Tylexis' AP Blog

My reading strengths are visualizing the picture. My reading weakness is comprehending, listening to someone read, popcorn reading, reading at a fast paste, and big words in an article. Reading serves a good purpose for me because it will be important throughout life. The material and books I read can be connected with life. I have a passion for hair and good grades. My peeves are messy areas and people touching my hair. This school year i would like to become a better reader and be able to comprehend better. I would also like to build my vocabulary and become a better writer.

The story A Worn Path is a very interesting story. Although, she have many problems, she does not gives up. She goes through a lot of obstacles, but still does not give up. She is a old woman who likes to walk long journeys. She is a strong woman and will not give up on anything so quickly. She was also attacked by a dog in the story. Even though she was attacked she continued the journey.  This story teaches me that I will go through many things in life but I should never give up.

The Rockpile is an very good  story about how one problem turn the family upside down. The mother Elizabeth did not want her children playing on a rockpile outside of their house but she did not have a good reason why. The audience may have guessed that she did not want her kids to play outside on the rock pile because she did not want them to pick up the bad habits of the other children. One of her son obeyed her by not going and the other disobeyed. I did not like how Gabriel ,the dad, treated his step son. He treated him badly because he was not his biological child. This also caused a turning point in the story. Gabriel showed favoritism towards Roy. He blamed everyone else for the incident that happened. This was very unfair. Gabriel should've came in to listen to the whole entire story before just blaming john. The family should talk things out more and treat everyone the same.

In the last chapters in A lesson before dying it is very depressing and full of sorrow. Grant and Jefferson became friends and formed an alliance. Grant tried his best to help Jefferson and had I fight with two men over Jefferson. The whole town was depending on Jefferson and the readers were too. As we read  the story we did not know if Jefferson was innocent or not but he still pushed through to go as a man and not a hog. At the end of the story the town came together as one and was very sad .The readers were even sad that he had passed. The death even made Grant a better person. As it became closer to his date I felt very emotional almost even cried. I could tell that Jefferson was not ungrateful for Grant to come visit and try to help him out . This was a very good book even though it was emotional.

School is a greenhouse of ideas Filled with peace and quiet It can be radiant and beautiful sometimes The teaching is the heating sun over us all When we fail a test, the season has began to change to fall

Review The novel The Sorrow of War is about a young Vietnamese solider who has been through many things while in the war. After he fought in the Vietnam war , it hunted him for the rest of his life even when the war was over. The novel goes back and forth between his unfulfilled love with his high school sweet heart. He had no family and went through many struggles. As he went through depression, heart breaks , and struggles he started writing a novel about his life to rest his soul and rid of the devils. After reading this novel, I learned to never give up so easily. Reflection After reading this novel I have learned to never give up so easily. I have also learn that people drink to cover up their problems. For example, Kien and his father was always drunk when they worked. The war can affect soldiers in many ways. For instance, it can affect them mentally, physically, and emotionally. It can also affect their friends and family. Stress and depression can also kill someone. I have...

1. "His father died in his childhood, His mother left him all alone. Like a plant's, his growth is good. In times of war he's on his own. So the boy creates his very own man, Not mourning the fate of a lonely orphan." (page 127) * This quote theme is loneliness. Kien had no one to turn to. He had no family and friends. He didnt know much about his mom. He felt as though he raised himself. * This quote is man vs self. He had to teach himself to never give up and to keep going to survive. 2. "He poured himself a glass of wine, filled it to the brim, and tossed it down hurriedly. He sat in his chair and held his head in his hands." * This quote is man vs self. He always got drunk to think better. * This quote characterize Kien because whenever he was going through something he will drink his problems away. When he was drunk it would help him think better and write better.