Dear World War Veterans,
I have just finished reading Army Boys on German Soil/Our Dough Boys Quelling the Mobs. There are four main characters. Frank, Tom, Bart, and Billy. Frank is the commander of the group. He has a quick mind and fast reflexes. Tom is a fearless soldier. Bart and Billy are brave and all of them are good companions.
One night when the four boys were outside, shots were fired at them. The ducked and saw people going into an ally. They followed, but when they went in they saw none there. One of them turned on a flashlight and shots started firing at them. They ducked and went back to base. They told their Colonel about what happened. Frank wanted to investigate the next day in the morning, but was but on a mission to go get supplies with the 37th.
They went the next day. When they were going up a mountain, it was heavily snowing and to make it worse, Bart fell and sprained his ankle. The Lieutenant said catch up with him later. When they continued they lost there way and ended up at a castle. They rested there with Bart at watch. He heard German voices and woke up his friends. Frank heard that they were making a plan to get back control of the camp the boys were. They arrested them and took their firearms which they were not supposed to have. They left the next day only to find a German squad requesting the hostages. They said no, captured a soldier, and started a firefight. More Germans came in, but the 37th came out the trees and saved the boys. They were greeted with warm faces at the camp.
They returned to hostages to the base, but on the way met on of their friends. A pilot named Dick Lever. They said hi and continued. They when reached the base Frank and Bert investigated the ally. They found a trapdoor in the floor, but could not investigate any further because there was a fire nearby and people would see them. They wanted to see it the next day but there were drills and new regulations. The Lieutenant said they were going to Berlin, and while sweeping the houses Tom got captured. They returned back only three people. When they went to the ally again, they went down the trap door and found many rats attacking them. They retreated up the ladder on the the surface.
Later, they found a American Prison camp and found Tom there. They were going to execute them and told the to dig their own graves. Tom's hands were tired and they cut the string to make him shovel.That was a bad choice because once he got the shovel he hit one of the soldiers then the other. They other prisoners joined in, but the 37th came in guns ablaze. The Germans retreated and Tom was with his comrades again.
When Frank had time he went down the trapdoor again and found a German doctor who hated the Americans. He read the newspaper then threw it on the floor. In the small room had many veils of medicine. The newspaper's headline said mysterious disease kills more Americans. He gets his friends and they told the Lieutenant. H gathered men and place two at the entrance of the ally. The rest went down the trapdoor and found even more Germans. The doctor laughing and boasting that he killed so many Americans, and is planning to kill more. The soldiers burst into the room and arrested everyone.
Later the treaty was signed that ended WWI.
A student/reader,
Alexander Yan
Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Reader's Journal #23 Historical Fiction 2-13-12
Dear Holocaust Survivors，
I have finixhed reading the book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. This book is about the Jews in WWII and how other people like friends helped them. The book starts with two girls running， Annemarie and Ellen, down a street. Annemarie's little sister, Kisti was being left behind. When the two girls reach the corner, two German soldiers tell them to halt. They ask them questions and laugh at how Kirsti is angry. The let them go and tell them to stop running. They the day after that, Ellen stays over for the night, and her parents are taken away by Peter, Annemarie's almost brother-in-law, but her sister was hit by a car before they could marry. Ellen was a Jew and had to hide from the Nazi soldiers. In the night, soldiers came and asked Annemarie's parents where where were the Rosens, Ellen's family. They went to search the house, but Ellen was wearing a gold necklace with the Star of David on it. Annemarie tore it off before the soldiers found out.
They went to their Uncles house. He owned a boat and since they were in Denmark, they were close to Sweden, a country free from the German occupation. One night many people came to the house and brought a casket. That night Ellen's parents with Peter came back and Ellen was overwhelmed with happiness. They waited, nut Germans came and asked why were there so many people in the house． Ｔｈｅｙ ｓａｉｄ ａ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｈａｓ ｄｉｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｏｓｔｏｍ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｇａｔｈｅｒｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．Ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ， Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｌｅａｄ ａ ｆｅｗ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｔｓ ｗｈｅｒｅ Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ．Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ，Peteｒ ｇａｖｅ Ｍｒ． Ｒｏｓｅｎ ａ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ． Ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ．Ｈｅ ｌｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｕｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ， Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ＇ｓ ｍｏｍ ｌｅａｄ ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｓｅｎｓ ｏｕｔ．Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｆｅｌｌ ａｓｌｅｅｐ，ｂｕｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗｏｋｅ ｕｐ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｗａｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ．Ｓｈｅ ｓａｗ ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ， ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｓｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｓｈｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｒｏｋｅ ｈｅｒ ａｎｋｌｅ．Ｗｈｅｎ Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ， ｓｈｅ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ． Ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｐｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｉｎ ａ ｂａｓｋｅｔ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｆｏｏｄ ａｎｄ ｂｒｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｔｏ Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ， ｓｈｅ ｍｅｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｏｌｄｉｅｒｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｄｏｇｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｒａｉｎｄ ｔｏ ｓｎｉｆｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｕｔ．Ｔｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｓｏｍｅ ｂｒｅａｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｂａｓｋｅｔ ｇａｖｅ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ａｓｋｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｏｉｎｇ．Ｔｈｅｙ ｔｈｅｎ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｉｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｈａｎｃｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｔ ｈｅｒ ｇｏ．
Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｔ， Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｒｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ． Ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｅ ｃａｍｅ ｈｏｍｅ， ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｈａｔ Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｈａｄ ａｓｋｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｓｔ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｕｐ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｄｏｇｓ ｌｏｓｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｓｍｅｌｌ．They ｆｏｕｎｄ ｏｕｔ ａ ｗａｙ ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ ｏｎ ａ ｈａｎｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．
Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒ ｅｎｄｅｄ ｔｗｏ ｙｅａｒｓ ｌａｔｅｒ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｉｎ Ｄｅｎｍａｒｋ ｗａｓ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｎｇ．Ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｗｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｏｖｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｏｍｅｓ ａｎｄ ｃｈｅｅｒｉｎｇ． Ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ， Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｈａｄ ｄｉｅｄ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｅｃｅ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｅｘｕｃｕｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｑｕａｒｅ ａｎｄ ｂｕｒｉｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅｒｅ．
Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｉｓ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ａ ｒｅａｌ ｓｔｏｒｙ．
Aｎ American,
Alexander Yan
I have finixhed reading the book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. This book is about the Jews in WWII and how other people like friends helped them. The book starts with two girls running， Annemarie and Ellen, down a street. Annemarie's little sister, Kisti was being left behind. When the two girls reach the corner, two German soldiers tell them to halt. They ask them questions and laugh at how Kirsti is angry. The let them go and tell them to stop running. They the day after that, Ellen stays over for the night, and her parents are taken away by Peter, Annemarie's almost brother-in-law, but her sister was hit by a car before they could marry. Ellen was a Jew and had to hide from the Nazi soldiers. In the night, soldiers came and asked Annemarie's parents where where were the Rosens, Ellen's family. They went to search the house, but Ellen was wearing a gold necklace with the Star of David on it. Annemarie tore it off before the soldiers found out.
They went to their Uncles house. He owned a boat and since they were in Denmark, they were close to Sweden, a country free from the German occupation. One night many people came to the house and brought a casket. That night Ellen's parents with Peter came back and Ellen was overwhelmed with happiness. They waited, nut Germans came and asked why were there so many people in the house． Ｔｈｅｙ ｓａｉｄ ａ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｈａｓ ｄｉｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｏｓｔｏｍ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｇａｔｈｅｒｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．Ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ， Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｌｅａｄ ａ ｆｅｗ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｔｓ ｗｈｅｒｅ Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ．Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ，Peteｒ ｇａｖｅ Ｍｒ． Ｒｏｓｅｎ ａ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ． Ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ．Ｈｅ ｌｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｕｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ， Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ＇ｓ ｍｏｍ ｌｅａｄ ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｓｅｎｓ ｏｕｔ．Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｆｅｌｌ ａｓｌｅｅｐ，ｂｕｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗｏｋｅ ｕｐ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｗａｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ．Ｓｈｅ ｓａｗ ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ， ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｓｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｓｈｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｒｏｋｅ ｈｅｒ ａｎｋｌｅ．Ｗｈｅｎ Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ， ｓｈｅ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ． Ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｐｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｉｎ ａ ｂａｓｋｅｔ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｆｏｏｄ ａｎｄ ｂｒｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｔｏ Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ， ｓｈｅ ｍｅｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｏｌｄｉｅｒｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｄｏｇｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｒａｉｎｄ ｔｏ ｓｎｉｆｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｕｔ．Ｔｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｓｏｍｅ ｂｒｅａｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｂａｓｋｅｔ ｇａｖｅ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ａｓｋｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｏｉｎｇ．Ｔｈｅｙ ｔｈｅｎ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｉｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｈａｎｃｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｔ ｈｅｒ ｇｏ．
Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｔ， Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｒｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ． Ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｅ ｃａｍｅ ｈｏｍｅ， ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｈａｔ Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｈａｄ ａｓｋｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｓｔ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｕｐ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｄｏｇｓ ｌｏｓｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｓｍｅｌｌ．They ｆｏｕｎｄ ｏｕｔ ａ ｗａｙ ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ ｏｎ ａ ｈａｎｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．
Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒ ｅｎｄｅｄ ｔｗｏ ｙｅａｒｓ ｌａｔｅｒ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｉｎ Ｄｅｎｍａｒｋ ｗａｓ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｎｇ．Ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｗｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｏｖｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｏｍｅｓ ａｎｄ ｃｈｅｅｒｉｎｇ． Ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ， Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｈａｄ ｄｉｅｄ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｅｃｅ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｅｘｕｃｕｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｑｕａｒｅ ａｎｄ ｂｕｒｉｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅｒｅ．
Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｉｓ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ａ ｒｅａｌ ｓｔｏｒｙ．
Aｎ American,
Alexander Yan
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Reader's Journal #22 Autobiography 2-7-12 Abandoning
Dear friends,
I am abandoning Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. It was very confusing and it kept jumping to different things. One paragraph it was his life, the next it was the publisher's clarification which didn't clarify anything. Another thing that bothered me was that when they were making the book into an eBook, they put in some wrong letters so there were random semicolons, commas, letters, and numbers.
Starting off from where I ended in my last RJ, Benjamin Franklin got a printing job after he found out the one he wanted to do was full. The boss recommended him to another person, Keimer, who I think they became friends but the book wasn't clear. He got the job then quit later because there was a job where they wrote poems and payed more. He became friends with the governor. He said go to London, there is a printing job there that payed more.
When he went to London, he found a job and worked there. He went who his friend who left his wife and two children. He taught kids to read and write in England. Then when Benjamin was going back to Philadelphia, I stopped there. It is page 134 of 422 (A RATIO!).
Your friend,
Alexander Yan
I am abandoning Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. It was very confusing and it kept jumping to different things. One paragraph it was his life, the next it was the publisher's clarification which didn't clarify anything. Another thing that bothered me was that when they were making the book into an eBook, they put in some wrong letters so there were random semicolons, commas, letters, and numbers.
Starting off from where I ended in my last RJ, Benjamin Franklin got a printing job after he found out the one he wanted to do was full. The boss recommended him to another person, Keimer, who I think they became friends but the book wasn't clear. He got the job then quit later because there was a job where they wrote poems and payed more. He became friends with the governor. He said go to London, there is a printing job there that payed more.
When he went to London, he found a job and worked there. He went who his friend who left his wife and two children. He taught kids to read and write in England. Then when Benjamin was going back to Philadelphia, I stopped there. It is page 134 of 422 (A RATIO!).
Your friend,
Alexander Yan
Monday, January 30, 2012
Readers Journal #21 Autobiography 1-30-12
Dear Historians,
I am reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. It has been a little boring so far, but I think it will get better. So far, Benjamin Franklin has been growing up as an apprentice. He was a candle maker at first, then became a printing apprentice to his older brother because his father feared he would go to sea and sail away like his other brother. The printing company was called the Boston Gazette. Benjamin Franklin hated making candles and loved reading and writing. He would buy books with the little money he had, and if there was a good book, he would copy the sentences and see if it looked the same. If it didn't, he'd change it.
When his brother went to jail because he printed something bad about the king, Benjamin took over the company for now. His workers were afraid of him and when he quit to get another job, they told the other newspaper companies do not hire him. He then decided to go to New York and get a printing job there. He first walked to the Harbor in Boston. When they reached the beach of New York, he had to walk more to another town to get a boat to Philadelphia, where he heard there was a printing company. This is where I left off.
A reader,
Alexander Yan
I am reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. It has been a little boring so far, but I think it will get better. So far, Benjamin Franklin has been growing up as an apprentice. He was a candle maker at first, then became a printing apprentice to his older brother because his father feared he would go to sea and sail away like his other brother. The printing company was called the Boston Gazette. Benjamin Franklin hated making candles and loved reading and writing. He would buy books with the little money he had, and if there was a good book, he would copy the sentences and see if it looked the same. If it didn't, he'd change it.
When his brother went to jail because he printed something bad about the king, Benjamin took over the company for now. His workers were afraid of him and when he quit to get another job, they told the other newspaper companies do not hire him. He then decided to go to New York and get a printing job there. He first walked to the Harbor in Boston. When they reached the beach of New York, he had to walk more to another town to get a boat to Philadelphia, where he heard there was a printing company. This is where I left off.
A reader,
Alexander Yan
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
RJ #20 Informational 1-24-12
Dear Daniel,
I have finished reading the book World War II Battles and Leaders. I don't know who the author is, it doesn't say. As you may have figured out this book is about the big battles and important leaders in WWII.
I have found many interesting facts in this book. One of them is that Japan was invading India. I thought the only place in Asia they invaded was China. Also, I didn't know that after Germany made a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, they attacked them for more land. I know the treaty was broken but didn't know how.
An other interesting fact in the book is what the Americans called their strategy in the Pacific to capture the islands. They called it "Island Hopping". They called it this because they would capture islands one at a time. This strategy proved effective because it made the Japanese be on the defensive for most of the war in the Pacific. Also, after the Germans captured France, the soldiers there had to fight with them. So when the American troops came to liberate them, they attacked. I found this interesting because before Germany invaded France, it was on the Allies' side. The American soldiers wore patches with the American flag on it to try to see if the French soldiers would hesitate to fire at them.
Also there were quotes that I found interesting in the book. An example is by the famous Japanese Commander Yamamoto in 1940, "I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues...I have no expectation of success.". I found this interesting because he said that he will lose if the war continues. He was the one who coordinated the attack on Pearl Harbor.
I hope you found new interesting facts in this RJ.
Your Friend,
Alexander Yan
I have finished reading the book World War II Battles and Leaders. I don't know who the author is, it doesn't say. As you may have figured out this book is about the big battles and important leaders in WWII.
I have found many interesting facts in this book. One of them is that Japan was invading India. I thought the only place in Asia they invaded was China. Also, I didn't know that after Germany made a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, they attacked them for more land. I know the treaty was broken but didn't know how.
An other interesting fact in the book is what the Americans called their strategy in the Pacific to capture the islands. They called it "Island Hopping". They called it this because they would capture islands one at a time. This strategy proved effective because it made the Japanese be on the defensive for most of the war in the Pacific. Also, after the Germans captured France, the soldiers there had to fight with them. So when the American troops came to liberate them, they attacked. I found this interesting because before Germany invaded France, it was on the Allies' side. The American soldiers wore patches with the American flag on it to try to see if the French soldiers would hesitate to fire at them.
Also there were quotes that I found interesting in the book. An example is by the famous Japanese Commander Yamamoto in 1940, "I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues...I have no expectation of success.". I found this interesting because he said that he will lose if the war continues. He was the one who coordinated the attack on Pearl Harbor.
I hope you found new interesting facts in this RJ.
Your Friend,
Alexander Yan
Monday, January 16, 2012
RJ #19 Sci-Fi 1-16-12
Dear Future Friends,
I have finished reading the book Atherton Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carman. Starting from where I left off on the last RJ. Edgar, Dr. Kincaid , and Vincent open the door and find Lord Phineus, Samuel, Isabel, and Samual's long lost father, Sir William. Sir William has held Lord Phineus down source of water by the only source of water found in Atherton. They chat for a while then there was a li and everybody went little earthquake and the water raised incredibly high. Everybody ran to the door and out of the room.
Dr. Kincaid let Vincent hold Lord Phineus down while they moved to a yellow hatch quite a ways down the underground chamber. Lord Phineus said you will never have him and kept saying random things. He once said you will never bring my kingdom into pandemonium , Then Samuel remembered a book he read about a place called pandemonium and remembered the kings name. They put in the name Mulciber and the yellow hatch opened. Then out of nowhere while the people were not paying any attention the crats attacked. They hurried down the hatch but Lord Phineus was bitten. They went down a ladder and found a laboratory. Numbers were everywhere. The kinds went to look at many tools that they had not seen before while the rest dealt with Lord Phineus. Dr. Kincaid said many numbers from the room and Lord Phinues started growing weaker. Dr. Kincaid then slapped him and said that he is Dr. Harding. Dr. Harding was the person who made Atherton but went insane. Lord Phineus or now Dr. Harding got into a chair and talked with Dr. Kincaid, but then the kids came back and sad Edgar was kidnapped by Sir Emerick. Dr. Harding said he will go get him. As he left they took everything they needed from the library and left by a secret door under a table.
While on Atherton everybody from the Highlands escaped the sinking area. The formed a village and move to the other villages to get together and protect themselves from the cleaners. They protected themselves from one wave of them but lost a few people.
Dr. Harding killed Sir Emerick, found Eragon and told him that Atherton was made for him and that Dr. Harding made him. Edgar thought that he was an orphan and had no parents. They slept but when they woke up thee water level has risen from the underground chamber and is rising quickly. He then told Edgar he was not going to make it because of the bit from the Crat and was going to die. He told him there was a boat in a closet for only one person. He escaped and Dr. Harding drowned but was happy he did not die. Edgar escaped and warned the other villages who got together to protect themselves. He said that they must leave for the Flatlands to escape the rising water. They left but the Cleaners found them. The fighters protected the civilians while they escaped. Theygot to the edge of Tabletop but it is caving in. While people used a rope to climb up the rest of the fighters fought and all died but the civilians are okay. But one of the people who were suppose to be watching Edgar saw that he was not there. He was actually rescuing the people who decided to stay on Tabletop and wait for their kids to come back, Samuel and Isabel. Edger rescued them and they restarted their civilization.
Dr. Kincaid, Vincent, Sir William, Samuel, and Isabel were underground and moving through the valleys there. They faces dive-bombing birds that tried to kill you, electrocuting fireflies, rivers of lava, and monstrous eels. They made it but Isabel fainted from being shocked too much from the fireflies. They hurried and reached the surface. Edgar found them and the water stopped rising and the Cleaners evolved into fish-like creatures. I later found out that the bottom half of Atherton was the Dark Planet or Earth.
This book was not the best but is still good. I will rate it 4/5. My favorite part is the end because all the catastrophes have ended. My least favorite part is when Dr. Harding had to die. I recommend this book to anybody.
Your Future Friend,
Alexander Yan
I have finished reading the book Atherton Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carman. Starting from where I left off on the last RJ. Edgar, Dr. Kincaid , and Vincent open the door and find Lord Phineus, Samuel, Isabel, and Samual's long lost father, Sir William. Sir William has held Lord Phineus down source of water by the only source of water found in Atherton. They chat for a while then there was a li and everybody went little earthquake and the water raised incredibly high. Everybody ran to the door and out of the room.
Dr. Kincaid let Vincent hold Lord Phineus down while they moved to a yellow hatch quite a ways down the underground chamber. Lord Phineus said you will never have him and kept saying random things. He once said you will never bring my kingdom into pandemonium , Then Samuel remembered a book he read about a place called pandemonium and remembered the kings name. They put in the name Mulciber and the yellow hatch opened. Then out of nowhere while the people were not paying any attention the crats attacked. They hurried down the hatch but Lord Phineus was bitten. They went down a ladder and found a laboratory. Numbers were everywhere. The kinds went to look at many tools that they had not seen before while the rest dealt with Lord Phineus. Dr. Kincaid said many numbers from the room and Lord Phinues started growing weaker. Dr. Kincaid then slapped him and said that he is Dr. Harding. Dr. Harding was the person who made Atherton but went insane. Lord Phineus or now Dr. Harding got into a chair and talked with Dr. Kincaid, but then the kids came back and sad Edgar was kidnapped by Sir Emerick. Dr. Harding said he will go get him. As he left they took everything they needed from the library and left by a secret door under a table.
While on Atherton everybody from the Highlands escaped the sinking area. The formed a village and move to the other villages to get together and protect themselves from the cleaners. They protected themselves from one wave of them but lost a few people.
Dr. Harding killed Sir Emerick, found Eragon and told him that Atherton was made for him and that Dr. Harding made him. Edgar thought that he was an orphan and had no parents. They slept but when they woke up thee water level has risen from the underground chamber and is rising quickly. He then told Edgar he was not going to make it because of the bit from the Crat and was going to die. He told him there was a boat in a closet for only one person. He escaped and Dr. Harding drowned but was happy he did not die. Edgar escaped and warned the other villages who got together to protect themselves. He said that they must leave for the Flatlands to escape the rising water. They left but the Cleaners found them. The fighters protected the civilians while they escaped. Theygot to the edge of Tabletop but it is caving in. While people used a rope to climb up the rest of the fighters fought and all died but the civilians are okay. But one of the people who were suppose to be watching Edgar saw that he was not there. He was actually rescuing the people who decided to stay on Tabletop and wait for their kids to come back, Samuel and Isabel. Edger rescued them and they restarted their civilization.
Dr. Kincaid, Vincent, Sir William, Samuel, and Isabel were underground and moving through the valleys there. They faces dive-bombing birds that tried to kill you, electrocuting fireflies, rivers of lava, and monstrous eels. They made it but Isabel fainted from being shocked too much from the fireflies. They hurried and reached the surface. Edgar found them and the water stopped rising and the Cleaners evolved into fish-like creatures. I later found out that the bottom half of Atherton was the Dark Planet or Earth.
This book was not the best but is still good. I will rate it 4/5. My favorite part is the end because all the catastrophes have ended. My least favorite part is when Dr. Harding had to die. I recommend this book to anybody.
Your Future Friend,
Alexander Yan
Current Event #5 1-16-12
Date: 1-13-12
Name: Alexander Yan 602
Current Events Journal
Title: To Preserve History on the Moon, Visitors are Asked to Tread Lightly
Author: Kenneth Chang
Source: The New York Times
The topic of the article is preserve history on moon.
The main idea of the article is: That a teacher is asked by a student what happens to
the footprint on the moon by the first people on the moon after people started visiting it. The teacher then realized that a piece of human history can be destroyed and tells many corporations including NASA to prohibit people going too close to the lunar lander and the footprints. This is stated.
The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform the reader about the rules put down by NASA to protect human history.
The author’s perspective in this article is objective/subjective (biased) because subjective because he doesn’t talk about the people wanting to get close to the landing site.
The pattern of organization of the article is
The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is
The text features included in the article are: the title. This helps by letting the reader know what the story is going to be about.
This article is about (a summary in your own words) protecting the historical artifacts on the moon. A teacher, Dr. O’Leary, was asked does federal preservation acts apply to the moon. The teacher then realized that it was important to preotect te human history left there. She and a person named Mr. Donaldson contacted many organizations and all turned her down flatly. Mr. Donaldson thought protecting the artifacts was a great idea. He checked California’s laws and found that the artifacts had and association with the state to be preserved. Then NASA thought this was a good idea and made a perimeter around the moon where nobody can go. 75 meters from the lander and 225 meters for the Apollo 17 mission.
The significance (importance) of this article is that people are protecting pieces of human history.
What I learned from this article is that people now have to stay away from the Apollo mission landing sites. I also learned about Tranquility Base and that it is on the moon.
What I liked about this article is that it tells now people will preserve the artifacts and things on the moon.
What I did not like about it is that it doesn’t talk about the Apollo Missions. It would be helpful to those who don’t know about it.
Who should read this article and why Everybody should read this article because it talks about the preservation of human history.
This article reminds me of (text-to-self) the pictures I saw online of Earth taken from the moon.
(text-to-text) I can relate this to the newspaper article about travel to space with travel insurance because both related to rich people going to space.
(text-to-world) I can relate this to the world because this is actually real. People are preserving the things on the moon.
New vocabulary I learned
Word Context Clues Meaning
1. sanction “It’s a sea change for NASA to come out with recommendations,” Dr. O’Leary said. “I think that the guidance you provide certainly strengthens the moral sanctions against obliterating some part of the archaeological record.” Meaning: disagreement
2. farfetched Suddenly, the prospect of a new little rover’s rolling over Neil Armstrong’s footprints was not entirely farfetched. Meaning: liked
3.formal
For most of the last decade, the effort by Dr. O’Leary and her students to seek formal protection for the
Apollo sites was a lonely pursuit. NASA, by its nature, looks more to its future than its past. “There’s a
tendency of NASA, when their programs end, they tend to get rid of everything,” said Milford Wayne
Donaldson, the historic preservation officer for California. Meaning: legal
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