If you were Tally, would you ask the Warden to make you pretty?
Yes, I would ask the Warden to make me pretty because I would do it to make David forgive me, and so that if the cure worked on me then it would work on Shay and we could be best friends again.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Blog Post #51
Tally has finally come clean. Do you think she will regret it? Do you think David will change his mind about her?
I think that she won't regret it because she won't feel guilty anymore, she will feel like she has done the right thing and not kept anything from anybody.
I think that if David really loved her that he will understand, and if he doesn't understand then he won't be the one for Tally then.
I think that she won't regret it because she won't feel guilty anymore, she will feel like she has done the right thing and not kept anything from anybody.
I think that if David really loved her that he will understand, and if he doesn't understand then he won't be the one for Tally then.
Blog Post #50
Should Maddy have forced Shay to take the "cure?" Why or why not?
She shouldn't have forced Shay to take the "cure," she should have asked her if she wanted the cure before she just tried to talk Shay into taking the "cure."
She shouldn't have forced Shay to take the "cure," she should have asked her if she wanted the cure before she just tried to talk Shay into taking the "cure."
Blog Post #49
If you were Shay, would you get the cure? Why or why not?
I would get the cure because I would want to be myself again and not be crazy and not know what I'm talking about, so that's why I would get the cure.
I would get the cure because I would want to be myself again and not be crazy and not know what I'm talking about, so that's why I would get the cure.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Blog Post #48
Respond to the following quote from the chapter... what does it mean to you?
"Tally thought of the lesians on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friend's thougts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."
I think that this quote means that Shay has been changed forever into a Pretty, and might not be herself again. Tally wanted the Ugly Shay back, the one who was mad at her, and also her best friend other than David.
"Tally thought of the lesians on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friend's thougts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."
I think that this quote means that Shay has been changed forever into a Pretty, and might not be herself again. Tally wanted the Ugly Shay back, the one who was mad at her, and also her best friend other than David.
Blog Post #47
Gve a chronological list of important events inthe chapter. What's the kicker at the end of the chapter?
1. Tally and David knock Dr. Cable out
2. They rescue the Smokies from Special Circumstanses
3. They escape through the roof on hoverboards, and try to get away
The Kicker- David finds out that his father is dead.
1. Tally and David knock Dr. Cable out
2. They rescue the Smokies from Special Circumstanses
3. They escape through the roof on hoverboards, and try to get away
The Kicker- David finds out that his father is dead.
Blog Post #46
Is this quote a play on words, or does it have a deeper meaning to the story? "Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging," she read softly. "Operating Theater Two."
I think that it has a deeper meaning to the story because I think that they are explaining that those are the torture rooms, where they perform the operation.
I think that it has a deeper meaning to the story because I think that they are explaining that those are the torture rooms, where they perform the operation.
Blog Post #45
In this chapter a few Uglies go to New Pretty Town to do a "trick."
They make the words "THE SMOKE LIVES" with sparklers. If you had ONE chance to post a message important to you, what would it be and why?
I would put "Always give it your all no matter what" because you have to always give it your best to be the best that you can be.
They make the words "THE SMOKE LIVES" with sparklers. If you had ONE chance to post a message important to you, what would it be and why?
I would put "Always give it your all no matter what" because you have to always give it your best to be the best that you can be.
Blog Post #44
The Uglies they met in this chapter are similar to Tally at the beginning of the book. When you compare her to these Uglies, how has Tally changed and what has made her change?
She has gotten more mature, and I think that David has made Tally more mature because he is older, and wiser.
She has gotten more mature, and I think that David has made Tally more mature because he is older, and wiser.
Blog Post #43
Do you think Tally's plan will work? David wants to save his parents, but what's driving Tally? Do you think she is crazy , or are her feelings valid?
No, I don't thnk Tally's plan will work because they will get to close to the ground and the alarm will sound and they will get caught.
I think that what is driving Tally is that she wants "The Smoke to Live."
I think that she is a little crazy because she is still thinking about what she did to the Smoke and what happened to her friends.
No, I don't thnk Tally's plan will work because they will get to close to the ground and the alarm will sound and they will get caught.
I think that what is driving Tally is that she wants "The Smoke to Live."
I think that she is a little crazy because she is still thinking about what she did to the Smoke and what happened to her friends.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Blog Post #42
How do David & Tally describe the Rusties? Is it accurate?
They describe them as dumb, stupid, and dangerous people, they make us sound so horrible.
No it isn't accurate because not everybody is all stupid, dumb, or dangerous, just some people out there are like that.
What are weaknesses of OUR society?
We give into things to early before we even know what they are about.
Also we are weak at saying no to something that could affect the human economy in our lifestyle's today as human beings.
What are weaknesses of THEIR society?
They don't protect themselves very much as far as protecting yourself as an individual.
Also, they have to much high-tech stuff and equipment.
They describe them as dumb, stupid, and dangerous people, they make us sound so horrible.
No it isn't accurate because not everybody is all stupid, dumb, or dangerous, just some people out there are like that.
What are weaknesses of OUR society?
We give into things to early before we even know what they are about.
Also we are weak at saying no to something that could affect the human economy in our lifestyle's today as human beings.
What are weaknesses of THEIR society?
They don't protect themselves very much as far as protecting yourself as an individual.
Also, they have to much high-tech stuff and equipment.
Blog Post #41
Find information and a picture about a time we weren't prepared. (i.e. a natural disaster or attack). Post information and cite it.
8:46 AM: Flight 11 crashes into the WTC (World Trade Center) north tower.
8:46:40: Flight 11 crashes at roughly 490 mph (790 km/h) into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center, between floors 94 and 98. The aircraft enters the tower mostly intact. It plows to the building core, severing all three gypsum-encased stairwells, dragging combustibles with it. A massive shock wave travels down to the ground and up again. The combustibles and the remnants of the aircraft are ignited by the burning fuel. Since the building lacks a traditional full cage frame and depends almost entirely on the strength of a narrow structural core running up the center, the fire at the center of the impact zone is in a position to compromise the integrity of all internal columns. Two home video cameras are known to have recorded the impact. People below the severed stairwells in the north tower start to evacuate; no-one above the impact zone is able to do so.
8:46 to 10:29: At least 100 people (some accounts say as many as 250), primarily in the north tower, trapped by fire and smoke in the upper floors, jump to their deaths. There is some evidence that large central portions of the floor near the impact zone in the north tower collapsed soon after the plane hit, perhaps convincing some people that total collapse was imminent. One person at street level, firefighter Daniel Thomas Suhr, is hit by a jumper and dies. No form of airborne evacuation is attempted as smoke is too dense for a successful landing on the roof of either tower.
9:03 AM: Flight 175 crashes into the south WTC tower.
9:03:13: Flight 175 crashes at about 590 mph (950 km/h) into the south side of the south tower, banked between floors 78 and 84. By this time, several media organizations are covering the first plane crash; millions see the impact live. Parts of the plane leave the building at its east and north sides, falling to the ground six blocks away. A massive evacuation begins in the south tower below its impact zone. One of the stairwells in the south tower remains unblocked, but filled with smoke. This led many people to mistakenly go upwards towards the roof for a rooftop rescue that never came. CNN's headline now reads 'Second plane crashes into World Trade Center'.
9:59 AM: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
9:59:04: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, viewed and heard by a vast television and radio audience. It had stood for 56 minutes 10 seconds since the impact by Flight 175. As the roar of the collapse goes silent, tremendous gray-white clouds of pulverized concrete and gypsum rush through the streets. Most observers think a new explosion or impact has produced smoke and debris that now obscures the south tower. When the wind finally clears the immediate space, it is plain to see that there is no tower.
10:28 AM: The World Trade Center north tower collapses.
10:28:31: The north tower of the World Trade Center collapses from the top down, as if being peeled apart. Probably due to the destruction of the gypsum-encased stairwells on the impact floors (most skyscraper stairwells are encased in reinforced concrete), no one above the impact zone in the north tower survives. The Marriott Hotel, located at the base of the two towers, is also destroyed. The second collapse is also viewed live on television and heard on radio.
The north tower, 1 WTC, stood for 102 minutes 5 seconds after impact. The south tower, 2 WTC, collapsed about 56 minutes later.
8:46:40: Flight 11 crashes at roughly 490 mph (790 km/h) into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center, between floors 94 and 98. The aircraft enters the tower mostly intact. It plows to the building core, severing all three gypsum-encased stairwells, dragging combustibles with it. A massive shock wave travels down to the ground and up again. The combustibles and the remnants of the aircraft are ignited by the burning fuel. Since the building lacks a traditional full cage frame and depends almost entirely on the strength of a narrow structural core running up the center, the fire at the center of the impact zone is in a position to compromise the integrity of all internal columns. Two home video cameras are known to have recorded the impact. People below the severed stairwells in the north tower start to evacuate; no-one above the impact zone is able to do so.
8:46 to 10:29: At least 100 people (some accounts say as many as 250), primarily in the north tower, trapped by fire and smoke in the upper floors, jump to their deaths. There is some evidence that large central portions of the floor near the impact zone in the north tower collapsed soon after the plane hit, perhaps convincing some people that total collapse was imminent. One person at street level, firefighter Daniel Thomas Suhr, is hit by a jumper and dies. No form of airborne evacuation is attempted as smoke is too dense for a successful landing on the roof of either tower.
9:03 AM: Flight 175 crashes into the south WTC tower.
9:03:13: Flight 175 crashes at about 590 mph (950 km/h) into the south side of the south tower, banked between floors 78 and 84. By this time, several media organizations are covering the first plane crash; millions see the impact live. Parts of the plane leave the building at its east and north sides, falling to the ground six blocks away. A massive evacuation begins in the south tower below its impact zone. One of the stairwells in the south tower remains unblocked, but filled with smoke. This led many people to mistakenly go upwards towards the roof for a rooftop rescue that never came. CNN's headline now reads 'Second plane crashes into World Trade Center'.
9:59 AM: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
9:59:04: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, viewed and heard by a vast television and radio audience. It had stood for 56 minutes 10 seconds since the impact by Flight 175. As the roar of the collapse goes silent, tremendous gray-white clouds of pulverized concrete and gypsum rush through the streets. Most observers think a new explosion or impact has produced smoke and debris that now obscures the south tower. When the wind finally clears the immediate space, it is plain to see that there is no tower.
10:28 AM: The World Trade Center north tower collapses.
10:28:31: The north tower of the World Trade Center collapses from the top down, as if being peeled apart. Probably due to the destruction of the gypsum-encased stairwells on the impact floors (most skyscraper stairwells are encased in reinforced concrete), no one above the impact zone in the north tower survives. The Marriott Hotel, located at the base of the two towers, is also destroyed. The second collapse is also viewed live on television and heard on radio.
The north tower, 1 WTC, stood for 102 minutes 5 seconds after impact. The south tower, 2 WTC, collapsed about 56 minutes later.
http://coolrain44.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/tragedy-9-11-twin-tower.jpg
Blog Post #40
Describe the irony in Tally's "victory" over Dr. Cable. What was lost in the process?
Tally was happy that she had won something or gotten something that Dr. Cable hadn't gotten from Tally, or hadn't killed yet.
Tally's friends were lost in the process of the attack. They were captured, then put into a cage and eventually killed.
Tally was happy that she had won something or gotten something that Dr. Cable hadn't gotten from Tally, or hadn't killed yet.
Tally's friends were lost in the process of the attack. They were captured, then put into a cage and eventually killed.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Blog Post #39
Is David right? Is Tally amazing? Do you think she should be feeling guilty? Why or why not?
I think that David is right.
Tally is amazing because she is going to find a way to free her fellow Smokies.
I think that she should feel guilty because she brought the Specials to the Smoke, and it's her job to fix the problem.
I think that David is right.
Tally is amazing because she is going to find a way to free her fellow Smokies.
I think that she should feel guilty because she brought the Specials to the Smoke, and it's her job to fix the problem.
Blog Post #38
Who is the voice in the dark? Do you think it will be a friend or enemy to Tally? What do you think Tally will do now?
It is David in the dark.
Yes, I think that it's a friend, a very good friend.
I think that her and David will come out and fight for freedom of the Smoke.
It is David in the dark.
Yes, I think that it's a friend, a very good friend.
I think that her and David will come out and fight for freedom of the Smoke.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Blog Post #37
Explain what self perservation means to you. Is it the most important thing? Would you lie because of it?
I think that self perservation means to take care of yourself and not let anything happen to yourself. I also think that it is bringing yourself up when you are down.
I don't think that it is the most important thing to me because I mean you have to have self perserverance, it's only human that you do, but I just don't think that it is the most important thing to me as an individual.
No I wouldn't lie because of it. I would never lie, so therefore I wouldn't lie about it.
I think that self perservation means to take care of yourself and not let anything happen to yourself. I also think that it is bringing yourself up when you are down.
I don't think that it is the most important thing to me because I mean you have to have self perserverance, it's only human that you do, but I just don't think that it is the most important thing to me as an individual.
No I wouldn't lie because of it. I would never lie, so therefore I wouldn't lie about it.
Blog Post #36
Tally had changed her mind about the Smoke and the operation, but what will she do about all that now? Whose side is she on?
She won't do anything about the operation and the Smoke. I think that Tally is on the Smokies side because she fought for them and didn't mean for any harm to come of the Smokies. She thought that she had destroyed the pendant, but really she just set it off.
She won't do anything about the operation and the Smoke. I think that Tally is on the Smokies side because she fought for them and didn't mean for any harm to come of the Smokies. She thought that she had destroyed the pendant, but really she just set it off.
Blog Post #35
Is this the climax of the book? Explain why or why you don't think so in a few sentences.
Yes, I think that this is the climax of the book because now the Specials have arrived and are dangerous to the Smokies. Also, it tells you that Tally tries to escape the Smoke and that there is a battle going on in the Smoke. Then, Tally gets caught and gets thrown into the Rabbit Pen.
Yes, I think that this is the climax of the book because now the Specials have arrived and are dangerous to the Smokies. Also, it tells you that Tally tries to escape the Smoke and that there is a battle going on in the Smoke. Then, Tally gets caught and gets thrown into the Rabbit Pen.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Blog Post #34
Name one person in your personal life and one in your academic life... what makes this person beautiful?
Personal-the way that the person looks at life a different way than other people, in a good way
Academic-this person looks amazing and will always be there for you when you need him or her
Personal-the way that the person looks at life a different way than other people, in a good way
Academic-this person looks amazing and will always be there for you when you need him or her
Blog Post #33
Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you/ to the story? "Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look... it changes the way you think."
I think that it does because the doctors want you to know only the great part of life, not the boring Ugly you used to be.
How would you want to change mentally and physically if you were a pretty? (physically and mentally)
I wouldn't want to change, but if I had to I would change how smart I am to make me even smarter. I would also change the way my brain processes information.
I think that it does because the doctors want you to know only the great part of life, not the boring Ugly you used to be.
How would you want to change mentally and physically if you were a pretty? (physically and mentally)
I wouldn't want to change, but if I had to I would change how smart I am to make me even smarter. I would also change the way my brain processes information.
Blog Post #32
What does the following quote tell you about the cityand society in general?
"But you do know about genetics don't you? Sure I know about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."
It tells you that the cities, school foundations don't give you true information on how people are alike and not alike in many different ways, it gives you false information.
Predict what you think being "pretty" is.
I think that being Pretty is when you look good, and nobody can tell you wrong.
"But you do know about genetics don't you? Sure I know about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."
It tells you that the cities, school foundations don't give you true information on how people are alike and not alike in many different ways, it gives you false information.
Predict what you think being "pretty" is.
I think that being Pretty is when you look good, and nobody can tell you wrong.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Blog Post #31
Does it require bravery to meet David's parents, why or why not?
No because if Tally trusts David you should trust him enough to go and meet his parents.
Examples of:
Imagery-"...the orchids glowed with pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest."
Personification-"...choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable."
Simile-"Like a walking poison, she killed everything."
No because if Tally trusts David you should trust him enough to go and meet his parents.
Examples of:
Imagery-"...the orchids glowed with pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest."
Personification-"...choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable."
Simile-"Like a walking poison, she killed everything."
Blog Post #30
Do you think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally? Why or why not?
I think that Shay does because Tally is an infiltraitor and doesn't have a right to be in the Smoke.
Tally received a gift from David in the chapter that is special. Have you ever received something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's had?
No, I haven't received a gift that made someone else jealous.
I think that Shay does because Tally is an infiltraitor and doesn't have a right to be in the Smoke.
Tally received a gift from David in the chapter that is special. Have you ever received something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's had?
No, I haven't received a gift that made someone else jealous.
Blog Post #29
Why would it have been easier for Tally to activate the pendant when she got to the Smoke? Explain.
I think that it would have been easier because now that she has figured out how many lives are at steak she won't activate now that she has figured out that. If she had activated it before she knew about all the lives that were at steak than she would have found it a lot easier to activate the pendant.
I think that it would have been easier because now that she has figured out how many lives are at steak she won't activate now that she has figured out that. If she had activated it before she knew about all the lives that were at steak than she would have found it a lot easier to activate the pendant.
Blog Post #28
If Davids parents were doctors, why do you think they ran away? Support your answer with texual evidence.
I think that they ran away because they were tired of being doctors and doing all of those operations. Also, I think that they did because they got tired of living in the city and when they heard about the Smoke they headed straight there.
"How old were they when they ran away? Old enough. They weren't Uglies anymore. I think it's called being a middle pretty?"
I think that they ran away because they were tired of being doctors and doing all of those operations. Also, I think that they did because they got tired of living in the city and when they heard about the Smoke they headed straight there.
"How old were they when they ran away? Old enough. They weren't Uglies anymore. I think it's called being a middle pretty?"
Blog Post #27
Find an image of a skyline like the one Tally sees. Post it. What is beautiful about it? Is there anything ugly about it?
http://www.sprucelaketours.ca/gallery/large/mountain_view.jpg
Just seeing the mountains, trees, and the river flowing through it just makes me smile. There is never anything ugly about a scene from out in the country.
Blog Post #26
What do you think about Shay's description of a model?
I think that for the books sake that Shay is right being a Pretty in some place thats got lots of Uglies is like your job to be Pretty.
Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right?
Well I think that they're completely wrong about how its obskewred that girls starve themselves. Girls like to do that in our time to fit in and not be fat and look extremely ugly. So, I think that Shay and Tally are wrong about how girls are trying to get skinnier. They try to fit into this world, that's why they do that. That's why I think that Shay and Tally are wrong.
I think that for the books sake that Shay is right being a Pretty in some place thats got lots of Uglies is like your job to be Pretty.
Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right?
Well I think that they're completely wrong about how its obskewred that girls starve themselves. Girls like to do that in our time to fit in and not be fat and look extremely ugly. So, I think that Shay and Tally are wrong about how girls are trying to get skinnier. They try to fit into this world, that's why they do that. That's why I think that Shay and Tally are wrong.
Blog Post #25
Characterization:... David
1.Ugly
2.Forehead too high
3.Smile Crooked
4.Lives in the Smoke
Find a picture to represent what YOU think the Smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.
1.Ugly
2.Forehead too high
3.Smile Crooked
4.Lives in the Smoke
Find a picture to represent what YOU think the Smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.
I chose this picture because it looks like a picture from the valley of a mountain, so it reminds me of the Smoke.
Blog Post #24
List the important events of the chapter in chronological order.
1. Tally runs from the fire
2. The Rangers find Tally and she figures out who the bug eyes were, they were the Rangers
3. Tally tells them about her and they tell Tally about them
4. They take Tally to the meeting spot so she can go to the Smoke
5. Tally waits there for the Smoke people to take her to the Smoke
Respond to the following quote:
"...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
If I was Tally, I would betray my friend only if I was an Ugly wanting to become a Pretty.
1. Tally runs from the fire
2. The Rangers find Tally and she figures out who the bug eyes were, they were the Rangers
3. Tally tells them about her and they tell Tally about them
4. They take Tally to the meeting spot so she can go to the Smoke
5. Tally waits there for the Smoke people to take her to the Smoke
Respond to the following quote:
"...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
If I was Tally, I would betray my friend only if I was an Ugly wanting to become a Pretty.
Blog Post #23
Give one example of each of these from the chapter:
Imagery- "Bug Eyes"
Personification- "onto a broad shoulder. She caught glimse of masked faces, huge, inhuman eyes starring at her."
Simile- "Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran through the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire."
Imagery- "Bug Eyes"
Personification- "onto a broad shoulder. She caught glimse of masked faces, huge, inhuman eyes starring at her."
Simile- "Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran through the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire."
Blog Post #22
What do you think that the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.
I think that it was a big flying machine used to hunt down people coming into the Smoke's territory. I think that it was people from the Smoke that were in it.
I think that it was a big flying machine used to hunt down people coming into the Smoke's territory. I think that it was people from the Smoke that were in it.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Blog Post #21
Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
Yes, I have when I took shot to the knee in a hockey game, and I still made myself play through the pain.
Predict what you think will happen next.
I think that a bear is coming.
Yes, I have when I took shot to the knee in a hockey game, and I still made myself play through the pain.
Predict what you think will happen next.
I think that a bear is coming.
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