Thursday, April 23, 2009

Johnny tremain, Ishi, and Across the universe




The movie Across the Universe, and the books Ishi, and Johnny Tremain have a lot of similarities. All three involve a war; Vietnam war, World war II, and revolutionary war. The books Ishi, and Johnny Tremain, apparently lived during the 1800's. All three face a problem that involves moving out of their homes. Ishi's tribe gets massacred and the few that survived have to hide. Johnny Tremain burns his hand and is no good where he is at and has to live out on the streets. Across the universe, the characters Jude and Lucy go off to New york city to find jobs. The movie and books have young characters that face troubles in their lives. I thought Across the Universe was pointless to watch and a waste of time. Ishi and Johnny Tremain were educational and fascinating to read.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Spring break :]

I was in Wenatchee most of my spring break on a family vacation. On our way to our cabin in the mountains we decided to stop in Leaven Worth to explore. It was very unique and fascinating. They had a taffy shop full of every type of taffy you could think of; my favorite was strawberry cheesecake. We spent most of our time there that day. The next day we decided to go on a hike a friend of ours told us about. I dressed in light clothing because it was slightly warm outside. When we arrived at the trail I saw that the place of covered in layers of snow. The first 10 minutes of the hike was harsh for me. I wasn't wearing appropriate shoes and kept sliding down the hill we were climbing. I accomplished my hike up the mountain. The view was amazing. The tall green trees caught my eye. There wasn't to much snow at the top but the ground was very muddy. I slipped and fell; I was a mess. Mud filled my shoes and snow covered my hair. On our way down the mountain my sisters ran the way down, I stayed close to my step mom and half sister. They were very slow and whinny so I ran ahead. I thought I was lost and started to panic. I yelled towards my step mom to see if she would answer but heard nothing in return. An hour walking alone I finally heard my other sisters, I ran toward their voices and caught up to them. After awhile my step mom and half sister also returned.