Zoe

toc =My Journal=

Water Issues
I like. I wish. I wonder.

I like the awareness people are trying to spread by telling others about water pollution and its damaging affects. For instance, If animals drink polluted water, they get sick. when the animals get sick and they are wild, they have no human to help them. For example, any foreign substances, such as oil, can become a big threat to many local wildlife in that area. I wish people would consider more changes in laws about carbon emmisions, and pollution in general.We breathe lots of dirty air because of pollution. people are getting sick because of pollution. some people get asthma from to much dirty air. I wonder if people knew how much harm they were causing by polluting, they would stop.

A Iong Walk To Water
In A Long Walk To Water, Salva is in the Itang refugee camp. Today in Jordan, 11,500 people are in the Zaa'tari camp alone. As I searched for more answers, and found that UNICEF has a program helping people in the camp. I believe so many people arrived at the camp because they were driven out of their villages from fighting, and it has astonished me that so many people had been able to arrive, and be helped. In this camp, however, when I saw a letter from a volunteer worker, had seen a hollowness in their eyes, like they had lost hope. I am glad I found that letter so I know people are trying to help. I would like for the US to get involved and maybe take some people to the US like in Salva's story.

If there was only one religion, people might move away to another country.Some people might start a coup to overthrow the president, maybe even riots. The media, such as CNN, would report about everything and maybe even making it worse, starting a new civil war. People would be torn between two sides: the religion that was chosen, or their freedom to choose.

Wonder
1/21/14

In a new art class, I had felt different because my classmates were on a different level. Many students had higher skill levels and boasted often. I felt very different because nobody would talk to me. After I had caught up, they talked to me.

Ordinary
1/23/14

August feels he is not ordinary because of the way he looks. Even though he does stuff that every other ordinary kid does, he is not viewed that way. He likes ice cream and video games, but none see him as a "normal" kid. I feel that many view looks to be what makes a person normal. In conclusion, I feel that some people might just call him "different" because of his looks.

Science Elective
1/24/14

When physical disabilities and mental disabilities are compared, many people consider them to be the same. If a person looks different, his brain also must be different, but i have not found this to be true. I feel that many other people relate by this rule. However, when I was in fifth grade, I saw an eighth grader with a misshapen face. I feel badly about how I reacted like everyone in Wonder who first saw Auggie. Although during talent show tryouts, he auditioned and he had an amazing voice and said he made the song himself. I feel that some people with physical disabilities work the hardest at mental capability.

Darth Siduous
1/27/14

I feel as if the teacher had been more knowledgeable on //Star Wars// that she would have the comment about Darth Siduous and not intervened. However, considering the reputation of Julian amongst the administration, I doubt that she would notice. On being a student of Mr. Brown, I believe it would be an enriching experience, because Mr. Brown seems to be an amazing teacher so far.

Jack the Hypocrite 2/5/14

Jack calls himself a hypocrite because he didn't sit with August on the first day of school. Although Jack was supposed to be extra nice, he wanted normal time with his "regular" friends. Wanting to be August's friend, yet leaving him alone at lunch. In the next part labeled JUSTIN, I feel Justin will talk about how he met Via, and how he met August. I also think that Justin will say a few things about himself that shape his view on Via and August.

Jack Will
1/30/14

I think that Jack will be a key character throughout the story. His kindness towards August proves that Jack Will is kind, and sees August for August, not just some kid with a facial deformity. I feel Jack can make a difference in August's life.

Via
2/3/14

With the metaphor "the galaxy is changing", I think she mean August is the Sun, because her Mom and Dad go out of their way to help August. By changing, maybe August's needs are getting smaller. By going to school, August has learned to deal with the things he was protected from. In Via's speech, I feel she might have been venting her frustration to Auggie. Even though Auggie had gone through so much, a stomach bug? I think Via was giving him a "man-up" speech. I also feel this did help August go back to school.

Summer
2/3/14

Summer is a fun, bubbly character. She is called a "saint" to all her friends because she is always nice. When she befriended August, I knew she was really trying to be nice. Her personality says, "I want to have fun!" She doesn't want to grow up to fast, and looks don't matter to her.

Justin
2/5/14 I believe the author did not use capital letters because she wanted to show that Justin was a teenager. I feel Justin is an important character because he is not only Via's boyfriend, he scared Julian and his friends. I also think Justin scaring Julian and his friend will play an important role at school.

Miranda
2/10/14

I feel Miranda plays a major role in the book. Having Miranda's point of view helped me understand why she had said and done so many things I couldn't understand. I feel Miranda feels safer in the Pullman's home because not by the physical security, but by the mental and emotional security that her mom and dad lack. I also believe that Via and Miranda will become close friends through drama and Auggie.