Reading+Reflections

Reading Blogs for Quarter 4!

Reading Entry #2- The Hot Zone I liked how Dr. Musoke survived his encounter with the Hot agent. The thing that got to me was that he kept diagnosing himself, and so he'd take the prescriptions that he'd give to his patients. It made me wonder, do doctors do that in real life? If a doctor were to be sick would he diagnose himself and ask his colleague for a script. I also felt bad that he survived and Monet didnt, and I feel like if Monet hadnt waited to go to the doctor, he may have survived. I cant wait to see what else happens with this virus.

Reading Entry #1- The Hot Zone The book started off really slow. I really did not like reading about Moent's adventures. It seemed like every story was "he travled to this place and met this person, but no one remembered that person or knew what happened to that person...or Monet touched this, could this have caused the virus" It was possibility after possability, it didn't keep me interested. The end of the first chapter that's when it caught my attention. When Monet came down with the "hot virus" is when I thought it became interesting, I liked to see how this virus affected him so quickly. It was gruesome the way he died though.

Reading Blogs for Quarter 3!

Reading Entry #5- The Yellow Wall-Paper At first when she said that she was left alone in the house and she was ripping off the paper and that there was only a rope in the room, I thought she was going to commit suicide. I was expecting that, especially since there was only a few pages left. I knew that eventually she'd be able to take all of the paper off. It was only a matter of time, I just dont understand how or why it bothered her so much. I know she had postpartum depression, but I didnt know the extent that it can reach. The book was a very interesting and easy read.

Reading Entry #4- The Yellow Wall-Paper I understand that the book is set in a different time, but for both John and her brother to say that there is nothing wrong with her, is a little disappointing. Honestly I think they both saw that there was someting clearly wrong with her, but they didnt want to cause a commotion over the topic. They didnt want any bad attention brought upon their family. I dont know, i dont think their idea of locking her in a room is going to help much. Especially since she already has a fascination with the ugly wall paper.

Reading Entry #3- The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat The coolest story in the book is the one about the twins. I thought t was so cool how theu were able to multiply huge numbers in their head yet simple arithmetic was difficult for them and they could not understand it. I also thought it was an interesting fact that they communicated with prime numbers. They would just call out numbers but to them it wasnt numbers. It's like all of our math teachers say math is its own language, these two twins really talk with numbers. I don't kno I thought it was interesting.

Reading Entry #2- __The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat__ One of the best stories is that of Cupids disease. I actually looked up the condition and it occurs in people 10 to 20 years after they are exposed to syphilis. Our class thought it was innappropriate but its not like the lady could help how she was feeling. But I thought it was sad that she said that feeling so good was a bad thing. It's sad to think theres something wrong with her just because she feels good. The whole irony of that situation really gets to me. Id love to feel good and so alive liek she did at age 90 instead of always in pain just waiting for the day I die. Obviously I wouldnt want to be a little frisky like she was, but its sad to think that there is something wrong with her just because she feels good.

Reading Entry #1- __The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat__ I really enjoyed reading the book. A lot of the cases fascinate me because they are just so interesting. Obviously I feel bad that these people have these conditions like this, but it is a lot of new conditions that I've never heard about. Like only seeing the left side of things. I like learning about new conditions like this, and some of the cases are things that I wouldn't believe are true.

Entry #5- (pgs 341- 423) I cried again! Even though I knew what was coming because I’ve read the book before, I could not help but cry! The whole entire book sets us up to think Kate is the one who will die at the end, but no, its Anna. Anna who fought to just to be asked to help her sister, dies in a car accident. I cannot even imagine how Brian felt to see his little girl in the car and having her die when all this was going on because of her. I really hate this ending. The movie completely changes the ending and it is nothing like this. Even though I do not like the fact that Anna dies, I still like this ending over the one in the movie. I do like the book, I made my mom read it too during the summer, but I really hate the ending.

Entry #4- (pgs 241- 340) Jesse finally gets noticed. Brian figures out that his son has been the one responsible for the arson fires. I honestly think that Brian has deep down thought Jesse may be the one responsible. But of course who wants to think that of their son? Especially when you have daughter who is really sick and the other one who is suing you? Jesse finally gets his voice heard- well not really- but I mean he is noticed now and his father can see how he feels about Kate’s illness and that he really was shut out from the family and Kate became the number one priority.

Entry #3- (pgs 141- 240) Anna! Make up your mind my dear! I know she’s only thirteen but she cannot keep saying she doesn’t want to go through with this to Julia, and then continue on with Campbell. That just messes up the communication between Julia and Campbell and makes their relationship a lot more difficult and strenuous. I like that Brian took Anna away to the station. Good job Brian! I think this really ends up helping Anna. At the station she can think things through and really make her decision. She won’t have her mother there to bother her and try to make her feel guilty about suing her parents.

Entry #2- (pgs 73-140) One thing that bothered me when I first read this book was that Campbell kept changing his story about his dog. While reading I kept wondering what he really needs his dog for. I was so surprised in the end when the truth comes out, and the timing of everything. This was where I started to like Campbell a little more because he tries to get to know Anna, but then at the same time learning the story with Julia, I really lose that likeability? I love the Julia and Campbell story, of course what happens is horrible, but how it all turns out really adds to the book.

Entry #1- (pgs 7 – 72) The one thing that really stood out to me in this first reading was Anna's thoughts on why she was brought into this world. Of course her parents were just trying to save Kate when they decided to have her, but Anna does bring up a valid point. "...what would have happened if Kate had been healthy. Chances are, I'd still be floating up in Heaven or wherever, waiting to be attached to a body to spend some time on Earth. Certainly I would not be part of this family." No 13 year old should have to grow up thinking about that. It must be so hard for her to think every time that the only reason she was alive was because Kate was sick. No one wants to here that they are accidents, let alone to hear that they were only brought into the world to save someone else. And if she gets hurt and pricked by needles every day its all worth it because its that much longer that Kate survives.