American Sniper Blog 2

Summary      

       A lot of stuff has been going for Chris Kyle and the Seals. Its 2005 now in the timeline, Chris Kyle wrote. The enemy has already placed a bounty for Chris Kyle for his lethal shots against the enemy. He's experience what a SEAL is and how they hunt the enemy. Chris Kyle states that "Now the enemy were coming for me, not the Marines. They knew I was lethal enough that I could take out 2 people with one shot." Now Chris and his Wife are starting a family before he left to war in 1999. One moment that Chris was facing the face of death when his wife told him it was going to be a boy. Later shots fire at the squadron that he was looking after and later died cause Chris wasn't paying attention and letted 6 soldiers that day. Now Chris needs to control his temper and keep calm. Or maybe face death agin and let more soldiers die. 

Theme 

       I think what Chris Kyle is trying to say is that "You need to take chances and become who you want to be." At Chris wanted to become a cowboy growing up, later wanted to be a soldier. What inspire him was Gulf War and Vietnam. Chris choose who he wanted to be, no one stop him and became one of the most lethal sniper in U.S history. Chris Kyle also wanted people to do there own stuff and believe what you believe in. He has faced hatred by plenty of people, there telling him his killing people cause he wanted to. But Chris carried along and ignore. 

American Sniper Blog 1

Connections

       So far, in American Sniper aka the Life of Chris Kyle. The most lethal Sniper in US. history, during the Iraq War in 2003 to 2009. I always wondered how was a soldiers lifestyle during the Iraq war. As of January 11th 2015, it has become a major motion movie. So I decided to read the book of Chris Kyle. In one of the pages on 5 it said that " It was my duty to shoot, and I don't regret it." I always wanted to join some branch of the military when I grow up. But my parents and my uncles told me that I will regret it when I "shoot someone" Chris Kyle (author) has been faced with hate but he ignores it from the media. At first he didn't regret it joining the Navy then, later becoming a SEAL (Sea Air and Land). But he facing a whole different army that he will ever expect. If I join the military, I don't know what will come into my face.


Plot Analysis

      In the beginning of the story we see Chris Kyle in a abounded building looking throughout the entire street. He's guarding the Marines down to Bagdad, Iraq. Until he sees this woman holding an object, turns out it was a Chinese hand grenade. Now he is putting a squad of Marines life at risk. He has no other choice, either to shoot the woman or loose American lives. Can't take the risk "BANG!' the woman is down on the ground. I believe that Chris Kyle will see similar things like this again in the near future. He has to test himself either " To kill or be killed. " He is responsible to look at squads patrolling the street and make sure there isn't any enemies or suicide bombers. I believe that he's going let a squadron (group of soldiers) die or maybe kill an innocent bystander on the street.

Academic Goal and Personal Goals

       As the new year comes in, new goals are presented to me. Getting better in Math as such as Geometry, Probability, and graphs. In the beginning of the year, I started in a slow start not having honors and mostly cause of math. My teacher recommended me staying after school or stay during lunch. I have not taking that responsibility to myself and helping me for the greater good. My mom always tells me to get help but, I keep telling her I'm doing well in Math. The second quarter I've gotten better but I still need to improve. Now in quarter 3 I'm taking my actions for myself and my skills in math. I go to a teacher if I need help or not understanding something. I'm doing this action to myself and my family as they have high expectations for me and my future. 

       Try to talk to new people in my grade and my age.  I don't really interact with other people besides the people I like. But I need to get out of my shell and try to meet people. I know that some people I don't need to talk to cause I think they cause trouble. But getting to know people could distract my education or mess up my athletic skills. By meeting new people, we could learn that we may have the same thing in common.  Or maybe taking to the same person but maybe get to know people more. By doing this I could improve my social skills and feel comfortable talking to people 

Final "Night" Blog 5

       Finally, the book by Elie Wiesel, has ended. The true story of a Holocaust survivor has finally come to a conclusion. Its unfortunate that Elie's father was gassed to death was a sad ending. I thought both him and his father would survive the camp together. But not all ending become happy for everyone. The war was over, now what Elie must do not knowing if he had anymore family members left alive? There's so much information that Elie hasn't told us in the book night. All in all I was exceed of the story of a Holocaust survivor and how it felt being there.  

       These types of genres I enjoy to read. Reading Holocaust/WWII makes me think of they survive or how things were like during the late 30's and early 40's Its one of the strategies I do if I'm choosing a book to read. I've always liked reading these types of of heroic stories or reading a story of survivor and how he/she battled it. Reading the type of genre you like can help you feel comfortable about your book. Yea, once in a while you need mix up the genres you read but it's always important to read a book, based on the genre you like. 

The Ask and the Answer Blog 3

       So far for the sum of "The Ask and the Answer" Todd and Viola have reunited for the first time since the beginning of the story. They had overcome there problems of fear but there enemy is still to be. In the alternating side, Viola has overcome her stubbornness and Todd has become less violent. (I know its confusing because they have alternating sides) The enemy is still lurking around in Heaven and trying to hunt Todd and Viola down. But still there recovering remembering what happen and how they came to "heaven". In the middle of the book they discover that they had friends like in "heaven". But there not named there just related as friends. 

       Some of the interesting part of the plot is that in the beginning they are stranded in a deserted place called "heaven"? Then in the next event after that they separated but they can contacted each other by voice because there is nothing there. Now leading after that, they see a familiar face known as Mayor Prentiss or "The Enemy". Now there trying battle the enemy but they get injured in the process. There healing there battle wounds, now they have to ask why they are here? They asked and they want a answer. 

Night Summary Blog 4

       So far in the book "Night" the author is the main character, which means he's telling his perspective during the Holocaust in 1944. The camp he went to is in Poland near Warsaw and Auschwitz. He remembers the horrors of the Holocaust. For example, " I see a boy hanging down in a tree. His mouth gaping and his tongue loose/ripped." Later as he survives he encounters people from the Holocaust. Some they remember, but some they completely ignore Eli. Some of things Eli saw was horrific that any human should never ever have to see in there life. For example, " Once the Germans order us to take our clothes off and run to the shelter running while it was rocky and pouring." That's just some of the basic's that Eli had to encounter in the Holocaust.

        One of the Memory Moment in the story is the whole story. The book first starts in the 50's and he tells the story of what he did during the Holocaust in 1944. He remembers the ghettos and later transferred to camp in Poland. He also describes what the Germans did when they came to there house and took them into the ghetto. Also that he wrote "Night" for a reason, to tell people how was the Holocaust during the war and how he overcome it now (in the 50's) He goes into detail of what he experience during the Holocaust and what the horrors were.

Bystanders of the Holocaust

        I believe the reason why, that there were many bystanders during the holocaust in Germany and all over the world is that they were afraid. People probably knew what was going on, but maybe they didn't care. They know if they standing up against a much powerful force in Europe. Or maybe people didn't wanted to deal with the problem. People know if they get caught protecting Jews, they're dead in a instant. I think that the reason why people stood up against the Third Right is that they may have family members they know got caught from the SS. Also, that they wanted to challenge the Nazi and try to battle them to believe whats right. I think what inspired others is that they showed maybe propaganda against the Nazis or maybe they seen footage of whats going on in ghettoes the during the time. I think what they did to help is that they kept the Jews safe in there house, or maybe they kept them as workers in a factory like Schindler did. If a lot more people had the guts to face the Germans, we may have cause the Holocaust end sooner or maybe even longer?