It Feels Like So Long Ago

So today I was looking at my blog, because I was trying to find pictures from the sixth grade.While looking I realized how it seems like it was so long ago that I was in sixth grade and I was performing double dream feet in Ms.Ullners class. In memory of the good times I posted this blog for old times sake.

Double Dream Feet

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Ella Enchanted

In Ella Enchanted,  a 240 page novel by Gail Carson Levine, is about a girl who was enchated, by a fairy, at birth to be obediant. Ella cannot diobey any command and in this book her obedience brings her A LOT of trouble. When she is sent to finishing school , Hattie, Madaum Ulga's daughter, soon figures that  Ella has to do everything she is told and makes Ella give her, her lost mother's necklace.When Ella runs away from finishing school she runs in to ogres and they give her commands and she is forced to obey them, but luckily prince Char comes to the rescue and sees her off to the Giant's wedding that she is trying to get to. At the wedding she asks the fairy that gave her the terrible gift to take it away, but she is just commaded to be happy about it! So when Ella reaches home Char has to leave in two days but he promises to write and her father has big news. He has to get married to Madaum Ulga!!! When Ella moves to Madaum Ulga's house they make her a slave, but when she goes to the prince's ball they fall in love, Ella breaks the curse, and Ella and Char get married and live happily ever after.I recomend this to everyone who likes to ready it is a great story.

Mockingjay

 Mockingjay, a breathtaking 390 page novel written by Suzanne Collins, is about Katniss continueing the rebelion of the rebels. She is taken to many of the districts to help give the rebels inspiration, she does this by fighting by there side and by just appearing there. Near the middle of the novel Peeta is saved, by the rebels,after being tortured and interrogated by the Capitol. Katniss is overcome with joy, but when she goes to see him he trys to strangle her. The medical crew tells her that he has been hyjacked, the process of having your good memories turned into bad ones. Katniss gets really angry and goes to district two to help the rebels overcome the capitol. After, Katniss goes to the Capitol to provide inspiration to the rebels, but Katniss disobeys her command and sets off on a journey to capture President Snow. Katniss and the rebels finally capture Snow, but what will they do now?? Read this amazing series to get the whole story, I recommend this to anyone who has an open mind, loves to read, or loves thrillers.

Sea Glass

Sea Glass, a 248 page novel by Laurence Yep*, is about a boy named Craig who is forced to move to Conception from his home in Chinatown. When he arrives in Conception he is singled out to be "Chinese" and no one wants to be his friend. His father tells him to earn Westerners respect and friendship he had to be good at sports, like he himself was. He meets his grandfather delivering groceries and relizes that his father only wants him to do sports because that is how he "fit in".Craig is not good at sports but, earns friends by trying and being himself and in the end he has all a kid ever needs, friendship and the love of his parents. I recommend this book to anyone eager to learn about Chinese culture and how some people can be really prejudiced at times.

*This book is double pages at this time.

Catching Fire

Catching Fire, the 391 page sequel to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, continues the story of Katniss's very action filled life. When Katniss finally returnes to her home in district 12 she is know all over Panem,the country, for she and Peeta were the winners of the hunger games. As Katniss's atempt to spare her's and Peeta's life she and Peeta pretend to commit suissude so they can both live, the action is interperated as rebelion in the other districts and provides a spark. This spark makes rebellions from the district against the capitol happen. President Snow personally threatens Katniss to fix it and make it look like it was an act of love not rebellion. Will Katniss succeed in her new mission? I recomend this book to every one.

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games, a 374 page novel by Suzanne Collins, tells the story of Katniss Everdeen a sixteen year old girl who has to compete in the hunger games to save her life. Katniss lived an ordinary life barely scraping by, then the day of the reaping her sister,Prim, was called to enter the hunger games*. Katniss out of love leapt to the stage to take her sister's place in the games. In the interveiw before the games Peeta ,the other tribute from district12, declared his love for her, but it was "supposedly" to get donors form the rich Capitol residents for neccesities needed in the arena. In the arena Katniss did her best to stay alive, and along the way there is a rule change so that she and Peeta could stay alive and she had to maitain the star-crossed lover title so she set out to find him. When Katniss finally found him he had blood-poisoning,burns,and  tracker-jacker stings Katniss needed to heal soon or he would die.Will Katniss and Peeta stay alive? I recomend this book to any one who likes science fiction, romentance, adventure, historical fiction, or people who just like to read.

* the Hunger games is where you go in an arena with 23 other tributes and try to stay alive until you are the only one left. If you win your district is showered in riches each month.

 My Holocaust Project

The Devil's Arithmetic a 166 page novel by Jane Yolen is telling the story of a Hannah,a young girl, who travels back in time to during the Holocaust in place of a girl named Chaya. On the way to Chaya's uncle's weddeing she and all the other Jews are pursued by Nazis who tell them that they are being "resettled" and need to climd aboard theirNazis trucks. When the trucks finally stop moving the Nazis tell the Jews to get out and give all their possetions worth anything to them for "safekeeping". After, the Nazis herd them into the tiny cattle cars that will carry them off to their new homes, in other words the concentration camp, where some of the Jews will meet their horrible end. In the end Chaya saves her best-friends life in the concentration camp by dying her place. When Hannah dies in the concentration camp she wakes up  at her Aunt Eva's for Passover with her families eager faces surrounding her. The Devil's Arithmetic is a great story and I recomend it to anyone intersted in historical fictionor or in adventure.

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Abraham was the founder of the Hebrew culture and religion, Judaism. Judaism is monotheistic: the belief in only one god.

Moses was a great leader and lawgiver of the Hebrews, who led them out of the Egyptian pharaoh's clutches to safety. This was the exodus, a departure usually of a large number. The exodus caused the Diaspora, the spreading of the Hebrews.

The ten commandments are a set of rules for living and for worship god revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai.

The Torah is the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law and teachings, contained in the Old testament and the Talmud. The Talmud is the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara.

A synagogue is a place used for religious worship and instruction. Rabbi and prophets often work in the synagogue: the rabbi delivers the sermon at religious services and performs ritualistic pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to their capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Hebrew community. The prophet speaks and guides the people of Israel.

David was the second king of Israel and organized the Jewish tribes into a national state. David's son Solomon also became a king and was famous for his great temple which he had built in Jerusalem.

Dead Sea Scrolls were used for recording all of the Hebrews knowledge.

Zealots were warriors that rebelled against Romans because they did not believe in there being more than one god.

Hebrew holidays are: Chanukah, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and Passover. Chanukah ,the feast of lights, is a holiday celebrated in the month of December and is eight days longs. Chanukah commemorates the victory of the Hebrews in the second century.  Yom Kippur is a Jewish high holy day of fasting to atone sins. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish new year. Passover is a festival that celebrates the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt.

Some Language of the Hebrews is Yiddish:

kvetch: to complain

verklempt: overcome with emotion/clenched

chutzpah: gull, audacity

glitch: a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan

schlep: to carry;lug

Ancient Egypt

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The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero,by Rick Riordan is a fantastic 552 page read.The story has action,romance,and amnesia all included in this one story. It tells the story of a ROMAN demi-god,named Jason, who has lost his memory and is sent on a dangerous quest to resque Hera who's energy is being drained and put in the giant king, and stop Gaea (mother Earth) from awakening. On the way he,Leo,and Piper run into various "bad guys" such as the following: Cyclopses,Madea, Kihone, Giants,etc. In the end Leo,Jason, and Piper suceed in buying themselves more time to think of a plan to really put a stop to Gaea forever.

Flipped

Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen,tells the story of a Juli who really likes Brice, the boy who lives across the street from her. Juli has liked him since the day he moved in, but he has always wanted for her to just leave him alone.After many years and a series' of different events Brice finally begins to relize that Juli may be more than he expected but he had already blown it, he had lyed to her.In the end the two teens finally decide to give each other another chance.I recomend this 240 page book to anyone who likes twisted love stories.

The Giver

The Giver, by Lois Lowry, a 180 page book, is telling the story of Jonas who lives in a world of no color or pain.At his community's yearly council he is been choosen for the assignment of the Reciever,there is only one Reciever at a time for they are the ones to hold all the memories. Jonas meets the previous receiver and begins his training,after a few months he can see color and has expearienced pain.He saw what release was and figured out it was a painless death and that the people giving release didn't relize they were killers. A few weeks later he escapes the city with Gabriel, a toddler staying at house who was supposed to be released,and leaves to find else where so the community can see color and finally relize what life really is like.I recomend this book to people who like books that have to do with science fiction and what the future may be someday.

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My Magician's Nephew Soundtrack

This is my Magician's Nephew Soundtrack.
These are my songs and why I choose them.

My Magician’s Nephew Soundtrack:

1. Rom Des Princesses: I choose this song because it reminded me of Digory looking over the wall between Polly and his house. Also it is a quiet and peaceful song so it reminds me of friendships and new beginnings.

2. Liebestram : I choose this song because the piano solo reminded me of continuous growing and it is very peaceful like the Wood Between the Worlds. This song is also very calming that I could go to bed with it on it makes me feel almost like you would in the Wood (Dreamy).

3. Hungarian Rhapsody No. Six: I choose this song because it is very lively almost like something is coming alive. If this song were in The Magician’s Nephew I would have this play when Jadis were slowly coming alive. Then when the witch begins to tell her story the music gets louder then comes to a stop.

4. The White Witch: I choose this song because I just had to use it. The piece of music fits so perfectly with when Jadis tells Digory and Polly about what she did, about the Deplorable Word. Near the end of the song they find out how evil Jadis really is and that she wants to rule Earth.

5. Danse Infernal Du Roi Kastchei: I choose this song because it reminds me of the panic when Digory and Polly try to escape the Jadis and leave her in Charn .

6. Introduction, Firebird: I choose this song because it makes me think of Jadis in the Wood between the Worlds, weak and sickly looking.

7. The Poet and the Peasant: I choose this song because it made me think of Digory waiting for Jadis to come back with Uncle Andrew. Then Down the street they come with a huge mob following them.

8. Nabucco Overture: I choose this song because this could be Aslan’s song that created Narnia because it has light and dark tempos’ and sounds’.

9. Symphony Number Five: I choose this song because it gives me the picture of Fledge(Strawberry ) growing wings and learning how to fly.

10.             Wedding March from Midsummer Night’s Dream: I choose this song because I thought it would be a good happy closer. The song expresses happiness and gets everyone in a cheery spirit.

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The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew, an extravagant 208 page story written by C.S.Lewis, is about two adventurous children named Polly and Digory while exploring Polly and Digory end up somewhere they are not supposed to be..........Uncle Andrews forbidden study.Uncle Andrew gets Polly to touch one of his glowing yellow rings and that sends her to the wood between the worlds. After a series of weird events Polly and Digory see the making of Narnia due to a lion's song, and encounter an evil witch before they are safe in their homes. Uncle Andrew learned his lesson and became nicer and less self-fish and every one lived happily ever after ...............for NOW.

The Secret of Shadow Ranch

The Secret of Shadow Ranch ,is 175 pages and is by Carolyn Keene,this book was about  Nancy Drew going on vacation to see her cousins (George and Bess) and her Uncle Ed but just as she arrived at Uncle Ed's new ranch a phantom horse appears and Uncle Ed wants herself and her cousins to leave for their safty.Nancy declares that she will solve the mystery. In the end she does and figuresout that it was people haunting the ranch. When Nancy finds their hide out she also finds Valentine's (the previous owners) hidden treasure for his now dead true-love.In the end Nancy finds out the people who were haunting Shadow Ranch were only looking for the hidden treasure so they were arrested.I recommend this book to anyone who loves mystery's.

The Secret of Red Gate Farm

In The Secret of Red Gate Farm ,a 178 paged mystery novel by Carolyn Keene ,Nancy Drew,the main character, finds herself involved in a counterfeiting mystery.She doesn't know where the counterfeiters are hiding or passing the fake money.When Nancy's new friend Jo invites her to Red Gate Farm,Nancy investigates the strange nature cult that is living theren and discovers they are the counterfeiters! This book's conflict is mainly character vs. society.

The Secret of Red Gate Farm is character vs.Society. When Nancy finds  a new clue she doesn't know who she can trust so she is in this alone vs.everybody else.Also when Nancy finds out where the counterfeiters are hiding the counterfeiters take her captive and there is no one to help her.Nancy Drew in The Secret of Red Gate farm is character vs. society because nancy is in it alone.