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Why India Loves Facebook: I completely dont agree with this article. I dont mean to be mean but a person from India must have written this article, beacause it is obviously from an Indian's point of veiw. And I consider it bias to the the country were it was made, America. Not to mention it is an insult to everyone in America who is on facebook. And it's also kind of crazy and weird how people stalk each other into befriending them.

A Monkey Language Is Deciphered: I find this article fascinating. I would actually be interested in going into that feild. It's just amazing to learn a language, but to learn a language that animals use is just completely incredible. It's always been my dream to comunicate with animals.

City Of Ember

Pre-reading requirements: About the author- Jeanne DuPrau grew up in the 1950's. A lot of people worried about nuclear war back then and some even built bomb shelters in their own back yards. That is where she came up with the idea about creating a city to protect the human race. Review Bibliographies: City of Ember Review." Rev. of //The City of Ember//. //Publishers Weekly//. //Barnes and Noble//. Publishers Weekly. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. [|www.barnesandnoble.com].

City of Ember Review." Rev. of //The City of Ember//. //Barnes and Noble//. School Library Journal. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. .

1st Section Requirements: Vocab: 1)Rivulets "Puddles stood on the floor of the tunnle, and water dripped in brown rivults down the walls." Rivulets: A small stream. 2)Disreputable "My confidence in you has been seriously deminished since I heard about the disreputable activities in which you engaged on last Thursday." Disreputable: Lacking in repect; dishonesty. 3)Lumbered "He lumbered to the front of the room and faced the students." Lubered: To move clumsily or heavily. 4)Toddled "Lina's little sister toddled out from behind the counter on unsteady legs." Toddled: To move with short, unsteady, steps. 5)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." Threadbare: Overused to the point of being worn out. 6)Reverberating "From the clock tower of the gathering hall came a deep reverberatiing bong." Reverberating: To cast or echo back. 7)Strode "He strode up a hallway to where yellow slickers hung from pegs on the wall." Strode: To walk with long steps, with haste, or impatience. 8)Pebblejacks "She could explain the rules of pebblejacks, which she'd last played when she was eight." Pebblejacks: No dictionary results avaliable. 9)Underscored ", with a hoarse rackety-rackety sound and underscored with a deep chugga-chugga-chugga." Underscored: To stress; emphasize. 10)Muddled "Granny's mind was getting more and more muddled." Muddled: To mix up in a confused or bungling manner.

Passage Essay: Jeanne DuPrau uses languauge to create a tone of mystery in this passage from City of Ember. In the passage an old women who is going crazy starts talking of something that was lost by her great grandfather. And so suddenly she is determined to find it. But she has no idea where it is or even what it is. And when she is asked these questions she replies the same way every time, "something important was lost and now it must be found,". Over and over again the author uses the word "something." Something to me is a very mysterious word. You dont know if it implys an object, a sentence, or maybe even a dream. And when grouped with the word must it creates the the ideal mystery phrase. So it is pretty obvious that the author has succeded in the feeling that she wants to present. When the author speaks about the object that is lost, she says it is "something important." This once again implies the feeling of mystery. And it makes you wonder what could be so important in a broken down city underground. But the sense of mystery is not as much reinforced in the imagery of the passaage. The imagery of this passage is quite plain, simple, and not mysterious at all. Phrases such as "stuffing from the couch covered her faded dress." I mean, how is that mysterious at all. When you read the short sentences that contain imagery, they realy have no effect at all. But the comparison is a different matter. The main character in the passage obviously doesnt trust her grandmother. She beleives that the "important thing" her grandmother is searching for is simply an old sock or a hairbrush. This makes you wonder how sain a women is if her own granduaghter doesnt beleive her. This somewhat gives you a sense of mystery in the passage. But it doesnt realy touch on the main idea. The main idea of the passage is obviously the "something important" that is lost. You wonder, what is the object? How long ago was it lost? And if it was lost, how important can it realy be? But the biggest question is....where is it. And realy what can be that important in a lost, broken down, un-healthy city underground.

Letter: Dear Mrs. Morgan, Jeane DuPrau grew up when nuclear war was a very realistic threat. She dreamed of a place where humans could be safe and prosper with out any fear. So she created "The City of Ember". An underground city where nothing could hurt humans and they would be safe so that they may prosper. The book at first was interesting, but then it just started talking about everyday life in the city and it realy got boring. I almost wanted to stop reading and pick up another book. But after a while it got better and a little more action took place. Although I have to admit, this would not normally be the kind of book that I would read on my own. And I have to say based on what I've read if I had another chance I still probalbly wouldnt pick it up. One thing that realy bugs me is that the story never explains why the city was even made. The biulders at the beginning say things like "they will be safe here." And "but they wont be able to come out for at least 200 years or more." But it never explains why the city was even biult. What are the builders trying to keep the people of Ember safe from? And why would they need to stay underground for over two-hundred years. It's mysteries like this that just drive me crazy. And the characters are kind of plain. It's a girl who runs around delivering messages, a boy who patches holes on pipes, an old women who almost completely lost her mind, and a mayor eats way too much. No worriors, computer people, or even a damsle in destress. I think that this book was amed at a calmer and more easily amused crowd. And it is safe to say that I am far from that crowd. The book as a whole could use a little more action. It is still a good plot but it is just a little bleak. The characters seem perfectly real, but they are almost too real. And I dont quite understand the whole meaning of the book. Usually the theme is easy to target, like good vs. evil, or oh no will they ever get back together. But I just cant wrap my head around the meaning. At first I was thinking it was just, will they escape from Ember. But then I thought that a plot such as that was way too specific to the story. It wasnt a general plot. And I still cant figure out what the it is. I am starting to think that I will just have to wait until the end of the book to find out. But even then I might still be wondering. The end of the book might just reinforce my original answer. But in the end I guess I will just have to read to find out anything. But when you look at the book overal, it's an ok book.

Section 3: Vocab: 1) Garn, "Lina had a lot of time to sit at her station in Garn Square and think." Garn: to drin or yawn. 2)Convoluted, "He ran his finger over thier convoluted sruface." Convoluted: twisted, coiled. 3)Mildew, ", mottled with greenish and brownish blotches that looked like mildew." Mildew: any of similar coating or discolorations caused by fungi. 4)Ember, "Of the whole Ember year," Ember: the smoldering remains of a fire. 5)Selverton, "He saw a kiosk in Sleverton Square," Slverton: a small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish. 6)Refugees, "Welcome, refugees from Ember." Refugees: a person who flees for refuge or safety. 7)Crimson, ",and then the deep, fiery crimson." Crimson: a deep purple-ish red color. 8)Fragile, "Lina opened the fragile notebook and laid it on the ground in front of her." Fragile: easily broken, shattered or damaged; delicate. 9)Scribbled, ",and with her other hand she kept her place on the scribbled page." Scribbled: To write or draw in a hasty or careless way. 10)Bundle, "It was a sort of bundle." Bundle: several objects of material gathered or bound together.

Passage Essay: Jeanne DuPrua uses languauge to create a tone of hopefullness in this passage from City of Ember. The author uses phrases such as "with all her heart". If this doesnt introduce hope, I dont know what does. But there are also other pfrases the author uses.

Another phrase the author uses is "with all her strength". This particular phrase can be used for a number of emotions. But in this case I think it relates to hope very well. In particular the word strength is a very powerful word. And it just so happens that it means power in reality. And it helps in the authors use of detail.

"They watched as the message plumeted into the darkness." You wouldnt watch something fall unless your hopes were riding on it, or you hate it. And im pretty sure they dont hate this message that they are throwing into the city. And the detail of this passage relates very closely with the imagery of this passage.

"Lina took aim at the heart of the city". The imagery of this passage is screaming HOPE. I mean "the heart of the city". The main character is realy wanting someone to find this note. Its almost like the main character is saying please, please, please as she throws the message. You can also tell that this is so in the comparison of the passage.

In this passage its almost like a carnival game where you toss a ring onto a bottle. The ring is the message and the bottle is the city. And I dont know that the percentages of making it onto a bottle and someone finding the message are that different. But some people like Lina and the people who always win carnival games just have all the luck. But the stakes for Lina in the book are a whole lot higher that a carnival game. But all of this ties back to the main idea which is hope. A lot of people hope for a lot of things and what Doon and Lina are hopeing for in the City of Ember are pretty big. Their entire city is riding on someone finding that one....little....note. And in Lina's position all you can do is hope, and throw it in the right place.

Letter: Dear Ms. Morgan, I have recently finished City of Ember. And overal I have to say it was a pretty good book. It didnt have the action I would have hoped for, or realy any action at all. And the story line was a good one but it was so predictable. It was like I had already read the next page. But that is why I would probalbly not recomend this book to anyone. Also it was practically a cliff hanger. Sure you know that the main characters escape, but you have no idea what happens to the rest of the city. It maybe implies that someone finds the note that they send. But thats it. No more, The End, goodbye, I hope you have a nice trip. Its just so agrivating. And I know how this book was. So if I didnt like it why would I read the next one. And I havnt even gotten to the builders yet. I thought that at the ending it would atleast hint at why the builders made all these people go undrground. But no it just cuts off and never speaks of it again. It made me want to scream and throw the book against a wall. Yes, I am defenitly not going to recomend this book. It makes you guess way too much, and I dont want to put anyone else through the torture of wandering through this book. Plus, it could have at least mentioned something about what happened to the mayor. And his little buddy looper. It doesnt mention him again. But not just them, there are so many other character that the story never mentions again. One of the biggest being Dune's father, does he find the note Dune put on the kiosk, does he make it out (does anyone make it out) and does he ever see his son again. Its a book like this that makes me wish I had never even read it. So based on what I read, the next book will have a lot of explaining to do. It will have to explain so much I dont know how they will fit the book part into the actual book. But then again they might not even explain anything at all. Which in turn will make the next book actually worse than this one. Honestly it would be better not to make us wonder. They should have just written "Two people live in a city that is running out of food. They must find a way out of the city before everyone dies. They eventually make it out." That pretty much sums up the book. Plus it would save a lot of money and trees which would maybe even get a little funding from the eco-freaks. But anyway, this is all just my opinion. I dont want to stop anyone from reading a book that they might enjoy better than I did. I'm just one person, and I dont really read books written by girls. Its not the fact that the author is a girl, its just that I dont usually like the kinds of books that women happen to write.

Induviduall Book Requirements.

1) The mayor of Collyville doesnt have a ton of responsibilities but a few are that he must deal with are things such as the budget for our city and the establishments that go up in it. 2) The mayor gets paid 55$ an hour. Which if you do the math, is a lot of money. 3) The deputy mayor fills in if the maor is unable to complte his duties. 4) A term for the mayor is four years.

The End: 1) No, it just implies that someone finds the ote that Lina and Doon threw into the city. 2) Next I think that everyone will make it out where they live a prosperous life not underground. 3) I think that Ms. Murdo will either take the note to the mayor, disregard it, or tell someone she trusts about it. 4) I think that some people will beleive her and others wont. And then there are always those who want to beleive something so they just go along with it anyway, and then there are those who just do anything that everybody else does. 5) I do think that in time the people of Ember will find out things on their own and be able to live a prosperous life. 6) No, I think that no matter what happens there will always be survivers on earth. 7) Either a natural disaster or something such as nuclear war.

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