This is a fiction book written by Sharon Creech. It was an interesting book, and seemed to show different experiences for the characters. The audience could be anyone in my opinion. My stance is that the book was excellent. I think that young adults and older would appreciate it much more because it deals with a lot of learning about yourself.
The title itself is like a metaphor. You could say that you walk along in the night and look up at your own moon, but someone else could be doing the same thing, so in a way it’s like walking “two moons” instead of one. There is a road trip that one of the main characters Sal takes in the book. During the trip, she discovers a lot about herself and has more of an understanding about others too. She is upset about not knowing about her mother’s death, and has to figure out how to find peace with it.
Sal and a very high-strung girl named Phoebe become friends after Sal moves to Ohio where Mrs. Cadaver lives. Mrs. Cadaver becomes friends with Sal’s dad after her mother disappears. Later on, Phoebe’s mother disappears also after losing a child from going into early labor. Time goes on, and Phoebe’s family is very upset because the sergeant’s son, whom everyone thinks is crazy, leaves letters on the porch. They reference “walking in another man’s moccasins”. This means that you shouldn’t judge someone else, until you have had an experience similar to theirs.
Sal later discovers that Mrs. Cadaver suffered a great loss a few years back, when a car accidentally killed her husband and blinded her mother. She ends up understanding Mrs. Cadaver better and realizes that she isn’t as scary as she thought.
The story was very intriguing to me. I was interested in learning about where the letters were coming from, about Sal’s mother dying, Phoebe and her mother’s disappearance, and that the lunatic ends up being her brother. The characters are well developed and very believable. Sal is believable because she is portrayed as being brave, despite the fact that Sal herself doesn’t think she is. She picked up a spider with her hands, and drove down a windy, steep road in the middle of the night trying to find her mom.
Sal’s grandmother uses verbal gestures and has a lot of expression. She makes experiences in Sal’s life memorable. There was a time when her grandmother took her to an Indian museum, and ended up smoking a pipe together, which was part of the Indian traditions. This was important to Sal because it left a positive memory for her. After her grandmother passes, she is able to have closure with her mother dying also.
I have memories of my great-grandmother Petersen, which came back to me after reading this book. She died when I was about 5 years old. I remember a quilt that she made for me, and movies she’d put in the VCR for me to watch.
I felt like Sal was able to look beyond her own issues and find an understanding about other people in her life. She put aside her own resentment towards Mrs. Cadaver and learned to empathize about her. In conclusion, I would recommend this book because of the interest that it held for me. I would read each chapter, and slowly began to understand the way the stories of Sal and Phoebe came together. Each story was intriguing to me. It led you to want to keep reading.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
A French physicist Jean-Bernard Foucault noticed that the direction of a swinging Pendulum appears to move around in a circle. He realized that a pendulum could be used to show our planets rotation and set up the first Foucault Pendulum in his cellar in 1851.
Newton’s laws tell us about how objects move and how forces change that motion. Force can change objects speed or direction, and sometimes both. The concept of energy also comes from Newton’s Laws of Motion. Energy is the ability to do work. There are many different kinds of energy.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Potential energy is the energy of position. The higher an object is above the ground, the more potential energy it has. Other forms of energy are heat and sound. Forces can change objects energy. They can even change one type of energy into another.
You can watch movies in the ATK IMAX Theatre. Some of the movies are Hubble 3D and Under the Sea 3D. Hubble 3D is about our distant galaxies, and our celestial surroundings. You get to watch space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Under the Sea 3D is about exotic and isolated undersea locations on earth. It includes Southern Australia, New Guinea, and others in the Indo-Pacific region. You can experience face to face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. It will be a unique inspirational and entertaining way to explore the impact that global climate change has had on the ocean.
You can watch movies in the Hanson Dome Theatre. Some of the movies are Attack of the Space Pirates, Black Holes, Night Vision, Secret of the Cardboard Rocket, and Ultimate Universe. Attack of the Space Pirates is about an Alien technology so powerful that it threatens the very galaxy itself. A gang of rogue pirates will stop at nothing to find that technology and release its power against the rest of the universe. One valiant ship stands between the pirates and their total domination of space. It’s a race against time for the Star Ship Intrepid as it seeks to find the alien technology first while defending itself against the attack of the space pirates. Black Holes is about Black Holes. The movie talks about the things that most people want to know about black holes.
The movie Night Vision is about what’s happening in the night sky in the world of constellations. It talks about constellations, telescopic deep sky wonders, eclipses and meteor showers. Night Vision is updated every Friday to reflect the latest events in the night sky and cosmic happenings. Secret of the Cardboard Rocket is about two children that build a rocket out of a refrigerator box. They take a journey through the solar system with the help of a magical book and vivid imaginations. The movie Ultimate Universe is about a journey through the cosmos, exploring galaxies, nebulae and our own neighborhood, the solar system.
If you can’t find anything to do there is also the Cosmic Light Shows. Some of them are Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Rock on Demand, and U2. Their laser light shows, and you also get to listen to music as you watch the light shows.
Newton’s laws tell us about how objects move and how forces change that motion. Force can change objects speed or direction, and sometimes both. The concept of energy also comes from Newton’s Laws of Motion. Energy is the ability to do work. There are many different kinds of energy.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Potential energy is the energy of position. The higher an object is above the ground, the more potential energy it has. Other forms of energy are heat and sound. Forces can change objects energy. They can even change one type of energy into another.
You can watch movies in the ATK IMAX Theatre. Some of the movies are Hubble 3D and Under the Sea 3D. Hubble 3D is about our distant galaxies, and our celestial surroundings. You get to watch space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Under the Sea 3D is about exotic and isolated undersea locations on earth. It includes Southern Australia, New Guinea, and others in the Indo-Pacific region. You can experience face to face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. It will be a unique inspirational and entertaining way to explore the impact that global climate change has had on the ocean.
You can watch movies in the Hanson Dome Theatre. Some of the movies are Attack of the Space Pirates, Black Holes, Night Vision, Secret of the Cardboard Rocket, and Ultimate Universe. Attack of the Space Pirates is about an Alien technology so powerful that it threatens the very galaxy itself. A gang of rogue pirates will stop at nothing to find that technology and release its power against the rest of the universe. One valiant ship stands between the pirates and their total domination of space. It’s a race against time for the Star Ship Intrepid as it seeks to find the alien technology first while defending itself against the attack of the space pirates. Black Holes is about Black Holes. The movie talks about the things that most people want to know about black holes.
The movie Night Vision is about what’s happening in the night sky in the world of constellations. It talks about constellations, telescopic deep sky wonders, eclipses and meteor showers. Night Vision is updated every Friday to reflect the latest events in the night sky and cosmic happenings. Secret of the Cardboard Rocket is about two children that build a rocket out of a refrigerator box. They take a journey through the solar system with the help of a magical book and vivid imaginations. The movie Ultimate Universe is about a journey through the cosmos, exploring galaxies, nebulae and our own neighborhood, the solar system.
If you can’t find anything to do there is also the Cosmic Light Shows. Some of them are Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Rock on Demand, and U2. Their laser light shows, and you also get to listen to music as you watch the light shows.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
This Friday I went to a birthday party at a friends, and I got to sleep over. The people that were there are: Amy, Gracie, Shaley, Kassie, Victoria, Jeremy, Brianna, Alison, Kyle, Conner, one other girl that I can't remember the name of, and I. The people that were also there were: Brittany, Lilly, their mom and dad, Melody, Ben, James, and some other girl in Brittany's family. Only Amy, Shaley, Kyle, and I slept over. I was the last to leave in the morning.
It was lots of fun. Amy, Gracie, Victoria, the other girl, and Alison played a card game of Monopoly, and a card game of Spoons. I didn't play cards because I was playing Guitar Hero with Brianna on the Wii. It was lots of fun. We went on a hike near Brittany's house, and then went back to her house. Later on Brittany opened presents, and then we ate cake and ice cream. Later on when every one was roasting marshmallows I was playing Guitar Hero again. As I got bored I went outside and joined every one that was still there. Amy and I wandered off, and then I left her alone, because she asked me if I would leave her alone for a little while. As I was leaving I ended up getting these stickers from bushes all over my clothes, and that's when I went inside to change in to my pajamas. Later on some time Jeremy, Alison, Brianna, Gracie, Victoria, Kassie, Cortney, the other girl, and Conner left.
Way later on Amy, Ben, Brittany, Kyle, Lilly, Shaley, and I snuck out to the grave yard at around twelve thirty or so in the morning. Each time a car came we ducked into the grass, and luckily didn't get caught by any cops. After the grave yard, we got drinks. I shared a Sun Kist with Lilly, Shaley and Amy shared another Sun Kist, and Brittany and Ben shared a Mountain Dew. After the sodas we went back through the grave yard, and then went to the park. Then we left through a back way which leads to behind any houses. We eventually got back to Brittany's house with out getting caught luckily. I was so glad we didn't get caught by any cops because if we had and we went to every parent’s house I would most likely be grounded for a month or maybe a little less. I also didn't want anything to go on my police record.
When we got back to Brittany's the others noticed that I had cuts on my right leg. It hurt really badly. I went into the bathroom and cleaned my legs really good, and the cuts also. Because both my legs had some dirt on them, but only my right leg had cuts on it. Then Brittany wrapped my leg the best she could with toilet paper, and my leg felt a lot better. I also cleaned my shoes because they were a little bit dirty. In the morning only one of the tissues was still on all the way. The toilet paper around my leg helped it feel better though.
Later on in the morning Amy, Shaley, and Kyle left. I was the last one left. I started playing Monkey Ball on the Wii with James. Then he had to quit because he had to take a shower, and get ready, because evidently they all had something to go to. Then Brittany took James’s place in Monkey Ball. We played lots of games, and they were all really fun. Then later I called my mom to see if she could pick me up as soon as possible, because their family had to all go some where. My mom said some one would be there in about ten minutes to pick me up. So I went downstairs and changed. I also got all of my stuff together, so that I would be ready when my step dad or mom came to get me. I also picked out all the stickers out of my clothes. Then I put my stuff in my step dad’s car, and then I had to go back inside to look for my MP3 player. Then I went back outside after saying good bye to every one, and left home with my step dad.
It was lots of fun. Amy, Gracie, Victoria, the other girl, and Alison played a card game of Monopoly, and a card game of Spoons. I didn't play cards because I was playing Guitar Hero with Brianna on the Wii. It was lots of fun. We went on a hike near Brittany's house, and then went back to her house. Later on Brittany opened presents, and then we ate cake and ice cream. Later on when every one was roasting marshmallows I was playing Guitar Hero again. As I got bored I went outside and joined every one that was still there. Amy and I wandered off, and then I left her alone, because she asked me if I would leave her alone for a little while. As I was leaving I ended up getting these stickers from bushes all over my clothes, and that's when I went inside to change in to my pajamas. Later on some time Jeremy, Alison, Brianna, Gracie, Victoria, Kassie, Cortney, the other girl, and Conner left.
Way later on Amy, Ben, Brittany, Kyle, Lilly, Shaley, and I snuck out to the grave yard at around twelve thirty or so in the morning. Each time a car came we ducked into the grass, and luckily didn't get caught by any cops. After the grave yard, we got drinks. I shared a Sun Kist with Lilly, Shaley and Amy shared another Sun Kist, and Brittany and Ben shared a Mountain Dew. After the sodas we went back through the grave yard, and then went to the park. Then we left through a back way which leads to behind any houses. We eventually got back to Brittany's house with out getting caught luckily. I was so glad we didn't get caught by any cops because if we had and we went to every parent’s house I would most likely be grounded for a month or maybe a little less. I also didn't want anything to go on my police record.
When we got back to Brittany's the others noticed that I had cuts on my right leg. It hurt really badly. I went into the bathroom and cleaned my legs really good, and the cuts also. Because both my legs had some dirt on them, but only my right leg had cuts on it. Then Brittany wrapped my leg the best she could with toilet paper, and my leg felt a lot better. I also cleaned my shoes because they were a little bit dirty. In the morning only one of the tissues was still on all the way. The toilet paper around my leg helped it feel better though.
Later on in the morning Amy, Shaley, and Kyle left. I was the last one left. I started playing Monkey Ball on the Wii with James. Then he had to quit because he had to take a shower, and get ready, because evidently they all had something to go to. Then Brittany took James’s place in Monkey Ball. We played lots of games, and they were all really fun. Then later I called my mom to see if she could pick me up as soon as possible, because their family had to all go some where. My mom said some one would be there in about ten minutes to pick me up. So I went downstairs and changed. I also got all of my stuff together, so that I would be ready when my step dad or mom came to get me. I also picked out all the stickers out of my clothes. Then I put my stuff in my step dad’s car, and then I had to go back inside to look for my MP3 player. Then I went back outside after saying good bye to every one, and left home with my step dad.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Over Spring Break
Over Spring Break I’ve done many things. Most of them being homework. At least I’ll have less later on, right. Last Saturday and Sunday I pretty much relaxed most of the time. On Monday I started doing my power point for Geography, titled East Asia Tour. I’ve been working on it the whole week. I only have 2 more slides left. One for information about Taiwan, and one for the picture of whatever it is.
We were assigned a ten day tour for East Asia. Our directions were: “Plan a tour that includes stops in at least three countries in East Asia. The tour should last ten days. It must reflect the geography, history, and culture of East Asia. Use the link on the web site http://www.graniteschools.org/jr/eisenhower/geograph_links.html to compile the following information:
1. A restaurant to eat at each day (no American restaurants- must reflect the food of the visiting country) Pictures are great or even a menu.
2. Activities for each day, must last for 8-10 hours. You may need multiple place or activities for one day. Pictures of place or activity.
3. Write a informative paragraph about each place or activity that relates it to the geography, history and culture of the place or activity.
After, planning your tour, make a Power Point Presentation that is 5-7 minutes long of your virtual tour to show the class. Your power point must include visuals and written descriptions that are specific, detailed, and reflect the geography, history, and culture of the Country.
Save Power Point in: (u) Drive, common folder, Bytendorp Presentations, Asia Trips.”
This week I also have to do epitaphs for my English class. My moms going to help me, with the parts that I don’t get. I’m not sure how I should write it, and it also has to have some poetic elements that I’m not used to using. This week I practiced my violin for an hour, and have to practice it for an hour and a half more. Over all I’ve had a pretty good Spring Break. I’ve roller bladed around the big and small block with a friend of mine and my sister. I have to study for Geometry because I have a quiz and test on 11.1-11.7. I hope I do really well.
This weekend we watched Stepfather, it was pretty good. I got bored after a little while though. It was supposed to be a scary movie, but I don’t think it was scary at all. I only jumped because the cat jumped out, and at that part it looked like it was 3D. I’m sick of doing homework, because all I’ve practically done this whole week is homework. At least it will be off my shoulders. I’ll be very glad when I’m done with all of my homework. I am and am not looking forward to school because I want to see my friends, but I don’t want a whole bunch of homework again. I’m also excited for school so that I can hang out with my friends.
We were assigned a ten day tour for East Asia. Our directions were: “Plan a tour that includes stops in at least three countries in East Asia. The tour should last ten days. It must reflect the geography, history, and culture of East Asia. Use the link on the web site http://www.graniteschools.org/jr/eisenhower/geograph_links.html to compile the following information:
1. A restaurant to eat at each day (no American restaurants- must reflect the food of the visiting country) Pictures are great or even a menu.
2. Activities for each day, must last for 8-10 hours. You may need multiple place or activities for one day. Pictures of place or activity.
3. Write a informative paragraph about each place or activity that relates it to the geography, history and culture of the place or activity.
After, planning your tour, make a Power Point Presentation that is 5-7 minutes long of your virtual tour to show the class. Your power point must include visuals and written descriptions that are specific, detailed, and reflect the geography, history, and culture of the Country.
Save Power Point in: (u) Drive, common folder, Bytendorp Presentations, Asia Trips.”
This week I also have to do epitaphs for my English class. My moms going to help me, with the parts that I don’t get. I’m not sure how I should write it, and it also has to have some poetic elements that I’m not used to using. This week I practiced my violin for an hour, and have to practice it for an hour and a half more. Over all I’ve had a pretty good Spring Break. I’ve roller bladed around the big and small block with a friend of mine and my sister. I have to study for Geometry because I have a quiz and test on 11.1-11.7. I hope I do really well.
This weekend we watched Stepfather, it was pretty good. I got bored after a little while though. It was supposed to be a scary movie, but I don’t think it was scary at all. I only jumped because the cat jumped out, and at that part it looked like it was 3D. I’m sick of doing homework, because all I’ve practically done this whole week is homework. At least it will be off my shoulders. I’ll be very glad when I’m done with all of my homework. I am and am not looking forward to school because I want to see my friends, but I don’t want a whole bunch of homework again. I’m also excited for school so that I can hang out with my friends.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Risk Taking
Last weekend I watched Alice In Wonderland in 3D! It was awesome! It had some similarities to the original movie of Alice In Wonderland, but most of it was different. Over Spring Break I have to read Walk Two Moons, and then write a review, but luckily the review doesn’t have to be done until May 21st. Over Spring Break I also have to think up my steps to my epitaph, and write a rough draft of it, due when I get back to school. By the way an epitaph is the story of a dead person, how they lived, and how they died. It’s in poem format. It also has poetic elements. I also have to do a power point on a ten day tour of East Asia. The places can be China, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, or Taiwan. For each day you have to eat at a restaurant, and do things that last at least 8-10 hours. If you do twelve days for the East Asia tour, then it will be extra credit, unless you do a really crappy job on it.
Do you know anyone that’s a risk taker? I do, because I am one. I know mostly everyone that first meets me doesn’t think that I’m a risk taker, but once you get to know me you find out I really am a risk taker. I also have a very strong personality. If you still don’t believe me about me being a risk taker. I know many people have done a few of these things, but not all of the stuff that I’ve done many have actually done. Here’s some examples: 1. I jumped off my roof with my sister’s one at a time onto our trampoline, and almost broke my neck. 2. I went into our attack, it was super hot, but luckily none of the floor ended up falling in. 3. There were two ramps together, and the other kids weren’t jumping very high. I went off the ramp, really high. I did a somersault in the air off of my bike, and grazed my arms, knees, and elbows. I bled really badly from my knees, and I also grazed my hands really badly. I hurt my arm really badly, and almost broke it. I couldn’t use my arm for a few days, but by the time school started I was able to use my arm perfectly fine. 4. Some friends and I snuck over to the elementary school, during lunch. We almost got caught by Mrs. Rutledge, but luckily we didn’t. We went into the seminary building, and then left it into our school when the kids in a class in seminary left. I’ve done more risky things than that, but there to bad that if I told anyone, there’d be rumors going around like crazy.
If anyone sees this blog and is a risk taker themselves, then could you please e-mail me at k1152678@yahoo.com! Especially if you have any funny e-mails, because I haven’t been getting any lately.
Do you know anyone that’s a risk taker? I do, because I am one. I know mostly everyone that first meets me doesn’t think that I’m a risk taker, but once you get to know me you find out I really am a risk taker. I also have a very strong personality. If you still don’t believe me about me being a risk taker. I know many people have done a few of these things, but not all of the stuff that I’ve done many have actually done. Here’s some examples: 1. I jumped off my roof with my sister’s one at a time onto our trampoline, and almost broke my neck. 2. I went into our attack, it was super hot, but luckily none of the floor ended up falling in. 3. There were two ramps together, and the other kids weren’t jumping very high. I went off the ramp, really high. I did a somersault in the air off of my bike, and grazed my arms, knees, and elbows. I bled really badly from my knees, and I also grazed my hands really badly. I hurt my arm really badly, and almost broke it. I couldn’t use my arm for a few days, but by the time school started I was able to use my arm perfectly fine. 4. Some friends and I snuck over to the elementary school, during lunch. We almost got caught by Mrs. Rutledge, but luckily we didn’t. We went into the seminary building, and then left it into our school when the kids in a class in seminary left. I’ve done more risky things than that, but there to bad that if I told anyone, there’d be rumors going around like crazy.
If anyone sees this blog and is a risk taker themselves, then could you please e-mail me at k1152678@yahoo.com! Especially if you have any funny e-mails, because I haven’t been getting any lately.
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