I Am Number Four, pgs 340-392

After jumping through the window John runs back to his house where he finds Henri and Mark. He then decides to go to the school and make sure that Sarah is still okay. When he gets there he finds that the school is almost empty and he finds Sarah in the photo room. As the two of them leave the school out of no where Mogadorians show up ready to kill John. They quickly run back into the school. They head into a class room and hide under a teacher's desk. Suddenly the door quickly opens then closes again.

John and Sarah decide they should sneak out of the school before more Mogadorians come but as they try to leave to the room John is pulled back by someone. The someone was Number Six and she had entered the room since she is invisible. She had been looking for John because she thought it was time for them to fight back against the Mogadorians. Eventually Henri and Mark join with John, Sarah and Henri in the class room. They eventually think they should leave the school and battle the Mogadorians or at least run away. They leave and immediately begin fighting and killing Mogadorians. Eventually they are outside and John orders Mark and Sarah to go into the school and hide while they fight with Mogadorians who are growing in numbers.

The fighting is very intense and it seems that they are outnumbered by the Mogadorians. I defiantly think that they will need to get some help if they are going to defeat the beasts. Personally I think that the other people from Lorien will show up and join in the fight. Eventually they will be able to win. Only 30 or so pages left and I am sure it will be a good ending.

Ten Years From Now

I really enjoyed listening to these kids, mainly because it was comical to hear their plans for the future. A couple of the jobs that the people want to have are odd and almost unrealistic. One boy wants to become a marijuana baker and I believe that he wants to be this just because he is fond of marijuana and would like to have a nice supply for himself. Another girl wants to become a leading actress and the way she speaks makes it seems that she is completely confident that it will happen. I do not think that this girl realizes how difficult it is to become a leading actress in movies. One Senior wants to become a doctor but his reasoning is very interesting. He wants to be pilot but sadly his eyes are too bad so he wants to be a doctor because that is what most Asians choose as a profession. I think it would be better for him to do a job that he will enjoy. I would probably relate to the boy who is undecided the most even though that I know that I want to be some type of doctor. He says that he wants to become wealthy and even though I realize wealth is not everything I also would prefer to be wealthy. This is because I would want a stable family that I know I could provide for without having to worry at all. In ten years I see myself almost done with school to become a doctor but I will not find out what kind of doctor I want to be until I experience them in college.

Favorite Poem

My favorite poem of this quarter has been "Here, Bullet" by Brain Turner. The seriousness and imagery of the poem are my favorite parts.

My Earlier Readings

Throughout this quarter I was able to read consistently for the first time in my life. I would usually just read here and there but now it is different. I almost finished three books this quarter and I enjoyed all of them. I have read 1083 pages this semester. It was great to see how the Hunger Games series finished with Mockingjay. I heard that a movie is suppose to be made based on the books and I will probably go see that. Suzanne Collins has become an author that I enjoy. I have noticed that I enjoy the books that have young people going through some type of struggle. Katniss is trying to start a revolution, Nailer is trying to escape the hardships of his home life, and John has to try and live a normal life even though he is different. I have almost finished my third book and it is starting to become very interesting. After I finish this book I will most likely start to read Hole In My Life because it sounds like a cool book and I have been trying to get the book for a while.

I Am Number Four, pgs 310-340

John knows that it is Sarah who is trapped inside the house. There is no other option for him but to save his girlfriend that he loves. He first runs to the back of the house so that nobody will be able to see him running into the burning house. When he enters he is engulfed in flames and can hear that Sarah is upstairs. He starts to climb up the stairs when suddenly they collapse. John then just jumps to the second floor and heads down the hall looking for Sarah. Eventually he finds her huddled in a room with Mark's dogs. John graps all three of them and then jumbs out of the house and into the backyard bringing them to saftey. John and Sarah head into the woods and there John is forced to tell Sarah about him being an alien and the powers that he has. Suprisingly Sarah takes it really well and says that she will love him no matter what.

To decsive the people watching the house burn, John and Sarah sneak back to the front yard where they find a car with a change of clothes so it hides that John was in the fire. They are then greeted with a police officer and a reporter who say that two witnesses saw John jump out of the fire. John and Sarah deny that anything of the such occured but the reporter does not believe the story that John makes up. The reporter keeps trying to ask John questions and says he will find the truth. Henri then comes and picks up John, Sarah, and Sam to take them home. John again tells the lie that he never entered the fire because he knows that Henri will force him to leave the town if he knows that people have started to noitice his unusual powers.

The next school day, John is relieved to see that the report on the house fire in the newspaper has no news about John. He is happy the entire day knowing that he will not have to leave Paradise, Ohio. During home ec class, John is called down to the office and he knows that it could be bad news. Mr. Harris shows an article on the internet to Jon that has the title The James House Fire: The Untold Story. John now knows that the reporter had told what he think really happened. John also recieves a fax that is confidental and all it says is "ARE YOU NUMBER 4?" At this same time Henri pulls up in his pick-up truck frantical and John knows that they will have to run away form Ohio and start a new life. When Henri enters the room, John decideds to run away and jumps through the glass window.

The story is starting to getting intense because of the fax that asked "are you number 4." I believe that it was the Mogadorians who sent this to him and they are on his tail ready to kill him. Now he is running away and I have no idea where he could be heading because he really has no where to go besides home. John would be heartbroken if he would not be able to say good-bye to Sarah. I am interested to see where this story leads to because I have no idea what will happen next.

I Am Number Four, pgs 254-310

John has a spilt second to decide how to escape before the Mogadorian walks up the stairs. He decides to pick up Sam and Henri and he jumps out the window and they are able to escape before the Mogadorian can reach them. They then go to Sam's truck and start to head home. On the way home they begin to explain to Sam how they are aliens and the powers that John is developing. When they get home Henri tells John to pack his stuff because they are going to move since the Mogadorians are so close. John gets upset by this and does not want to leave so he forces Henri to stay where they are until they are positive that the Mogadorians know where they are.

John and Henri continue to train as much as possible to develop his powers. At this same time John and Sarah have become really close to each other and have been dating for awhile. One day John gets another vision of the day when they left during the attack. This vision was about the other ship that took off after them. It showed animals being loaded onto the ship. Henri and John then contemplate where they possibly have gone.

John, Sarah, and Sam all get invited to go to Mark's party over the weekend. When they arrive at the party there at least a hundred kids there and most of them have been drinking. They dance for a while and Sam goes of with Emily to the basement while Sarah can not be found. People start to run up from the basement because their is a fire that was started by Sam and Emily bumping into a candle. The fire gets worse and worse and eventually they have evacuate the house. Outside John looks for Sarah but can not find her and that is when everyone hears a scream coming from the house.

This book is pretty interesting and I am excited to finish it. I am certain that it is Sarah still it the house and I am predicting that John will have to use his power of being resistant to fire to save his girlfriend. It would be sad if John would lose Sarah because she means so much to him. It will be interesting to see how he saves her since there are so many people watching him.

Cody

In the movie about two boys and their life in the country, Cody has a very unique diction. I had noticed that his diction changes in several different situations. While being interviewed for the movie he is quiet and often mumbles expressing slight shyness. When Cody is talking to his grandmother, he replies extremely quick and often with only one word. This shows that Cody is often disinterested and prefers to stay quiet. Cody is also very defensive. This character trait is shown when he argues with the history teacher. Cody increases the tone in which he talks to the teacher and is much louder during this scene. Another trait expressed by Cody's diction is that he is very rebellious. When you first see Cody you can notice that he is rebellious because of the way that he dresses and that he paints his nails black. This rebelliousness is emphasized when you witness Cody while in class. Cody of often talks during class and gets in trouble because of what he says. Lastly, Cody's diction shows that he is a good person. Cody is in a band that plays metal music but since he does not like the lack of morals in metal music, he creates his own sounds that have good messages and morals. The diction in his songs show his true personality. Cody has a various ways of talking and each show a different characteristics of him. All in all, Cody may not be normal when it comes to the rest of society but he is a humble person.