Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer 12/15/14

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Author: John Grisham
12/15/14
Book Review

        People that would probably like this book the most would be people that are interested in mystery and suspenseful books. It might seem like this book wouldn't be interesting because it wasn't exciting in the very beginning. You might get surprised with the events that come into play and the things that Theo does that could help in the case. I say this book is suspenseful because at various points in the book you are dying to read the next part.

        This book was one of my favorite books that I've read. I mainly liked this book because it had many twist and kept me wanting to read more. I really enjoy books that are suspenseful. I also liked how realistic this book was. I like when the reader can relate to a book. 

        If I had the chance to change something in the story I would be a little more descriptive. I would be more descriptive with the characters appearances and with the setting. I also feel the ending of the book should've had a guilty or not guilty verdict. It basically left you wondering what happened. In my opinion, the defendant was guilty and I wish the author would have stated if he was guilty or not.

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer 12/9/14

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Author: John Grisham
12/9/14
230-263
Prompt: Compare what is happening to a character in the book with your own or a friend’s life.

        This blog talks about small events in this book. I'll try not to give away too much, but this could possibly spoil parts of the book. Throughout the book Theo and his friends have things that happening in their family or life. For example, Theo gets asked for help a lot by his friends. For these paragraphs I'm going to focus on his friend April and a teacher Miss Gloria.

        Theo and April are best friends and talk to each other every night. During the story April's parents are go through divorce. Later in the story April is living with her mom. She asked Theo for advice and she ask question about the process of this, since Theo knows a lot about the law and court. At the end of the book it mentions that the ruling of which parent April would live with was going to be held the next day. The exact events didn't happen to a friend of mine, but their parents were going to get divorced.

        The next event didn't happen to me or a friend, but a family member. At the end of the book Miss Gloria talked to Theo as he walked in because he was gone. Miss gloria wanted to tell Theo that her brother was stopped the previous night for driving under the influence. Theo asked Miss Gloria questions and told her what to do.

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer 12/1/14

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Author: John Grisham
12/1/14
90-230
Prompt: Summarize what you just read. Make me want to read it!

Spoiler Alert!

        Before I summarize what I read I will give you a little information about the book and what happened before page 90. The book is about a boy named Theodore Boone who in really interested in trials and wants to be a lawyer. There was a big murder case in town. Mr. Duffy, the alleged murderer, was accused of killing his wife, Mrs. Duffy. The case went to trial; Theo thinks that Mr. Duffy is guilty. The trial so far is going in the Mr. Duffy's favor. 

        At the time trial, Theo was tutoring a boy named Julio. While Theo was tutoring Julio, Julio mentioned that he knew Mr. Duffy was guilty. Theo asked Julio what made him think Mr. Duffy was guilty. Julio's response was shocking. Julio said that his cousin, who is an illegal immigrant, saw Mr. Duffy walking into his house at the time of the murder. Mr. Duffy claims he was playing golf at the time his wife was murdered. Julio's cousin noticed that Mr. Duffy was wearing gloves when he entered the house. Later he saw Mr. Duffy throw the pair of gloves in a bag in the trash. Theo is struggling to figure out what to do with all this information. If he tells the judge the story the cousin gave, the cousin will have to testify. If he testifies, the cousin could be sent back to El Salvador and Mr. Duffy could go to jail.

        Theo told the story to one person only, his uncle Ike. Theo and Ike tried to figure out what to do for days. After talking for a few days, Ike lies to get Theo out of school early. Ike then takes Theo to his parents office to discuss the whole situation. Once Theo and Ike explained the situation they decided to come forward and tell the judge. The judge was at the courthouse conducting the trial.  During a break, Theo, Ike and the parents confronted the judge with this information. Theo, Ike and the parents take a seat in the courtroom to watch the rest of the trial.

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer 11/17/14

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Author: John Grisham
11/17/14
0-90
Prompt: Is what you are reading believable? Why or why not?

       Theodore Boone is a thirteen year old only child. Theo's mother and his father are both lawyers. His father is a real estate lawyer and his mother a divorce lawyer. Theo is undecided about what he wants to be, one day he wants to be a lawyer and the next a judge. He is fascinated by law. He even has a dog named Judge.

        So far the story is believable. He seems like a typical teenage boy who goes to school and lives in an average home. 

         

New Ending to "The Lady or the Tiger?"

       
Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it. The man trusted the princess, but still thought he was going to open the door with the ferocious tiger waiting to tear him to pieces. The door slowly opened and the man ran, but the maiden started to walk to the center of the amphitheater where the man was standing.


        The princess left as the maiden started to pace towards the man because she knew her jealousy would take over if she stayed. Before she gave the signal she thought which door should she make the man open. The only reason she didn't have the tiger kill and eat the man was because she couldn't bare to watch her love die. She cried for days because her love was with another woman and not her.

        The king quickly became anxious for his daughter. He decided to have the mans new wife executed for unexplained reasons. The man became very melancholy that his new wife was executed. After that the king had is daughter and the man married. Soon the princess, the man, and the king felt joyful again and they all lived happily ever after.

Edgar Allen Poe Reflection

        Before researching Edgar Allen poe I knew a little about him. I knew that he was a poet and short story writer. I knew Poe wrote poems and stories like "The Raven" and "Tell-Tale Heart." I knew a little about Poe's lifestyle too. I knew Poe was a alcoholic and he married a 14 year old girl when he was 27. I didn't really know about when Poe was born and when he died, so I didn't know what major happened when he was alive. I soon learned all this information about Poe when I did my research.

        In my research I learned many more things about Edgar Allen Poe and what happened in the time period he was alive. I learned about his birth born, his death, his relatives, and his jobs. I saw that Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809 and he died on October 7, 1849. I also found that Poe's death was a mystery. There were many theories of his death, but they can't find out which is true. I found that two of Poe's family died of tuberculosis. His mother and his wife were the people that died. Poe had other jobs before being a poet. He was a writer for many magazines and he was enlisted for the U.S. army.

        I feel like that there was three things that contributed to Edgar Allen Poe's writing. When Poe was little his dad left the family and his mom died. I feel like this is one of the reasons why Poe's writing is how it is. In college Poe excelled in all of his classes, but faced poverty. His new father wanted him to be a businessman, but instead Poe chose to be a poet. Poe's decision to be a poet instead of a businessman lead his new father to give Poe less than of the money Poe needed, which led Poe to be poor. When Poe returned to Richmond he visited his fiancee's house. Poe discovered that his fiancee was engaged with another man. I feel like these three reasons were the main cause for Poe's writing style.

The Klipfish Code #4 11/3/14

The Klipfish Code
Author: Mary Casanova
10/28/14
145-180
Prompt: Differentiate between the setting of what you are reading and where you live.

        The setting in the book is extremely different from where I live. The differences are really obvious to spot in the book. Two of the differences were location and supply availability. Since, the book took place during World War 2 I left out technological advances.

        The first differences is location. The characters in the book are living in a different country. They're are living in Norway, which is far from where I live. Also, in Norway the climate is different. In Norway it's cold and wet and where I live it isn't like that depending on the season.

        The second difference is the supplies available for that area. In the book the country has almost no food, drinks, blankets, etc. In Norway the Nazi's took most supplies from houses in the conquered areas. Also, in some places the building were blown up and the areas was filled will debris and dust. In my country nothing is like that.