Hello again my friends. I just recently finished The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey. Let me tell you, it was great! It is definitely original, unique even. On a scale from one to ten i would give it a nine. The only reason that it lost a point was because it started out kind of slow. it took it a bit to reel you in. After i got past the beginning though, i could not put it down. I read whenever i could. I don't usually do that with books. Now, I'm moving on to its sequel.
The Fire Within revolved mainly around David Rain and his special dragon Gadzooks. David moved into a room-for-rent at the Pennykettle household. Liz, the land lady, and Lucy, her daughter became his family. At first David thought they were crazy. Liz always had some silly dragon puns and Lucy was your typical ten year old. The books plot was mainly about David discovering secrets in the Pennykettle house hold, with a side-plot of squirrel rescue.
Chris D'Lacey did a phenomenal job with description. At times, the scene was described so vividly that it would have been impossible not to imagine it. The plot was so far in depth that many questions are still unanswered. Seriously, at the end i felt rage because i didn't get all of my questions answered. The mystery around the fire tear and Gwillana were barely scratched. I do have to say that this book wasn't really one of those life lesson books, where you walk away with some enhanced understanding of the world. In my point of view, it was exactly what a story should be. It focused on entertaining the reader, not educating the reader. Don't get me wrong, novels that educated are splendid. Once in a while it feels nice to just get lost in a story rather then question it. Trust me, you will get lost in the dragon world and love it!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Free read book 1
Hello people of the world/English class. Mr. Kain has assigned as all to read a book no less then two hundred pages. I have chosen The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey. It's a fiction book mainly revolving around dragons. They aren't the kind of monstrous, fire breathing dragons that come to our imaginations. They are more little cute dragons...made out of clay with a dragon spark inside of them.
"Does David believe in the power of dragons? When David moves in with Liz and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, he discovers a collection of clay dragons that come to life. David's own special dragon inspires him to write a story, which reveals the secrets behind a mystery. In order to solve the mystery and save his dragon, David must master the magic of the fire within, not only with his hands but also with his heart" (cover)
I admit that the last sentence sounds way to corny, but the rest really drew me in. I love a good story about dragons. For those that share my love, then let us start reading this book!
"Does David believe in the power of dragons? When David moves in with Liz and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, he discovers a collection of clay dragons that come to life. David's own special dragon inspires him to write a story, which reveals the secrets behind a mystery. In order to solve the mystery and save his dragon, David must master the magic of the fire within, not only with his hands but also with his heart" (cover)
I admit that the last sentence sounds way to corny, but the rest really drew me in. I love a good story about dragons. For those that share my love, then let us start reading this book!
Sherlock BLOW YOUR MIND Holmes.
As many of you know, Sherlock Holmes was an incredible detective. The movie did a really good job of showing this. It blew my mind! How he could plan out moves in his head and gather data on the spot, simply amazing! For example: when he was in the pit fighting the big fat guy, he devised a plan to knock him out all in no more then 15 seconds. The crazy part is that it all went according to how he planned it. I know it was a movie and all, but the thought of someone being able to do that is crazy!
I wish i could have such great deductive powers. In the field of science, that skill would be golden. Say you're in the middle of an experiment and you have to gather data in an environment. Being able to see every little detail would greatly increase the accuracy of the data. A scientist could make quick calls and very precise theories. All hail the little details!
I wish i could have such great deductive powers. In the field of science, that skill would be golden. Say you're in the middle of an experiment and you have to gather data in an environment. Being able to see every little detail would greatly increase the accuracy of the data. A scientist could make quick calls and very precise theories. All hail the little details!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Reaction to dog genocide book.
Well, let us see. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon, was indeed a curious book. It really was a unique and eye opening book. At first, Chris just wanted to find the murderer of the poodle. Silly poodle. Christopher’s simple yet challenging investigation of Wellington’s murder Lead him to uncover a dark and distraught secret about his parents. They weren't his real parents! I'm just kidding, actually his mom was alive and not dead like his father had said. This caused him to lose his trust in his father and to set out on an epic and tron filled quest to London in search of his mother. Beautiful plot, yes, but I've seen it before so it was alright in my eyes.
What i look for most in a book is the meaning of events. Things that make me think or that make me understand whats going on better. I enjoy coming up with meanings or symbolic values of events. Its like a mind puzzle for me. For today's blog i will use motifs as my "word-of-the-blog". something new that i have just decided to include in my blogs, only where it can be applicable though. Now, a motif is a reoccurring event in a story that holds some symbolic value.
I'm choosing the love of science that Chris has, since i share the same love. One thing that caught my eye was when Christopher started talking about alien life forms and the workings of the human mind. Exobiology is fascinating my my eyes and the human mind has to be the hardest and most sporadic system in existence. Christopher feels most comfortable with subjects that he views as logical, such as physics and math. I also feel comfortable with things i view as logical. In mathematics, you can see why something works and why it doesn't. You have proof for what you say and what you see. In other subjects such as social studies you cant really prove history like you can prove math. It just isn't as strong of proof to me, therefore i have trouble paying attention in those classes, just like how Chris has trouble understanding feelings and other non logical things.
When a book has things such as motifs, i can connect with it better and understand the feelings that the author wants to send through his words. I feel like The curious incident of the dog in the night-time did a good job in doing this. it wasn't a book that just came out and screamed at feelings. At some parts one had to actually look deeper into the meaning to understand the feelings of the character.
~TarzanTron
What i look for most in a book is the meaning of events. Things that make me think or that make me understand whats going on better. I enjoy coming up with meanings or symbolic values of events. Its like a mind puzzle for me. For today's blog i will use motifs as my "word-of-the-blog". something new that i have just decided to include in my blogs, only where it can be applicable though. Now, a motif is a reoccurring event in a story that holds some symbolic value.
I'm choosing the love of science that Chris has, since i share the same love. One thing that caught my eye was when Christopher started talking about alien life forms and the workings of the human mind. Exobiology is fascinating my my eyes and the human mind has to be the hardest and most sporadic system in existence. Christopher feels most comfortable with subjects that he views as logical, such as physics and math. I also feel comfortable with things i view as logical. In mathematics, you can see why something works and why it doesn't. You have proof for what you say and what you see. In other subjects such as social studies you cant really prove history like you can prove math. It just isn't as strong of proof to me, therefore i have trouble paying attention in those classes, just like how Chris has trouble understanding feelings and other non logical things.
When a book has things such as motifs, i can connect with it better and understand the feelings that the author wants to send through his words. I feel like The curious incident of the dog in the night-time did a good job in doing this. it wasn't a book that just came out and screamed at feelings. At some parts one had to actually look deeper into the meaning to understand the feelings of the character.
~TarzanTron
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Possesions
Current Topic: Henry David Thoreau believed that in order to live well, we must reduce the number of material goods we have. Otherwise, these things begin to dominate us. Take a position on this and explain.
I completely agree! Luxuries seem to out weigh necessities in our society. Ill admit, they do at times in my life also. Most of the time i spend my paycheck on things like video games, electronics, black light accessories, or things that just look cool. Instead, i could use the money to buy new clothes, maybe buy groceries. Instead of spending my money on things i NEED, i spend it on things that i want.
I feel like society holds the idea that property equals power. Take fashion for example. Hollister or shoes or whatever, kids desire these things because they think it separates them from others. Brand clothing can be seen as an indicator of wealth. If you have it, you're richer and better then those that don't. I feel like this is what society sells to us. So, now it becomes a fight for luxuries. The more luxuries you have, the better you are then the other person. Instead of enjoying what we have, we buy more and more thinking that it will make us better. We are stuck in a never ending cycle of greed. When one product comes out, we rush to attain it to improve our status. When the next product comes out, we rush to that one too. It will never stop, not unless we stray from that feeling of greatness that we think we feel when we have shiny new things.
~TarzanTron
I completely agree! Luxuries seem to out weigh necessities in our society. Ill admit, they do at times in my life also. Most of the time i spend my paycheck on things like video games, electronics, black light accessories, or things that just look cool. Instead, i could use the money to buy new clothes, maybe buy groceries. Instead of spending my money on things i NEED, i spend it on things that i want.
I feel like society holds the idea that property equals power. Take fashion for example. Hollister or shoes or whatever, kids desire these things because they think it separates them from others. Brand clothing can be seen as an indicator of wealth. If you have it, you're richer and better then those that don't. I feel like this is what society sells to us. So, now it becomes a fight for luxuries. The more luxuries you have, the better you are then the other person. Instead of enjoying what we have, we buy more and more thinking that it will make us better. We are stuck in a never ending cycle of greed. When one product comes out, we rush to attain it to improve our status. When the next product comes out, we rush to that one too. It will never stop, not unless we stray from that feeling of greatness that we think we feel when we have shiny new things.
~TarzanTron
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Numbers of Prime
Current Topic: Christopher Boone, says, "Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the numbers away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical, but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them." (Haddon 12)
I chose to view this quote with a symbolic mindset. First, segmenting the quote, i took Prime numbers. He states that prime numbers are what you get after taken all other numbers away. I believe that "numbers" represent people. After you take away all emotions and characteristics of a person, you're left with the simplest minded person. In this case, that simple minded person is referred to as a prime number.
The second part clearly refers to life as stated by Chris. If we substitute people in as prime numbers, then the new quote reads, “I think people are like life. They are very logical, but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about it." This would be an example of Absurdism The rules that people can never work out could be the rules of the universe, rules of society, or rules of life. So, we as humanity can speculate for answers in life, but we will never attain true meaning and purpose no matter how much we try.
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