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=My Journal=

Water Issues
I like. I learned that dirt and sand take away oxygen in the water. Also, that a point source is something you can see. A non point source is something that you don't know where it came from or who it came from. I wish that people could be cleaner and take of our environment better. Even if it's just picking up tiny pieces of trash. It doesn't have to be huge. Everything counts. I wonder if the people that litter feel guilty about what they have done.

A Long Walk to Water
If the government decided to make one religion the state religion i think that would lead to many people arguing with government. Since the United States is just one big melting pot filled with different races, that means there are many different religions practiced here. Everyone would be furious.

Refugee Camps The Syrian refugee camps are full. People are forced to live out on the streets.

=//Wonder//=

Elective?
Yes, I think some people do judge someone's mental ability by the way they look. I think some poeple think if you have a disability that makes you look werid they think you aren't as smart as them. They judge what's on the inside by what's on the outside. In //Wonder// one of the children taking Auggie on the tour of the school was pointing out different objects in a class and telling August their names. Then he started to point out different everyday objects like August didn't know what they were. Another time August told the three other kids what elective he wanted to take. When he said it they were all shocked. It was one of the hardest. They thought he wasn't smart enough to do it. They judged his mental ability by the way his face looked.

Ordinary
A few days ago in class we discussed what a ordinary sixth grader is like. Sometimes I feel different whenever I go out with my parents. One time I went to the mall with my Mother, and girls kept on giving me weird looks. Even grown women would sometimes give me weird looks. It made me feel strange. I think it was because of the way I act and dress. I'm not a very girly person. I stopped caring after awhile. I didn't matter what they thought of me.

Teachers...
Ms. Petosa didn't seem to know much about Star Wars. I think if she did know more about the characters she would have said something about Julian's comment. Mr. Browne seems like an easygoing teacher. The children seem to enjoy him. They also seem to find him funny. I don't really know if I would enjoy having him as a teacher. Sometimes a love all my teachers, and the next day I could absolutely hate them. I like when teachers like to joke around with their students. I also like when you know they really enjoy what they're teaching. I like when you can tell that they are truly happy. When a teacher isn't afraid to make themselves look stupid is also great.

Jack
Honestly, I thought that Jack was going to do something mean to August. I don't entirely hate him though. At least he was trying to be nice to August. On the tour of the school the three kids took Auggie on he never really was near them or said anything. When they were in the auditorium he was just sitting in the back not actually doing anything. It was almost like he would rather be doing anything else in the world but that.

Galaxies
Via's metaphor meant that everyone in her life is changing. Auggie is changing. Her relationships with two of her closest friends changed. Via's life is changing.

Normal
Via's speech on normal had to have an affect on August's decision. I agree with her speech. Auggie can't be protected all his life. If he wants to feel normal he needs to face his problems.

Weird Kids
Summer is sweet and caring. Everyone always says she is beautiful. She is bubbly and happy and really just try to be nice to everyone. I know a few people who are just like her.

Hypocrite
Jack called himself a hypocrite because he was friends with August. He actually really liked August, but he didn't want to be seen with him all the time because he thought he would be labeled "uncool". All the other kids were sneaking glances at Auggie and gossiping about him. Jack didn't want to be a part of that, but he still didn't want to be seen with August.

The Boyfriend
I'm not very sure why the author decided to put in a part for Justin. He seems like a very strange character. I think that Justin will be nice to Auggie. He might be a little shocked at first, but he will get used to Auggie. Maybe the author wants us to see August through the eyes of different people. The August one person sees could be entirely different from the August everyone else sees.

Strange
Justin is a very strange man to me. Maybe that's why the text was strange in his part. I feel like Justin is very similar to Via. I feel like both of them can sense the smallest but most important things. He really cares for people. He stood up fro Jack even though he didn't really know him, and when Via is calling herself an awful person he tells her she isn't. He tells her that having August as a brother is nothing to be ashamed of. It is only human to feel that way, I guess. He makes people happy in their saddest moments. I know someone like that. When we are together we don't talk that much, but being in her company is calming. She can always make me happy no matter what. I can't imagine life without her. Miranda Yes, I think Miranda is a very important person in this story. Especially to Auggie. She has always loved him like a little brother, and he obviously loves her very much too. I think that Miranda feels safer at Via's home because her parents are divorced. To me it feels like her father doesn't even care about her mother and Miranda. He just left their lives completely. Miranda's mother is still really depressed over the divorce so she doesn't talk to MIranda that much. With Auggie's family they all love each other so much and they love doing things together. They treat their friends like they're family.