tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30331787127798439752024-03-13T05:41:05.763-07:00ehssophmoreshehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-54929661649243498422008-01-17T19:13:00.001-08:002008-01-17T19:13:57.938-08:00Top 10“Top 10” List for The Tenth Circle By: Jodi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Picoult</span><br /><br />1. "Desperation can do amazing things to a person." (293) This quote explains the entire theme of the book. The plot is based on Jason raping Trixie, which was caused by Trixie’s desperate desire for attention. Another important part in the plot is when Laura kills Jason which is based on her trying to seek revenge for Trixie. Each character in the book makes decisions without thinking which majority of the time end badly.<br />2. Trixie Stone is the main character in the book. She has two personalities, before the rape, and after. Before the rape Trixie is a fun and social high school student who has just been dumped by her boyfriend, Jason <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Underhill</span>. Although she is considered “popular” Trixie only has one close friend, named Zephyr. After Trixie is raped she becomes some what of a loner. She drops out of school for a month and when she returns all of her friends have turned against her. The only contact she has with people are her parents and she attempts to avoid them as much as possible. Trixie also cuts her wrists due to the emotional pain she feels from the rape, which leads to her attempted suicide.<br />3. Daniel Stone is Trixie’s father, and a key component to the story. He is a quiet man who seems to never get angry. “It was against human nature to be that calm, like he was some kind of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Stepford</span> dad who <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">couldn't</span> be provoked”(279). But later on in the book the reader finds out that Daniel has a troubled past. He grew up in Alaska where he was made fun of for being the only white child. Then he became anti-social and angry, eventually leading to him killing a friend and fleeing the state.<br />4. Laura Stone is Daniels’s wife, and Trixie’s mother. She is significant in the story because she murders Trixie’s ex-boyfriend, Jason. She is a professor for a local college where she specializes in teaching a class on the book, Dante’s Inferno. Due to problems at home Laura begins to cheat on Daniel with one of her students, Seth. The affair continues for about a year until Trixie’s rape, when Laura realizes she is tearing her family apart.<br />5. Jason <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Underhill</span> is significant in the story because he creates the plot in the book when he rapes Trixie. Jason is your stereotypical jock. He was known throughout the town for being the all-star hockey player who was going to carry the school’s team to state. Jason also dated Trixie Stone, but after a year together, he broke up with her. Shortly after that, he attacked and raped Trixie, which lead to his murder.<br />6. The main setting of the book is in the small town of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bethel</span>, Maine, during the winter. This is where the Stone’s live and where Trixie attends high school. The book also takes place in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Akaik</span>, Alaska, where Daniel grew up as well as where Trixie runs away too. The contrast of these settings helps the reader to notice shifts in the plot as well as changes in the characters mind sets. The settings are significant because they play a key role in creating the plot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />7. The books plot is very twisted. It begins with Jason’s decision to break up with Trixie. Trixie is so distraught about the break up that Jason takes advantage of her and rapes her. She then decides to press charges against Jason, and Detective Mike Bartholomew is brought in to prove Jason is guilty. Jason’s life begins to spiral out of control and he is suddenly murdered. Once Trixie realizes that she is a suspect in the murder she runs away. After the Stones realize Trixie is missing, they look through her room for clues to find out where she went. Daniel realizes that Trixie has run away to Alaska, where he grew up. As the Stones travel to Alaska Detective Bartholomew tries to get a DNA match between a Trixie’s hair, and a hair found in Jason’s watch. After having multiple tests preformed, Bartholomew finally is able to issue a warrant for Trixie’s arrest. Mean while Trixie has arrived in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Akaik</span>, Alaska and assumed the identity of one of the Jesuit Volunteers for the K300 Dog Sled Race. After days of traveling Daniel finds Trixie at the same time as the police. Daniel and Laura admirably try to take the blame for Trixie, but one Bartholomew questions them he realizes that Laura killed Jason.<br />8. The most significant event in the book is when Trixie admits to her dad that she never told Jason no, when they had sex. She also admits that she brought and took the drugs that showed up in he system that night. This is significant because it proves that Trixie made up the entire rape and that Jason in innocent.<br />9. Trixie faces the largest internal conflict of all the characters in the story. She knew that Jason did not rape her that night but can’t seam to bring herself to tell the truth. As she watches Jason’s life crumble before her eyes, she remains silent. At the end of the book Trixie finally confesses to her father that Jason did not rape her. This is significant because it show the reader that Trixie made up the entire rape to attempt to get back at Jason for breaking up with her. It also shows the reader that Trixie was willing to do anything to get Jason back.<br />10. Love is a reoccurring motif through out the book. When Daniel and Laura travel across the country to find Trixie it is out of love. When Laura pushes Jason over the bridge she does it because she loves her daughter and wants her to be able to move on in her life. Another example is when Trixie runs away. She loves her family so much that she feels she has to run away <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">in case</span> the police come after them. Lastly the greatest act of love in the entire book is when Laura and Daniel both say that the killed Jason to protect their daughter. Love is significant because it drives majority of the important actions done in the book.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-49962217533223969972008-01-14T15:23:00.000-08:002008-01-14T15:35:42.855-08:00The Tenth Circle post 7 B<span style="color:#000000;">About the Author</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Jodi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Picoult</span> is a best selling author of 14 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">different</span> books; </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/songs-humpback-whale.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Songs of the Humpback Whale</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (1992), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/harvesting-the-heart.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Harvesting the Heart</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (1994), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/picture-perfect.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Picture Perfect</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (1995); </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/mercy.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Mercy</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (1996), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/the-pact.html"><span style="color:#000000;">The Pact</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (1998); </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/keeping-faith.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Keeping Faith</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (1999), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/plain-truth.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Plain Truth</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2000), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/salem-falls.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Salem Falls</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2001), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/picture-perfect.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Perfect Match</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2002), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/second-glance.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Second Glance</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2003), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/my-sisters-keeper.html"><span style="color:#000000;">My Sister's Keeper</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2004), </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/vanishing-acts.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Vanishing Acts</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2005),</span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/the-tenth-circle.html"><span style="color:#000000;">The Tenth Circle</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> (2006) and her newest novel, </span><a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/nineteen-minutes.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Nineteen Minutes</span></a><span style="color:#000000;">, . She was born in Long Island, New York on May 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>, 1966. She studied writing at Princeton University where she became a published author with 2 stories in Seventeen Magazine. When she graduated school she did a variety of things including teaching <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">English</span>. Later on she went to Harvard to obtain her masters degree. She then got married and had a baby, who was her inspiration for her first book, Songs of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Humpback</span> Whale. She was awarded the New England book seller award for</span> fiction in 2003, as well as her latest book, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Nineteen</span> Minutes hit number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller List.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-91136308681174969142008-01-13T09:57:00.000-08:002008-01-15T15:29:21.824-08:00the tenth circle week 7 post a<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="color:#66ff99;">catatonic</span> (313):a syndrome seen most frequently in schizophrenia, characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor, sometimes alternating with great excitement and confusion.<br /><br /><span style="color:#99ff99;">mitochondrial </span>(317): an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Figurative Language</span><br /><br />"willies breath came out in little white clouds that floated in the air like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Chinese</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lanterns</span> on a string." (321) This is an example of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">simile</span> because the author compares Willies breath to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Chinese</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">lanterns</span>.<br /><br />"She thought of the ladders she cut on her arms."(321) This is an example of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">description</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">because</span> the author describes <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Trixie's</span> cuts on her arm like ladders to give the reader a better mental image.<br /><br />"The bitter wind beat up against their tarp and made it's loose tongue rattle like a gossip's."(323) This is an example of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">simile</span> because the word like is used to compare the tarp to a gossip.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Quote</span><br />"I will go and come back for you, Trixie and I will come back for you." (300) This is when Daniel leaves Laura in the middle of Alaska, and is a foreshadow of the fact that he brings Trixie home.<br /><span style="color:#33ffff;">theme</span><br />A new emerging theme is that you can only move on from the past. Trixie's ability to snuggle with Willie shows that she is moving on from the rape.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-31152721705026771832008-01-06T14:17:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:31:44.119-08:00The Tenth Circle week 6 post b"But desperation can do amazing things to a person." (293)<br /> This quote is a running theme for all of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">characters</span> in the book. Throughout the story everyone does something in an act of desperation that is very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">uncharacteristic</span> as well as harmful to others.<br /> Laura's largest act of desperation is when she decides to have an affair with her student. She does this because things with Daniel have begun falling apart and she doesn't know how to cope with it.<br /> Jason's act of desperation comes the night that he decides to rape Trixie. He felt bad about dumping her and was desperate for some attention. This desperate act was what caused Jason's life to end in the middle of the book.<br /> Daniel's has multiple times where he is desperate and does horrible things, due to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">suppressed</span> anger. First of he mildly abuses his wife when finding out she has cheated on him. Second he attacks Jason in the grocery store parking lot when he sees him talking to Trixie. And lastly he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">kidnaps</span> Jason and almost murders him for the things he has done to Trixie, and then lies to the cops about it.<br /> Finally Trixie's major act due to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">desperation</span> is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">running</span> away. She feels she has no where to turn and that this is her only option.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-81584939042361069852008-01-06T14:03:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:17:17.416-08:00The Tenth Circle Week 6 post A<span style="color:#66ff99;">Treachery</span> (274):violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason<br /><span style="color:#66ff99;">Premeditated</span> (274): done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.<br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">Figurative Language</span><br />"There were streaks on her forehead and neck, but her hair was now the color of a thicket's thorns , of a rosebush past recovery."(285) This is an example of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">decription</span> because it uses vivid objects and colors to create a picture in the readers mind.<br />"Silence was just a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">quieter</span> way to die."(275) This is an example of figurative language because it is saying that silence kills, when you know it actually can not kill a person, making it a metaphor.<br />"The snow was as pure as her eyes." (292) This is an example of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">simile</span> because it compares the purity of the snow with her eyes.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Quote</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#000000;">"Laura I know why she ran away. I was accused of murder when I was eighteen, and I took off too." (281) This quote shows the reader a little more about Daniels <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mysterious</span> past and helps one to understand how is is able to understand where Trixie is going so well.</span></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Theme</span></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="color:#000000;">A new theme in the book is you can run but you can't hide. This is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">demonstrated</span> by when A. Trixie runs away, but her family finds out where she is going, and B. That Daniel has finally had to tell his wife about his childhood and troubling past.</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span></span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-10625347441363950252007-12-23T23:57:00.000-08:002007-12-24T09:32:30.126-08:00The Tenth Circle post # 5 BAnalyzing Jasons Death<br /><br />I believe that Laura murderded Jason. She had both motive and doesn't have an alliby as far as the reader knows. I also think that Laura murdered Jason because of the quote on page 204," The only thing Laura hadn't done was kill someone." I believe that this is an example of forshadowing. <br /> <br />I assume that the night Laura killed Jason it went something like this...She came home to wait and see if Trixie would come home after she had run away from seeing her dad fight with Jason. I think Laura's nerves got the best of her and she wanted to go and find Trixie instead of waiting and home so she went for a drive. When she saw Jason. Jason was already intoxicated so I assume that when she attempted to talk to him and he most likely did not reply in the most literate of ways she got angry. Before she new it her anger turned into rage and she pushed Jason off of the bridge. This theory is supported by the fact Detective Bartholemew found female blood near the victim. It wasn't Trixies because the book already said she went to the bank. Therefore meaning that Laura killed Jason.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-29537940687068575892007-12-23T23:48:00.000-08:002007-12-24T09:24:30.069-08:00The Tenth Circle post # 5 avocab<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nonbarbiturate</span> (194):not derived from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">barbituric</span> acid <nonbarbiturate><br />Luge (197):a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used esp. in Europe.<br /><br />Figurative Language<br />"Every now and then, he still woke up with the one thought caught like cotton on the roof of his mouth." (210) This is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">simile</span> because it is comparing the cotton as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">something</span> that bothers a person, with the thought in his mind.<br /><br />"But for Daniel it felt like shrugging on an old, soft suede coat that had been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">buried</span> so deep in his closet he was certain it had long ago been given away to someone else who needed the cover." (211) This is an example of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">simile</span> as well as description because it uses the word like and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">a lot</span> of adjectives.<br /><br />"She was a lost girl with no way home." (215) This is a metaphor for how Trixie feels after hearing of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jason's</span> death.<br /><br />Quote<br />"It's how I run away." (246)<br />This <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">quote</span> signifies that Trixie is having severe problems with her cutting. When her father finds the other cuts on her wrist she tell him the quote above.<br /><br />Theme<br />A new emerging theme in the book is what goes around comes around.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-52890249109914067192007-12-11T19:32:00.000-08:002007-12-11T19:41:49.144-08:00The Tenth Circle week #4 B.<span style="font-size:78%;">Dear Laura (<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">protagonists</span> mother),</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> I am wondering how you have managed to make such a large change in your life so quickly? As you say in the book ,"You have entered every stage of hell."(199) Meaning that you have done almost every sinful act in the book. But somehow you have recently stopped cheating on your husband, stopped abandoning your loved ones, as well as stopped lying. Was Trixie's raping the main influence on your decision to change? </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Another question I have for you is why are you so obsessed with The Inferno? I understand that you teach a class on it but it seams like you talk about the book all the time. Even when <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">you</span> play with Trixie in the snow you bring up how this is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">similar</span> to Dante's seventh stage in hell. Don't you ever get tired of interpreting the same text over and over again? Were any of the punishments Dante <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">received</span> motivation for you to change you life style?</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> My last question is why Daniel Stone? From how the book talks about him it seams as though he has every quality a girl would want in an ex-boyfriend, not a husband. This is just proven by the fact that you didn't want to tell him you were pregnant. Do you ever regret marrying Daniel? Or do you ever regret making him change who he was just to be with you? I have always heard marriage is all about compromise, what did you compromise?</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sheri Hickey</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-21808341523125425912007-12-11T19:18:00.000-08:002007-12-11T19:32:25.427-08:00The Tenth Circle post #4 a<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">anapest</span>(205):a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">canzone</span></span>(205):a variety of lyric poetry in the Italian style, of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Provencal</span> origin, that closely resembles the madrigal. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#33ffff;">Figurative Language</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"Or the ice storm that made the needles on the pines look like they were out of crystal."(196) This is an example of figurative language because like is used to compare the the needles on the pine trees to crystal.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"Or the kind of snow that landed like goose down, during mud season." (196) This is an example of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">simile</span> because the word like is used to compare how snow falls to how goose down falls.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"She started to role across the lawn, like a bandage." (197) This is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">simile</span> because the word like compares how she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">rolled</span> across the snow to a bandage.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#66ff99;">Quote</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"Her eyes widened, hopeful and then dimmed with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">disappointment</span> as she realized that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">in spite</span> of her best intentions she was still there." (168)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This quote is significant because it refers to the most important event in the book so far, next to the raping, Trixie attempted suicide and lived through it.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#cc33cc;">Emerging theme</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">A new emerging theme would be that teenagers are ignorant. Examples of this are when Jason goes to his hockey game drunk, Trixie attempts suicide, and when Jason approaches Trixie in the grocery store parking lot even though he could go to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Juvenile</span> Hall for it.</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-60428358413588783422007-12-04T19:36:00.001-08:002007-12-04T19:44:44.051-08:00The tenth circle week 3 post#2<span style="font-size:78%;">As a teenager I find this book difficult to read. I have no way of relating what Trixie, the main character, has been through(rape) to myself but I can relate to how mean kids can be. I find myself having difficulty getting through some sections of the book, like when <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Trixie's</span> nude photo is put on every computer screen in the school. I can't believe someone would do this, but then when you think about it there are kids going into schools and killing people for this kind of thing. It must be going on in real life as well. So as far fetched as it seams, it's really quite realistic. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I also can relate to Trixie in feeling that ones social life is very important. Although it seams that Trixie is a bit more obsessed with her social status I understand where she is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">coming</span> from. Its so easy for a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">teenager</span> to get so rapped up in the social scene that they can't think of anything else. You can get self <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">absorbed</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">completely</span> forget about that test you have in Math on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Monday</span> because you have to go to this big party. </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">But I think the one thing Trixie and I do not have in common is our quality of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Friends</span>. I know for a fact this could not happen to me because i surround myself with people i can trust. Where as Trixie basically discards all of her close friends who are girls just because she is now dating Jason. And the one friend she did have, turned out to be the worst friend of all. If Trixie had focused more on friendships than her and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jason's</span> relationships I think it would be much easier for her to face what happened.</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-3009958095117781962007-12-04T14:58:00.000-08:002007-12-04T19:35:43.377-08:00The tenth circle week 3 post 1<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;">coxcomb</span>:A vain, showy fellow(118)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;">calumny</span>: False accusation of a crime or offense, intended to injure <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">anothers</span> reputation.(133)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#33ffff;">Figurative language</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-When Mike goes to the hospital to interview the doctor who examined Trixie he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">immediately</span> is reminded of the last time he was in the hospital, to identify his daughters dead body.(141) This a <em>flashback</em> because he recalls a moment in the past, due to something he sees in the present.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-"She was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">immobile</span>."(144) This is an example of a <em>metaphor</em>, Laura sees that Trixie has attempted suicide of some sort and is shocked, but she can move if she wants.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-"The walls of the room were covered in blood; <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">streaks</span>, puddles, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">splotches</span> as Laura ran into the bathroom."(148)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffcc33;">Quote</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">"Trixie began <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">running</span> as far as she could from the school. She stopped at the bridge where a few days ago Zephyr had told Trixie how to win Jason back, an event in her old life."(137)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This shows you how Trixie is deeply effected by what is going on in her life. She has realized that she is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">completely</span> changed person and will never be what she once was, no matter how hard she tries.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;">Theme</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">A new theme <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">occurring</span> in the book is that kids can be unbelievable mean. Towards the end of this section a naked picture of Trixie is placed on every computer screen in the school as well as sent out to many e-mail <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">address</span>' and cell phones, this was obviously done by a student. The book continues to tell horrifying stories about how <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Trixie</span> is torched by her once friends.</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-10118311552528011982007-11-29T13:51:00.000-08:002007-11-29T14:18:37.384-08:00hornet league debateDebate #1: A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">childs</span> curfew<br />a. Mainly at the house of the child.<br />b. The debate ensures that both parties compromise on the child's curfew.<br />c. Most of the time the outcome is a compromise between both parties, making both parties happy.<br />d. The debate is unstructured<br />e. The debate brings attention to the parents that the child is unhappy with their curfew.<br />f. The parents take into consideration what time the child would like to be home at so that both parties are happy.<br />Debate #2: A woman's right to abortion<br />a. Mainly between political figures in government facilities.<br />b. The debate ensures that every ones different opinions are taken into account to make the decision.<br />c.Yes, if there was no debating of the issue then its possible that no one would agree with the outcome.<br />d.Majority of the debates are some what structured, but are not in a formal debate setting.<br />e. The debate ensures that the decision made is what the majority party wants.<br />Debate #3 Using electronics while driving.<br />a. Normally in government offices or in social conversations between people.<br />b. The debate ensures that people are safe when driving.<br />c. No, i would say that statistics are more of a deciding factor than debating.<br />d. These debates are never in a formal setting but are either in government settings or just in social conversation.<br />e. I think the debate changes the severity of the decision but when it comes to does it cause an unsafe situation that based on mainly facts.<br />Debate #4 should fast food <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">restaurants</span> be held <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">accountable</span> for making people overweight?<br />a. The debates are always in social settings, like in the movie, Super Size Me.<br />b.The debate <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">attempts</span> to pin point the largest cause of obesity.<br />c. I think this debate just cause a lot of discussion but it doesn't really force anything to happen to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">restaurants</span>.<br />d. The debates are unstructured<br />e. There really is no decision being made so the debate really doesn't do anything.<br />Debate #5 Do movie ratings really prevent children from being exposed to things at too young of an age?<br />a. These debates occur whenever people talk about censorship.<br />b. The debate ensures that children are not exposed to crude material too early.<br />c. Yes, this is an issue that is decided on debate only. Is it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">socially</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">acceptable</span> for a child to watch people doing drugs on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">TV</span>?<br />d. The debate is unstructured.<br />e. This allows the decision to be a happy medium, not to severe and not too loose.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-57680252820451374942007-11-28T07:08:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:41:38.466-08:00The Tenth Circle post #2 part B<span style="font-size:78%;">Analyzing Trixie before and After the rape<br />Before:<br />Before the rape Trixie was a fun and social girl. She hung out with friends <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">a lot</span>, had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">a lot</span> of friends, and was dating one of the most popular boys in school. "And then there was the lunch table were Trixie once belonged- the one with the popular kids."(117) Trixie was a popular girl.<br />Trixie and Jason then break up. Although Trixie is very sad she still has her good friend Zephyr on her side, as well as Jason's friends who directly tell Trixie that they are on her side.<br />After<br />Trixie now can barely look anyone in the eye. The police detective says,"Trixie please speak up, and look at me when giving your statement."(84) This shows you Trixie has lost <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">a lot</span> of her social skills and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">confidence</span> due to the raping. Trixie also mentions that her best friend Zephyr did not call her once after people found out about the rape, a time period of over a month. Trixie also refuses to go to school for about three weeks, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">because</span> she is afraid of how people will react to her. And lastly, Trixie decides to cut her hair, this is the only physical change that occurs to Trixie after the rape. This shows the reader she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">has</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">changed</span> as a person, she is no longer that happy social girl, but a sad lonely no body.</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-53086048337089955742007-11-28T06:43:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:41:23.628-08:00The Tenth circle post #2 part1<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;">Contrition</span>: sincere penitence or remorse<br /><span style="color:#66ff99;">Regressed</span>:To go back; move backward.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Figurative Language<br /></span>"She got in the shower but could not rinse herself clean. She would be dirty forever."(82)<br />- This is a metaphor because it says that she would always be dirty. We know that she will not always be physically dirty but we can assume that the statements means she Will feel dirty for the rest of her life.<br />"He grabbed Laura's upper arms and shook her so hard that her head snapped back and her eyes became wide open with fear."(91)<br />-this is an example of irony because the beginning of the book talks about how Daniel has become a new man. He was once a very bad person who was always violent, but once he married Laura he claimed to become a new person. Now that Trixie is rapped Daniel rages at Laura and begin to act like he claimed he would never act like again.<br />"I tried to get away, but he's bigger than I am, and he pushed me down again. It was like a game to him. He held my hands up over my head and he pulled down my pants. I said i wanted him to stop, but he didn't and then he pushed me down hard and raped me."(79)<br />-This is an example of imagery because it tells the reader a detailed description of how Trixie was raped.<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#33ffff;">Quote<br /></span><br />"I want a buzz cut."(100)<br />-This quote is significant because it's about when Trixie get her hair cut. She decides to drastically shave her head of long hair because of the rape. This signifies that the rape has not only made Trixie out of sorts, but has also made her become a different person.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Theme</span><br />A new emerging theme in the book if that rape changes your life. Through out this chapter you realize how Trixie is changing because of the rape, even only days after it, like the buzz cut or not hanging out with friends at all. Trixie now completely isolates herself from the social world.</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-66264882360113960702007-11-27T15:36:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:40:50.838-08:00Book aproval<span style="font-size:78%;">2 quarter reading<br />The Tenth Circle By: Jodi Picoult<br />Published in 2006<br />fiction<br />385 pages<br />-The book is not only long, but it also uses a wide range of vocabulary. I have read Jodi Picoult books before and they are very appropriate for high school reading.<br />-I chose this book I have many friends who are huge Jodi Picoult fans. I read one of her books last year but unfortunately didn't like it very much. I want to read this book to see what I missed with the first book I read. Why does everyone love Jodi Picoult so much?</span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-84148978364660462712007-11-20T15:09:00.000-08:002007-11-20T15:18:36.307-08:00The tenth circle Post #1 part 2<span style="font-size:78%;">Dear Jodi Picoult,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> I read your book, My Sister's Keeper, and I am currently reading The Tenth Circle. I dedicded to read My Sister's Kepper because I heard many good things about it. But after reading it I have to say I was slightly disappointed. I think that they way you told they story really confused the reader as well as distracted from the main plot of the story. I also think that the ending was too predictable. On the other hand I thought the story like was very interesting and unique. How did you come up with it? </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> After being dissapointed in your first book I thought that I would not read another book you have written. But after hearing more rave reviews of your latest books I decided to give The Tenth Circle a chance. I am only 55 pages into it but I think that what yuo have done with this book is great! You have combined the things I liked with the last book and changed the things I didn't like. The Tenth Circle is emotional and very heart warming. I always have a great idea of what the characters are thinking. I also like how you tell the story from the third person and not from each characters view like in My Sister's Keeper. Overall I can tell I am really going to enjoy this book.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Keep up the good work,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sheri Hickey </span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-74547757019816787182007-11-19T19:04:00.000-08:002007-11-19T19:19:44.539-08:00The Tenth Circle post #1<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#66ff99;"><strong>Welt(53</strong>):</span>a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.<br /><strong><span style="color:#66ff99;">Freudian(23):</span></strong>of or pertaining to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, esp. with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Figurative Language</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"her hands were knotted together between them like a heart that had broken it's bounds."(55)This is a simile. I know this because it is comparing two things by using like.<br />"She was an old pair of shoes, tossed to the side forever."(22)This is a metaphor because it is comparing her to an old pair of shoes, with out using like or as.<br />"The hardwood floor was cold as ice."(54) This is an example of a simile because the author uses as to compare the floor and ice.<br /><strong><span style="color:#66ffff;">Quote</span></strong> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">"He raped me."(55) This quote is significant because it begins the plot of the book.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Theme</strong> </span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">One emerging theme in the book is lying just makes a situation worse.<br /></span>shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-20949616625312319402007-10-27T14:25:00.000-07:002007-10-27T16:23:34.803-07:00Lucky final paperWhen Alice Sebold began college she was brutally attacked and raped. In the book, Lucky, Alice tells her side of the attack as well as what she goes through when trying to deal with the raping. Alice wrote the book to tell others that being raped changes your life through her use of tone, word choice and imagery.<br />Throughout the book Alice uses tone to express the main message that being raped changes your life. For example, Alice returns home from college and her mother decides to tell the priest at their church what happened to Alice. The entire congregation then begins to treat her differently," As I walked into church I felt every ones eyes on me, I was no longer Alice the nice girl next door, but I was the filthy rape victim."(44) Alice's serious tone in this quote tells the reader that one aspect of her life that changed was how people viewed her. The tone also tells the reader that Alice wishes she was not viewed as "the rape victim". Another example of tone that expresses Alice's message is when she talks about Lila's family's reaction to Lila being raped and hanging out with Alice,"I was to be banished from seeing Lila. I had a disease, it was catching."(224) Alice's sad tone tells you she is upset that she no longer can see her friend Lila because of what happened to Alice in the past. Alice feels helpless and also responsible for what happened to her friend. Overall Alice Sebold's use of tone throughout the book, Lucky, shows the reader that being raped changes your life.<br />Another way that Alice expresses her main message throughout the book is by word choice. " I was now convinced no nice boy would ever want me. I was all those horrible words used for rape; I was changed, bloodied, damaged goods, ruined."(45) Alice uses alot of depressing words to describe how she feels about herself after being raped. Not only do others (nice boys) not want her, but she thinks of herself as horrible too. The grave word choice shows you that Alice is very serious about what she is saying. Another example is when Alice talks about how she sees herself after being raped,"The wounds on the outside are gone, but I am more wounded than ever."(78) The word choice in this quote tells you that Alice is emotional scared from the incident. The word ever is especially important because it tells you she is more hurt than she ever has been before. Alices sad and serious word choice shows the reader that being raped changed her life.<br />Lastly, Alice uses imagery to stress the main message she is trying to get across. When Alice describes the details of the night she was being raped she creates a mental picture in the readers mind that is so clear, its scary. She puts the reader in her position, a victim."He raped his hands around my neck and began to squeeze. I began to loose conciessnes. I could feel my life slowly slipping away. First I began to see spots, then I could barely think. I then ralized I was looking into the eyes of the man who would kill me"(8). The image Alice gives the reader is very clear. The reader is allowed to loose conciesness with Alice and expirience the raping first hand, wich later on allows you to be able to understand why Alices life changed after being raped. Alice Sebold's use of imagery strongly enforces to the reader that being raped changes your life.<br />In conclusion Alice Sebold wrote the book, Lucky, to tell others that being raped chagnes your life. She re-enforeced this message by using tone, word choice, and imagery. Wether Alice was talking about church, how people viewed her after being raped, or simply how she viewed herself, the literary techniques in the book strongly re-enforce the overal message the being raped changes your life.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-55188266332501344322007-10-27T14:03:00.000-07:002007-10-27T14:25:30.800-07:00Lucky FINAL POSTAlice begins dating a student named Steve. They become very close, but she also begins to date a student named Marc. Alice also moves into an apartment with Lila and a one of Lila's friends, Pat. <br />One day Alice is in class when she begins to feel sharp pains in her back. She tries to wait them out but eventually leaves class because they get so severe. Marc comes and picks Alice up and begins to drive her to her apartment. As soon as they drive up to the apartment Alice notices cop cars outside. She ran up to the first police man she saw. He tells her that her friend, Lila has been raped and is being looked at by a doctor in the ambulance in the parking lot. <br />Alice feels horrible. She feels responsible for what happened to Lila. She accompanies Lila to the hospital but things don't turn out well. Every officer, nurse and doctor focuses on Alice's success story and Lila begins to fade into the back round. They then go to the police department. Once again the officers pester Alice and forget about Lila. Finally Lila begins to look through mug shots to try and identify her rapist. She asks Alice to leave the room. Shortly after this Lila comes out of the room and tells Alice she no longer wants to look for her rapist and that she just wants to return to a normal life.<br />Lila and Alice move into a new apartment but things don't work out. Eventually Lila tells Alice that it is too hard for her to live with Alice, the strong rape victim, when Lila is not. She immediately disconnects from Alice and they never talk again.<br />The ending of the book is a brief summary of what has happened to Alice since. She moved to Texas and became a heroin user, with her new boyfriend John. They eventually broke up and Alice moved to California. After spending some time in California Alice was ready to move back to New York and began to stop "dabbling in heroin" as she puts it. She lived there for quite some time until returning again to California.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-47647911346081867182007-10-25T19:23:00.000-07:002007-10-25T19:30:18.918-07:00The Sea Inside - post 3The main thing I noticed about the directors camera technique was a pattern he used very often through out the movie. He would begin a scene with a Trucking dolly followed by multiple extreme close-ups, mainly during conversations. It helped the reader to follow the movie better because the sequence was very fluid. It also gave the reader a better sense of what was going on in the movie because the close-ups showed you a lot more emotion in the characters faces. I think the director used this sequence because it gives the reader a feeling like they are apart of the conversation. For example, when you first start a conversation you look around and check out your surroundings(medium shot,then you begin to talk about more interesting topics and you focus mainly on the other person(extreme close-up).shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-69503873649444665922007-10-25T19:18:00.000-07:002007-10-30T14:58:17.427-07:00The Sea Inside - post 2The Sea Inside and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly were very different. The sea Inside is a movie that depicts a quadriplegic who simply can't move him limbs but can still talk and feel in his face. He request to be killed because he claims he is not living life the way he wants too. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly book was written by a man who lived with Locked in Syndrome, a disease where the patient is paralyzed except for blinking. This book is more focused on what it is like to have the disease and not at all about him wanting to die. I think that The Sea Inside was more powerful just because of the visual aspect of film. When you Ramon lying there in the bed unable to move, it makes the situation seam much more real. It also allows the watcher to understand the story better because you are not only seeing what is going on but you are hearing it as well. Of course the most obvious diffrence between the two is that one dies naturally and one man baisically commits suicide.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-69537397746889256712007-10-25T19:14:00.000-07:002007-10-30T14:59:13.761-07:00The sea Inside - post 1I overall thought the movie was o.k. I think it got a little long towards the end. Although I did not get to see the entire movie I think overall it was entertaining and that about it. I didn't really understand the whole requested suicide thing? If he wanted to die, why now? Why not right after the accident? I thought the movie did a poor job of explaining why he wanted to die. I think the courts decision was right because they can't bend the law for certain people. I think it was right for his Friends to help him. They were doing what he wanted, which is all that matters. It is no different than him taking his own life he was just unable to do so. You could almost compare the situation to when people become brain dead, but are kept alive by machines. Ramon's case is the same except he is able to tell people to pull the plug himself.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-10955302328026686852007-10-19T12:50:00.000-07:002007-10-21T19:38:34.397-07:00Week 5 post #2Alice comes to town for her trial with her dad. When they get to the airport they meet their escort for the weekend, detective John Murphy. Once they get to their hotel they go out to dinner with Gail, Alice's attorney. She tells them what the trial is going to be like, and what Alice should expect. <br />The following day is Alice's trial. Unfortunately, after Alice arrives they tell her that he father is not allowed in the court while it's in session. Although Alice is upset about this she still has to testify. Her lawyer asks her to re-tell the story of what happened the night of the rape and then shows her pictures of herself the night of the rape. Alice begins to cry hysterically on the stand. Once she is done being questioned by her attorney she get a ten minute break.<br />Then Alice is questioned by Madison's lawyer. He first tries to wear her out by asking her alot of pointless questions. Then he asks her about her glasses, her testimony she gave the police, her encounter with Madison in October and finaly the lineup. After causing Alice to cry again he finishes questioning her. <br />In the end the judge says the Madison was guilty on all 6 accounts and is sentenced for a minimum of 8 years.<br /><br />I personally was very satisfied with the outcome of this section. Had her rapist gone free I probably would have really wanted to stop reading the book. <br />This section was very realistic. The way Alice describes the courtroom and what happens in the trial is very much how i would have pictured it. I also felt like the chapter may have been a little over dramatized. The trial was one of the most important parts of the book but all of the crying and gasping and twists and turns sidetracked me from the main story. I also thought that the outcome of the rapist being convicted was predictable. <br />Overall I thought this section was boring. I was not very interested in the trial because it was basically the same thing as the first trial. I am overall loosing a lot of interest in this book. I think that the plot is getting really old and no offense to the author but I'm just getting sick of hearing the story of the rape told over and over again.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-44181004184206299972007-10-14T19:13:00.000-07:002007-10-14T19:27:54.543-07:00Lucky week 4 part 2Alice's trial starts for her rape case. This first trial is to see if the case will go to a jury. Alice's case is very strong. The rapist lawyer tells the rapist to not come to the trial. This way he is able to prove to the judge that Alice is yet to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">see</span> her attacker in custody and that she doesn't know for sure if they have the right man. But luckily in the end the judge decides to send the case to a grand jury.<br />The book then fast forwards to the lineup created to try and get Alice to identify her attacker. As Alice moves through the lineup she realizes that two of the men are almost identical. One man, number four, is starring at the floor. The other man, number five, is starring straight at Alice. Alice then decides on number 5 because he looked like he would have killed her if there was no glass between them.<br />Alice is later told that she chose the wrong man in the line up. She had a feeling the entire day she had chose the wrong guy. Her lawyer then comes up to her and tells her these men do this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">a lot</span>. It is the defendants civil right to have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Friend</span> stand with him in the line up and these men do this for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">each other</span> every time because they are identical.<br />The next chapter starts off with a girl at Alice's school attempting to commit suicide. Alice goes and visits her at the hospital where the girl tells her that she was raped as a child and the poem Alice wrote brought back all of the memories. They shared a very special bond together.<br />Gregory <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Madison's</span> pubic hairs are tested with the pubic hairs taken from Alice the night of her rape. They match perfectly on all 17 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">accounts</span>.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033178712779843975.post-11589299259132956112007-10-14T19:06:00.000-07:002007-10-14T19:13:48.344-07:00Lucky week 4"I myself am not a fighter. If it comes down to giving up and getting raped or dying trying, I would choose giving up."(22- Lucky)<br />-I found this quote interesting <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">because</span> I have never thought of getting raped as a choice. Later on in the book Alice talks to her dad about how he thinks you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">physically</span> can't be raped without somewhat consenting. I have never thought of rape in that way. This quote answers that question easily for the reader about Alice.<br /><br />"They tried to trick you. Madison has done it many times before. He gets one of his friends to stand in the lineup with him who looks exactly like him. His friend stares at the person looking at the lineup and scares them into <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">believing</span> he was the murdered." (127- Lucky)<br />-This quote was really interesting because I would think that once a person has seen there attacker they could always identify them. It seams to me that their face would be burned in my mind. It goes to show you that fear can motivate someone to do weird things.shehickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422850784453323456noreply@blogger.com0