Friday, December 7, 2007

Understanding September 11th

Understanding September 11th by Mitch Frank 60-130

-Some people in the Middle East resent America because of oil. They think America is an outside invader. The first exploded their resentment in Iran. The shah accepted American could business in Iran and tried to bring western ideas. However, he refused to bring democracy to his government because he didn’t want to lose power. Therefore, Iranian students blamed American for keeping the shah in power for a long time. They took fifty-took Americans hostage. They kept hostages for more than a year. At that time, they almost every day burnt American flags. Because of Taliban, America attacked Afghanistan after on 9/11. When Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, America helped Afghanistan because America doesn’t want oil country Afghanistan become another Russian province. The Taliban were strict Islamist Afghans. The Taliban was started a small village in southern Afghanistan. They disregard woman. All women were forbidden to work except work in hospital. They were strict to everything such as TV was forbidden, music was forbidden and so on. Osma Bin Laden an important ally to the Taliban. After America attacked, many of the Taliban were captured. But, still many Taliban fled into the mountains and hills. Islamists forbid eating port of drink alcohol, and women with men in public places. Osma Bin Laden is the most infamous terrorist of all time. After September 11th, many American’s patriotism becomes strong.
Al Qaeda means “the base” in Arabic. Taliban means “students of Islam”, the militantly Islamist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

-I read all pages. From this book, I realized many things. This book includes detail information about terrorist, Islam and so on. I know Afghanistan involved september attack newly. I don't understand why Islam women are treated that way by man. I'm not sure current situation, but according to this book Islam women can't eat with man, stay with man and so on. It's so unfair. I'm curious current situation. Before I read this book, I didn't know about Taliban and Al Qaeda very well. This book gave me a lot of information about Taliban and Al Qaeda. It's really useful book.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Matilda ch 12

One day, Miss Honey told to her student about Miss Headmistress will come to class tomorrow.
they shall be quite in the clase when Miss Headmistress come here. also, Miss Honey told which student should be follow.Frist, MISS HEADMISTRESS is so strict person so that you must be politeness. Second, make sure your clothes, and face are clean. Third, when she ask question to you, you have to stand up. Dont try to be funny even though you answer a completed answer. because of ur attitute, u will make angry with her. In additon, she is going to test what have you learned in this week. So, studnet must remember those what Miss Honey taught.
Actually, all students dont like MISS HEADMISTRESS becuase she always blame them. A girl who decide to catch a frog and then she will put into Miss Headmistress's big cup. she dont want to tell anyone about her plan even her best friend, Matilda.Finally. she did.

Hatchet Pages 167----189

Brian cnnot find an easy way into the plane. After that, he use the hatchet to cut through the plane's soft skin. He continues to work until the hatchet cut into the plane. He swims into the plane to take the survival pack. However, he sees fish is eating the pilot's head. Then, he just take the survival pack very fast, and go back his shelter to sleep.
In the morning, Brian opens the survival pack, and he finds some stuff and some food.However, he is very surprising that he finds an emergency.He trys to use that, but it is broken.After that, when he starts to prepare his meal, he hears a sound which is a plane flies and land on the lake. A pilot comes out and tell to Brian that he hears the transmitter signal. Brian couldn't believe that this situation will happen to him. He just say to the pilot "My name is Brian Robeson."
After that, he later knows the man who is a fur buyer mapping Cree trapping camps.In additon ,Brian had lost weight a lot in his body. However, some reporters are very interesting about his story, but not too long. While his parents were so happy that their some was survival,Brian decide he never tell his father about the secret.


Finally, I finish to read 300 pages. Also, I finish to read hatchet this book. It is a good book. I'm so happy that someone rescue the Brian. He doesn't need to stay in desert island anymore. At the end of this story, he met his parents and he didn't tell his father about the secret. I think he did a good jop.Brian is a good person. Also,he has a strong mind let him has been livung in the island for a long time. I feel I really like Brian's personality.Never give up!!

Monday, December 3, 2007

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

Pg169-201
In this part HP,Ron and Hermione had a very bad time to hide themselve in the Black's house.They kept one of the Death Eater inside and tried to get the information from him. Whenever that guy wakes up, HP strongly put his wand in front of that guy and force him to give HP the information about Voldermort, but he was so scared so he told them not to kill him and told some information that made HP,Ron and Hermione cant believe at him. HP argued with Ron and Hermione for a few day about the plan that they want to raid inside of the minister of Magic. And one of that day,they got the very shock news that the new principal of the Hogwart school now will be Snape who used to be the Dart-Art teacher when Mr. Dumbledore alive. HP,Ron and Hermione got this news and they really care about the students and the teachers who are teaching and studying in Hogwart school right now.Voldermort now controls everything from Minister of Magic to the school.HP,Ron and Hermione made up the plan that they will raid into the minister of magic to find out the information about everything happen.Ron said that the "Invisible Cloak" now is too small for 3 of them so they need to make and bring some potion with them to make them change to the people who work in the minister.As the plan going,HP had to change to a big guy and acts like that guy which made him had nervous a few time.
In my opion, HP has to do to much stuff and he has to found out what is true about Mr.Dumbledore childhood.He heard too much thing about Dumbledore,one side said that Dumbledore is a very talent kid and very succeed in his life before he died,another side said that he has a very poor and convict so that he inherit the convict mind from his sister.HP got so confused about what he need to know,he want to find out what is the real happen to him and to Dumbledore.He still confused about why Dumbledore gave him the quidditch ball after all.Ron and Hermione cant ignore HP's plan even they get scared of that plan because they are very close and best friends that HP only has.I think the story get more and more exciting and challenging when everybody get closer and closer to help HP,and Voldermort tries to control everything as he can.I really like HP because of its challenge.

Cross- James Patterson P.84-94

In the least rescue action, Cross’s partner- Ned was shot and his situation didn’t look good. There were also ten team members who where hurt or dead in this heroin factory. When Cross arrived home, he was terribly tired. Because of his attending this rescue action that was such a dangerous work, his foster mother-Nana seemed to mad at him and refused to look after his children. Finally she left.

In the other part of the story, it was about a poor little boy’s childhood who was the hit man- Michael Sullivan. He was abused by his father who was a pedphilia.

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It’s surprised me! Sullivan was not born to hit man. I thought many bad guys come from their background. It’s why family education is so important.

I love you mom PG178-PG226

A Taste for Life
Written by Bobby Flay
Bobby’s mom Dorothy Flay is a very positive person. She always show her support to not only her own family, but also those people who live around her. Especially, the author who was a student with very bad attitudes, her mom shows even more love to change him. A good story which the author shows us in this article is a great example. The author was escape from class as usual. His mom received phone call from school again, she finally got mad with him. She went down the place where the author was usually hanged out. She just went there grab him but did nothing. The author became a chef mostly because of his mom. The first cooking experience he ever could remember was at his mom’s kitchen. The mom’s helped a lot for his son, Bobby Flay, to achieve his life goal.

Also Known as “Mom”
Written by Jamie-Lynn Siegler
Everyone should have several special names to describe their moms. Like what author says “Advice, cheering up, a good shopping day, a nice lunch” could all be her mom’s names. The author’s mom shows her supports on her daughter are easy to see. When Jamie, at the year of her seventh year, said she wanted to be an actress. Her mom didn’t take it as a child’s joke. She took it very seriously. After she achieved the goal and finally became an actress, her mom was proud and attended every show the author played. Also, her mom is a very positive person that she never complained about anything. Even though she got busy schedule very often, she still enjoy it and the best is she will let other people enjoy it, too.

My Opinion
After I went trough the two paragraphs above, I found one thing in common between those moms is they are all very positive people. The first mom has divorced, raised the boy by herself, at New York City. But she never gave up anything. The second mom is a busy person. However, she never complained about busy life, and finished everything perfect. Beside, those opinions, the most important thing I learned from these two articles is a sentence “throughout their lives, through those ups and downs, ins and outs.” I think this sentence is very nice, it carries a feel in it.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen P 1-52

Summary
A story in the nineteenth century, in England. The Bennet family in Meryton, in Hamphshire, who have five daughters. Mr Bennet want his five daughters get marry as soon as possible. He wanted money really bad. It's all over his mind. Jane and Elizabeth like to talk about love. Mary like things in romance. The youngest sister, Kitty and Lydia do not understand what's love. The Bennet's family were invinted into Bingley's party. Bingley is a rich man who earn ten thousand pound per year. His best friend, Mr. Darcy was invited too. Mr. Darcy is a good looking man and he 's rich. Althought he got bad temper, he 's a nice person. Mr. Bingley like Jane that he been dancing with twice. On the way back home, Jane was sick and Bingley talked to every doctors and tried his best that could help. Elizabeth worried about her.

Opinion
I think this book it's much easlier to read. Thus, the words it's easier and the content of this book it's much more interesting. As I like reading book about love. Jane was sick on the way home, Bingley tried his best to find a helpful doctor. I think this is one of the way to show love. But something the impress me is what Elizabeth did to her sister Jane. Even though, Jane was taking good care by Bingley, she went back just to make sure everything goes fine. I really do want a sister like Elizabeth who can give me a good care of love.