Authors note: Greek mythology interesting in with all the crazy stories and myths

The character Poseidon was  helpful and not helpful in the story of the Trojan Horse. Something he did that benefited the War was that he helped the Spartans bring the Trojan horse to the Trojans territory and trick them into an ambush.

Also another thing he did that benefitted the War that was good and bad in its own way was that whenever someone tried to leave the island to go to Greek, he would send them back.  In the actual story, it seemed to me that he didn’t talk to anyone on the island or anything. He was an outsider, or in a way, a guard.

Hero`s Don`t Run

The story Heroes Don’t Run, by Harry Mazer, is about a boy named Adam who wants to go fight in the Pacific War and has to disobey his mother in order to go. The main character, Adam, changes in many ways as he prepares for, and then goes to, war.

At the beginning, he was an average boy who wanted to live his dream of fighting in the war. Now he got to go and actually do something that he has always has dreamed of, and that’s being able to go fight in the Pacific war. While he was there, what he really wanted to do was make his mother, family, friends, his past away father proud, and also himself proud.

In addition Adam felt like it was something that had to be done. His family says he is always nice and caring, his friends say he is always a good guy. Adam could be a role model in ways to older and younger people who will read this book.

I think he has influenced others to take pride in what you believe and If you have a dream, always go your hardest to achieve it. And also I think he motivates others to live to their fullest and he really shows how to be courageous and a nice person over all.

I think over all that Even though Adam did break his mothers rules and that’s not something that wasn’t right of him. But over all he did it for a great cause and that’s fighting for his country.

Trojan Horse

.     One of the conflicts the Trojans went through was they couldn`t leave the Trojan beach so they made a sacrifice from  the kings daughter.

      

I think something that made this story so sneaky was how the girl was married to someone and ran off with another prince which started the war.

I don’t think this would happen nowadays because people know better and there are more consequences these days and people won`t take it to heart to the point where the start a war. They know even though it’s a big deal for them they shouldn’t overreact to something like that.

.I think it was all overreached, I can understand the prince was mad about his wife leaving him but to start a war over it? I don’t think it should of went that far. I also thought it was interesting how Poseidon would not let them leave the beach, that was one of the most interesting parts for me.

Heroes Don`t Run

Authors note: this book is a good book for those young readers that are thinking about going to the fight for our country.

The story talks about how a boy named Adam (good kid good student) who wanted to go the war so bad he disobeyed his mothers rules. Instead of going when his mom wanted him to go at age 18 he went earlier. Ever since his dad went and fought and died in pearl harbor he wanted to make him proud. Of course he did a bad thing and didn’t listen to his mom but it was for a good cause.

First of all, in the story Heroes Don’t Run, the author doesn’t only talk about the character he also talks a lot about the Pacific War. They talk about how the book and this character Relate to the actual war and one person that Adam acts like. 

Second, The main plot of this story is that Adam and his mother are talking about how he disobeyed his mother when he moved in with his grandfather and went off to the war. He says he very much apologizes for what he did to his mom and lied but he didn’t want to wait no more. His is always keeping her updated and aware of what is going on.  This story is talking about an individual that went to the Pacific War and how he did through it. In the story they pretty much mixed it up between fiction and non-fiction.

 One aspect of the story that is true to the time period is what is going on during training camp. It is true where it is placed and right around the time period of when they were fighting in the pacific war. Some of the main scenes in the story for example, like the more action parts and time period, they got the cites right and time and date but the character and his family or fiction to the story.

As you can see, when this book came out in 2005, it probably changed some people`s  mind about the war and what they thought about it. How much work and courage it took to go out there and fight for your country. I can see how it changed people’s minds in the story because it changed mine too. And it shows young readers that it’s a very good thing to fight for your country and encourages then to fight in the army too. 

A Clean, Well Lighted Place

I think they should have had more screenshots and more action. I can understand why they had everything so slow the way they did in this film because it isn’t supposed to be action packed because its not that kind of film but I got lost in it most of the way. They really say the same with the script and the film, I don’t think this film and the script departs much at all. But in the film it seems more longer and more boring in the film then in the script.

Monster!

The book I am doing is called Monster! It is about a boy whose life turns around in a terrible way and all he is thinking is what did he do wrong? He always grew up good nothing bad or any problems really.

First of all the main starting point of this story was he was framed for being a look out for a robbery that he had no idea of and now he is in jail for it.

In addition, He was taken to prison for a little bit and had multiple court dates to find out what happened.

Likewise, I don’t think he would still be ending up going to jail. This whole situation is crazy “ he thinks to himself” and he hopes the court believes. This whole situation thing about him being the “look out” for the robbery did not involve him.

Finally his lawyer and him talk in front of the jury and pleads Steve not guilty. Furthermore Steve goes to the stand and talks about  how he did not do it and that he had no idea of what went on with the robbery. He asks the court to believe him. They bring in the people who did he robbery and they say he was not the guy they were accusation with in this robbery. The court makes the decision of him being not guilty, Thank you Steve says.

The Thirsty Grass

Authors note: The poem " Summer grass" is a good poem with such as good figurative language and it really hits your soft spot.



The poem “Summer Grass” by Carl Sandburg uses a lot of figurative language to explain how the grass wishes for rain but does not receive any. In this poem Carl Sandburg uses personification and metaphors. I think this poem's  figurative language gave me a good image of the field of grass.


To begin with the poem creates a tone of sadness because the grass is wishing to the overhead stars for rain, but is not getting any. The grass is thirsty, it is aching and whispering but none comes. This is personification because the grass says it aches and whispers and it gives a human quality to the grass.

Another sentence that has figurative language in the poem is, "pouring out wishes to the overhead stars." This sentence is a metaphor. It is a metaphor because it is comparing two completely different things such as " the grass and the overhead stars", they are two things of complete different natures. 

  

 This poem will usually hit the readers soft spot and it persuades or hooks the reader to want to help. The grasses wishes aren't coming true, no one can hear the grass ache and whisper out to anyone so the grass has to wait thirsty and hot for possible water to come.  

This could lead to the point where we have a healthy earth and all of our plants are healthy instead of dirty and all of our plants are dead. We can do so much and help keep the world healthy. This poem can be an inspiration to others on a fresh clean yard or field so everything could be cut and watered. And in the poem is says the grass is asking for water but none comes because it is not raining or no one comes.