What I Wonder

One question I have for the story Like No Other is did Jaxson and Devorah ever date? Or not because of their differences? The reason I'm asking these questions is because in the it states "Our dates have to be like a dozen because of the normal dates." When I read that it made me wonder if it was to much for them both to handle? Or did they both end up being happy with each other?

Like No Other My Character Devorah

I recently just started reading this book called Like No Other by Una LaMarche. Devorah is Yichud and her family is very religious and they raised her to be as well. "Are you religious? Um yes" this piece of evidence is showing how Devorah is religious. "My niece she could be gone because of the power outage!" What this evidence is showing is how Devorah often worries and sometimes it's good but most of the time it's bad. Devorah is also really quiet and she just doesn't communicate well. I hope on seeing my character develop for example to talk to more people and also to just stay calm and not always jump to conclusions. 

Its Time 2016

My New Years resolution is to work harder in school. A way that I will be able to do this is asking questions about when I don't understand what's going on or when I just wonder if what I wrote down is right. Another thing I can do is coming in the morning or after school and working on what I have struggled on or what I understand a little but I feel like I need to completely understand. Another way I could do this is by actually doing my work in class and not getting off task. This is apart of my biggest goal and it's to be succeful. These each mean something to me and both are my two biggest goals. What I'm excited about this year is starting at my newest high school and just meeting new people.

Two Things That I've Been Wanting

Something that I've been wanting for a long time now is an IPod. The reason I've been wanting this is because I could use it for music and for more storage. I really like listening to music and that's what an IPod can do for me. I also like taking pictures they create memories,memories that mean a lot to people they let you take a picture with someone that you've been close to for a long time and that means a lot to you it also just lets you take a good picture of yourself. I would also like it so that way I could FaceTime with my pals (friends). Another thing I would want is to see my inspiration my favorite rapper...Logic I like him because he raps about the truth he's taught me that you could dream to get the stars and it could happen as long as you set your mind to it. That would be amazing to see one of my favorite rappers in concert. 

People Change And For Emma It Was For The Better.

At the very start of the story the main character Emma was very self conscious she always thought less of herself. Emma isn't really a person who communicates well with others she has a hard time with making friends because her only friend for a while has been her best friend Logan. She has a few from her old school which is why she liked her old school more then her new school Briarly (New School). During the summer her old school finally gave the approval of letting her attend the school. Emma was happy about going back to Lake Main (old school) because she finally gets to be with her best friend Logan again. "Logan was at my house, as always, and she grabbed me and we danced through the living room." What is evidence is showing is how Emma and Logan were both excited for Emma to go back to Lake Main. "In August, we got the yes..." What this evidence is showing how they got the approval in August during the summer. "And even though it was humiliating and I still couldn't see, I was going back to lake main." What this evidence is showing is how Emmma cared what people thought of her and even though she knew or thought people would find it humiliating she would still attend Lake Main because that's the school she wants to attend and this is one thing and wasn't gonna stop her from going there. "Don't bother with sunglasses, I told her I like it how it is" what this evidence is showing how Emma realized it doesn't matter what other people want what matters is what she wants and how she feels it doesn't matter what other people think.

It Doesn't Matter What They Think It Matters What You Think

While I was reading Blind by Rachel Delwoskin what I personally thought the theme of the story was to just be you and not care about what anyone thinks because people should accept you for you no matter what. The reason I believe this is the theme is because the main character Emma has been wearing sunglasses since her whole incident. The reason she wears them is because she has a scar that goes across her left eye and she doesn't want anyone else to see it because she thinks they might think some thing of her or start treating her differently. She doesn't want to go through that so she just keeps them on and her left eye covered at ALL times. She also realizes that she'll accept herself for her and that's all that matters. Rachel Dewoskin states "Logan has bought me eleven pairs of sunglasses since my accident." This shows that Emma like to wear her sunglasses and since her best friend Logan knows it's because of the accident. She bought her more pairs for her to wear so she could have a variety. On page 394 it says "Don't bother with sun glasses, I like it how it is." This shows how Emma knows that it doesn't matter what other people think if you like what you're doing with yourself then make yourself happy don't worry about other people. Even though at times I know people judge other people I know that as long as I'm happy the way I am then that's all that matters it's up to the other people if they want to accept me for me.

The Improvement I Need To Do During Quarter Two

What I feel like I need to work on this quarter is making time for my reading the reason I feel this way is because normally when I go home I start on my homework for the rest of my classes and do other home for my ELA class but I tell myself I'll just do my reading before I go to sleep sometimes that doesn't work other times it does but I feel like I need to make more time for my reading a way I could do this is by going straight home and finding a quiet place to read. Another thing I need to work on is staying on task normally I'm on task but at times I feel like way off task and I know that because sometimes I don't get a lot of work done that I expected myself to get done but after that day that I feel I needed to get my work done I fix it and start to get my work done what I can do is ask my teacher if I could move because Im just not getting my work done. One thing I need to continue to do is asking questions when I don't get what is going on and participating. I think I've been doing pretty good in this class just need to work on a few things and countinue doing other things.