LAst Breath post 2

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• 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

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• 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.

THe Devil in the White City(10)

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• Holmes was indicted for the murders of Benjamin, Howard, Alice and Nellie Pitezel
• Holmes' book reached the newsstands
• The Exposition influenced people until the 1950s
• Americans wanted their cities pretty and clean
• burnham developed diabetes and colitis later on in his life.

4 questions

1. why did sullivan start drinking later in his life?
2. did he start drinkig because Olmsted died?
3. why did ferris sell most of his ownership of the wheel?
4. why did most of the architects lose their money?

3 vocabulary words

• auction- a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
• asylum-an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.
• colitis-Inflammation of the colon.

2 literary terms

1. description of the funerals
2. imagery- the description of the fair after everyone moved on

1 overview sentence
1. the fair is over and the architects try to move on with their lives.

THe Devil in the White City(9)

5 comments

1. The Assistant District Attorney, Thomas W. Barlow, tried to keep the newspapers from Holmes the day the story ran about finding the girls.
2. Holmes just refused to talk.
3. He decided that writng a memoir in jail would make the people judge him less.
4. He found a journalist named John King.
5. Geyer returned to Indianapolis because he had a feeling Holmes had murdered Howard there.

4 questions
will people start believing Holmes?
does burnham and the rest of the architects know about this?
do you think he'll get out?
where is his first wife at this time?

3 vocabulary words

• demeanor-conduct; behavior; deportment.
• kiln-a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, esp. one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
• articulated- having a joint or joints

2 literary terms
the table was a beeutiful bloddy mess- irony
he paced back and forth in his cell-stage direction

1 overview sentence
Holmes is caught and the kiln with the bones is discovered with bodies of children and dresses for kids.

THe Devil in the White City(8)

5 comments

1. Opening Day began as a rainy day
2. Twenty-three carriages carried the dignitaries to the park for the ceremony
3. President Grover Cleveland gave a short address after others had spoken and turned the key to send electricity throughout the expositon grounds.
4. workers cleaned, painted, repaired and planted, through the night so that everything looked wonderful.
5. the ferris wheel was not completed and some of the other thongs were not ready

4 questions
who was the ferris wheel named after?
why was the fair considered open if things didn't work?
who else spoke before the electricity went through the expeditotn?
was it beautiful, better than paris's fair?

3 vocabulary words
dignitaries-a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
expositon-a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products:
economy-thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.

2 literary terms-description- the way the people want the flowers precisely arranged
imagery - the way in which the men cleaned

1 overview sentence
the fair is now open but the attendance has slowly decreased and some of the exhibits aren't complet yet.

THe Devil in the White City(7)

5 comments

• Holmes now owns part of a legitimate company
• He knew his time in Chicago would be ending soon because creditors were knocking at his door.
• Holmes gave them no new info to the families of Julia and Emeline about their daughters.
• His biggest problem the need for a secretary
• sought out women just arriving in Chicago for the job.

4 questions

1. why does he like killing people so much?
2. why couln't he just make his wife secretary?
3. is no one suspicious sbout holmes hiring so many women?
4. why does the secretary have to be a woman?

3 vocabulary words

• Creditors-One to whom money or its equivalent is owed.
• alcoholism-a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol,
• legitimate-in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.

2 literary terms

1. stresses the need to find a secretary
2. descriptive way of saying what he wants
   

1 overview sentence
Holmes is becoming more obsessed and is now looking for a secretary.