Life and Death

     Joy called her parents in the Bronx one day saying, "I need help." Wes and his family moved to the Bronx later on. Living in a different house with different people in charge just made the rules stricter. But Wes did find his ways around them. Joy sent Wes to Valley Forge Military Academy in rural Wayne, Pennsylvania. But once again Wes found himself dropped into an alien world.
     The conflict in the story "Life and Death" is that their are two Wes Moore's that either are struggling or have struggled lots. One has a mindset of being in the streets being a drug dealer even though he did go to Job Corps but also ended up in prison. While the other Wes did do bad things and had a rough life, he still managed to overcome his struggles that he was/is facing. He wasn't giving up even though he didn't like the programs his mom put him in.

Life and Death

     At the age of three, Wes's father collapsed and died at home from his throat swelling shut in the Maryland suburb. Things got really hard around with their dad. Joy (Wes's mother) got really overwhelmed. She was fretful about their neighborhood and where crime was heating up. She called her parents in the Bronx one day saying, "I need help." Wes and his family moved to the Bronx later on. Living in a different house with different people in charge just made the rules stricter. But Wes did find his ways around them.
     Wes is a very hopeful person in my point of view. I believe he is a hopeful person because he did have a troubled childhood but he did manage to do better with all the flaws. In the book it says, "Showing leadership brought added benefits, and it turned out that Wes could lead.  A star basketball player, he was the youngest starter on the high school varsity team. He became president of his senior class and climbed in military rank." That paragraph right there shows how Wes has done better and accomplished things he wouldn't have if his mom didn't send him to this program. Staying in the streets would just create more struggles for him.

Life and Death

     Wes Moore was a young boy that preceded his teenage years inappropriately. He had a rough childhood doing things he shouldn't have done. Many were breaking laws and many were him being under aged. At the age of three, Wes's father collapsed and died at home from his throat swelling shut in the Maryland suburb. Things got really hard around with their dad.
     In the story I noticed a sign post. The sign post that I noticed, was the "word of the wiser." I think I found a word of the wiser because the police gave Wes an advice. The advice the officer gave Wes was "If you don't get smart, I am certain I will see you again." This shows how the officer lectured Wes. Tony also lectured Wes. This was more about the drug corners of Baltimore. Tony told Wes, " You're not built for this game." "You're smart, you can do other things." This shows how he was trying to tell Wes that the streets isn't a good idea.

Princess Diana Continued..

     In 1981 she married Queen Elizabeth II's son and heir Charles Windsor, the Prince of Wales. For the next 16 years Diana was rarely out of the news. Her pictures appeared in countless magazines. Her work for charity and other good causes was reported at length, and so, more controversially, were the details of her private life. She became one of the World's best-known women. Many believed her to be one of the most beautiful. She helped many organizations, "The Busy Charity Worker."
     After reading this book I think the theme is that you can use your popularity for beneficial purposes. In the text it said, "Diana also gave her name, as patron or president, of many different organizations, ranging from the National Children's Orchestra to the Pre-School Playgroups Association and Help the Aged." It also says, "She served these organizations not just as a figurehead but as a fund raiser, a chair of meetings and a spokeswoman." This shows that she used her popularity for virtuous purposes.

Princess Diana

     Diana, Princess of Wales was born in Britain, into the English upper class. Unlike other countries, Britain still has a royal family. In the late 1900s, its members were the matter of the big debate. Question is, "Should they stay remote from the people they ruled over or try to be more like them?" Should they keep to traditional ways or adopt a modern style of rule?" The life of Diana granted greatly to that debate. In 1981 she married Queen Elizabeth II's son and heir Charles Windsor, the Prince of Wales. For the next 16 years Diana was rarely out of the news. Her pictures appeared in countless magazines. Her work for charity and other good causes was reported at length, and so, more controversially, were the details of her private life. She became one of the World's best-known women. Many believed her to be one of the most beautiful.
     Diana was a very open, outspoken, ordinary woman. Many were surprised how she was less private, in that time many people didn't tell their personal business or spoke their opinions. I know this because in the book it says, "Diana's style was emotional and outspoken. This pleased people who wanted the monarchy to appear more up to date. Others felt that by seeming so "ordinary," Diana lowered the royal family's dignity. This proves that she was all of what I stated and that people really were surprised and wanted to listen to her.

Lots of rest may not heal a concussion faster

As I read an article about head concussions on Newsela, I learn that more resting days won't help. Study shows that kids resting for longer days in a dark room complained of feeling worse. Even though, when you get a head concussion its important to rest your body and brain.  "We were startled that it was not making a difference," said Dr. Danny G. Doctors think that being kept out of school and away from friends made symptoms worse. They worried about homework and missed their friends. When they studied kids in a dark room for one or only two days, they had slowly returned to school and were moving around. One thing that is clear from the study is to never keep the injured person in a dark room for several days, Dr Collins said.

Yes I found this very interesting. What I found interesting about the article is how they said resting doesn't necessarily help, matter of fact longer resting days make you feel worse than resting for shorter days. Also, to be in a dark room for those days? Kinda strange in my opinion.  Like who would stay in a dark room for several days!? I wouldn't be able to do that. No T.V, no nothing with light.

Future of Us - Plot

Emma and Josh are best friends that grew up as neighbors. They would always run back and fourth to each others houses and do things ordinary kids would do such as, going outside, play together, chill out. As they got older, something awkward happened between them during the summer that caused a bit of distance between them. But things start to change once they get into something and they are back to being back and fourth.

The plot of The Future of Us I believe is how Emma tries to avoid the things on facebook about her future. I know this because in the book there's a part where on facebook it says she cooked mac and cheese for dinner but the next day or later that day when she went back on it had said she cooked something different from when she checked the following time. Also, she's starting to wanna change things around because she isn't loving the future she's reading about.