Vikram

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=My Journal=

Water Issues
I like. I wish. I wonder. I wish people would be more consious of the water problems we have today. Factories, farms,and people are a few of the things that causes water pollution. Water pollution is not just caused by pollutants deposited to the water bodies but also by exhausts from cars, trains, and planes, the exhausts make chemicals. These chemicals make acid rain which harm organisms. I like how people are trying to stop water pollution by car pooling, picking up trash, and how train companies are creating battery powered trains. Scientists are studying about water pollution and how people can stop polluting.Some ways you can contribute to stopping water pollution are : never flush spill cleaning detergents, oil, and gasoline these can cause sever damage to water.What do you think about water pollution? I wonder if the world ever will become a pollution free world. I also wonder if the end of this world is caused by pollution. We work to wards the good goal by doing what ever you can do to stop pollution. Remember recycling, carpooling, properly disposing objects can make a difference. We can do this if we work together and stop pollution.

Long Walk to Water
If the government made a rule that this country had to be a certain type of religion, the people would rebel like the people in Sudan. One of the laws is that the people of the United States have the right to pray to the god(s) that are of their religion, so the people would call upon this law.

Millions of Syrians have been taken into refugee. The Germans have agreed to take in five thousand Syrians. Many of the people of Syria have fled to Turkey for protection from the war. Turkey has helped the refugees and other civilians, I think we should have Red Cross there helping these people have a better life. Every day we are getting everything we want while there are millions of people around the globe not just Syria but everywhere wanting to live the life we have. I think USA should help out and not by taking violence but with __ PEACE. __ Wars have ripped human kind apart and we should fix that rip by uniting with each other. I have a feeling that Iraq has something to do with this war. What is happening to Salva is similar to what many people are facing Salva.

WONDER
1/21/14 -I felt different when I go to the Enopi class on the weekend. This happens because everyone there including the teachers and students are Korean so when the the teachers talk I always have a feeling that they are talking about me and I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing. I hope that it's not a bad thing, but otherwise I have never felt different.

The only reason I feel different
When August says : “The only reason I am not ordinary is because no one else sees me that way" is because when everyone looks at him August looks different and not like them so they describe August as not ordinary, but the true meaning of ordinary is who they are inside, not outside. People who are crazy and do daring things like killing are __ not __ ordinary but a person who is kind and is sensible is ordinary. "Never judge a book by it's cover", is a perfect quote to compare this to. Remember "Never judge a person by his/her face, but by who they are."

The Grand Tour
Everyone was surprised because August wants to take the science elective because it was so called the hardest elective to feet into. I believe many people would believe that people with physical disabilities are not able to do hard subjects and it takes a lot of effort to think, but it actually depends on the person. I any person dislike science they wouldn't be able to do it, but if someone liked it, they would be able to do it. I also think they were surprised by Auggie's decision is that he was home schooled and didn't have an accurate learning for science. I hope that people stop judging others by their looks but by their character.

Wonder pg 44
Julian’s comment to August was very offensive because: Darth Sidious has a deformed face and August was born with a facial disorder, this is very rude because August is very sensitive about facial disorder and this would make him even more conscious about it. Darth Sidious is from //Star Wars;// Darth Sidious is a character that has a deformed face because of an injury during battle. If the teacher had a better knowledge about //Star Wars// and the character Darth Sidious the teacher would have immediately taken Julian to the Principal’s office for further punishment. From the start of the book, by the way Julian treated August I have greatly disliked him.

Mr.Brown
Mr. Brown is August’s English teacher. By reading about him I believe he is a kind, thoughtful, and interesting teacher to have. What I liked about him the most is that he did not stare or look away when he saw August, that is a very kind thing to do unlike most people. I would like to have Mr. Brown as my teacher because he has a monthly precept, which is similar to our monthly core values. I would also like to have Mr. Brown as my teacher because you can joke around with him like Mr. Key.

Jack
How do I feel about Jack? Well, now I feel that he's a fraud and like Julian. Jack may be trying to protect him self but letting a friend down is not kind at all. When he said, "Tushman asked me to hang out with him, and ever since he has been following me everywhere" Auggie must have felt like Jack was only hanging out with just for the fact that Tushman told him too. When someone betrays you, one has a rip in their friendship that will never be sewn together again. I have felt that before, have you?

Via's Perspective
Via describes the family as a galaxy. Auggie: the one who needs attention is in the middle is the sun. The rest of the family are the planets. When she says, "The galaxy is changing" it took me a minute to decipher what she meant. When I was thinking about it hit me like an avalanche. Auggie is starting to changing and isn't acting like himself. When the sun doesn't act like it self it damages the other planets (mom, dad, and Via) making them all go through emotional events. One of the reasons Auggie isn't acting like himself would probably be because of the stares and comments make by his appearance and by what Jack did to try to fit in. When a galaxy changes everything goes out of control, and the only one to pull themselves up and fix it is the sun (Auggie).

The Normal Speech
Via talked to Auggie about him being normal. Auggie described himself a freak and this caused Via to get angry. She told the way people could treat him. She helped him understand that friends could be like that and that Jack probably meant no harm. Auggie finally changed his decision about going to school because he didn't want Jack to get in trouble and for the fact that he could probably never have to be real friends to him but just act like one.

Summer
Summer is the only girl that sat with August at lunch on the first day. Summer and August got along very well. Summer has dark curly hair. Summer is a very bubbly and happy person. She was very creative and smart. An example of that would be when she heard August's and her name, she immediately figured out that both of their names were summer names. By the middle of the year Summer and Jack were his only best friends. I hope others learn to respect Auggie by who he is.

Pg. 185
Jack called himself a hypocrite because he taught too highly of himself and that he doesn't need to sit with August at lunch because everyone would stare at him and may even not be his friend. I think that Justin's perspective would be all about the way people recognize Auggie. I think this chapter would open a whole new world in this story. Justin would express his feelings and tell us what he felt and what he really thought about Auggie. I am very excited about this chapter and can't wait to read all about it.

Justin
I think the author used a different font because, the author wanted to show the difference from Auggie's friends/relatives. This a random choice from what I read and I had many ideas but this was what came to mind first. Another one might be the fact that Justin was from another country and didn't know English well. I think Justin plays a big role in this book because he was able to scare Julian and his gang. Justin also is Via's boyfriend so his part is very important in the story.

Miranda
After reading about Miranda I thought that she was actually a very kind person. She was kind of like Jack who didn't know why their best friend was mad at them. Miranda was one of the people in the book who filled in the blanks in the book. I think Miranda feels safer at home because she was cared for physically and mentally which her parents didn't provide for her. At the beginning of the book I felt that Miranda was one of those people who just change and never even talk to you again, but know my whole perspective about her has changed.