"A Bad Day For Voodoo"

Since last time when Tyler saw that Adam had a voodoo doll of him Kelly started to be surprised that voodoo dolls exist. Later they tried to go to the shop to try to get the voodoo doll to deactivate. They had to drive in a dangerous part of a town to get to the shop. Suddenly a starnger walks up to then and asks for change but Tyler droped it. Then suddenly this guy put a gun to them and told them to get out of the car and to leave there cell phones in there. Tyler decides to chase the guy who stole the car because they had the voodoo doll in the trunk. While Tyler was chasing him the rober was trying to shoot Tyler but he missed.

The conflict here is reqlly obviouse that they got there car stolen. They also got there cell phones stolen as well. The other conflict would be that the rober has the voodoo doll now and Tyler could die any second. I find this book really interesting because its fantasy but yet its fiction. The fantasy part would be the fact about voodoo dolla actually working but the robing a car can actually happen in real life.

"A Bad Day For Voodoo"

Since from the last blog Tyler tells Kelly everything about the voodoo doll. At first she doesn't believe it but she goes along with it. Later after a while Adam calls Tyler back and tells him to meat him at Trollen Park. Once they get to the park Adam starts asking for the doll but Tyler and Kelly decided to leave the doll at the house. Adam showed them a new voodoo doll that represented Tyler incase Tyler called the police then Adam would use the doll on him. The thing is that Tyler wasn't going to call the cops in the first place but Adam didn't understand that. They though it was fake so Adam flicked the doll in the stomach and Tyler started coughing and holding his stomach while rolling on the floor. 

An aha moment happened during this. I would think that Adam wouldn't buy another voodoo doll after what happened with the first. I think he was a complete idiot for doing this because now he's putting his friends life in risk.

"A Bad Day For Voodoo"

Since I left off Tyler grabed the voodoo doll during his History class and poked the left leg with a pin. Later Mr. Click's leg shoots off his leg and starts bleeding everywhere. Kelley imidetly goes up to Mr. Click and asks for a shirt and a ruler. Tyler gave Kelley his shirt and then she used it unto Mr. Click's stump to try to stop the bleeding. After that the ambulence and police came and started to question the students on what happened. Kelley didn't know anything about the voodoo doll so she was really confused on how that happened. After Kelley droped Tyler and Adam at Tylers house Tyler and Adam started to talk about what happened. Adam wanted to go return the doll but Tyler didn't trust him to take it. Tyler and Adam got into a fight because Adam was acting aggressive because he wanted to take the doll back. Tyler didn't trust Adam because he thinks that he might do something stupid again and make things worse. When they got into the physical fight they didn't realize that the dolls head was twisted back. They didn't realize this until they saw Mr. Click on the news that he passed away from a neck injury.

The conflicked so far would be that they just killed Mr. Click on accident. Also that they made his leg shoot off his body during class. They might even devasted his family of he had one. 

"A Bad Day For Voodoo"

In the book A Bad Day For Voodoo the main character is Tyler and he is a good student who gets A’s and B’s on his report card. Tyler was studying for a history test for Mr. Click’s class and he even said no to hanging out or studying with his girlfriend named Kelley. Tyler studied that hole week for this test and when he finally took it he got an F. When Tyler went to go talk to Mr. Click he said it was because he cheated on the test, but Tyler didn’t cheat. Donnie was the one who was sitting behind Tyler and had the same answers as him but Donnie didn’t admit nothing and Mr. Click wont let Tyler redo his test. When Adam Tyler’s friend heard of this he spend $80 and gave a pint of his blood to the lady from a shop for a voodoo doll. Tyler didn’t really believe in this but if you want to find out if this voodoo doll actually worked then you have to wait until the next blog.

I would say there was a Tough Question in this book when Adam gave Tyler the voodoo doll. It was either he can use it to get his revenge or just not use it at all because he doesn’t believe in this. In the book it says “‘I can’t believe you!’ I said, silently vowing that in college i’d find friends who were less disarranged. ‘ How could you possibly think this was real?’ I asked, shaking the doll.” This shows that he didn’t believe in this but later in the book it says that Adam told him to just try it once and he wan’t sure if he should actually do it. In the book it says “I wished that I could just lie about it  (“pinned it. Nothin’.”) but Adam sat right next to me.” This shows that he took the decision that he’s going to use it but yet doesn’t really want to.

Native Americans

Native Americans were marginalized when Carlisle wanted to help the Indians but also get rid of what makes them Indians. In the article it says that Carlisle used this phrase "Kill the Indian, save the man." This shows how they were feeling that people don't really care about them because they're trying to change there culture. Also the parents were later forced to make there child go with Carlisle and before that it would be an option. This might have made them feel like they didn't really have control over there own children and that the whites were taking control over them.

Shanice wants people to know about her because she want people to know not all Indians are the stereo types. People mostly think that Indians wear the weird cloths and that they were feathers and live in tipis but actually they live in normal homes and wear normal cloths. Shanice even doesn't really mind telling people that they do wear the traditional cloths and stuff but only on special events.

"The Wrap-Up List"

So far since last time Sylvester and Gabriela got together because Sylvester wanted to talk to her. When she got there Sylvester told her that he was departing by the same Death that Gabriela has. The Death was Hercule, and he told her that the only people who knew about this was his father and her. Sylvester told her that he's departing on the day the fight was going to happen. The fight is when both the football teams fight after the big game at night. Once Sylvester departed Gabriela and Iris thought of a crazy plan of summoning Hercule. They did that two days before it was her time to depart and once they caught Hercule he couldn't leave because once he gets near the person he's going to depart he has to stay there until that day. When the departure day finally came he made all the wishes on Gabriela's wrap up list happen except one, her first kiss with Sylvester. Finally when she was taken by Hercule she saw Sylvester there and it was awkward because they were both naked. When Gabriela realized her grandfather Gonzalo gave his pardon away to a family member she had a choice of giving it away or keeping it. She ended up doing the selfish thing and used the pardon herself and left Sylvester to die. Just kidding, Gabriela gave the pardon to Sylvester which made her earn her own pardon.

I would say the theme of this book would be that you shouldn't be selfish. If she did use the pardon for her self then she wouldn't be able to get her first kiss with Sylvester. For all that we know if she decided to use Gonzalo's pardon, Hercule might have not let her because it might have bin a test.

"The Wrap-Up List"

So far in the book Iris is helping Gabriela with the hints that Death sent her. Gabriela had to make a wrap up list with stuff that she wants to happen, and on her wished are a first kiss for Iris, first kiss for Raahi, first kiss for Sarena, a first kiss for her from Sylvester, and finally a pardon. She found out on of them which was a note that was from Sylvester and it said to meet her at a place so she can have her first kiss. In her school they were also talking about how the people who got picked to fight in the war but pack up there things soon and unfortunately one of her friends was picked. Raahi was the one who was picked and he doesn't want to go but he has to.

I feel that the genre is fiction but some stuff of the book can be real. The stuff that I find is fiction would be that Death send departure letters to people because that doesn't happen here in real life. The parts that I find realistic would be that once you're old enough and there a war you can be drafted so you can fight in the war. Also that once you're 18 and older you can volunteer to join the army to help fight the war.

Tolerance

Tolerance for me would be to hold my anger and not offend my family because they're really religious. I can be more tolerant by watching what I say in front of specific people who would find what I say really offensive. I can live a more tolerant life by learning about other cultures so then when I'm around someone with that culture I won't accidentally offend them. I feel like I'm more tolerant than my sister because I respect her religion, music, and when she prays before we eat. She unfortunately isn't really tolerant with the type of music I listen to, she would complain to my parents and yell at them for letting me listen to Pierce The Veil only because it isn't Christian or Catholic music. Since she isn't really tolerant about my music it gets me really furious and thats how we end up fighting and not talking for a long time. I feel like tolerance will make us a better person especially in the future when we work around people with different cultures. That way we won't offend someone that we didn't even mean to and they might respect us more.

"The Wrap-Up List"

So far this book is about how Death selects people for departure. If you get chosen you have a certain amount of days left to live until Death takes you with him unless you get a pardon. A pardon is when you do something that Death appreciates which pretty much is his weak spot. Is you get a pardon by Death then you get to live the rest of your life.

I would say the conflict might be that Death is taking peoples lives. Also another conflict that I didn't mention would be raahi which is one of Gabriela's friend that he got chosen to go off to basic training. He will be fighting in a war after his training.

"The Walking Dead The Rise Of The Governor"

Since Bobby died in the last blog Philip and Nick barry him in the garden. Philip tries to not cry but Nick falls to his knees and starts crying a lot. After a while from barring the body Philip makes an announcement that they are going to leave the house that they are in. Everybody was in shock but they agreed with him. Philip was talking to Nick and Brian about getting two cars to put all the stuff inside but Brian didn't want to split up so they ended up just using the one car. They all started packing materials that they would need like food, water, batteries, guns, and bullets. They decided to leave at night after they were done packing everything. The one thing Brian did before leaving was he got a 3 by 3 piece of wood and started writing something on it. Once he was done he got in the car and they broke the front fence they built and raced off.

 In the book I would say an Aha Moment happened. It would be when Philip decides to leave the house they were currently in. Philip would have stayed most likely if Bobby didn't die. He was saying before that ""How long do you think we're gonna be able to stay here?' Brian asks softly. Philip sits down, lays the nail gun on the table and takes another sip if bourbon. He nods toward the family room, where the whimsical voices of children's programming drift incongruously. 'She needs a break,' Philip says. 'She's exhausted.' 'She loves that play set out back,' Brian says with a weak smile. Philip nods. 'She can live a normal life here for a while.'" Also they built the fence and it was very secured but Philip still got them to leave. 

"Marilyn Monroe"

Marilyn's original name was Norma Jean and her mother was Gladys. Gladys sent Norma up for foster care after 12 days from birth. Marilyn was in foster care for 7 years then Gladys tried to get her back. Gladys was able to get her back after someone killed Marilyn's dog that she really loved. After that she had 3 husbands and Joe the second husband was abusive. He would punch her and leave bruises. Marilyn was on medication and she overdosed a bunch of times.

The conflicts in this book as that she had an abusive husband. It was revolved when Marilyn divorced him. Another major conflict was that she was on a lot of medication. She got really addicted to it and overdosed a lot of times. She never really resolved that conflict because she died of an overdose. In the book it says that "Monroe is found dead on the morning of August 5. The investigation reveals it to be a probable suicide."

"Marilyn Monroe"

Marilyn was an actress who either was too depressed or tired to work in thr movies a lot of times. She was a interesring artist because she would wear dresses that almost makes it seem like if she was nude. She sang happy birthday for the president at the time which was John F Kenedy. She would always be late to almost everything.

One of the conflicts that was happening is that she was threaten to get kicked off the movie if she ditched it again to sing to the president. Marilyn still decided to go sing to the president anyways even if it ment getting kicked out of the movie. Marilyn would always be late to everything and everyone just had to deal deal with it and she said that "I rather be prepaired than on time".

"The Walking Dead The Rise Of The Governor"

Since the last time they got the SUV stuck so they tried to get it unstuck but they couldn't and it was getting dark. They decided to try again in the morning so they stayed in a bus for the night. Penny woke up around the middle of the night and it was Brian's turn to keep watch. Penny sat next to Brian and Brian decided to come up with a code word for Penny. Whenever he would tell her the code word she would have to cover her ears and close her eyes. Penny came up with the word "away" as the new code word. Later in the morning they couldn't get the SUV unstuck so they carried as much stuff as they could and started running towards Atlanta. They got there quick because they weren't that far. When they got there they attracted a huge mob of zombies and they had no car. They got into a police car and got to a garage that had cars they could use. They got the Escalate and drove to try to find the camp but the only thing they found was April. April invited them to join there family. Philip, Brian, and Nick cleared out the rest of the apartment building and they decided to drop the bodies of the roof which attracted zombies towards them.

The conflict is that since they decided to get there anger out on the zombies by dropping them off the roof more zombies were attracted. Another problem they had but was resolved was that the Escalate broke down but it was resolved when April invited them in. When April invited them in her dad wouldn't let them in because of the guns but her sister eventually got her dad to let them in because they had Penny. If it wasn't for Penny they probably wouldn't be let in the apartment building. In the book it says "'Oh my God, what an adorable little girl,' the big gal says, seeing Penny, who is now holding Brian's hand. 'Come on in, folks can't tell ya how good it is to finally see people who can keep their drool in their mouths."

"The Walking Dead The Rise Of The Governor"

Since they left they headed up to the interstate 20. Once they got near it Brian was the first to notice something. Later Nick saw it and finally Philip see's what the rest were seeing. The cars were on fire and blocking the interstate so they couldn't get through. They got to the interstate and they were thinking of how to get pass through this but they didn't know a zombie was coming for Nick. The zombie reached out for Nick through the small crack of his window. Philip grabs his gun and shoots the zombie causing all its brain matter to splash on the windshield.

This book is similar to the show because the interstate is blocked by multiple cars. The difference would be that the book is focused on the governor and they haven't met Rick and the rest. In the book it is also introducing new characters that in the show haven't bin mention. In the book it introduces the governors brother and his college friends. In the show it barely talks about his past and in the show it only shows Penny as a zombie and not a living little girl. While in the actual book Philip is taking care of Penny and Brian watched her as well. In the book it shows how well they take care of her "'Daddy's here, pumpkin, don't worry,' Philip says softly, touching her cheek."

"The Walking Dead The Rise Of The Governor"

Since the last blog you will finally find out what was inside the coffin. At last when Brian opens the coffin all that came out was a rat. Brian was relieved that it wasn't that little boy they couldn't find. Later that night they were all downstairs and all of a sudden they start hearing a lot of growling outside. They went to check it out and there was a load of zombies trying to push down the fence. Philip got rid of them in the front while Bobby got rid of them from the back yard. Once they were done Bobby gave a thumbs up that it was clear. Unfortunately, it wasn't all of a sudden you heard growling from inside the dog house. Philip goes sprinting towards Bobby but before Phillip got to him the little boy that they couldn't find comes out and attack Bobby. He takes a bite at Bobby's leg right before Philip could arrive to him.

The new conflict in the story would be the Bobby got bit. Secondly one conflict was resolved when they finally new where the little boy was. They are relieved of that but are struggling with this new conflict. The other conflict that they had for a while would be that the zombies were surrounding the fence and trying to get in. Since this is happening Philip gets attacked by the zombies through the fence so he uses the nail gun to defend himself. In the book it says ""Get the nail gun and as many extension cords as you can carry...hatchets, too!' FFFFFFFOOOMP! Number five goes down like a giant rag doll in tattered suit pants, the dead, milky eyes rolling back in its head as it slides down the other side of the fence, its putrid body collapsing to the parkway."

"The Walking Dead The Rise Of The Governor"

Since the other blog they have decided to stay at the house for a while.  When it was night time Philip stayed with Penny in the living room. Philip was watching out incase any zombies intrude the house while Penny tries to sleep. Brian was still awake and he kept hearing something in the attic so right away he thought it might be that little boy they haven't found. Brian was terrified but he didn't want to go to his "little brother" for this so he went up by himself. The noise was coming from a coffin and while Brian found the coffin Philip found Brian looking at it. Brian was the one who ended up opening the coffin and you'll find out in the next blog what was inside the coffin.

The genre of this would probably be mystery and fantasy because it is sorta of a mystery of how this all began. The fantasy part would be the fact that there are zombies roaming around. It is also a mystery because a lot of things are happening like for example they don't know if the little boy is dead or not. They also don't even know if he's in the house. In the book Brian kept thinking that the little boy might be in the house but they just can't find him. I know this because in the article it says "'This place us safe, Brian,' Philip says, pulling the bottle of Scotch down. 'Safe?' Brian Blake stares at the tabletop. He lets out a cough and cringes."

"The Walking Dead The Rise Of The Governor"

So far this book is about the beginning of how the dead are turning into zombies. The character in the book so far are Philip, Penny, Brian, Nick, and Bobby. Penny is Philip's daughter and Brian is Philips older brother. Nick and Bobby are collage friends of Philips and they got together once the dead were turning. They all find a house with enough food to last a while but the only disadvantage is that they are near a gold course with a bunch of zombies. They clear out the house with any zombies and they find out they got every person from the family that lived there except a little boy. They start worrying about this little boy because he might be in the house still. So they searched the entire house and they found nothing.

The conflict in this story so far is the obviously that the dead are turning into zombies. The other conflict is that Brian is paranoid about the little boy in the picture. I know that Brian is paranoid because in the book it says "I'm telling you, we got 'em all, "Phillip says" Phillip keeps telling Brian this because he still thinks that the little boy might be there hiding. They still haven't found the corps of the little boy so Brian think he's somewhere in the house. This is a huge conflict because Brian is worried about Penny because she is in the house and the little boy hasn't appeared.

Goal Blog

My academic goal is to try to get all A's this quarter. I been getting A and B's so I want to push my self the get all A's. I will get help on any assignment if I need help. I will also ask a teacher to check my work if I did something wrong so I can fix it. I will definitely turn in projects on time and not procrastinate on any homework.

Mt personal goal is to work on my attitude with my parents. Every time we discuss something I usually cut them off and get really mad. I later feel bad for yelling at them and I want to control my anger. I will try thinking before I talk to my parents. I will also try to calm down by breathing in and out when I start getting. If I do get mad I will try the best I can not to talk back or yell at them because I know I will feel bad later.