Week 5: Top links

Books and Stuff I love his idea for the best music of the week. Then people can try new artist and they never now they might become their favorite artist

http://theburninghouse.com/
I like the burning house because it makes me think of what I would take.

http://foundmagazine.com/page/5/
 I lot of people talked about this and I myself was thinking about talking about. It is a combination, of funny, cute, and serious.

Dart League King

I just finished reading The Virgin Suicides which was amazing especially If you are into darker books, and not the very lives happily ever after.

So I just started reading The Dart League King after I saw Mr. Hills book trailer it got me intrigued. So I decided I would give it a shot. So far it's not to bad it can be confusing and it drops the f bomb a lot but it is pretty interesting. Every chapter is from a different characters point of view which is pretty cool. There is a lot of detail and emotions that happen which I personally love. Bu the best part to me is that there are a lot of back stories which I love cause it adds suspense and mystery which I'm into. I need to get back to reading it!

My short list

Dear blank please blank it is one of my favorite websites it is people writing letters to other people or famous people even objects like this one Dear Parents, Thanks for giving me such a weird name. Sincerely, My Name Is Never On Those Customized Keychains. They are just funny little letters.

If I die young by The Band Perry it is always stuck in my head,and part of that is it reminds me so much of the Virgin Suicides because the song goes along with the theme of dying young especially the line "a penny for my thoughts oh no I'll sell them for dollar since they are worth so much now that I'm a goner" because the book is about what the girls did and said while they were alive

Art one of my favorite artist is Claude Monet ever since I was a little girl I have been drawn to his paintings I can't remember when I first started liking him but I remember it was a love at first sight kinda thing but with art. I don't know if it's his colors or his style but I love it.

Looking Through Other's Eyes

Looking at other peoples blogs was interesting, I got to see what others thought about some books I have read and books I may read in the future.
http://vivirsonarleer.blogspot.com/
I loved how the made me what to read Pride and Prejudice and when they said "Jane Austen filled this novel with a twisting plot, unexpected events, and social commentary of social class and the human institution of marriage itself."  I was thinking I would love this book and I now want to read, which is amazing.

http://2eluce.blogspot.com/
I liked this one too, because the way they described they work was awesome, they gave enough information without spoiling the whole thing. And made me think of things in a new way like the sentence "The common knowledge of left and right, which a lot of five year old children have yet to learn, save his Mas life from Old Nick. " I never thought that a simple left or right could save a life.

http://voidthosethoughts.blogspot.com/
There Dead Poet's Society was enchanting, They described with perfect the scene I saw, the claim was my favorite part "The opening of Peter Wier's 1989 film Dead Poets Society is almost solemn, filled to the brim with he apearance of strict rules, tradition of old, and young tears." It maybe a little simple, but simple can be more powerful, and in this instant it is. They have dead on that solemn feeling, and I felt that but didn't know how to say it. The worlds they used weren't huge words no one knows but simple ones used in a different way. Judge did an great job describing the opening scene of Dead Poet's Society.

The Virgin Suicides part 2

The Virgin Suicide. Four girls stuck in a house so months, it is horrible. After the First and youngest daughter died the mom slowly got overly protective. When parent get over protective kids do stupid things, just in spite of them. Keep four girls in a over protective house, never allowed to leave. I would die. I an only imagine what these girls are planning, and they have made the first real contact with the boys telling the story. It is getting good. This book is so good and thrilling. I would suggest this book to anyone.

Oh Captain, My Captain

In Dead Poet’s Society the dark colors and abrupt sounds depicts a serious bleakness to what is happening. All the boys are dressed in a uniform and standing tall with a prestigious demeanor, ready to continue their studies at the rigorous private school.  The boys have a stoic expression as if they are not ready to give up their freedom when they enter the school doors. With the little light coming in through the church-like building, the dull red, neutral tones, and the loud voice echoing against the walls it all leaves an ominous tone in the room. As they leave the church building all you hear is the faint sound of talking that is masked by the loud church bell ringing in a depressing tune.  The tune that tells the boys to say there last goodbyes to parents and freedom.

The Virgin Suicides

Five sisters commit suicide in the same year. The thing that makes this novel unique is that the whole story is told from some boys who were fascinated by these girls. The fact that you don't know what is going on in the sisters heads, and house, is annoying but thrilling. The fact that you only know what other people saw or heard and told the boys is crazy. It makes me went to get to the end so I can know what happened and why they it did. The book tells you straight off that the girls commit suicide but not how or why and they go through the whole year and what happened. You can tell the boys telling the story really care about these girls and their story fascinates them. It is an amazing book it keeps you reading it until the end.

Nighthawks

Elements

Color

Action

Line

Space

Observations-

1.       Burnt red, dull green, mute black

2.       Few details- diner name , other buildings nameless

3.       Couple sitting together and man isolated

4.       Older man behind the counter- grabbing something

5.       Expressions on faces are blank

6.       Everywhere except diner is empty

7.       Diner only place light

8.       Both men are in dark suits and women is in vibrant red dress

9.       Man behind counter is in bright white shirt

10.   Diner itself is empty of equipment, minimal

11.   Not very busy, four figures not making large movements

12.   Men wearing similar apparel and similar stance

Interferences- creepy, sketchy, eerie, unnatural, lonely

Claim: In the painting “Nighthawks”, Edward Hopper uses burnt reds, dull green, muted black and nameless buildings to create an eerie stillness in the painting.

Adventures in a Book

When I was younger, I hated to read, despised it. Going in to 6th grade, I never read outside of school. Then we read the Westing Game, that book was interesting, suspenseful, and easy to understand. I then started going to the library and I would get one or two books and slowly read them. 8th grade I discovered Twilight and I was addicted. I loved the feeling that you cannot stop reading until you find out what happens next, the feeling like you know each character. I read the 500 page book in two days I had never done that. I then would go to the library and get six books at one time and read them all in a week. Beg my mom to take me back and get six new ones. I began to love the adventure you got from a book, the understanding of situation I had never been in. The description of how it felt to lose someone you loved. I discovered the magic of Harry Potter that was five times greater than the effects of the movie. At the end of 8th grade I found out why people loved books and reading, it was an adventure without living your home, or friends behind. After I read  over half the books in the library I began to reread books, and discover things I missed the first time. That’s the beauty of books you can reread them and the magic of them never goes away it stays and builds. You discover which authors you love and which you stay away from. You get to a point where you have read so many books you cannot remember half of them but you don’t care because you can always reread it and rediscover it. All my high school life I have not stopped reading, I always find the time to keep reading and keep the adventure going.