Sunday, December 30, 2012

What really went down in Drums Girls and Dangerous pie

In Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnen Blink is about Steven Alper, an eighth grader who describes himself as a "skinny geek". When Steven's brother Jeffery ends up being diagnosed with Leukemia, Steven has to make very mature decisions to keep his brother safe. Steven who loves to play the drums more than anything else went to his drum teacher and said to him that his family couldn't pay for drum lessons so he had made the decision to quit and even almost gave his "special sticks" to his drum teacher to make up for the payment of that week. Steven had to kick the girl of his dreams out of his house because she had a cold and that could badly effect his brother. Steven even went to the hospital with Jeffery when Jeffery didn't have his toy with him.


When Steven's family's  financial position was down in the dumps, he made the decision to stop his drum lessons so that his family could save money.His life is all about the drums so this is a really mature choice for him to make. He wouldn't have done it to unless he really thought it was the right thing to do. This shows that Steven makes mature choices for his brother's well fare.

When Steven kicked the girl of his dreams out  of his house my jaw dropped. He knew that because she had a cold, his brother night not be safe with her around and no matter how much he wanted for her to stay in his house Jeffery was at risk and Steven was mature enough to say no. That's what it means to be a good brother.

Steven even took it upon himself to make Jeffery feel safe and comfortable when he went with Jeffery when Jeffery didn't have his toy, Matt Medic. This is proof that Steven wants the best for his brother and that when he can make Jeffery feel good he will. Another example of how Steven Alper makes mature decisions for the sake of his brother's well being.

What really went down in D,D,and DP? Steven Alper went down, maturity went down, brotherly love went down, love went down. Maturity went down. By making these mature decisions Steven Alper helped his family start up again, and even  though they were in a tight spot he helped his family get back on their feet and start running again.

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Mallorca


     Hello my name is Aidan Arbona and my last name originates from an island off the east coast of Spain called Mallorca. Two years ago my family and I decided to investigate the origins of my father’s last name. We almost stayed at a hotel owned by a family named Arbona, but settled on a hotel in an ancient town called Soller in the northwest corner of the island where it was dry and dusty, yet warm and bustling around with many pepe. Although it was sandy and dry, the island was mountainous and the beaches had clear, cool water and were very rocky. My mother heard from the owner of the hotel, who spoke English, Spanish, German, and Catalan, that there was a beautiful beach over the mountains. So we decided to pack our goggles and swimsuits and started an adventure that I will never forget.

     When we started out, I stated “this is going to be awesome!” not knowing the horrific experience that we were about to have.  It turned out that to get to the beach we had to traverse a beaten-down narrow road scaling the side of the mountains. “Steve, look at that!” my mother said happily as my father drove white-knuckled down the hair-pinned death trap. “Sorry honey I’m driving down a narrow road on the side of a mountain, I’m trying to look at the road” stammered my father (who is afraid of heights). As we swerved on a hair-pin turn, a huge tour bus almost ran into us and barely missed. “Holy _ I can’t believe what just happened! That guy is a horrible driver.”   Little did we know that this trip would be one to remember and one we would never be able to forget.

     Even though it was the most dangerous trip I’ve ever seen sights that were as beautiful than on that mountain. As we were driving, we saw three types of things: rivers and forests, natures finest creations, the green plants, I remember that the air was humid and soggy. “Well at least it was only a onetime thing with that bus, right?” When I finished asking that, another bus proved me wrong.

     When we finally made it to the beach it was cold and beautiful. The water was so clear that even from a distance you could see fish, around the water was a very rocky landscape which made it seem natural to the extreme. When I began to swim under the water it was very cool but still I could see fish swimming with me.
So in the end, to see that beach, the drive really was worth it. It being the crying, screaming, amazement, stressing, yelling and blaming. 
     
     In the end we decided that the trip was worth it the cloudy sky dusty ground and amazing people. We didn't skin my mother alive and the drive back was quicker. The best thing to come out of it though was the fact that I am no longer am I afraid of heights.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Shel Sliverstein we thank you.

This is the hardest review I have ever done because it's a poem book. Everything on it by Shel Silverstein is a very amazing imaginative book
because there really isn't a main character I'll be talking about the growth of Mr. Silverstein. One of his first poem books was a book named Don't Bump the Glump. This book lead to a path way of completely amazing poem books like this one was. many people started to realize that this guy was a really good poet. His rhymes although cooky and childish were some of the best things I've ever had the pleasure of reading.

The next book he wrote (that I have) was a huge book called A Light in the Attic. To this day it's his most well known book. It had more hilarious poems than ever before and It had some of the best poems I've ever read contained inside. Most people have read this book and if you've never read it, just do it okay, for the people of the universe .

His writing only got better and he proved that when he wrote, Where the Sidewalk Ends. This book was a master piece and most likely one of the best books I've ever read. It provided his hilarious drawings, poems, and made up foods and animals. Take for example his poem "How to Make a Hippo sandwich". I still read that poem when ever I read that book. He also included an even better format for poems to and made many a short stanza poem.

In my opinion though his last book Everything on it. Was his best book. It had timeless stories and you could waste days reading it repeatedly. Mr. Silverstien topped himself with this book. Reading a book like this is like a child reading a Doctor Suess book. When you think of Shel Silverstein you think of a great man. I admit he looks like a pirate, but I rate everything he's ever written a 10/10, this time I'm not going to let you comment about what you think he's rated. 10/10 that's final.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Marked by Athena

 Rick Riordan thank you  for writing many amazing books that we love. Percy Jackson, Hero's of Olympus  and the Kane chronicles. I never would have suspected that you would   end your book in a sorrowful way.
I finished this book a long time ago but I didn't review it because I had other projects going on. So sorry about that. This book has many good things about it but first I should tell a brief retell.

Pretty much all that happens in this book is adventure, romance, battle,adventure, myth,romance, battle, in this exact order. Listen I get that Rick is just trying to appeal to older audience but still I believe that there's more romance in this book that anything else. Really all the plot is, is to stop Gaia from coming back. I don't under stand though why all the people they fight are giants.

In case you were wondering that was all my retell. I understand that you want everyone to realize that your focusing on the Romans now but really, why Rick, why did you completely destroy every good aspect of mythology when you made the roman gods complete @#$&(%&#. You had to ruin everything didn't you? By the way Mr. Riordan the Edilion if that's how you spell it are golems not spirits. Plus they're rouge.

Although I thought the but was at least a 9/10 but those issues make it a 7/10. Mainly the point base was decreased because most of the mythology is inaccurate, but it was weakened by it's unoriginality. So Mr. Riordan in the next book please make these issues disappear, thank you.