Glee is pretty much the most amazing show I have ever seen. Glee is better than a normal tv show because there is more than just a great storyline. They also have singing and dancing and amazing guest stars like Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, who are both from Wicked.
Glee is about a high school glee club in Ohio and it's rise to fame. When the club first starts out there are only five members but slowly more people join.
My personal favorite character is Rachel Berry. She is very determined that she will be famous someday. Also she has a very extensive vocabulary and uses metaphors often. (That was just for you Mrs. Gillmore.)
One of the best things about this show is the slushy wars. The "cool" people of the school slushy the glee club members numerous times throughout the season. Their faces when they get slushied are pretty hilarious.
Glee has already won a SAG award and a Golden Globe award after only 13 episodes.
The only bad thing about this show is the fact that they are on a four month hiatus right now. Four whole months! That is just insane. I just know that when the show comes back it will be amazing. But, for the time being I watch my dvd of season one and visit this site often.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"Handle With Care" Book Review
Things break all the time. Willow O'Keefe, a six year old with osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare disease that makes her bones very weak, knows this all too well because she has broken over 70 bones during her life. Handle With Care was an intense story with many heartbreaking moments.
Jodi Picoult's writing style is unique. She changes the point of view many times throughout the story. Each situation is told by a different character. I love that she does this because it makes the reader feel connected to each of the characters rather than just one.
Amelia is Willow's older sister. In many ways Amelia's life has been just as hard or harder than Willow's life. Amelia is a real character because she just wants to feel wanted. Charlotte, Willow and Amelia's mother, is a very believable character because everything she is doing is because she loves her daughters. Sean, Willow's father, is stuck in a sticky situation. The way he deals with this situation is interesting to read. Piper, Charlotte's best friend, is the typical hard working, loving, amazing best friend until she is betrayed.
In Handle With Care Charlotte and Sean go to a lawyer about a horrible experience they had while on vacation at Disney World. They go in with the idea of suing someone responsible for this bad experience but instead, they end up suing Charlotte's best friend and obstetrician, Piper. They are suing for wrongful birth and medical malpractice. Charlotte is trying to sue Piper because Piper did not tell the O'Keefe's about Willow's disease early enough to have the option of abortion. Charlotte gets so wrapped up in this lawsuit that she does not even realize her daughter Amelia is falling apart at the seams. The lawsuit tears the family apart and makes everyone miserable and Charlotte is too wrapped up in her own problems to realize everyone else's.
The theme Taking A Stand, is perfect for this book. Sean decides he does not want to go along with the lawsuit that basically says he wishes his daughter was never born, so he stands up to Charlotte and joins Piper's side in the lawsuit. Every character in this book is taking a stand in some way.
This book relates to the other Jodi Picoult books I have read because she uses the same writing style in all her books. Handle With Care was an excellent book and I recommend it to anyone.
477 pages
Jodi Picoult's writing style is unique. She changes the point of view many times throughout the story. Each situation is told by a different character. I love that she does this because it makes the reader feel connected to each of the characters rather than just one.
Amelia is Willow's older sister. In many ways Amelia's life has been just as hard or harder than Willow's life. Amelia is a real character because she just wants to feel wanted. Charlotte, Willow and Amelia's mother, is a very believable character because everything she is doing is because she loves her daughters. Sean, Willow's father, is stuck in a sticky situation. The way he deals with this situation is interesting to read. Piper, Charlotte's best friend, is the typical hard working, loving, amazing best friend until she is betrayed.
In Handle With Care Charlotte and Sean go to a lawyer about a horrible experience they had while on vacation at Disney World. They go in with the idea of suing someone responsible for this bad experience but instead, they end up suing Charlotte's best friend and obstetrician, Piper. They are suing for wrongful birth and medical malpractice. Charlotte is trying to sue Piper because Piper did not tell the O'Keefe's about Willow's disease early enough to have the option of abortion. Charlotte gets so wrapped up in this lawsuit that she does not even realize her daughter Amelia is falling apart at the seams. The lawsuit tears the family apart and makes everyone miserable and Charlotte is too wrapped up in her own problems to realize everyone else's.
The theme Taking A Stand, is perfect for this book. Sean decides he does not want to go along with the lawsuit that basically says he wishes his daughter was never born, so he stands up to Charlotte and joins Piper's side in the lawsuit. Every character in this book is taking a stand in some way.
This book relates to the other Jodi Picoult books I have read because she uses the same writing style in all her books. Handle With Care was an excellent book and I recommend it to anyone.
477 pages
Monday, January 18, 2010
When My Parents Took A Stand
People are always taking a stand. If someone believes in something he/she is going to take a stand for it no matter what it is. One time my parents took a stand and I will always admire them for it.
Before my sister Krista was born, the doctors told my parents she would not amount to anything. She had a twin, but the twin did not ever form so they told my parents my sister would be a vegetable, at best.
The doctors suggested that they abort her and try again. My parents, being Christians, were against abortion so they told the doctors they could never do that to someone. They just prayed and everything turned out right.
When my sister was about eight we were at the hospital that she was born at. We ran into the doctor that told my parents to abort my sister and he was happy that my parents stood up to him because my sister is perfectly healthy.
If my parents did not have my sister their life would be completely different and, most likely, mine would too. I admire my parents all the time for taking a stand and not giving up on something they believed in.
Before my sister Krista was born, the doctors told my parents she would not amount to anything. She had a twin, but the twin did not ever form so they told my parents my sister would be a vegetable, at best.
The doctors suggested that they abort her and try again. My parents, being Christians, were against abortion so they told the doctors they could never do that to someone. They just prayed and everything turned out right.
When my sister was about eight we were at the hospital that she was born at. We ran into the doctor that told my parents to abort my sister and he was happy that my parents stood up to him because my sister is perfectly healthy.
If my parents did not have my sister their life would be completely different and, most likely, mine would too. I admire my parents all the time for taking a stand and not giving up on something they believed in.
Friday, January 15, 2010
When I Took A Stand
When I was younger I had a teacher that was pretty crazy and I could tell she did not like me.
One time I missed her class on a Friday because I was on a school related trip with another girl that was in the same class. She knew where I was because the school told her the names of the students that were going on the trip. I was on that trip all day Friday and most of the day Saturday. Then, as soon as I got back, I went straight to Hot Springs for a gymnastics meet that was on Sunday morning. I did not get home until about 5 o'clock on Sunday evening. Then I did the homework I knew I had and went to bed.
On Monday, in that teacher's class there was a test. I did not know about this test because she announced it on the Friday that I was gone. She did not believe me so she tried to make me take the test anyway. I have always had good grades but I usually have to study so I was furious because I did not have a chance to prepare for this test. I knew I would probably get in trouble but for the sake of me and the other girl that were not informed about the test I told her we should not have to take the test. She got mad at me and made me take the test anyways.
When me and the other girl found out what we made on the test I went to the principle and told him about our situation. He told us we could take the test again the next day because we should have been given a chance to prepare. Needless to say, the teacher was not happy with me when the principle came to her and made her let us take the test.
This may not be a huge act that changed the world, but it made me and the other girl that went on the trip happy.
One time I missed her class on a Friday because I was on a school related trip with another girl that was in the same class. She knew where I was because the school told her the names of the students that were going on the trip. I was on that trip all day Friday and most of the day Saturday. Then, as soon as I got back, I went straight to Hot Springs for a gymnastics meet that was on Sunday morning. I did not get home until about 5 o'clock on Sunday evening. Then I did the homework I knew I had and went to bed.
On Monday, in that teacher's class there was a test. I did not know about this test because she announced it on the Friday that I was gone. She did not believe me so she tried to make me take the test anyway. I have always had good grades but I usually have to study so I was furious because I did not have a chance to prepare for this test. I knew I would probably get in trouble but for the sake of me and the other girl that were not informed about the test I told her we should not have to take the test. She got mad at me and made me take the test anyways.
When me and the other girl found out what we made on the test I went to the principle and told him about our situation. He told us we could take the test again the next day because we should have been given a chance to prepare. Needless to say, the teacher was not happy with me when the principle came to her and made her let us take the test.
This may not be a huge act that changed the world, but it made me and the other girl that went on the trip happy.
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