John Green
The Fault in Our Stars
New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2012
313pp. $9.99
9708147513731
The Fault in Our Stars is a book about a teenage girl and a teenage boy falling in love over a book while they both battle cancer. There are many things that lead and add into their unforgettable journey. They meet from their cancer support book and battle many things besides cancer. This book is thrilling, funny, and about tragic business of being alive and falling in love.
Once I started to read this book, it had me hooked. I wanted to keep reading because the author writes in a way that is easy to understand but keeps you guessing what is going to happen next. I would find myself laughing out loud at times and other times crying my eyes out. He writes in a way that you are able to understand how the characters are feeling and really share their emotions with them.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. I am typically not huge into reading but I would totally recommend this to anyone to read.
There are many things that I am thankful for in my life. First off, I am thankful for my family and my friends. There are always there to support me and are able to get me through anything. I am so lucky to be apart of the family that I am and have the friends that I do. I am also thankful for my health and where I live. I am fortunate to have that. Lastly, I am thankful for the school district that I am apart of and to be able to develop/enhance the way I learn.
What a day we had doing our community service! I went to Vintage Park which is a nursing home off of 143rd and Nall. While spending my day there, I helped clean rooms, wash windows, and organize somethings for the elderly. I think we continue this tradition to be able to give back to our community for everything that they have done for BV. The importance of us doing it is realizing how lucky we are to be living the way we do and the value is us feeling good with what we did after. I have gained that it doesn't take that much to give back to your community. It made me want to continue and help by doing other things for it.
Non-Fiction Analysis
Name: Lauren Sawyer
Contemporary Communications: The Hot Zone
Hour: 4
Read the article provided and answer the following questions. Be sure to include a detailed explanation in support of your responses.
Title of Article: Obama: 'Extremely Low' Odds of U.S. Ebola Outbreak
Author: Eric Bradner
Website/Address: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/06/politics/obama-ebola/index.html
1. What type of article is this (biography, essay, journal, true adventure, other)? Explain your choice.
This article is a nonfiction report. The author is reporting about Obama's response to the Ebola Outbreak and informing the reader about the situation. The author makes his opinion stand out but remains true to the facts of the report. He directly quotes Obama throughout the article and provides brief commentary following the quotes.
2. Is this article mainly description, narration, or exposition?
Exposition
3. Quote 2-3 sentences exemplifying the main type of writing.
"The President's comments come one week after a Dallas man who recently returned from a trip to West Africa became the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. A nurse in Spain on Monday became the first woman to contract Ebola outside Africa."
4. What is the author's purpose? What is the message and how is it conveyed?
The author's purpose is to inform the reader about Obama's response but also to criticize how Obama failed to express the seriousness of the Ebola outbreak and that he is failing us as a leader by downplaying the situation. He wants the reader to understand the seriousness of the situation and how the actions of Obama are useless in protecting our country from the disease. He, as a leader, needs to step up and stop putting the responsibility on other countries. He also needs to recognize the severity of the disease and so something to stop it from entering the country. He portrays this message by quoting Obama and reflecting on the irony of his statements.
5. What is the tone and mood of the article? What Diction supports the tone/mood?
The tone of the article is irritated and critical. The author uses diction like "Obama downplayed" "He complained" and "plans to heap pressure" to portray his disgust towards Obama's actions.
6. Does any part of this "non-fiction" article seem embellished, sensationalized, or made up? Which part?
The article relays the facts correctly, but he includes critical diction and his opinion following the true facts. Rather than come out with his own personal views he states the information as it happened and directly quotes Obama, letting his comments speak for themselves. He then follows the quotes with snarky comments in order to depict his feelings towards Obama's actions.
7. Does the article show tension between characters? Cause tension for the reader? How?
The article shows tension between the author and Obama. He is irritated that Obama has downplayed the situation and is trying to put the responsibility on other countries. The author is creating tension between the readers and out leader by putting blame on Obama and reflecting on his weak leadership skills regarding the Ebola crisis.
Non-Fiction Analysis
Name: Lauren Sawyer
Contemporary Communications: The Hot Zone
Hour: 4
Read the article provided and answer the following questions. Be sure to include a detailed explanation in support of your responses.
Title of Article: 'Ebola is Man-Made', and Other Crazy Conspiracy Theories
Author: The Heretics by Will Storr
Website/Address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11216881/Ebola-is-man-made-and-other-crazy-conspiracy-theories.html
1. What type of article is this (biography, essay, journal, true adventure, other)? Explain your choice.
This article is an article from The Telegraph, which is a British daily newspaper published in London. This would be considered a newspaper article because it is an article from The Telegraph that has been uploaded to the newspaper's website.
2. Is this article mainly description, narration, or exposition?
Exposition
3. Quote 2-3 sentences exemplifying the main type of writing.
"Some believe the Ebola outbreak started with sinister armed men poisoning wells, a successful attempt at mass murder that led to arrests in Liberia."
"Boyle points to the existence of US government laboratories in Africa that are creating bioweapons under the guise of innocently working on cures/"
"Why is it that some condensation trails, or contrails, left by commercial craft dissipate after a short amount of time, whereas others remain for hours and expand?"
4. What is the author's purpose? What is the message and how is it conveyed?
The author's purpose is to bring up conspiracies involving Ebola and cause the reader to question this disease. It bring up many questionable concepts regarding the disease and leads to questioning of Ebola.
5. What is the tone and mood of the article? What Diction supports the tone/mood?
The mood and tone of this article is questionable and speculative of Ebola. There are different conspiracies brought up in the article that cause the reader to rethink what they have been told able the disease prior.
6. Does any part of this "non-fiction" article seem embellished, sensationalized, or made up? Which part?
Yes, it brings up conspiracy theories that make the article seem embellished. It seems like the author creates these questionable theories in order to engage the reader and create an uproar regarding the disease.
7. Does the article show tension between characters? Cause tension for the reader? How?
Yes, it brings up many different people such as President Obama and questions whether or not he played a role in the outbreak of Ebola. This leads to tension among the reader because of the two different viewpoints the reader can have. By bringing up such an important person in our country, there is a conflict that can arise.
Prompt #1: Erison Turay is an Ebola survivor that has had his life drastically altered by Ebola and its aftermath. What lasting effects do you think his proactive behaviors will have on his life? What about those around him? Explain your answer fully using your own reasoning and citing specific examples from the video/accompanying article.
I think that his proactive behaviors will help save many lives of those who live in Africa. He is wanting to save his life and wanting to prevent more cases of Ebola. He is helping those around him by helping lowering the amount of Ebola diagnoses. Instead of allowing other people influence how he feels about the situation. He is doing everything he can to help those around him. One way he helps out is by creating a football (soccer) team that consists of survivors vs. caregivers. This helped to bring everyone together as one and show that they survived this awful disease and that they are able to overcome anything in their lives.
My personal mission statement is to be known as someone who is compassionate, loving, hard-working, and willing. The things that matter most in my life are being able to help others who are in need and to get things done. I want to be known as someone who doesn't take my life for granted and thankful for all the opportunities that I am given in my life.
