Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
My life is simple and comfortable, but it was not always like this. When my family first immigrated in the United States, a lot of challenges hit us. One was living in a small crowded apartment with eight other people, and having to see a mother cry each night because she was homesick and people around her treated her like trash. My family was not only facing emotional problems, but also financial problems too. Since we were new in the United States, in my parents pockets were mostly only Philippine Pesos, barely any US dollars. My dad worked as the apartment’s handy man and mom was not unemployed. I always thought that United States of America was a place to start a new life and try to make all my dreams come true. Turns out, making those dreams come true was harder than i thought. It took all my parents sweat and blood that brought the the family were we are now. I owe my parents everything i have and my dream to become a nurse.
I learned from my parents that giving up is not the answer. Every since our first two years, i persevered in school, because the best way i could repay them is through my grades. I also realized that i was very good at memorising body parts and i was very curious when it comes to a dissection. Even though the dissection was little disgusting, it was still cool to see body parts of mammals similar to human organs. I remember the heart lab, my anatomy physiology teacher ordered about six sheep’s heart, one for each table. When i first saw the heart, it was huge and was the size of my fist. i was amazed on how it looked like and the feeling of it. Some parts of the heart was tender and hard, but some parts of it was soft and squishy. But most of all it was very slippery, I could not hold the heart unless it was going to slip out of my hands. I was more fascinated one the function of the heart. For the heart to pump blood all around out body , just for the human body to live each day is amazing to me.
My parents encouraged me to persevere in school, believing that the medical field is the best career to pick because of the amount of payment. Ever since i started sophomore year and took anatomy physiology, my parents saw great changes in my science class. They kept on saying, “You should become a nurse,” or “Go to the medical field because of your high grades in anatomy.” Both my mother and father constantly remind me each day that i have do my best in school. Even though i get annoyed of by it, but it is worth it because they are the ones that encouraged me to make my choice of career. My family has pushed and gave me the perseverance in my choice of career. This why i want to become a nurse.
Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
Part of my personal quality is my accomplishments. One of my accomplishments that i did was facing one of my biggest fear, roller coasters. It was the end of the eight grade when the entire eight grade class went to Great America as our last field trip. There one of my friends wanted to ride a roller coaster called The Demon or something like that. She dragged with her in line and waited for about thirty minutes until it was out turn to seat in the seat. So i fasten my belt, i told my friend to put my glass with out stuff (they don’t allow eye glasses in the roller coaster). while i was sitting there waiting for her to come back, my hand was cold as ice and i was near to having a heart attack. Then it started out slow, down a dark tunnel and up we go to highest point of the tracks. Then down we go going as fast as a cheetah, two loops and two spirals, while we in the ride i was screaming to the tops of my lungs. It was the most amazing feeling i ever felt. It felt exhilarated and i wanted to ride it one more time. This was the time when i faced my fear of roller coasters.
It made me realized that With a little encouragement, i can over come anything. This connects to school too. I remember my first year Alameda Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), i was in a lot of pressure. Teachers expected a lot from the students. Like, they expected that we should read and write in a college level and that we know everything. It was a worst nightmare for a student. I also here them say “ why on your middle school grade you guys had A’s or B’s, but what happened” . You what happened, pressure and a lot of stress. It made me miss my middle school days, where i got high grades. By the end of the fall semester of two thousand nine (2009) i wanted to quit and go to another school where it would be easier to get high grades. I prefer to pack my books and forget about ASTI. Then i though to myself, “why quit now?” It was then i realized that i just have to suck it up and continue my life in ASTI, Even though it is full of stress and pressure, i realized that i can do anything. High school was like a roller coaster to me. There was a lot of ups, downs, twist, and turns, but sophomore year was not that bad. even though there was more work it was worth it because by fall of two thousand eleven i will be a junior. it is basically taking little steps a time. Writing this being a sophomore, i finally realized that i could accomplish anything. If i only put my heart and soul to it, and i will accomplish the goals i have.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Avalon High: Book Review
The book Avalon High, written by Meg Cabot talks about a girl name Ellie moved just outside of Washington D.C because her parents took a whole year off their jobs as professors to do research about a Camelot. While she was Maryland she attend the high school called Avalon High (AHS) as a junior, she met new people, like Will Wagner. Will Wagner is the Senior class president, football quarterback, and the well know, a.k.a. popular guy. They first met at the park, and from there on it was history. Ellie and Will became close friends, they started to hang around more often Ellie started to feel certain feelings for Will, but he has a girlfriend named Jennifer or Jen. Jen, the cheerleader, cheated on Will with Lance, and sadly Will was not yet aware of this at the time. The irony in this was that Lance was Will’s best friend. What makes the matters worse is Marco was the one who told Will about the affair. Marco is Will’s step brother who is a load of trouble. And that leads into the teen drama at Avalon High School.
The Meg Cabot is the author of various books, and one of the books is Avalon High. Her writing skills very simple. She writes as if the reader was reading the character’s mind. Meg Cabot does use dialogue, but when Ellie (the main character) is talking to herself she uses first person. The book is mainly written in to the main character’s perspective. For example, I can imagine how the character is feeling emotionally, physically, and what she is seeing. One example is when Ellie said, “ [...] “I found myself dining with A. William Wagner once again. How I made him laugh over the plate of steaming hot crab dip we shared at Riodans’s downtown [...] How i almost made him choke on his Moose Tracks ice cream at Storms Brothers while i told him the story of the time i stuck the red hot up my nose when i was four ,just to hear him laugh laugh again [...],” (Cabot 169). When i read this area of the paragraph from Avalon High I could imagine that Will and Ellie is having a great time together, and Ellie is trying her best to make Will forget about the incident that happened while sailing. Meg Cabot did a good job at being very descriptive about the character’s thought, feeling, and sight, because i felt that i was in the same room where the characters were at. I believe that Cabot did a great job at her writing skills because made the reader feel what is the character’s feeling. When i read the quote above i felt that i was in the same setting of Will and Ellie and able to see and feel what Ellie did when she was with Will that night. Meg Cabot did a very good job a being very descriptive when it comes to her books. Another example, is when Cabot was being descriptive on Ellie’s emotion. Ellie said, “It was the first flower an body had ever give me. Which was why, even after he dropped me off at home and drove away, it was hours before my heart started to beat anything like normally again,” (Cabot 77).I could really feel how Ellie felt when Will gave her the flower, It is just another way Meg Cabot showed her writing skills of being descriptive.
Avalon High is made for teenagers that are in to teen romance, and they are probably attracted to this book mainly because they could relate to the characters. For example, the girl Ellie has a major crush on Will Wagner that turns out to be the most funniest, cute, and popular guy in the school; there are most likely a lot of teenagers that have crushes on guys/ girls whom they can’t get their hands on either. Ellie said, “ I didn’t mention my crush on Will [...] Will and I were just friends (which, in case, anyways, was actually true),”(Cabot 95). Ellie keeps on repeating to herself that Will and her are just friends, but truly, she has a crush on him. She avoids the idea that she has feeling for Will because she does not want to expect that she could become Will’s girlfriend. This could relate to teenagers everywhere that has crushes on someone, but later deny to themselves that they a have crush on that person because they do not want to expect that there will be a relationship. This book is for everyone that is in to teen romance and teen drama.
In conclusion, Avalon High is good book by its great detail and great writing skills of the author. The book was mainly about teen life as the recreation of King Aurthur and other renaissance characters. It was an experience of teen love and evil lurking in the shadows of Avalon High. I can truly say i would recommend this book to someone or a friend that is interested in romance, action, and a little part of history from the Renaissance Era. Avalon High was very interesting, it talked about how a girl moved to Maryland and started to notice that she is falling for a guy that was in a current relationship, while learning that the guy she is falling for in the reincarnation of King Arthur. This book will be perfect for anyone that is in to teen romance novel and loves to relate their life to the characters in the book. Avalon High was not only about teen romance, but there was evil around. one of the characters was evil and tried to kill (Arthur) Will Wagner. This book is filled with many actions and love, it is great book and fun read. You would feel what the character is feeling and thinking, so i would recommend this book to someone or a friend so they too would enjoy reading the book Avalon High.
The Meg Cabot is the author of various books, and one of the books is Avalon High. Her writing skills very simple. She writes as if the reader was reading the character’s mind. Meg Cabot does use dialogue, but when Ellie (the main character) is talking to herself she uses first person. The book is mainly written in to the main character’s perspective. For example, I can imagine how the character is feeling emotionally, physically, and what she is seeing. One example is when Ellie said, “ [...] “I found myself dining with A. William Wagner once again. How I made him laugh over the plate of steaming hot crab dip we shared at Riodans’s downtown [...] How i almost made him choke on his Moose Tracks ice cream at Storms Brothers while i told him the story of the time i stuck the red hot up my nose when i was four ,just to hear him laugh laugh again [...],” (Cabot 169). When i read this area of the paragraph from Avalon High I could imagine that Will and Ellie is having a great time together, and Ellie is trying her best to make Will forget about the incident that happened while sailing. Meg Cabot did a good job at being very descriptive about the character’s thought, feeling, and sight, because i felt that i was in the same room where the characters were at. I believe that Cabot did a great job at her writing skills because made the reader feel what is the character’s feeling. When i read the quote above i felt that i was in the same setting of Will and Ellie and able to see and feel what Ellie did when she was with Will that night. Meg Cabot did a very good job a being very descriptive when it comes to her books. Another example, is when Cabot was being descriptive on Ellie’s emotion. Ellie said, “It was the first flower an body had ever give me. Which was why, even after he dropped me off at home and drove away, it was hours before my heart started to beat anything like normally again,” (Cabot 77).I could really feel how Ellie felt when Will gave her the flower, It is just another way Meg Cabot showed her writing skills of being descriptive.
Avalon High is made for teenagers that are in to teen romance, and they are probably attracted to this book mainly because they could relate to the characters. For example, the girl Ellie has a major crush on Will Wagner that turns out to be the most funniest, cute, and popular guy in the school; there are most likely a lot of teenagers that have crushes on guys/ girls whom they can’t get their hands on either. Ellie said, “ I didn’t mention my crush on Will [...] Will and I were just friends (which, in case, anyways, was actually true),”(Cabot 95). Ellie keeps on repeating to herself that Will and her are just friends, but truly, she has a crush on him. She avoids the idea that she has feeling for Will because she does not want to expect that she could become Will’s girlfriend. This could relate to teenagers everywhere that has crushes on someone, but later deny to themselves that they a have crush on that person because they do not want to expect that there will be a relationship. This book is for everyone that is in to teen romance and teen drama.
In conclusion, Avalon High is good book by its great detail and great writing skills of the author. The book was mainly about teen life as the recreation of King Aurthur and other renaissance characters. It was an experience of teen love and evil lurking in the shadows of Avalon High. I can truly say i would recommend this book to someone or a friend that is interested in romance, action, and a little part of history from the Renaissance Era. Avalon High was very interesting, it talked about how a girl moved to Maryland and started to notice that she is falling for a guy that was in a current relationship, while learning that the guy she is falling for in the reincarnation of King Arthur. This book will be perfect for anyone that is in to teen romance novel and loves to relate their life to the characters in the book. Avalon High was not only about teen romance, but there was evil around. one of the characters was evil and tried to kill (Arthur) Will Wagner. This book is filled with many actions and love, it is great book and fun read. You would feel what the character is feeling and thinking, so i would recommend this book to someone or a friend so they too would enjoy reading the book Avalon High.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Comments to Book Review.
Phoung:
you switched ideas, you first introduced her book then talked about the flaws of it. Only has one Contreat details. Show evidence from the book on paragraph four, so the reader would know what you are taking. about. You said you were confused because of the changing of the switching of events, and now on paragraph five you are talking about how it is less confusing. You are contradicting yourself. I like the way you found a flaw on the book about “[..] the author writes makes it confusing because the reader would then have to remind themselves that the character is switching from being awake in the coma to being awake in real life but no actually awake at the same time.”Good job on spotting the author’s weakness.
Shiyun:
There is not transition between paragraphs three and four, it went straight to your idea of the purpose of the book. “After finishing The Hunger Games, I thought that it was a very great book. It got very intense and exciting to read near the middle of the book. Its like you can not stop flipping the pages. This was really a great book, it taught me alot about how government runs when it takes control of the people. This book is intended to tell people about this kind of government system; warning the possibility that out government system might turn out this way.” this paragraph makes me want to read the book. Good job at telling how you felt while reading the book. The way you describe your book makes me want to read it too, good job at trying to convince the audience that the book is great for reading.
Wendy:
“There was something about the way Tablo wrote that made me and my cousin feel the need to continue turning the page when we read it. This might be because of the way he explained each situation or because the stories was like poetry in a more detailed form. It talked about solitude and pieces of youth, which left me with a bittersweet taste.” This is deep. It makes me feel i should read the book, and try to understand what the author is trying to say. Is the book only about sadness? You said that in the end it did not talk about Tablo’s life, but in the beginning it did, show evidence.
you switched ideas, you first introduced her book then talked about the flaws of it. Only has one Contreat details. Show evidence from the book on paragraph four, so the reader would know what you are taking. about. You said you were confused because of the changing of the switching of events, and now on paragraph five you are talking about how it is less confusing. You are contradicting yourself. I like the way you found a flaw on the book about “[..] the author writes makes it confusing because the reader would then have to remind themselves that the character is switching from being awake in the coma to being awake in real life but no actually awake at the same time.”Good job on spotting the author’s weakness.
Shiyun:
There is not transition between paragraphs three and four, it went straight to your idea of the purpose of the book. “After finishing The Hunger Games, I thought that it was a very great book. It got very intense and exciting to read near the middle of the book. Its like you can not stop flipping the pages. This was really a great book, it taught me alot about how government runs when it takes control of the people. This book is intended to tell people about this kind of government system; warning the possibility that out government system might turn out this way.” this paragraph makes me want to read the book. Good job at telling how you felt while reading the book. The way you describe your book makes me want to read it too, good job at trying to convince the audience that the book is great for reading.
Wendy:
“There was something about the way Tablo wrote that made me and my cousin feel the need to continue turning the page when we read it. This might be because of the way he explained each situation or because the stories was like poetry in a more detailed form. It talked about solitude and pieces of youth, which left me with a bittersweet taste.” This is deep. It makes me feel i should read the book, and try to understand what the author is trying to say. Is the book only about sadness? You said that in the end it did not talk about Tablo’s life, but in the beginning it did, show evidence.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Avalon High: RD Book Review
The book Avalon High, written by Meg Cabot talks about a girl name Ellie moved just outside of Washington D.C because her parents took a whole year off their jobs as professors to do research about a Camelot. While she was Maryland she attend the high school called Avalon High (AHS) as a junior, she met new people, like Will Wagner. Will Wagner is the Senior class president, football quarterback, and the well know, a.k.a. popular guy. They first met at the park, and from there on it was history. Ellie and Will became close friends, they started to hang around more often Ellie started to feel certain feelings for Will, but he has a girlfriend named Jennifer or Jen. Jen, the cheerleader, cheated on Will with Lance, and sadly Will was not yet aware of this at the time. The irony in this was that Lance was Will’s best friend. What makes the matters worse is Marco was the one who told Will about the affair. Marco is Will’s step brother who is a load of trouble. And that leads into the teen drama at Avalon High School.
Avalon High is made for teenagers that are in to teen romance, and they are probably attracted to this book mainly because they could relate to the characters. For example, the girl Ellie has a major crush on Will Wagner that turns out to be the most funniest, cute, and popular guy in the school; there are most likely a lot of teenagers that have crushes on guys/ girls whom they can’t get their hands on either. Ellie said, “ I didn’t mention my crush on Will [...] Will and I were just friends (which, in case, anyways, was actually true),”(Cabot 95). Ellie keeps on repeating to herself that Will and her are just friends, but truly, she has a crush on him. She avoids the idea that she has feeling for Will because she does not want to expect that she could become Will’s girlfriend. This could relate to teenagers everywhere that has crushes on someone, but later deny to themselves that they a have crush on that person because they do not want to expect that there will be a relationship. This book is for everyone that is into teen romance and teen drama.
The Meg Cabot is the author of various books, and one of the books is Avalon High. Her writing skills very simple. She writes as if the reader was reading the character’s mind. Meg Cabot does use dialogue, but when Ellie (the main character) is talking to herself she uses first person. The book is mainly written in to the main character’s perspective. For example, I can imagine how the character is feeling emotionally, physically, and what she is seeing. One example is when Ellie said, “ [...] “I found myself dining with A. William Wagner once again. How I made him laugh over the plate of steaming hot crab dip we shared at Riodans’s downtown [...] How i almost made him choke on his Moose Tracks ice cream at Storms Brothers while i told him the story of the time i stuck the red hot up my nose when i was four ,just to hear him laugh laugh again [...],” (Cabot 169). When i read this area of the paragraph from Avalon High I could imagine that Will and Ellie is having a great time together, and Ellie is trying her best to make Will forget about the incident that happened while sailing. Meg Cabot did a good job at being very descriptive about the character’s thought, feeling, and sight, because i felt that i was in the same room where the characters were at. I believe that Cabot did a great job at her writing skills because made the reader feel what is the character’s feeling. When i read the quote above i felt that i was in the same setting of Will and Ellie and able to see and feel what Ellie did when she was with Will that night. Meg Cabot did a very good job a being very descriptive when it comes to her books. Another example, is when Cabot was being descriptive on Ellie’s emotion. Ellie said, “It was the first flower an body had ever give me. Which was why, even after he dropped me off at home and drove away, it was hours before my heart started to beat anything like normally again,” (Cabot 77).I could really feel how Ellie felt when Will gave her the flower, It is just another way Meg Cabot showed her writing skills of being descriptive.
In conclusion, Avalon High is good book by its great detail and great writing skills of the author. The book was mainly about teen life as the recreation of King Aurthur and other renaissance characters. It was an experience of teen love and evil lurking in the shadows of Avalon High. I can truly say i would recommend this book to someone or a friend that is interested in romance and recantation of King Aurthur. Avalon High was very interesting, it talked about how a girl moved to Maryland and started to notice that she is falling for a guy that is in a current relationship while learning that the guy she is falling for in the reincarnation of King Arthur. This book will be perfect for anyone that is in to teen romance novel and loves to relate their life to the characters in the book. Avalon High will be perfect for the people that loves romance and teen life. Avalon High was not only about teen romance, but there was evil around. one of the characters was evil and tried to kill Will Wagner. This book is filled with many actions and love from Will, Elle, and Marco. It is great book and fun read. you would feel what the character is feeling and thinking. So i would recommend this book to a friend so they would enjoy the fun of reading.
Avalon High is made for teenagers that are in to teen romance, and they are probably attracted to this book mainly because they could relate to the characters. For example, the girl Ellie has a major crush on Will Wagner that turns out to be the most funniest, cute, and popular guy in the school; there are most likely a lot of teenagers that have crushes on guys/ girls whom they can’t get their hands on either. Ellie said, “ I didn’t mention my crush on Will [...] Will and I were just friends (which, in case, anyways, was actually true),”(Cabot 95). Ellie keeps on repeating to herself that Will and her are just friends, but truly, she has a crush on him. She avoids the idea that she has feeling for Will because she does not want to expect that she could become Will’s girlfriend. This could relate to teenagers everywhere that has crushes on someone, but later deny to themselves that they a have crush on that person because they do not want to expect that there will be a relationship. This book is for everyone that is into teen romance and teen drama.
The Meg Cabot is the author of various books, and one of the books is Avalon High. Her writing skills very simple. She writes as if the reader was reading the character’s mind. Meg Cabot does use dialogue, but when Ellie (the main character) is talking to herself she uses first person. The book is mainly written in to the main character’s perspective. For example, I can imagine how the character is feeling emotionally, physically, and what she is seeing. One example is when Ellie said, “ [...] “I found myself dining with A. William Wagner once again. How I made him laugh over the plate of steaming hot crab dip we shared at Riodans’s downtown [...] How i almost made him choke on his Moose Tracks ice cream at Storms Brothers while i told him the story of the time i stuck the red hot up my nose when i was four ,just to hear him laugh laugh again [...],” (Cabot 169). When i read this area of the paragraph from Avalon High I could imagine that Will and Ellie is having a great time together, and Ellie is trying her best to make Will forget about the incident that happened while sailing. Meg Cabot did a good job at being very descriptive about the character’s thought, feeling, and sight, because i felt that i was in the same room where the characters were at. I believe that Cabot did a great job at her writing skills because made the reader feel what is the character’s feeling. When i read the quote above i felt that i was in the same setting of Will and Ellie and able to see and feel what Ellie did when she was with Will that night. Meg Cabot did a very good job a being very descriptive when it comes to her books. Another example, is when Cabot was being descriptive on Ellie’s emotion. Ellie said, “It was the first flower an body had ever give me. Which was why, even after he dropped me off at home and drove away, it was hours before my heart started to beat anything like normally again,” (Cabot 77).I could really feel how Ellie felt when Will gave her the flower, It is just another way Meg Cabot showed her writing skills of being descriptive.
In conclusion, Avalon High is good book by its great detail and great writing skills of the author. The book was mainly about teen life as the recreation of King Aurthur and other renaissance characters. It was an experience of teen love and evil lurking in the shadows of Avalon High. I can truly say i would recommend this book to someone or a friend that is interested in romance and recantation of King Aurthur. Avalon High was very interesting, it talked about how a girl moved to Maryland and started to notice that she is falling for a guy that is in a current relationship while learning that the guy she is falling for in the reincarnation of King Arthur. This book will be perfect for anyone that is in to teen romance novel and loves to relate their life to the characters in the book. Avalon High will be perfect for the people that loves romance and teen life. Avalon High was not only about teen romance, but there was evil around. one of the characters was evil and tried to kill Will Wagner. This book is filled with many actions and love from Will, Elle, and Marco. It is great book and fun read. you would feel what the character is feeling and thinking. So i would recommend this book to a friend so they would enjoy the fun of reading.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Avalon High: Quickwrite
The Meg Cabot is the author of various books, and one of the books is Avalon High. Her writing skills very simple. She writes as if the reader was reading the character’s mind. Meg Cabot does use dialogue, but when Ellie (the main character) is talking to herself she uses first person. The book is mainly written in to the main character’s perspective. For example, I can imagine how the character is feeling emotionally, physically, and what she is seeing. One example is when Ellie said,
“ [...] I found myself dining with A. William Wagner once again. How I made him laugh over the plate of steaming hot crab dip we shared at Riodans’s downtown [...] How i almost made him choke on his Moose Tracks ice cream at Storms Brothers while i told him the story of the time i stuck the red hot up my nose when i was four ,just to hear him laugh laugh again [...],” (Cabot 169). When i read this area of the paragraph from Avalon High I could imagine that Will and Ellie is having a great time together, and Ellie is trying her best to make Will forget about the incident that happened while sailing. Meg Cabot did a good job at being very descriptive about the character’s thought, feeling, and sight, because i felt that i was in the same room where the characters were at. I believe that Cabot did a great job at her writing skills because made the reader feel what is the character’s feeling. When i read the quote above i felt that i was in the same setting of Will and Ellie and able to see and feel what Ellie did when she was with Will that night. Meg Cabot did a very good job a being very descriptive when it comes to her books. Another example, is when Cabot was being descriptive on Ellie’s emotion. Ellie said,
“It was the first flower an body had ever give me. Which was why, even after he dropped me off at home and drove away, it was hours before my heart started to beat anything like normally again,” (Cabot 77).I could really feel how Ellie felt when Will gave her the flower, It is just another way Meg Cabot showed her writing skills of being descriptive.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Avalon High
The book Avalon High, written by Meg Cabot talks about a girl name Ellie moved just outside of Washington D.C because her parents took a whole year off their jobs as professors to do research about a Camelot. While she was Maryland she attend the high school called Avalon High (AHS) as a junior, she met new people, like Will Wagner. Will Wagner is the Senior class president, football quarterback, and the well know, a.k.a. popular guy. They first met at the park, and from there on it was history. Ellie and Will became close friends, they started to hang around more often Ellie started to feel certain feelings for Will, but he has a girlfriend named Jennifer or Jen. Jen, the cheerleader, cheated on Will with Lance, and sadly Will was not yet aware of this at the time. The irony in this was that Lance was Will’s best friend. What makes the matters worse is Marco was the one who told Will about the affair. Marco is Will’s step brother who is a load of trouble. And that leads into the teen drama at Avalon High School.
Avalon High is made for teenagers that are in to teen romance, and they are probably attracted to this book mainly because they could relate to the characters. For example, the girl Ellie has a major crush on Will Wagner that turns out to be the most funniest, cute, and popular guy in the school; there are most likely a lot of teenagers that have crushes on guys/ girls whom they can’t get their hands on either. Ellie said, “ I didn’t mention my crush on Will [...] Will and I were just friends (which, in case, anyways, was actually true),”(Cabot 95). Ellie keeps on repeating to herself that Will and her are just friends, but truly, she has a crush on him. She avoids the idea that she has feeling for Will because she does not want to expect that she could become Will’s girlfriend. This could relate to teenagers everywhere that has crushes on someone, but later deny to themselves that they a have crush on that person because they do not want to expect that there will be a relationship. This book is for everyone that is into teen romance and teen drama.
Avalon High is made for teenagers that are in to teen romance, and they are probably attracted to this book mainly because they could relate to the characters. For example, the girl Ellie has a major crush on Will Wagner that turns out to be the most funniest, cute, and popular guy in the school; there are most likely a lot of teenagers that have crushes on guys/ girls whom they can’t get their hands on either. Ellie said, “ I didn’t mention my crush on Will [...] Will and I were just friends (which, in case, anyways, was actually true),”(Cabot 95). Ellie keeps on repeating to herself that Will and her are just friends, but truly, she has a crush on him. She avoids the idea that she has feeling for Will because she does not want to expect that she could become Will’s girlfriend. This could relate to teenagers everywhere that has crushes on someone, but later deny to themselves that they a have crush on that person because they do not want to expect that there will be a relationship. This book is for everyone that is into teen romance and teen drama.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Connections Between Mothers
So far i read a couple blog post talked about their mother’s childhood memories.All three and including my own blog post explains out mother’s childhood memories and how our mother’s stories had a hard life. One example is Phuong Ha’s blog post. She explained about how her mother grew up in Vietnam and how she worked day and night. She said, “When I was a kid like you, I had nothing. I worked hard all day long in return for a scoop of ice-cream, not a bowl, but a spoonful.” She explained that her mother did not have anything. She had to work day and night just to get one spoon full of ice cream. It proves that life during our parents had a harder life. They needed to work for everything.
Phuong’s mother’s life is similar to my mother’s life. My mom did not have everything. Even though she did not work for the things she needed, it was still hard to get. “My mom side of the family had very little money. My mom’s parents worked day and night at the market trying to sell fishes, so that there is enough food for everyone in the table.” Same as Phuong’s story, my mother had a hard life too. She did not work for it, but her parents did. They did their best to put food in the table and for their children to have food in their stomachs. During our parents times, they need to work for everything they need. Not like my generation, we are just waiting for things to come. It’s hard to believe that during Phuong and my mother’s childhood, they need to work at a young age.
Same as Shiyun’s mother. When her mother was, she needed to work and go to school. She said, “They took jobs and went to school at the same time.” Shiyun’s story about her mother is similiar to my mother’s story and Phuong’s mother. All three mothers had hard life. One mother did not have education, the other had to work for school, and lastly had had education but not enough for money. All Three mothers had or barely any education and the connection is that their life was much harder than my generations.
Phuong’s mother’s life is similar to my mother’s life. My mom did not have everything. Even though she did not work for the things she needed, it was still hard to get. “My mom side of the family had very little money. My mom’s parents worked day and night at the market trying to sell fishes, so that there is enough food for everyone in the table.” Same as Phuong’s story, my mother had a hard life too. She did not work for it, but her parents did. They did their best to put food in the table and for their children to have food in their stomachs. During our parents times, they need to work for everything they need. Not like my generation, we are just waiting for things to come. It’s hard to believe that during Phuong and my mother’s childhood, they need to work at a young age.
Same as Shiyun’s mother. When her mother was, she needed to work and go to school. She said, “They took jobs and went to school at the same time.” Shiyun’s story about her mother is similiar to my mother’s story and Phuong’s mother. All three mothers had hard life. One mother did not have education, the other had to work for school, and lastly had had education but not enough for money. All Three mothers had or barely any education and the connection is that their life was much harder than my generations.
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