The Cases That Haunt Us Post 4

5 comments
- Jon Benet Ramsey entered pageants most of her life
-She was five years old when she was killed
-she was found in the basement of her house
-her parents were suspected of killing her
-she is the youngest victim in the book of haunting cases

4 questions
-why was she killed?
-were they French?
-how big was the house?
-was she tortured?

3 vocab words
-strangulation- to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
-euphemism-the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

2 Literary terms
-"Jon-Benet Ramsey was as cute as a button"---simile
-they were well ofs so they could afford the best lawyers in the world"---hyperbole

1 Overview
A poor, sweet, and innocent child was brutally murdered in the basement of her own house.

the cases that haunt us post 3

5 comments
-Cher jo is reported missing and is found cut up
-her killer sends the polic a message in all caps explainig why and howhe did it
-he warns all the women girls and daughters to stay off the streets because he is stalking them now
-he's doing this to innocen mainly women
- he kills manny more people but they are with guns

4 questions
-what does DOA stand for?
-why does he keep sending letters to the police?
-is he crazy?
was he in the army as a youth?

3 vocabulary words
-cryptogram-a message or writing in code
-semaphore-an apparatus for conveying info
-whimsical-given to whisy or fanciful notions

2 lit terms
THERE ARE NON IN THIS SECTION SORRY

1 overview sentence
an unnamed serial killer sends letters to police and threatens them in the letters

the cases that haunt us post 2

5 comments

~there is a nursery rhyme at the begining of the chapter
-this case was about Lizzie Borden
-her stepmother and father were killed while they slept in the middle of the day
-someone illed them with an axe to the face/head and lizzies was a prime susupect
-she was found not guilty and the crime is still a mysery

4 questions
-who killed them?
-How come Lizzie didn't weep?
-why did she burn the dress?
why would someone make a nursery rhyme out of this horrific crime?

3 vocabulary words
-euphemism-
-precursors
-frugality

2 Literary terms
-therr was nothing much for the police to sink their teeth into"
-but iam always wary of considering this subject iin a vacuum"

1 overview sentence
Lizzie is suspected of killing her parents in 1888 with an axe.

The Cases that Haunt Us Post 1

5 Comments
-i like how the narrator puts his own opinion in the story
-they refer to Jack the Ripper as UNSUB
-most of the women UNSUB killed had their dresses pulled over their heads
-their intestines were pulled out and draped over their shoulders
-most of their sex organs were not found with them

4 Questions
-why do they call Jack the Ripper UNSUB?
-if the murders took place in this time period, would the police be able to catch "Jack the Ripper"?
-was UNSUB crazy or was he an obsessed man?
-how many woman in all were killed by UNSUB?

3 Vocabulary words
-postmortem~of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death.
-cockney~a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England,
-anthropophagy~the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

2 Literary Terms
personification- the Masonic conspiracy theory continued to grow
descriptive- short, thickset man in his late thirties or early forties,with black hair, black mustache,and an unusually thick neck.

1 Overveiw Sentence
Jack the Ripper is an unidentified serial killer who mutilated the bodies of his victims in the London, England 1888.

the cases that haunt us

from Jack the ripper to johnBenet ramsey, the FBI's legendary mindhunter sheds light on the mysteries that won't go away

this book is by john douglas and mark olshaker.

Bel Canto post 9 (NOTE: POST 10 IS BELOW!!!!)

5 comments:
-Cesar likes carmen

-there is hope for freedom

-roxane is still a beauty

-cesar is new and love to sing like Coss

-i think something good will happen

4 questions:

-where is Roxane?

~why are there orphans around?

-did cesar see somthing he shouldn't?

-is gen the only translator?

3 vocabulary words

-Catechism:a similar book of instruction in other subjects

-Tendentious:having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
~karats - a cloak or rug of animal skins used in southern Africa.

2 literay terms:
-singing was like the joy felt when a child receives a balloon--simile

~The notes welled up in throat like a wave--simile

1 overview:

-when cesar tries to fill roxane shoes he messes up and gets upset which allowed carmen to come talk to him and comfort him.

Bel Canto post 10

5 comments:
-Carmen taught Mr. Hosokawa with out having anything be translated.
-Carmen is beautiful
-She is smart
-the captives are not really afraid anymore
-this chapter is very moving/touching

4 questions:
-How old is Carmen?
-doesn't Mr. Hosokawa have a wife?
-would carmen tell Roxane who she likes?
~does Gen fit into this love triangle?

3 vocabulary
-metronome:a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, esp. in practicing music.
--Avuncular-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle
- Sangfroid-coolness of mind; calmness; composure

2literary terms:
-Could turn a door knob as silently as a leaf falls---simile
-Like soldiers shot in battle, they lay where they fell---simile

1 overview sentence:
-Carmen is shot dead and everyone is grieved by her loss.
:)(:

Bel Canto Post 8

5 comments:

-the captives ate ice cream

~messner was the negotiator

-everyone is bored
~the place they are in very small
~they are tormented

4 questions:

-did they play anything other thatn chess?

-how many have been killed?

-wheres Roxane?

-is their relationship going to flourish?

3 vocabulary

-Conjunctivitis:inflammation of the conjunctiva

-Pustules:any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation.

-Surreptitiously:obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized

2 literary terms:

-Gen trailed behind them like a well - trained butler---simile

1 overview sentence:

- The captives are not only in need of freedom, they need to be released from their bordom.

Bel Canto post 7

5 comments:

-the captives are being shot one per day

-the captives haven't really been out side

-shoes are not allowed in a Japanese house

-they all finally got to get some cool air
~ they are getting used to eachother

4 questions:

-why do they have to shoot them?

-why isn't the government trying to do something?

-why couldn't they just free them the same day as the women were freed?

-do the victims suffer?

3 vocabulary words

-gerunds:a form similar to the Latin gerund in meaning or function

-precept- something that is perceived
~

2 literary terms:

-The leaves are as tall as the flowers.--simile

-Her voice was so pure, so light, that it opened up the ceiling and carried their petitions directly to God--personification

1 overview sentence:

-Roxane is develpoing feelings for Mr. hoskawa but at the same time the victims are taken up on the rooftop to be shot.

Bel Canto post 6

5 comments:

-There were no k left in the house so it was pretty hard to make food.
~They are becoming famished

-Roxane and carmen get to know eachother

-She messes with carmen

-Roxane helps Kato with his piano lessons because she is good at it.

4 questions:

-how are they mailing things?

-when will the terrorists move on?
~will they have mercy on roxane coss?
~ where is gen?

3 vocabulary words

-inevitability: Unable to avoid.
~balk: To stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified.

-corralling: an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc

2 literary terms:

Death was already sucking the air from the bottom of their lungs---personification

Carmen's hair, which was as shiny and black as a pool of oil---simile

1 overview sentence:

-the whole gang is lacking supplies and they getting very hungry but roxane anc carmen are becaoming closer.

Bel Canto post 5

5 comments

-They admired Gen's penmanship and how he could type.

-Ruben - a vice president of the country that was doing chores around the house.

-There was two unpowerful and not rich were the one put to work; and the one that were worked on his own will.

-Mr. Hosokawa was with Roxane and Kato at the piano most of the time.

-The pianist, song writers, and singers are coming up with new songs, and new lyrics.

4 questions:

-do spanish people living in Japan?

-What are the terrorists doing?

-How is there still food there?

-Why are they need the men?

3 vocabulary words

-dredged: A barge on which such a machine is mounted.

-pantomimed: The art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc by gestures without using words.(Vocab word!!!)

2 Literary terms:

-They could hear its beauty without being paralyzed by it--oxymoron

-ceilings came tipped in gold---personification

1 overview sentence:

-the hostages were being put to work by the captors.

Bel Canto post 4

5 coments
~ they didn't know where they were

- Father Arguedas is a priest who helps people get back on track
- there is a pianist named Tetsuya Kato

-they need to be brave and escape somehow
~they don't know what will happen next

4 questions
~does mr. hokosawa have kids?
~is roxane secretly egage to her accompanist?
~who was the youngest person at the party?
~what spanish counrty are they in?

3 vocabulary words
~muzzle-the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
~Wholly-entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
~peculiar-strange; queer; odd:

2 literay terms
~their weapons pointed out like canes for the blind--simile
~as thoughtlessly as a coin is dropped--another simile

1 overview sentence
a pianist and a priest came to control the ansy terrorists and the men a Coss are still being held hostage.

Bel Canto Post 3

5 Comments

- All the women were released except one.

- roxane wasn't released

- they kept roxane

- Mr. Hosokawa loves her (not romantically)

- The terrorists are spanish

4 questions
-weren't there any richer women?
-why couldn't they release the men too?
-is she the ransom?
~is the gov't going to take action?

3 vocabulary words
arias- opera
subtitles-a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
converse-to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.

2 literary terms
-"His arms hanging from his sides like flags" -simile
-she waited as achild- simile

1 overview sentence
mr. hokosawa is falling for roxane and the rest of the women are freed but Roxane is still kept hostage because she is worth something to everyone.

Bel Canto post 2

5 comments
- this chapter starts out with the police outside demanding the release of the hostages
-the captors begin allowing the hostages to use the bathroom
-the hostages begin to talk more
- there is a request for ransom
- the captors want the president

4 questions
-do the people in the crowd understand italian?
-can mr. hokosawa speak english?
-who are men?
~will they harm the people?

3 vocabulary words
~Liaison: A person who intiates and maintains a contact or connection.
~Acoustics: The qualities characteristics of a room, stadium etc that determine the audibility fidelity of sounds in it.
~assemblage:a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.

2 literary terms
~It was a soft, whistling snore like a wind coming in to beneath a doorjamb--simile
~pilled through the living-room window like a cold milk and made everyone squint---simile

! overview sentence
the terrorist make the guests lay on the floor and the place is in complete silence while mr. hokosawa feels responsible because of the fact that it was his own party that he invited everyone to.

Bel Canto Post 1

5 comments
-people are at mr. hosokawa's party
-Roxane Coss is the famous opra singer everyone wants to see.
-mr. hosokawa is from japan but the party is in a spanish country.
-while roxane sings the light go out
- suddenly a bunch of men with guns come in a hold all the guests hostage(they are terrorists and they want the president)

4 questions
-what country are they in?
-is roxane coss pretty?
-how did all those terrorists fit in the vents?
- why didnt anyone think something was wrong when the lights went out?

3 vocabulary words
-elicited---To bring or draw out
-billfold---a thin, flat, folding case, often of leather, for carrying paper money in the pocket and with fewer compartments than a wallet.
surreptitiously--- obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine

2 literary terms
simile-they were impossible to count because they seemed to be everywhere, because they were so similar, like trying to count bees in a swarm around your head.
onomatopoeia-bang

1 overview sentence
there are people at a party and they are held hostage by a group of Spanish terrorists that were native to the country the party was held in.

New Book

THIS term i am reading an extra credit book called Bel Canto! it is by Ann patchett

Last Breath post10

5 comments
- zach and jason are friends and they are on an adventure in Sumatra
-they meets some girls and zach begins to talk to them
-a mosquito is sitting near-by and she is pregnant
-she has the malaria infection in her saliva and when she bites zach, he then has malaria
- he goes through 3 days of symptoms and he and his friend decide to go to the hospital where he eventually dies

4 questions
- why does the mosquito not bite the others that she passes over?
-did the vampire myth come from mosquitos?
-how many eggs were inside her?
-how could it have been prevented?

3 vocabulary words
sinewy-having strong sinews
quinine-a white, bitter, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C_{2 0}H_{2 4}N₂O₂, having needlelike crystals, obtained from cinchona bark: used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of resistant forms of malaria.
phosphorescence- any luminous radiation emitted from a substance after the removal of the exciting agent.

2 literary terms
metaphor- an overheated lizard writhing on the floor
simile- thick wads of parasitized red blood cells clog in the tiny capillaries of zach's brain like fallen leaves plugging a rainspout

1 overview sentence
zach and jasoon adventure ends with zach dying from a malaria infected mosquito bite.

Last breath post 9

5 comments
-robert is in spain
-he wants to look for buried treasure
-he goes to see this old lady and she warns him of bubbles
-bubbles is something that happens to scuba divers
- he dies when too much nitrigen bubbles enter his blood stream

4 questions
- what did he want to find?
- was felix his friend?
-was he just hired to "chauffeur"?
- where are they headed to now?

3 vocabulary words
affinity-a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea
infused-to imbue or inspire (usually fol. by with):
hemoglobin- the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues:

2 literary terms
simile- he fizzed inside like a just-opened bottle of soda
irony- the problem was not lack o air but too much air

1 overview sentence
robert dies after too mouch air enters his lungs during a dive for treasure

LAst BReath post 8

5 comments
-mary and gil are on their honeymoon in australia
- they get into an argument but make up shortly after
- Mary decides that she wants to go swimming in the deserted beach but gill wants to stay on his towel
- mary dives into the water and then feels a shrap pain, she's been stung by a jellyfish.
-when she begins thrashing in the water, gill immediatley realizes what happens and finally drags her to the surface where he preforms CPR and her chest begins to rise and fall

4 questions
-did they love eachother?
-where was the jellyfish after it stung mary?
-if it found gil would it stings him to?
-would it have the same effect?

3 vocabulary words
profusion-abundance; abundant quantity.
ardent-having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate
dermocronetic- relating to or causing necrosisof the skin

2 Literary terms
simile- the warm tropical water soothed her skin like a mineral bath
foreshadow-they'd put her on a respirator if she still needed it

1 overview sentence
mary and gil are on they're honeymoon whne mary decides to swim and then unfortunately she gets stung by a jellyfish

Last Breath post 7

5 comments
- the man in this story is a rock climber
- he is climbing
-he slips from the fall and falls about a 100 ft.
- he wakes up on a ledge and discovers he has a broken leg and spleen and he eventually props his foot.
-he dies a day later and is found in exactly the same position that he died in, six years ago

4 questions
- why didn't he just not go climbing that day?
- why was it good that Antoni didn't come to work on monday?
-would he have survived if he had some rope?
- woudl he have died at a later time if he didn't shout that last shout?

3 vocabulary words
prosaic-commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
centrifugal-moving or directed outward from the center
idyll-a simple descriptive or narrative piece in verse or pros

2 literary terms
simile- blood-filled mass hit the ledge, it split open like a ripe cantaloupe dropped on the sidewalk.
onomatopoeia- clickety clickety clickety goes his right knee

1 overview sentence
the man falls off a ledge, dies a day later, and his remains are found 6 years later by a hunter.

last breath post 6

5 comments
-this story was a bout a biker
-she wants to win the race but she is really tired and hot but she does not want to stop because tof the money
-she crashes and she loses consiousness and her temperature starts rising rapidly.
-she vomits repeatedly and has a heatsroke
-when she is finally found the deputy searches for a pulse

4 questions
-wasn't there any cameras watching the race?
-where in the country were they?
-did she live?
-if she did what disabilities might she have?

3 vocabulary words
hemorrhage-a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
sheathing-to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering
vomitus-the act of vomiting

2 literary words
simile- she was as hot as the sun
personification- the sun burned her

1overview sentence
A woman suffers a heatstroke while bike racing down the Appalachian Mountains

Last Breath post 5

5 comments
- Phil is on a boat
-his girlfriend broke up with him because she wanted to settle down
-he sailed right into a storm
-he didnt bring much food
-he survied because his ex-girlfriend had packed him some foood without his knowing.

4 questions
-why didnt he pack extra food?
-what is a scurvy?
-what year is this?
-is his ex-girlfriend married now?

3 vocabulary words
pithy- brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible
scurvy-contemptible; despicable; mean
foliage-the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.

1 Overview Sentence
Phil almost dies after he sets sail with not enough food.

last Breath post 4

5 comments

• dougie and his two friends go snowboarding
• dougie and his friends find a bowl and at first dougie is scared to try it.
• when he finally has the guts he tries it out.
• he loves the feeling of the wind in his hair but then he hears a rumble.
• dougie gets trapped under the avalanche. he is stuck there for a while but luckily he had his tranmitter with him and he was saved.

4 questions

1. does dougie love his child?
2. are jeremy and kayla together?
3. how long would it be until dougie died?
4. howcome the transmitter isn't loud?

3 vocabulary words

1. aficionados-an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.
2. adhering-to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually fol. by to):
3. reverberated-to reecho or resound

2 literary terms

• the snow wrapped itself around my hands and feet.
• the snow was a blanket bounding me tighlty.

1 overview sentence

dougie and his friends go snowboarding and dougie hets caught in an avalanche but he is saved just in the nick of time.

LAst Breath post 3

5 comments

1. a group of girls go hiking up a mountain.
2. adrian gets mountian sickness.
3. all her other friends decide to try to go down the mountsin slowly with her.
4. a group of indians that live on the mountin come to help them when the storm comes
5. adrian dies and her friends are really upset.

4 questions

• did they have telephones with them?
• did adrian have any family?
• what did they do to her body after she died?
• will they ever go mountain climbing again?

3 vocabulary words

• whapped-verb (used with object), verb (used without object), whapped, whap⋅ping, noun
• tangible-capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial
• edema-effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavitie

2 literary terms

1. the story was very descriptive about the way the mountains affect the lungs
2. simile- adrian was as pale as a sheet of paper

1 overview sentence

this story was about a group of girls who go climbing a mountain and they return with one less person.

LAst Breath post 2

5 comments

• this second story is about a college kid named Matt who loves to kayak
• he and his friends go somewhere in China to the best river ever.
• all his friends dont think it is a good idea to try it but Matt does and eventually falls into the river hole
• he is stuck there for awhile and the book goes trough how much breath is left in in his body.
• Matt eventually starts going crazy because the water keeps pushing him down and Matt eventually dies.

4 questions

• i thought this book was about near death experience, why did he die?
• why did his friends wait so long to get help?
• were they even aware at first that he was unable to resurface?
• did the Chinese officer even care?

3 vocabulary words
polypropylene-used chiefly for molded parts, electrical insulation, packaging, and fibers for wearing apparel.
inexorably-unyielding; unalterable:
anaerobic-pertaining to or caused by the absence of oxygen

2 literary terms
simile-the way it flows around obstacles like rocks
simile-pressure inside his chest, almost like an infalting balloon.

1 overview sentence
Matt's dream vacation is now the cause of his death he probably woul not want to die anywhere else.

Last Breath post 1

5 comments

• this particular story is about peter i think.
• he is drving home in freeznig cold weather
• his car slams into a snowbank and he gets out of his car to try and ski the rest of the way.
  
• unfortunatley he doesn't make it far and his temp begins to drop until he blacksout.
• he is found and has to be put in warm water and has to have warm fluids flow through him.

4 questions

• why didn' he just stay in the car?
• why din't he have his cellphone with him again?
• when would he have died if he wasn't found when he was?
• was his jeep a four wheel drive?

3 vocabulary words

sternum- the ventral surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
apathy-absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
stupor-suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc

2 literary terms

• personification- dead silence
• simile-fear is a concept that floats somewhere beyond your immediate reach, like that numb hand lying naked in the snow.

1 overview sentence

Peter starts of his book with his own personal death experience one frigid winter's day.

I HAVE A NEW BOOK! LAST BREATH

LAST BREATH by Peter Stark is about people who have near death experiences. Most of them occur on the slopes. i have already read a couple of pages and it is really good.