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(The Hunger Games)
a. Things that I notice that lead me to believe I should pay attention to the motifs are that the author keeps repeating how important the Capitol is and how they are in charge of everything.

b. I think the author drew my attention to those ideas because those ideas create a type of rising action towards the end of the book, which leads to a climax in the sequel __Catching Fire.​__ I think the author's generalizations on the issues are that she wants the reader to put all of the facts together learned previously in the book to understand why the Capitol would be upset over the ending of the Hunger Games, but she also wants us to think ahead and make inferences on what would happen next.

c. I agree with the author's generalization because by reading the end of the book and putting together previous knowledge learned previously in the book, it all comes together and makes us wonder what will happen next.

__Activity 2__
A Utopia is a place where everything is perfect. It is a place where there is no violence, crime, poverty, or depression. In a Utopia, everyone is always happy, and it is like nothing can ever go wrong. There are many different types of Utopias. There are Ecological Utopias, which describe new ways in which society should relate to nature. There are Utopias based on economics, called Economic Utopias, and also Religious Utopias, the most popular kind of Utopia, which are based around religion. There are also Science and Technology Utopias, and finally Utopias about gender. I would definitely like to live in a Utopia. I say that because nothing would ever go wrong in my life, and I would appreciate life much more. I would probably choose to live in a Religious Utopia if I had to choose one, because those kind of Utopias seem to be more laid back and relaxing, such he Garden of Eden. Things that are good about Utopias are that you will live a happy life there, where nothing ever goes wrong. Life would be perfect. But on the other hand, a bad thing would be that by living in a Utopia, you would not be able to experience some things that are part of life, such as fear, which I think a person needs to be stronger emotionally. But despite the one bad reason, a Utopia would be a wonderful place to live in.

__Superman and Me Response__
a. What is the article about? The article is about a young Spokane Indian boy who has to live live in a world that is very different from his culture. The article talks about how the boy used a Superman comic to teach him how to read, and how his reading skills has kept him from failing school, like everyone expected the Spokane Indians to.

b. Who was the audience of the article? I believe that the audience was anyone who seems to not fit in with the rest of their school, such as the boy being from the Spokane Indians. I think because of the way the story was writen, such as how he described the troubles he faced in school, middle school students that have substantial differences from their classmates were most likely directed to read this article.

c. Why did the author write the article: I think the writer's primary purpose of the document was to motivate. I believe this because by explaining his troubles as an Indian who does not fit in and how he overcomes these challenges, he shows how anyone can overcome troubles in their lives by hard work, such as how the Spokane Indian boy used the Superman comic to help him through passing school.

__11 Year-Old Killer Response__
This article is about how even young children can become killers in situations they do not like. In this case, Jorndan Brown allegedly shot his father's fiance due to the fact that he did not like her. It also discusses the fact that he could be tried as an adult, which causes debate between the prosecution and defense on whether he should in fact be given a trial, and any punishment that goes with it, if he were an adult.
 * a. What is this article about?**

The audience of the article in my opinion would be to judges and lawyers. I know this because the story involves much information about the deabtes in the court system over how Jordan is being prosecuted, which leads me to believe that the author of the article must have been wanting to show people such as lawyers this type of situation.
 * b. Who was the audience of the article?**

I believe the purpose of the article is to inform. I think this because the author showed both opinions on whether to prosecute Jordan as an adult or not, and it also includes facts about why and how he is being charged.
 * c. Why did the author write the article?**

__Sugar Overload Reponse__
This article is about how many Americans overconsume the recommended amount sugary products, and how those products can negatively influence your health.
 * a. What is this article about?**

In my opinion, the audience of this article are children across the country. I think this because children are not aware about the affects on your health that sweets and other sugary foods have, and how they can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle as an adult.
 * b. Who was the audience of the article?**

I believe the author wrote this article mainly to inform people about the effects unhealthy foods can have on people, and how normal everyday foods can have a higher sugar content than one might expect.
 * c. Why did the author write this article?**

Jeanne DuPrau says that her inspiration for writting the __City of Ember__ came mainly from her childhood in the 1950s, when many people were scared about a possible nuclear war involving the United States, which caused many to built bomb shelters in their yards. Ms. DuPrau wanted to write about a similar situation where there was a whole city created to keep people safe, and their struggle to stay safe when things start heading south for all known humanity. //Jeanne DuPrau//. Web. 01 Apr. 2010. [].

"The City of Ember Book Review." Rev. of //The City of Ember//. //Publishers Weekly// May 2003. //Http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/The-City-of-Ember/Jeanne-DuPrau/e/9780375822742/?itm=1&USRI=the+city+of+ember//. BarnesandNoble. Web. 1 Apr. 2010. .

Haberdasher, Bedeviled. "The City of Ember Review." Rev. of// The City of Ember//. [] 26 Mar. 2010.// Borders//. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.//

__Section 1 Requirements__

 * __Vocab:__**

1) Lumbered: "He lumbered to the front of the room and faced the students." P. 7. //Verb- To move with heavy clumsiness.// 2) Wares: "She darted around obstacles-broken furniture left for the trash heaps or for scavengers, stoves and refrigerators that were past repair,, peddlers sitting on the pavement with their wares spread out around them." P. 18. //Noun- articles of merchandise; goods.// 3) Toddled: "Lina's little sister toddled out from behind the counter on unsteady legs." P. 22. //Verb- To move with short and unsteady steps as a young child.// 4) Threadbare: "There were things that had belonged to LIna's parents, her grandparents, and even //their// grandparents -old, broken, cracked, threadbare things that had been patched and repaired dozens or hundreds of times." P. 23. //Adjective- Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through.// 5) Reverberating: "From the clock tower of the Gathering Hall came a reverberating bong." P. 27. //Adjective- To echo back or reecho.// 6) Strode: "He strode up a hallway where yellow slickers hung from pegs on the walls." P. 40. //Verb- To take a long step.// 7) Rivulets: "Puddles stood on the floor of the tunnel, and water dribbled in broen rivulets down the walls." P. 44. //Noun- A small stream.// 8) Underscored: "It was an earsplitting, growling, grinding, screaming noise, shot through with hoarse //rackety-rackety// sound and underscored with a deep //chugga-chugga-chugga."// P. 46. //Verb- To have background sound.// 9) Pebblejacks: "She could explain the rules of pebblejacks,which she'd last played when she was eight, or tell you what happened at the Singing when she was twelve..." P. 56. //Noun- A game played by many of the younger children of the City of Ember involving jacks and pebbles.// 10) Muddled: :Granny's mind was getting more and more muddled." P. 70. //Adjective- To become mentally confused.//


 * __Analyzing a Passage: (Pg. 54-56)__**

1) The passage I chose is talking about Lina's grandmother in a search for something that she has no clue what it is, and how she is disrupting their peaceful home and replacing it with chaos.

2) Examples of Diction: Jeanne Duprau uses a word choice to describe Granny's search for the mysterious object, and also how she is tearing furniture up and ruining the house. Examples of Imagery: "Wisps of sofa stuffing stuck to the front of her dress and clung to her hair," "Granny was kneeling on the floor gathering up the white tufts of stuffing and jamming them back into the hole she'd made in the couch." Examples of Detail: "You don't know," Granny said darkly. But she sat back in her heels, looking tired."

3) All of the examples shown above are describing Granny's struggle to find what she's looking for, even though she has no idea what that is exactly, and shows that the author wants to create a feeling of hoplessness by using her words. The author uses imagery to show how she literally tears into the furniture and rips out stuffing, although it would seems highly unlogical for the object being searched for to be in there.

4) Jeanne Duprau uses language to create a tone of despair and hopelessness in this passage from __The City of Ember.__ The passage describes Lina's grandmother in a tyrade through the whole house and the furniture in a struggle to find some sort of mysterious object that is not even known by Granny. The author has a very specific way of writing that describes the scene of Granny searching. She uses diction in the passage to convey a feeling of hopelessness that makes a reader believe that Granny will never find the object she is looking for. "Granny gazed at Lina blankly," is one of the ways diction is used to show how Granny is almost clueless on what is going on. You can tell that a feeling of confusion is brought up because Granny obviously is very puzzled at what she is doing and Lina does not know what is going on and why her grandmother is acting so strangely. This is only one of the ways the author uses the text to convey emotions.

Ms. Duprau also uses detail in the passage from __The City of Ember__ to create emotions within the text. The way she describes what exactly Granny is tearing up and how she is doing it creates a feeling of lost hope. "Granny had thrown all the cushions from the couch onto the floor, ripped up a corner of the couch's lining, and was pulling out wads of stuffing," is one example of how the reader realizes that Granny's tearing up of the home is just reassuring the fact that Granny has no clue what she is looking for, thus reiterating a lack of hope towards ever finding the object.

Imagery is also heavily used to convey a tone in the passage. From the sentence, "...Granny was kneeling on the floor gathering up the white tufts of stuffing and jamming them back into the hole she'd made in the couch," helps the reader visualize an elderly woman cleaning up the mess she'd made because of the way the sense of touch is used in the passage. All of this together forms the tone of despair in the passage, as previously stated.

Overall, I believe that this passage is giving two separate and opposing ideas. I feel that a message that you should not give up on things is implied, by showing how Granny is literally tearing through almost everything in the house. I also think that a message to not go overboard when doing things because it might just lead to you losing your granddaughter and destroying your home.

__**Letter:(the symbol > indicates the start of a new paragraph)**__ >>>>>Dear. Mrs. Morgan,>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>4/8/2010 >>>>>I have recently completed the first section of The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau, and I have to say that I indeed have some comments about what I have been reading. >>>>>Jeanne Duprau wrote The City of Ember, which is a story loosely based on what her life was like as a child. Ms. Duprau was a child during the 1950s, a time where threats of a nuclear war were at the top of everyone's minds. She wanted to write about a time where the safety of citizens relied on a shelter, in this case a whole city, and how they fix their problems when things go bad. >>>>>I have mostly a positive review of my novel in section 1. I like the overall storyline, an underground city being built to protect citizens, and how people try to fix problems that should have ended about 50 prior. I enjoy the way the author based the story on two characters who are basically opposites. One of the main characters in the novel, Lina Mayfleet, is a very active and fun young girl whose dream was to be a messenger, and she then lives her dream because of the other main character, Doon Harrow. Doon is a very concerned boy whose main focus is to solve the growing problems of Ember. It is interesting seeing how they work together despite the fact that their friendship quickly faded years before. Many books also use this sort of characters combination, but I think that The City of Ember shows the characters bond in a way that is unique because of the fact that Lina and Doon were good friends until one day where all that simply disappeared. >>>>>There are of course, some things that I do not like or have yet to fully understand. I like how the author uses detail in important places, but I do not like the overuse of detail in some unnecessary places, such as the setting of a place that Lina spends hardly any time at, such as when she is running home. I feel that the author describes exactly where Lina is running a little too much, which left me partially uninterested. >>>>>I also did not quite understand some parts of the book. Obviously, one of my first questions would be why exactly Ember was built, but I am not sure a reader will ever find that out through the course of the whole book, which is disappointing. I also did not understand the problem with the Unknown Regions of Ember. The novel states no one has successfully been able to create a mobile form of light, which leaves a hole in the story because anyone could light something flammable on fire, and then light a different item before the fire diminishes, and so on until the answer to what the Unknown Region holds for citizens of Ember is answered. Nonetheless, I have still enjoyed the novel so far on an overall standpoint and it has still kept me interested throughout my reading.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sincerely, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ram-Z Alexander Hashem

__**Section 2 & 3 Requirements**__
__**Vocab:**__

1) Toddling: "Poppy, delighted to have Lina at home to play with, kept toddling over with things she found." P. 134. //verb- Moving with unsteady// //steps.// 2) Winced: "She winced as she stubbed her toe on one of (the table's) legs." P. 137. //verb- to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow.// 3) Sauntering: "She was sauntering along looking in shop windows." P. 148. //verb- a leisurely walk; stroll.// 4) Plod: "He's not like most workers, who just plod along doing their jobs and then go home." P. 150. //verb- to move in a tediously slow manner.// 5) Hunkering: "The citizens of Ember were hunkering down, burrowing in." P. 156. //verb- to squat on one's heels.// 6) Convoluted: "He ran a finger over their convoluted surface" P. 181. //adjective- complicated; intricately involved.// 7) Bewilderment: "Doon shook his head in bewilderment." P. 190. //noun- being confused or perplexed.// 8) Dawdled: "Doon dawdled over his breakfast of carrot sticks and mashed turnips, waiting for his father to go." P. 196. //verb- to move slowly or to waste time.// 9) Jumble:"He stood in the middle of the apartment and looked around at the jumble of stuff." P. 197. //noun- a mixed or disordered heap or mass. // 10) Wryly: He was famous, he thought wryly, but not in the way he'd wanted." P. 227. //adverb- devious in course or purpose; misdirected.//

__**Analyzing a Passage: (Pg. 201-202)**__

1) The passage I chose from section 2 is talking about how Lina came home after finding the boat. It talks about Lina's prediction of what the next day will be like while sitting on her bed, and how she feels like it would be a hectic but happy scene on the streets of Ember.

2) Examples of Diction: The quote from the passage, "The whole city would be in an uproar." is one of the ways that the author uses a word to choice to convey a tone of reluctantcy in the passage. Examples of Detail: "She slept that night in the beautiful blue-green room, in the big, lumpy bed with Poppy next to her," is one sentece from the passage that the use of detail in describing Lina's sleeping arrangements is used. Examples of Imagery: "People would stream down in to the Pipeworks to see the boats. They'd be excited, shouting and laughing and crying, packing up their belongings, and surging through the streets." That quote from the passage easily creates a mental image of what will be going on inside of the reader's head. Examples of Comparison: "...Lina had come home to Mrs. Murdo's with the sound of the river still in her ears. It was like a huge, powerful voice, roaring at the top of its lungs." Comparison between the sound of the river and a shouting voice is obviously used in that quote from the passage.

3) All of the examples shown above are combined together to convey an attitude of hopefullness for the future. The example of comparison shows how powerful the river is in Lina's opinion, while the example of detail shows Lina's happiness and comfort in what she already has in Ember.  4) __The City of Ember__ author Jeanne Duprau uses language in the passage I chose to create a tone of both fear and being reluctant. The passage is regarding the time when Lina rushes home after finding the boat which is her key to escaping Ember, and is laying in her bed thinking about the days to come when the boat is revealed to Ember's citizens. The writing style the author writes in uses a simple but powerful vocabulary when writing the passage and most of the book in fact. "The whole city could be in an uproar," is one example of how a message gets across to the reader with a small, easily understandable sentence. This however, is only one way the author uses language to create a tone within the passage.

Detail is also used by Duprau in the passage. For example, the line, "She slept that night in the beautiful blue-green room, in the big, lumpy bed with Poppy next to her," is a good use of detail because instead of the author just saying, "She slept in the room with Poppy.", the setting is described much more which helps the reader comprehend what is going on better. From this sentence, the reader gets the idea that Lina is contemplating on what the day will be tomorrow while laying on her bed motionless in the dark.

The use of imagery is present throughout the passage, which helps paint a virtual picture of what is going on in the reader's mind. There are two sentences that form a good example of imagery, that being, "People would stream down in to the Pipeworks to see the boats. They'd be excited, shouting and laughing and crying, packing up their belongings, and surging through the streets." From that quote, the reader can easily visual what is most likely to be going on the next day in Ember, from where the people are going to what they are feeling. This helps create a mental image and the feeling of fear over the possible chaos that will erupt in the city the next day. There is still one more type of writing Ms. Duprau uses in the passage to create a tone.

Comparison is the act of comparing two things that happen or using a type of symbolism in a piece of writing, and this is also present in the passage I chose. "...Lina had come home to Mrs. Murdo's with the sound of the river still in her ears. It was like a huge, powerful voice, roaring at the top of its lungs," is the example of comparison I found in the passage. The author is talking about how in Lina's eyes, the sound of the river compares to a loud voice in her ears, which gives the reader an example of how powerful the river is to the citizens of Ember, and how important they think it is.

In conclusion, I think that when all of these types of writing is combined, they can create a sort of harmony in the passage with no wrong notes. I think that the overall message of the passage is that with everything good that happens, some negative consequences will also unfortunately occur. In this case, the good attribute would be that the citizens of Ember would soon learn of the escape to a better world for them when Lina and Doon decide to tell the secret they kept for a while. The negative aspect would be that if for some reason the Builders had not left enough supplies for all of the people of Ember to get to the new world, fighting a crimes would break out amongst the citizens, causing unwanted mayhem in the city.

__**Letter:**__

>>>>>Dear Ms. Morgan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>4/20/2010 >>>>>I have completely finished __The City of Ember__ by Jeanne Duprau and I would like to share my comment over what I read. >>>>>In the beginning of the section, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, the main characters of the novel, have found themselves looking for the way out which lead them away from Ember into a land that is unknown and possibly in better condition than where they are living now. They found the instruction because of LIna's grandmother who was frantically searching for some unknown object that she eventually discovers carries the instructions. Poppy, Lina's younger sister, unfortunately chewed on the instructions, causing many of the words to be missing and forcing Lina to try and decipher it. Later on, Lina partners up with Doon and together, they find the ticket to a better world, an unusual structure called a boat filled with unique items called matches and candles. They realize the river and the boat is the way out of Ember and try telling the citizens, but cannot because the guards are wrongfully after them. This forces them to travel to the new city alone, leaving the citizens of Ember clueless until they arrive and discover that Ember has been underground the whole time. >>>>>What I liked about the beginning of the section was how a dramatic change in the story occurs when the instructions are found but are too chewed up to read. I like that because it creates a mysterious element in the novel and kept me more interested in the story. I also liked how the guards do not believe Lina and Doon, which creates a twist because the message of the way out of Ember cannot be spread to its citizens. This made me wonder what will happen to the citizens of Ember if they do not know how to leave. I disliked the fact that at the beginning of the section, Lina's grandmother somehow finds an object she had no idea existed, which just happens to be the instructions. I think that part of the book leaves a small hole in the story as to how Granny knows she should be looking for something, although she does not know what, and then somehow knows that she has found it. >>>>>Further into the section, I liked the way Lina and Doon's voyage in the boat is greatly detailed. I also liked how the book goes in depth describing how Lina and Doon are not familiar to the new items they found, the boat, candles, and matches, and the way they learn to use them. Finally I liked how when they arrive at the new world, the book treats things normal people are use to seeing as completely new things in Lina and Doon's point of view. In my opinion, I did not really see many negative aspects in the final chapters of the novel. >>>>>I think the theme of the novel is very clear to readers. I feel like the overall message is to not be afraid of doing something that might seem odd in the community's eyes and to always keep trying to figure out that thing once you start. Lina and Doon wanting to find the way out of Ember was not on most people's eyes, despite the fact that the city was crumbling, and yet Lina and Doon want to help the world and find the way out. I feel like that represents the theme that you should do what ever you want, even though it might be considered crazy. The way Lina consistently searches for answers to decode the instructions shows perseverance, ad therefore shows the theme of working hard. >>>>>Overall, I have enjoyed reading __The City of Ember__, and I am wondering what will happen to the citizens of Ember in the sequel, __The People of Sparks.__

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sincerely, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ramsey A. Hashem

__Book Requirements__

 * __Mayor:__**

In Colleyville, the mayor is David Kelly. He is responsible for making new policies for the city in hopes of making a better place.

1) The responsibilities of a mayor are to mainly carry out the council's directives and to implement the policy adopted by councils. Mayors can also propose some policies which might later go into effect.

2) Most mayors usually get paid from $50,000-$100,000 a year, depending on the size of the city he is mayor of.

3) If a mayor cannot complete his duties, he can get impeached by the people or he can be replaced during election time.

4) A single term for one mayor is equal to four years in office.

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 * __Problems on earth:__**

I think that the Builders most likely put Ember in the location that it is in because of the protection it has from the world high above. Towards the end of the book, the reader realizes that Ember has been at the bottom of a huge pit on Earth, most likely hundreds or even thousands of feet below the surface. This would provide protection from all of the possible reasons why Earth would not be a safe place for humanity, and is probably why Ember was put there in the first place.


 * __Corrupt Leaders:__**

Political corruption is the act of abusing one's power in order to get personal gain. There are in fact some corrupt leaders who either are still serving or have just recently been put out of office. Mohamed Suharto, recent leader of Indonesia, is the most corrupt leader in history, having served for 31 years and embezzling an estimated amount between $15-35 **BILLION** from his country and citizens. Being corrupt mainly involves embezzling money or bribing officials or other political figures. Fraud and crime are also some of the reasons why the top ten corrupt leaders appear on that list. There are probably corrupt leaders serving right at this very moment, but the world might not know because many of the leaders were discovered to be corrupt at the end of their leadership, which is why some of them were able to stay in office for so long. Because of this, millions of citizens might be losing money because of the greed of their country's leaders.


 * __End of Book:__**

1) __The City of Ember__ does not come to a closing end, which is why __The People of Sparks__ is the sequel. The novel ends when Lina and Doon finally reach Earth's surface and realize that ember and been hundreds of feet underground the whole time, which causes them to purposely drop the note that explains how the citizens of Ember can escape the troubling times they have been living in.

2) I think that next, Lina and Doon will travel Earth in search of any human life in hopes of being able to survive in their new surroundings.

3) I think that Ms. Murdo will try to tell the mayor and the citizens of Ember about the note, which she realizes is the key to a better life somewhere other than Ember. She will probably try to convince everyone to believe her and follow Lina and Doon in search for a better home.

4) I think that the Believers in Ember will definitely believe and follow Ms. Murdo, because they had been waiting all of their lives for the time where they can finally live better, and this would be that opportunity. I think that some other citizens might think of the note as hogwash, and will want to live in Ember still, despite the worsening conditions. Finally, I think that the mayor will come to realize that his citizens need help and that the letter is the only way that will ever come, so he will believe Ms. Murdo and also will try to convince the citizens of the note.

5) I believe that the citizens of Ember will definately be able to live well on Earth after a short period of time of adaptation. When the people on Earth first came to Ember, they were successfully able to live a good life in an unfamiliar setting, and I think that the citizens of Ember will also be able to do so after due time.

6) I do not think that all of Earth's inhabitants have died because according to letter the woman wrote and her way down to Ember, she describes her trip as very long into unknown farmland far away from most civilization. Because of this, I think that if the citizens of Ember search for long enough, they will eventually find the cities with other humans.

7) I think that the reason why Ember was built in the first place might be because of a horrible disease spreading through the Earth. I think this because in the notebook written by the woman going to Ember, she says that her training has been over for a month, which means that there could not be some sort of war going on because then the training would have been very quick. She also states that she could smell the grass and hear the crickets, which leads me to believe that the resources involving plants must still be in shape. By using the process of elimination, the best reason for Ember being built is probably a contagious illness that must have been traveling rapidly around the globe, causing a state of panic which would have led to a safe haven for the human race being built, known as Ember.