Book reflection Chapter 1 of Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson

In my book Ultraviolet, It is about a girl name Alison who wakes up in a mental institution after a fight with the “perfect girl at school” Tori beaugrand. Alison trys to piece back the memories of what happend that night, but all she can remeber is at one moment they were fighting and then the next Tori beaugrand disentegrated into nothing. It makes Alison think that she might be loosing her mind. Alison also has a sensory ability gift that she has kept a secret because of her overbearing mother. A scientist takes interest in her case at the mental institue and Alison soon realizes that she is capable of far more than anyone could imagine.

In chapter 1, it starts of with Alison waking up at what seems like a hospital, but turns out to be a psychiatric hospital. Alison goes back and forth with herself recalling various scattered memories of what happened the night before. There is already some character developent when Alison is having a flash back when Allison was six years old and her sensory abilities first came to her. She describes the flashback as shameful when she ask her mom “so you dont see the stars” when her mother clashed two spons together and her mother replied “”Normal people don’t see things like that”(Andereon,7). Allison then goes on to say that since then with some trial and error she has learned to keep her sensory details a secret. This tells me that she or the character has development from being a care free child to a shameful and secretive teenager.

Weekly book check-in

In my book, “Killer Instinct” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes the characters have developed from chapter one to chapters two through four faintly. In chapter 2, the character’s celebrate their success by having drinks and listening to music. It unravels here that Dean is like an overprotective brother to Lia when she dances with him spontaneously and Cassie used to be torn between Dean and Micheal, but has chosen to chose neither because of her not wanting to mess up things with her new friends. It is also apparent that Sloane is a happy camper caffeine addict who enjoys the flow of things and restricts her intake of caffeine with the help of Micheal. In chapter three, the four play a thrilling card game that puts all of their abilities to the test and in the end is interrupted of the joyous end by the supervisor who wants to shut down the naturals program. In chapter four, it is learned here that the supervisor, Agent Sterling is hyper-controlled and professional and Cassie quickly identifies her as a “profiler” for her crime-solving ability.

In addition, the complex characters that develop over the course of the text are Lia and Cassie. They both develop throughout the text by changing things up a little for Cassie and showing more of one’s true malevolent yet snarky self. In the book, “Killer Instinct’, It states “I hadn’t pegged you for the type to play strip poker”. In this statement agent Sterling was talking to Cassie which tells me that Cassie has really gotten out of her comfort zone and did something out of the usual. In the text it also states “Trust Lia to cut through the nice ties”. This tell me that Lia is the fearful and bold one of the group and from prior information about her she has always been that way, but deeper into the text it has been more daring.

Weekly book Check-in

My book, “killer instinct” its about a seventeen year old, Cassie Hobbes who has a gift for profiling people and has landed a spot on an elite FBI program for teens who have special crime solving abilities. Cassie hopes she and the people on her team (Dean, Lia, Micheal , and Sloane) can stick to solving Cold cases from a distance because of an encounter she had with a killers upsessed with her mother’s murder. There are also other problems that Cassie Hobbes and her team might face like a brutal new serial killer on the loose that is a copycat of Deans incarcerated dad and a supervisor who wants to shut down the naturals program. In the begging of the book (chapter 1), the team works on a case of a missing girl, Mackenzie Mcbride. The team solves the case successfully and celebrates.

Throughout the course of the text, the characters develop by seeing or digging in alittle deeper to the characters skills and feelings. In chapter 1, It is shown that Michael has facial expression and posture reading skills in the chapter when Cassie says “Micheal read facial expression as easiot as other people read words” and In the text it also says, “Unlike Michael’s ability, cassies skill was crawling into another persons skull and imagining what it would be like to be like them, what they wanted, and the things they wanted to do”(Barnes,4-5). This tells me the skills of the characters, Michael and Cassie and it helps me to see the skills that they possess that got them into the elite FBI program for teens. In the text it also says, “Lia wasnt putting on a show for my benefit or for Michael’s but to get upclose and person with Michael solely to get a rise out of Dean” and “six weeks ago Michael had told me to fugure out how i felt about him and Dean”(Barnes, 12_14). This tells me that the team members are close to eachother. It also helps me dig alittle deeper realizing that Dean is like an overprotective brother to Lia and Cassie has special feelings for Michael and Dean so there might be a small love triangle going on.

G-rated conversations-no profanity

Do you remember the old days when a man would not dare to swear in front of a woman? What about the children or teenagers who swear infront of their elders or mothers who curse at their kids? It seems like nowadays everyone has R-rated conversations filled with profanity. You can not even walk down the rowdy streets without hearing vulgar language. A person from the 60’s would have a heart attack as fast as a man with high cholesterol when they hear the attrosities of how everyone no matter if your a man, woman, or child speaks so loosely. People nowadays should go back to having G-rated conversations because it creates a sense of respect between people.

        First and foremost, people nowadays should go back to having G-rated conversations because it creates a sense of repect between people. In the text, Universal Declaration of Independence it states “where as it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations” (Public Document by The UN Commision of Human Rights CR9). This tells me that it is important to make friendly relationships among those around you in the context of human interactions. Treating others the way you want to be treated is like a chain reaction. When you give respect  you get it back. A mother that does not curse at her kids will teach them to not express their anger by using profanity as it is ignorant. It will also educate them to never disrespect their mother by cursing at her and possibly their elders too.

        As a result, people nowadays should go back to having G-rated conversations – no profanity because it creates a sense of respect between people. If barriers are established then no one has to worry about anyone crossing them. The use of language goes a long way in the way people treat eachother. In a team everyone must all cooperate and be respectful to eachother wether its in eachothers beliefts or ideas. If they do not then there will be problems along the way with them not getting along. Showing respect is a way of treating or thinking about someone or something. You can not possibly show respect and/or give respect to others if you do not watch the way you talk to people.

Reflection Essay

Have you ever written an argumentative essay? Do you know what an argumentative essay is? An argumentative essay is a type of essay that presents both sides of on an issue. It is basically used to persuade other’s to agree with you on a particular subject or idea. The subject of my essay was “Should the government provide free health care”. My side on this argument was yes which was pretty easy to argue, but it still had its challenges. My experience on the process of writting this essay was unchallenging, demanding, and informative.

First and foremost, my experience on the process of writing this essay was unchallenging. Coming up with a view point on “Should the government provide free health care” was a breeze. As a little girl I would always question was medical services cost money and a lot at that too. It just did not seem fair and as I got older I questioned it more and more now realizing the many other expenses that you have as an adult. Also if there are countries like Australia who have free health care for its citizens then why is America not be able to? All of these aspects stormed into my brain as soon as I picked the subject as to me it was entirely obvious on what side I was going to choose.

In addition, my experience on the process of writing this essay was demanding. I had done argumentative essays before In the past, but this one got me a little out of my comfort zone and I did not like that. When my teacher, Mrs.Wright told me and my classmates that she wanted us to include MLA format I was stuck. I never used MLA format before and on top of that I did not understand it. Mrs. Wright also wanted us(me and my classmates) to put that after our in text citations which I believe I did wrong anyways.

Finally, my experience on the process of writing this essay was informative. I learned alot from this and It was Just how to do and/or use MLA format, but why the government really should provide free health care. I can say that all-in-all all of my reasonings behind my argument were strong and made alot of sense especially the one where I said Health care should be a basic human right. It really opened my eyes to the matter itself. I can not think of anything else that should be overly advocated.

As a result, my experience on the process of writing this essay was unchallenging, demanding, and informative. Understanding the process was something that I did not do at first, but when I did it was fulfilling . I now understand MLA format a lot more and I brushed up on my citing skills. I also got informed on the difficulties of getting health care in America. I honestly would not have asked for a different outcome.

Reflection Essay

Have you ever wanted to create you own blog account? Well, to be honest I did not want to at first. When my teacher, Mrs. Wright posted this as an assignment I cringed. The thought of writing a blog haunted me. I also found creating the account itself pretty dreadful and a long process that i would have to endure. The process of creating my blog account was confusing, difficult , and fun.

First and foremost , the process of creating my blog account was confusing. There was a lot I did not know about this assignment and if I was being completely honest I did not even know it was assigned. At first I thought that I was just suppose to do an introduction video on this other website that my teacher gave me, but turns out that was a different project. I also got blog confused with vlog so, I did not understand why I could not just make a reflective video. Maybe next time ill ask my teacher for more clarity.

In addition, the process of creating my blog account was difficult. The website that my teacher, Mrs. Wright first gave me to create my blog was not working. I do not have access to a computer at home so I had to go to the library in order to create my account just to realize that the computer didn’t support the app. I then used my mother’s phone to download the app which did not work even after using four different e-mails. Finally I took it upon myself to e-mail my teacher about my frustrations and hoped that she would give me a different app to use while also giving me a few more days to complete it.

Finally, the process of creating my blog account was fun. After I got through all those obstacles I found designing and constructing my blog rather enjoyable. When I first logged on to my account it allowed me to choose my own theme. There was many choices to choose from, but i narrowed it down to two, modern and stow. I choose stow because I wanted a more bold and cleaner look for my blog. I was then able to create my own link which was pretty easy and I choose a profile picture for my blog that I love by the way. I also looked through some blog accounts and had a blast reading their blogs.

As a result, the process of creating my blog account was confusing, difficult, and fun. I can say that I am quite glad to have gone through all the challenges of this project because in the end it paid off. I feel like It helped me appreciate my blog ten times more because I put so much time into getting It. I also feel like a whole new world has opened up for me as I did not really know much about blogs. I guess you can say that this process was sour then sweet. I can not wait to use this blog to further my blogging experiences and learn new things on it.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

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