3rd quarter Blog #3(using Image chef to describe Tyler)

Today our assignment for our 3rd blog of this semester, was to get on an pretty useful site called" Image Chef" to describe the character Tyler using an word mosaic. Yesterday, we were told to get a quote out of the book twisted by Lauren Halse Anderson. I used that quote to describe Tyler because if you haven't noticed, Tyler not living in Candy Land. Tyler is on probation and if you ask me, his father hates him. The only really light he has in the black hole he is living in is Bethany Milbury. Bethany is starting to become Tyler's highlight of his life. If it wasn't for Bethany, I personally think that Tyler would have been dead.

I was also told to find a quote that describe the theme of twisted well. The quote I chose from the book was " That made her laugh." The reason I chose  this theme because, besides all the sadness and despair of Tyler's life, the book is also pretty humorous. The reason I wanted to read Twisted in the first place was because of the humor. Surprisingly, the book led up to it's expectations. I like the Image chef because I think It was an good way to express my feelings toward Tyler. I didn't think It would be necessary to add the theme into the mosaic also because there would be to much words and also I thought I could explain it better.

3rd quarter Blog #2

As you probably know, on page 22 of the oh so famous book Twisted by Glory Halse Anderson, Tyler describes a day when girls dress inappropriately at school. Well, there are a lot of issues that go with this particular situation. For starters, I'm pretty sure there is an pretty strict policy at school that they are obliged to follow. Two, I'm almost positive that almost every single one of those girls parents would be very disappointed to see their daughters leave out the house almost naked. It's just horrible the way girls act at that school and out of school. If that's the way they're behaving in school, then I can't imagine the way they behave out of it. Not only is it uncivilized to act like in that type of manner, but it's also not safe. I personally think that it's just wrong . 

I also want to reply on something that Tyler had said. Tyler stated that if the girls were being stared at they would get mad, but they were just ignoring them they would also get mad. I personally think that doesn't make any sense for 2 reasons. One, I think the girls need to make up their minds and decide whether they want to be looked at or not.Two, why would they come to school half naked knowing that someone was probably going to stare if not everyone. I just don't think it's fair to the boys that people think that we're the problem. The girls need to get themselves together and leave out the house dressed appropriately.

I personally do not have any experience with girls dressed inappropriately, but I have seen girls on TV doing the same thing.

I don't believe Tyler's school is the only school that has this problem. The short shorts and other inappropriate clothing are being produced and sold all over the globe so I can only imagine that this problem is global. Although this problem is global, doesn't mean that it can't be stopped at schools. I didn't say it can be stopped outside of school because it's their choice whether they dress inappropriately out of school, but when they get on school property they have to oblige by the rules. It's very simple to stop. Although its not a rule saying that you can't wear short shorts in public, I'm pretty sure the girls parents would be very upset with their daughter.

3rd quarter blog (response on josh gundersons speech)

I just wanted to start this entry off by saying thanks to josh for all his support and helpful information. If it wasn't for josh a lot of kids from schools all over   would probably have made a big mistake. A mistake that could change a life. Some of the information that supported me in a big way, is when Josh was giving friendly advise on how to deal with bullies. I have lots of bullies and all I do is shrug them off and it's really getting annoying. One thing he said was wave shiny keys in their face and leave. Surprisingly, it worked very well and it gets 'em every time.Now I make sure I bring my keys with me to school every day. Thanks Josh!

Another thing that Josh really got into my mind is the number of kids that committed suicide. It's just a terrible thing to imagine and I feel sorry for the people who committed suicide. It makes me be more aware of the things I say and who I say them to. Josh also inspired me to spend more time with friends and family, and in general, just the people and things I love. I always say to myself " Enjoy life to the fullest because you'll never know when you're time is up".Josh inspired me to appreciate the people around me, including the bullies, because one you don't know there lives outside of school, and two you never how long you have or they have on this earth so just cherish everything. Thanks again josh.

There are obviously numerous amounts of connections between Josh's message and Twisted the novel. A lot of the things that Josh talked about occurred in the novel Twisted. Things like suicide and bullying occur in the novel. Not only do they occur in the novel, they also occur in the real world. Bullying might not seem like that bad of a thing but it really is. Know one knows the circumstances that the kid goes through at home and you could be making there life a lot harder.In the novel, Tyler's life was a lot harder because of his bully. That's how they connect to me.