You Have To Stuggle For Happy Endings

This week I read the Daily News. I don't normally read this but a certain article caught my eye. The article was called "New Leash On Life." Due to the one year anniversary of hurricane sandy they wanted to see the pets journey through the very rough year. Lots of animals sadly didn't make it but others were given a second chance. What seemed to be called lucky wasn't really true. Some animals were sick and badly injured. But that didn't mean that the pets would never be the same. Many found a home where they were able to be loved again. They went through struggles but they had very happy endings.

Lots of people don't really think about how much the animals or pets of love ones struggled. Animals such as dogs and cats went through a scary experience so not only people suffered. In the article they talked about how people found animals left alone in all the rubble  or floating on a piece of wood. One example is this, "It was sink or swim for six newborn kittens who were left without a paddle in a heart-wrenching battle for survival." The story went on to tell us that only one kitten was alive and that she was able to recover. Now this article wasn't only about  how the animals struggled but how they were able to recover and survive. I can't imagine going through such a scary experience and being so hopeless. The animals that were found alive seemed lucky but they had to struggle to survive. One dog named Sasha was left alone when her family had to evacuate. They had to give up their beloved dog and hope that she would be okay. Sasha was barely ably to survive and when going to an animal shelter she was so depressed. Another quote is "Within days, the pooch lost hair from stress and contracted a vicious kennel cough." Sasha was saved but still had such a. Struggle to become the dog she used to be.

This article really made me look at the situation in a different way. I realized that animals were very badly affected and no one took a lot of interest in the issue. But it's true. Animals suffered as badly as people. So many lost their homes and  family members. Many sadly died and were neverd found. Some struggled to survive but they ran out of time. But the most affected animals were the ones that were found and given a second chance. The lucky animals that soon had to face the hardships coming  their way. After the storm the struggle to survive didn't end. Lots of animals found lovely homes where they be loved. But others are still hopeless and lost. I don't know how I would cope like some of these animals did but it's truly amazing.

Two Different Worlds. Upfront!

This week I read an article in the Upfront  magazine. A story that caught my eye was "Crossing The Racial Divide." The article was about an American family decided that they were going to live in South America for a month. The family of four wanted too see how the people of  South Africa lived in the coldest month, August without heat and running water.

When the "white" family arrives the people of South Africa are confused. A quote from the article was "They said they wanted to see how we were living." This was said by a lady that lived in South America. The family also brought there two little kids. The Grandparents didn't want the children to go but the parents said that they wanted their children to experience the race and class. The people didn't realize why the family wanted to come to experience the life. They simply said " We are doing it to change ourselves." I think this is a really important because it shows the point of you the family has. They wanted to change the way they did things.

After reading this article I can find a more meaningful message about the people in America and the people in Africa. We, the people of America look at life like its an easy thing. For example if we were a little chilly we can simply go turn a knob on the wall and we can feel warm. But in other places you can't do that. It's hard realizing that some people aren't as fortunate as we are. And I think that was the family that went to South Africa goal was. To try to take back all the thing we have and look at life in a different way. In the end you realize that with so much of the stuff we have like computers or heat and food that we don't think we need to help one another. When the family moved to Africa they were able to see that the people there relied on each other and helped one another out. They were a community. The family was able to realize that since we have so much stuff that people forget that they have each other.

Being the Character. Spoilers Included!

I completed The Fault In Our Stars! Before I read this book I had heard such good things about it. So I thought it would be a great time to read it. The book is about a girl name Hazel who struggles with lung cancer finds a boy and falls in love with him. They read a book and the want to find the author so he could tell them the ending.
 Throughout the book Hazel goes through hard times and some of the best times. Even though I dont have cancer I can relate to her alot. John Green, the author really gets into a teenagers mind. In the book John shows Hazel throughout her hard times. For example when she had to go into the hospital the first thing she thought was "I look so ugly,I hope Augustus didn't see me." I really like this line because it shows that even if Hazel has cancer she is still your average teenager. I think that is what Hazel wants most in this book, to have a normal teenager life and to have a perfect relationship with the boy she likes.You also see Hazel in the best times of her life. For example she is able to have the time of her life when she gets to go with Augustus to Amsterdam. I like how in this book there are alot of different emotions.
 In the book there are so many emotions but when reading this book I went through alot of emotions as well. when Hazel spoke at Augustus funeral it tugged at my heart strings. I really like this book because you feel like your part of the story. You become part of Hazel and you go through her struggles and you get to feel happy when she is happy. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to look through another pair of eyes because after reading this book, I look at life in a whole new way.

Augustus SPOLIER ALERT!!!!!!!

In The Fault of Our Stars by John Green a girl name Hazel who has lung cancer falls in love with a boy named Augustus. Augustus had dated a girl with cancer before and she had died. Hazel soon finds out but feels like she doesn't want to fall in lov with Augustus because she doesn't want to hurt him. (By dyeing). When in Amsterdam Hazel finds out that Augustus has cancer throughout his whole body. Soon the strong boy she loved has become weak.

I chose to write about how much Augustus cared about Hazel by trying to stay strong for her even though he was sick as well. In the book I feel that Augustus puts his life a side to make Hazel's better. Literally. Augustus put his cancer aside to help Hazel's. Hazel and Augustus have such an amazing relationship that even cancer can't ruin it. Throughout the story the two teenagers help each other out. They chase there dreams together, read AIA together and be happy with each other. I think Augustus plays such a huge role in this book because he helps Hazel become herself and be a normal teenage girl. If it weren't for Augustus I don't think Hazel would ever open up and try to be herself.

Augustus expresses his love to Hazel in a way no one else can. In this book I think the message is you can't die without being loved. I feel that if  you die no matter what you will always be loved no matter what. In this book Augustus shows that if you fight for someone else it makes your life better. Augustus show that you shouldn't always put yourself first but try to help others. Hazel had an amazing best friend that was there for her and when he needed her she was there for him. Augustus  did whatever he could for Hazel even if that meant taking his own life.

Author Uses Craft To Reveal Character

For the past couple of days I have been reading  The Fault In Our Stars. It is a book about a 16 year old girl name Hazel who has lung cancer. So far on what I read she feels different. Then a boy name Augustas comes and joins this help group that has kids that battle with cancer in it. Hazel of course thinks he is very attractive and he decides he wants to be friends with Hazel.

I haven't read that much of it but I already can tell that the Author uses lots of craft to reveal character. This book is told in first person through the eyes of Hazel. One example of author's craft that reveals character is the sarcastic tone he uses. When using the sarcastic tone you can get a sense of the personality that Hazel has. Another way that author uses craft to reveal characters is the way he makes Hazel feel about herself. Using imagery you are able to see that Hazel is very insecure because of the way she looks. I think this is going to play an importent role in this book because it seems that when she finds herself hanging around with Augustus she feels more comfortable.

The author also reveals character using literary devices. Literary devices include internal thinking, action, dialogue, and imagery. In the book you can really notice that Hazel does a lot of internal thinking about how she feels. This also is very importent because my seeing in the eyes of Hazel we can get thoughts and how she feels. Another literary device that is super importent in this book is dialogue. This is meaningful because Hazel goes to a center where she talks about her feelings which is very useful to get to know about her and her relationship with the other characters.