he was the one that did it. In my opinion, this is actually really sad. Seriously, the police need a much better system of finding and arresting people off the streets because it's almost like only they get arrested for looking like another one of his kind. It's like saying that one twin did it while the other one actually performed the action. Honestly, this story made me disappointed towards the police system of arrest and I hope they fix it soon.

witch hunt

I believe that there is not such thing as a witch today. People will claim that others are a witch for attention or for their own goods. In the witch trials, some of the people who died were for the personal gain of others. the only other explanation would be a mis-communication. Their are people that are thought to be witches because something extraordinary has happened to them. When someone is being sought out on a "witch hunt", this means that there is little evidence to prove that they are guilty. This is also used to capture people that are not liked by others. With luck, this issue will be solved soon because people are being harmed that have no reason to be.

Witch Hunt

I feel like that his complaint was definitely justified. He had done nothing wrong in his life and is certainly far from a bad person. That gives the cops no right to pull him over. This is most likely what he said which is that he is black which is probably the reason. In this article from what I can tell he portrays the cops as unfair racists.

Supporting details for pleasure reading book

The book i have been reading is The Eagle's Conquest by Simon Scarrow. recently in the book, Cato has found out who is collaborating to kill the emperor. Cato has made a new friend, the surgeon. Lavinia, has left Cato and agreed to help vitellus with his assasination attempt. Cato and Marco go on a trip to pick new recruits, when they come back, The surgeon is dead, Lavinia is missing, and the emperor has arrived.

Ligeia

The name of my book is Ligeia, it is in a collection of Edgar Allen Poe's novels in a bigger book called The Tales of Edgar Allen Poe. I think that the turning point in my novel is when the narrator's wife dies.

Vocab Words

1. Ardor- Passion, enthusiasm

2. Fetter- To bind, chain, confine

3. Convalescent- Partially recovered from an illness

4. Epoch- A memorable period of time

5. Temperament- An attitude, a manner of behaving

supporting details for "to kill a mockingbird"

The book I am currently reading is To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the book so far the characters are beginning to change. Their attitudes, personalities, and thoughts of other characters are different from when the book first started. So far in the book, Mayella Ewell is starting to flirt with the black gentlemen Tom Robinson and then she claims she was being raped. One day she asked Tom to come to her house and help her fix something, as he went he began to help as Mayella asked him to stop and kissed him. He freaked out and ran out the house and the following day she goes to the courts and says Tom Robinson raped her. currently their are no new characters but right now in the book their is a lot of conflict.

defined words-

dumbfounded- greatly astonished or surprised

occasion - a special gathering

disgrace- loss of reputation or respect

peculiarities- an odd habit

parted- to leave something

Pleasure Reading

The call of the wild has a turning point and the turning point is when the Indians come and take the main character away.

Metamorphose- change in outward structure or looks

Ferocity- the property of being wild or turbulent

Wrench- A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

Conciliate- cause to be more favorable

Impartial- free from undue bias

Blog 7

1) title and author? date published?
2) general purpose of this book?
3) narrative hook? quote it.
4) five key words from the opening chapter? (defined)
5) is the book any good? (your evaluation so far, questions you may have about what you read or about what us to be developed)

1. The book, The Eagle's Conquest, was written by Simon Scarrow in 2001

2. This book is an historical fiction set during Ancient Rome's invasion of Briton under the emperor Claudious

3. "‘I don’t think I fancy the odds on the tall one,’ muttered Centurion Macro. ‘Why’s that, sir?’

‘Look at him, Cato! The man’s all skin and bones. Won’t last long against the opposition. "

4. dell - a swamp or wooded hollow

coalition - people working together for a common goal

derision - to use scorn or ridicule to show contempt

sward - a grassy selection of land

dappled - marked with small spots or patches

5. so far the book is very good, it has been quite exciting with entertaining action and sudden twists

please reading

In the story, The Eagle’s Conquest by Simon Scarow, The turning point is when Cato and his centurion, Marco, uncover a plot to kill the Emperor. It sets them onto a goose chase to find the mastermind behind the assassination attempt. At this time in the play, Cato’s friends have both been killed and Cato is trying to find out the connections between their deaths and the assassination plot. Cato must take matters into his own hands when Marco doesn’t take him seriously. He finds a secret message written in code on the dead body of his friend. Can he find out the message before it is too late?

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw is a novel written by Henry James and was published in 1898. The Governess arrives at the house thinking it was a beautiful town but by the end of her first 2 nights she thinks it is an "ugly" town. Miles the employer's son was kicked out of school which troubled the governess. Later the Governess starts to see figures roaming around the house.

procession - continuing normally

obscure - unknown

Atonement - forgiveness of a wrong doing

scruple - feeling of doubt and hesitation

confounded - used to express and emphasize anger

Flu by Gina Kolata

     To be honest, I'm really into the book by now, but I haven't really hit the turning point of the novel yet. Since the turning point of Flu involves science, ti's very safe to say that the turning point may have to do with finding something about the disease. This could include something that may have lead to the discovery of the cure, or something else that makes it nearly impossible to find the cure. I don't know, but I'll read and find out.

Words used in the story that I'm not familiar with are as follows:

Florid- reddish
indefatigable- unable to be tired out
neuraminidase- various enzymes, usually in viruses, the catalyse the breakdown of glucosides containing neuraminic acids.

hemagglutinin-  an antibody that causes the clumping of Red Blood cells.

adenovirus- any type of group of DNA viruses that causes eye and respiratory diseases.

Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain

In the story Pudd'nhead Wilson, Tom Driscoll has grown to become a very terrible person. He treats Chambers with disgust as well as he does towards his mother who he does not know, Roxy. Things are getting bad and Tom wants to sell Chambers down the river. Tom's father, just before he dies, buys out Chambers to make sure that it does not happen. Tom's father dies and Tom goes off to Yale at the age of nineteen. When Tom finally comes back, he is well educated, more mannerly and polite. He does not plan on having an occupation and plans to inherit everything his uncle received form his father.

Smatterings: Introductory knowledge to something.

Illustrious: Highly distinguished, renown.

Quips: A sharp, sarcastic remark.

Toiling: A laborious task.

Wanton: Without regard for what is right, just and humane.

The Catcher in the Rye 3

Your book is leading up to some crisis or turning point. What is it? If you have not yet reached it, can you predict what it will be?
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I think the turning point of this book, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D.Salinger, is when the intense between Holden and Stradlater keeps increasing. When Stradlater comes back from date with Jane, he is pretty annoyed by English homework that Holden did which is not concerned with assignment. His reaction also makes him Holden who writes it for Stradlater. The tense is burst when Holden asks about the date with Jane, who is Holden's lover. Stradlater does not answer it and thus it drives Holden crazy. Holden severely insults Stradlater. Stradlater tries to calm his down but finally he punches on Holden's nose. He worries that it makes him into trouble and leaves the room. This event makes Holden to leave Pencey directly right away.

1. barge - rush or push into something in a rough and rude way

- You should barge your way after commencement

2. ratify - to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction

- The treaty was ratified by all the member states

3. impeachment - the trial for a crime which makes them unfit for office

- The National Assembly voted for the impeachment of President

4. retain - to continue to have something

- He struggled to retain control of the situation

5. sole - only one of that type

- My sole reason for coming here was to see you

A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by ishmael beah.

A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by ishmael beah.

I had come across the turning point in my story last time I read. For the narrator it means that it gets worse because he loses his brother and half of his friends when the village they are in gets taken by rebels it was scary for the narrator because he was completely alone for several days. This story is getting progressively sadder for the narrator.

Caresoli- spider in the local language it is significant because spiders are common tricksters in stories and by calling some one this you say they are untrustworthy.

Flags of Our Fathers

I think the turning point will be when the author, James Bradley finds out all of the specific details about his father in the war. James found a letter written by his father. It was addressed to his parents. It stated that the flag raising was "the happiest moment" of his life. Reading this made James want to research into his dad and the battle at Iwo Jima.

tantalizing-having or exhibiting something that provokes or arousesexpectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach
invigorating-to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
valor-boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially inbattle; heroic courage; bravery
clamped-to fasten with or fix in
enlist-to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service

Pleasure Reading

The book hasn't really led up to a crisis or turning point yet but it can be predicted that it will lead to when he plays in college for Florida and when he loses to Ole Miss and Alabama two big losses in his career. Though still there hasn't been a big crisis/turning point yet.

1. Allotted-Gathered;gained
2. Non-sectarian- private educational institutes
3. Intrusion- act of intruding.
4. Lackadaisical- Lacking enthusiasm or focus

5. Homebody- Person who likes to stay at home

Miss Lonely Hearts and the Day of the Locust

The turning point in my book is when miss lonely hearts really starts to get into his readings and when he takes all of his papers that are written to him and he takes them and he really starts to accept it and write back to him being fierce and showing them that they really do have problems and he's not going to fix them, he needs to do his own thing and stop asking for him. he wants to show them that them writing is just putting on hold for a day but when they go back to their lives, their issue is still going to be there. So by them writing to him doesn't really accomplish anything because its not going to stop the problem. but this book is really good, and i think the turning point in this book really makes it a really good book, that is a good read.

captious-tending to find fault

tricorn-having three hornds

pule-to whine

sparge- a step in lautering

bruit- sound makes when blood rushes through something

Fight Club Blog

Since I have seen the movie, assuming they have the same turning point, the turning point would be when the narrator realizes that he is Tyler Durden. That changes the whole story and the viewpoint of the reader on the entire story. This definitely turns the entire story around and can be considered the turning point.

Vocabulary

Schizophrenic- a severe mentaldisorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, ofthe following features: emotional blunting, intellectualdeterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech andbehavior, delusions, and hallucinations.

Varnished-To give a deceptively attractive appearance to; gloss over

Static-pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationarycondition.

Crematory Urn-An urn used for storing cremated ashes

Splice-To join two pieces of film for example at the ends

Joshua by Joseph F. Girzone

The turning point has not come yet in my story but I think that the turning point will come when Joshua starts meeting a bunch of people in town then they all get too curious and start to make injunctions about him that aren't true. This will cause Joshua to get angry with some of the people in town.

Vocab:

Injunction - a command, order, or law

jovial - endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor

formidable - causing fear, apprehension, or dread

adversity - fortune or fate

misframe - a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.

to kill a mockingbird

In my book "To kill a mockingbird" I have not reached the crisis or turning point of the book. I predict that the turning point will be when Tom Robinson begins to be accused by Mayella Ewell of raping and touching her inappropriately in her house one day. Tom Robinson says that he did no such thing but the daughter says he did. This will be the turning point of the book.

Vocabulary

prevailed- prove something more powerful than the opossite

rattling - making series of short noises

shuttered - close shutters to a window

bristled - stand upright away from the skin

venerable - great deal of respect

The Last of the Mohicans

I have not yet reached the turning point of the book, but so far the French and British are in the middle of their battle and the Native Americans have been helping them. I predict that a main character will die in battle and that will be the turning point of the book.

vigilance- alertness

invigorating- filled with life

scantily- sparingly

obdurate- stubborn

stoicism- patience

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

In the Five People You Meet In Heaven, by Mitch Albom, Eddie is beginning to meet his second person in heaven. I believe the turning point in the book was when Eddie sacrificed his life for the little girl. Now he must meet the five different people who he has affected in his lifetime.

grappling-to engage in a close encounter

pummeling- to beat or thrash

exaggerated- fake or carried out

barker- someone who calls attention too

sneering- to laugh in a face with scorn

Pele's New World

Title: Pele's New World
Authors: Peter Bodo, David Hirshey, Pele

Right now Pele is in the prime of his career. This means that all opponents are gunning for him. It has come to the point where players are taking cheap shots every opportunity they get. The worst of it happens during the World Cup. After one blantant cheap shot, which sent Pele off the field for the rest of the cup, Pele makes a statement he will no longer come to the world cup because he says the beauty of the game is lost.

subtle: so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

nostaglia: A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

hinterland: The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.

tantamount: Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as

poignant: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

The Dark Half By: Stephen King

I have finally reached to point in the story where things begin to become interesting. At this time Thad wakes up from a dream and is terrified. In this dream he is with George Stark his pseudonym, in the dream he is walking closely behind Thad and directing his every move. He brings him in the car and drives him to his summer home in Castle Rock. The difference is that the house has a for sale sign on it. Thad asks him why it has a for sale sign on it, it is his but Stark tells him that the man snapped and killed his wife and kids and then himself. He then said, "You might say it was pretty stark". Then Stark dangled keys over Thad's shoulder and Thad grabbed them so they did not hit his face. He went to the door and put the type writer key he was given into the door and it worked. There were all types of noises and explosions when he stepped inside and he did not want to go any farther for it was scarier than Stark himself.

Vocabulary

1. remonstrate - to plead with, have disapproval
2. echelon - a level of command or authority
3. hearse - vehicle for conveying a dead person
4. untenanted - a person or group that rents and occupies land
5. footfalls - the sound of footsteps

Huck Finn

I think that the turning point in this novel is when Huck writes a letter to Miss. Watson. This letter contains where Jim is but at the end of the letter he says "OK, I'll go to hell."

muddle- to mix up

sapling- a young tree

wallow- to roll out or lie in water

rustle- to make a succession

carcass- the dead body of an animal

Pompeii

The book that I am reading is Pompeii by Robert Harris. This book is a historical fiction; writing about the events at Pompeii from a certain person's perspective. The main character's main conflict is his relationship with the team that is to help him build or repair an aqueduct, and he has to help an innocent slave from a terrible tortuous execution. the new character since i blogged last was the slave, the slaves mother, and the daughter of the villa owner who helps the mother save her son.

phenomenon - a fact or situation that is observed or exists to happen.

furled - rolled up and secured neatly

earthenware - pottery made of clay fired to a porous state

procurator - an agent representing others in a court of law in countries retaining Roman civil law.

furtive - attempting to avoid notice or attention, because of belief of gift

The Hobbit

Crisis- the main crisis so far in the novel The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, is the presence of the Dragon. I currently believe that the dragon will be defeated because the whole book is leading up to that particular scene.

Wizard- A man with magical powers. "The wizard could cast fire out of his bare hands!"

Hobbit- A member of an imaginary race similar to humans, of small size and with hairy feet."The hobbit could run for hours and not get a single scratch on his hairy feet."

Dwarf- A small human-like creature that lives in mines or under a mountain. "The dwarf rarely left his home to go into the sunlight."

Dragon- A mythical, fire-breathing, reptile-like creature. "The dragon could set a whole village on fire in a matter of minutes with his fire breath."

Huck Finn

In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn is a "hill-billy" boy that is loves to be on adventures. He is the narrator of the book, but that is now known until later in the beginning of the book. He says that we know him from a different book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Tom and Huck are best friends in the book. In the duration of this book, Huck and Tom are always causing trouble around the widow's yard. They were sneaking through her garden and clumsily, Huck tripped on a root and one of her slaves comes out and tries to find them but they are hiding somewhere around the yard. He doesn't find them and they go away.

numskull- idiot
saltcellar- salt shaker
starchy- pertaining to starch

vial- small container

seedy- a suspicious character

The book that I am reading is Pompeii by Robert Harris. This book is a historical fiction; writing about the events at Pompeii from a certain person's perspective. The main character's main conflict is his relationship with the team that is to help him build or repair an aqueduct, and he has to help an innocent slave from a terrible tortuous execution. the new character since i blogged last was the slave, the slaves mother, and the daughter of the villa owner who helps the mother save her son.

Ligeia

The title of my book is Ligeia, and it is just one story in a collection of novels by Edgar Allan Poe. In this book, Ligeia, who is the wife of the narrator in this story, dies of a disease. The narrator describes Ligeia as being many different things. He describes her as being more precious than a Hebrew heirloom, or her skin resembling the purest ivory. The problem is that the narrator feels very lost without Ligeia in his life. The new character is his new wife because the narrator remarries after Ligeia dies.

1. Haughty- arrogant and condescending

2. Capacious- large, roomy, extensive

3. Fretted- adorned with a band of repeated geometrical shapes

4. Endue- to provide with a quality or ability

5. depend- to hang downward

Pleasure Reading

I am reading the book The Call of the Wild. Written by Jack London and published in 1903 this more modern version of the book was very interesting. The General purpose of this book was to show how a Gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle with nature. "During the four years since his puppy hood he had lived the life a a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation." This is the narrative hook because it Defines Bucks life before he is captured and dragged into the woods and the world of the Klondike.

Primitive- Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

Interlace- To spin or wind together

Imperious- Having or showing arrogance

Sate- fill to satisfaction

Treachery- the act of deliberate betrayal.

This book starts out slow but so far this book is very interesting and action packed.

Pleasure Reading

The book I am reading is through my eyes by Time Tebow. It is a non-fiction book about Tim Tebow's life. I am at the part of where he is in high school playing football. The problem is his coaches feel his body would better fit another position opposed to quarterback his favorite position causing a conflict. This is one of the times in his life where he proves everyone wrong.

Defined Words

1. Burly:Large and strong; heavily built

2. Intrinsic: Belonging naturally

3. Evangelical: Being in agreement with the Christian Gospel.

4. Fraternization: to associate in a brotherly or congenial way.

5. Sporadic: Occurring in irregular instances

Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

The book is about the French and Indian War and the war that took place on the North American Colonies. The French allied with the Native American tribes to fight the British. The story centers around Uncas and Chingachgook who are the only remaining Mohicans. The Mohicans rival with the Huron tribe and their chief, Magua. Hawkeye becomes an escort of the Munro sisters through the forest.

conducive- contributive

varmint- undesirable or pesky person

girdled- to encircle with a belt

tumult- commotion or uproar

unwonted- unusual, not customary

The Catcher in the Rye 2

The main character, Holden, comes to his home located in Ossenburger Hall. In his room, he reads the book named Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen. However, Ackley, who lives in next door, enters in his room and starts to interrupt him. Ackley is a rude and annoying boy who think he is the best person in the world. He keeps wandering around Holden and asks annoying questions. At that time, Ackley also annoys him by cutting his fingernail on the floor. At that time, Holden's roommate, Stradlater, famous and handsome guy, comes into the room and Ackley quickly goes to his room back. Stradlater and Holden goes to the bathroom and Stradlater shaves for his date. Even though Stradlater is clean young man outwardly, his actual room is dirty. He asks Holden for help his English homework while he is dating with Jane Gallagher, a girl who Holden also knows and also has pretty favorable feelings to her. Holden remembers her exactly. He is disappointed when Jane will date with Stradlater. He also wants to say hello to her but gives up. After Stradlater goes out with a jacket that burrows from Holden, Ackley comes back to Holden's room and squeezes his pimples.

1. compulsory - something that you should accept because it is the law

It is compulsory for all motorcyclists to wear helmets

2. disturbance - an incident in which people behave violently in public

He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game

3. peculiar - something that strange and unusual, sometimes used in an unpleasant way

I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before

4. horsing - jumps around and makes noise like a horse

Those boys who are always horsing around with each other annoy me

5. groping - try to find something by moving your hands around in order to feel it

He groped around in the dark for his other sock

Fight Club 2

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. In my reading, the plot has began to develop. Tyler and the narrator are becoming friends. They are both beginning to do crazy and rebellious things together. The narrator is learning more about Tyler Durden and becoming more and more like him. His life is getting more exciting and he is overall happier.

Oblivion-the state of being completely forgotten or unknown

Insomnia-inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic;difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.

Projectionist-an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector

Xenon-a heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseouselement used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes.

Chakras-Yoga .

Fight Club #1

Fight Club a book by Chuck Palahniuk, was published August 17,1996. It is a fictional work that was written by the author, in my opinion to make the reader look at the world differently. This book has an interesting narrative hook, that begins "TYLER GETS ME a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die. For a long time though, Tyler and I were best friends. People are always asking, did I know about Tyler Durden." I really like this book because it is not written traditionally, and includes more insight and thought process than other books I have read.

Mayhem-random or deliberate violence or damage.

Anarchy- a state of society without government or law.

Nitroglycerin- a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C ₃ H ₅ N ₃ O ₉ , prepared from glycerol with nitricand sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite andother explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as avasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.

Napalm-a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs,flamethrowers, etc.

Reams-a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream).

Flu by Gina Kolata

As per usual, the book I'm reading is Flu by Gina Kolata. The book goes into the 1918 virus that was sweeping the entire world, how it came into being, how they can vaccinate it, and what other factors may have caused it to be spread out. Many scientists, obviously too many to be named because in the first 2 chapters of this book alone, there are at least 20 scientists that have been named, are flabbergasted at this disease. The only thing stopping these M.D.'s and virus specialists are the other viruses that are popping up as well, including the infamous Swine Flu. Scientists have just been starting to put together the pieces of the puzzle, including animals as one of the major factors into how the disease spread and finding out that farms are also a type of "factory" for the virus. Seeing as how pigs are usually bred on farms, this is a very reliable guess as to where the virus may be "multiplying" and then forcing themselves onto those who are healthy. The healthy, as usual to how viruses spread, go into towns, which are very populated, and then end up coughing, sneezing, breathing out the virus, etc.
The discovery of the swine flu actually almost stops doctors into unwinding the secrets behind the Flu of 1918. Ironically, a few summers ago, swine flu was receiving so much fame, caution, and constant fear of people contracting it. Unfortunately, that was only one variant of swine flu. One of the earliest dated cases of swine actually happened in the same year as the great Flu: 1918. The reasoning behind this is simple: since the great influenza has been contracted into farms, then into pigs, and then into people, it is liable to say that the great Influenza virus may have evolved into one of the dangerous variants of swine flu. The book also states that, as far as we know, there are at least 2 different variants of swine flu all starting with the same symptoms: Coughing, sore throat, and runny nose. The book also states that scientists know of at least 20 different types of Swine Flu.
Many of the terms defined in this book are medically related. Some of them are distemper, which is basically the symptoms of dog flu, epidemic, wide spreading of the disease, infection, which is basically being afflicted with a disease, viral, which means that viruses cause whatever is viral, and, of course, influenza, the disease which this book is based upon and a disease which causes symptoms such as cough, fever, runny nose, headache, etc. This book only gets more and more interesting, and I only wish to read more.

Flags of Our Fathers

1. "Flags of Our Fathers"
2. James Bradley 
3.  The author's main topic is about the history of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. His father John Bradley was a medical soldier who one of the five who raised the flag in February of 1945. The author finds journals of his father and pictures. He investigates them, then goes to Iwo Jima with his family to see it now. 

• tantalizing-having or exhibiting something that provokes or arousesexpectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach
• invigorating-to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
• valor-boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially inbattle; heroic courage; bravery
• clamped-to fasten with or fix in
• enlist-to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service