Byrd and Igloo A Polar Adventure Summary & Again & Again

Byrd and Igloo successfully fly over the North Pole with this accomplishment Byrd gets an award from the president.  After getting the award Byrd plans for another expedition Byrd wants to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.  Byrd wants to do it a specific way though he wants to fly over Atlantic Ocean without stopping.  Byrd kept Igloo and he now lives in Byrd's home with his family.  Byrd and Igloo are ready to start their expedition but they need money to fund it.

Throughout the story Byrd's will and perseverance is talked about.  Byrd was told he couldn't join the Navy and be a pilot but in the end he did.  Byrd did things that seemed impossible back then but he wanted to do more prove that nothing is impossible.  People doubted Byrd his whole life and now he's proving them wrong.

Byrd & Igloo A Polar Adventure Summary & Character Analysis

Byrd & Igloo A Polar Adventure by Samantha Seiple is a nonfiction book which tells the story of Byrd and Igloo.  Byrd is a navy pilot planning a expedition to the North Pole by airplane.  Igloo is a slender dog who happens to be Byrd's companion on his expedition.  Byrd prepares for expedition and brings Igloo with him.  Byrd and his crew stop in Norway so Byrd can take off but one of Byrd's competitors has beaten him.  Byrd gets no access to the dock so he has his crew make a raft and get to shore.  Byrd tries to take off but his plane ends up crashing and his landing gear gets destroyed.  Byrd fails 2 more times but takes off on his 4th attempt.


Byrd is a aging aviator who accomplished things people thought were impossible.  Throughout his life Byrd was told he couldn't do the things he wanted to do.  Byrd broke his ankle 3 times he was told he couldn't join the Navy but in the end he did.  Byrd is determined and adventurous throughout the book he his told he can't do something but he ends up doing it.  Byrd has gone on many adventures he flew over the North Pole and accomplished many other feats.  

Bad Boy Summary & Again & Again

Walter now in high school is placed in Special Placement classes which is advanced classes.  Since Walter is getting older he needs more clothes but his family is currently in poverty.  Walter had to get a part time job so he can get clothes and give money to his mother.  Walter's mother got a gambling addiction and Walter gave her money so she can save for him.  Ultimately she wasted it on the lottery.  Walter wanted a typewriter but his mother gambled the money way and he wanted to be a writer.


Throughout the book Walter says he wants to be writer but he doesn't want to tell anyone because he's embarrassed.  Walter reads and writes in private because he thought reading and writing was wasn't masculine.  Walter wanted to be viewed as a masculine person and couldn't be seen writing or reading.  He aspired to be a writer and in the end he did.

Bad Boy Summary & Character Analysis

Walter was in 6th grade and he thought it would be a good idea to hang on to the back bumper of a taxi.  The taxi accelerated fast and Walter let go but his shirt sleeve got stuck.  He was dragged down the Harlem streets until his jeans ripped.  Walter scraped his knees and had nicks all in his body he made his way back home.  Walter afraid if his parents found out he put iodine on his cuts and took his clothes off and put on clean clothes then went into his bed .   Walter's parents wanted him to go to the kitchen Walter said his legs hurt.  Walter went to the kitchen he undid his pants Walter's legs were covered in bruises, cuts, and dried blood.  When questioned on how it happened Walter said his mother beat him with a stick.


Florence Dean a half Native American and German was a kind but stern woman,  From what Walter says about her it seems like she really cares about her family and was selfless.  Florence and Walter had a special bond she would read to him, talk with him, and do things she normally wouldn't do with Walter's siblings.  She would hit her children but it wouldn't be on purpose she was disciplining them and teaching them whats right and wrong.   Florence was the kinda person who was a mom that everybody would want.  Mainly because she was kind and caring but also a person who would seem malevolent and cruel but is doing what's best for you.  

Bad Boy Summary & Tough Questions

I started reading Bad Boy by Walter Dean Meyers which is a memoir of Walter's childhood and adult life.  Walter lived in Harlem where he either read books or got in trouble Walter was a amazing reader and writer but his teachers didn't see that.  Walter struggled in school mostly because he was easily provoked Walter had a speech impediment he didn't notice it but everybody else did.  He was constantly in the principal's office and and had to have his mother come to school to conference with his teacher.  Even though he was doing terrible in school and being told by his teacher she hated him his teachers thought he was talented person.

In Bad Boy Walter is faced with many difficult questions but Walter overcomes most of them.  In one part of the book Walter is asked if he wants to fight Jewish children.  Walter ends up fighting them multiple times and he gets caught by the children's mothers or a adult.  Walter's parents find out and he gets beaten after that he didn't fight with the Jewish children.

Would We Be Killed?

Henry Pratt a Army captain thought taking the Indian children would help them and had this to say "Kill the Indian, save the man, was Pratt's saying."  White men had Indians kicked off their own property and killed them with their diseases "The US Army had forced most tribes off their lands, and "white man" diseases had devastated the native population".  The white men thought that they were helping the Native Americans but they really weren't "After all, Captain Pratt did intend to "kill" part of Ota Kte the Sioux part. In this way, Pratt thought, he would help Ota Kte survive.  

Luther Standing Bear and Shanice Britton are 2 different Native Americans who lived at 2 different time periods. Luther was given to the US Army and was made to forget his Indian culture Shanice got to stay with her family and learn more and more about her culture. Luther's tribe was at war with the US Army and many tribes went extinct. Shanice's tribe isn't at war with anybody and tribes are prospering and getting bigger. Shanice and Luther were 2 Native Americans who cherish their culture and they help their culture strive and prosper.

The Darkest Path Summary & Tough Questions

In my book The Darkest Path has made escaped and made it Wyoming.  He meets Wade a survivor with a child who has been hiding.  Cal asks Wade for help but Wade instead traps Cal inside a basement.  Cal is starved and dehydrated but Wade's child comes down into the basement and talks to Cal.  Wade tells Cal that he's going to turn him into the Path.  Cal begs Wade to let him go and eventually Cal holds Wade at gunpoints and escapes.  Cal drives Wade's truck and he gets out with Bear and keeps walking to New York.  Cal meets a group of teenagers armed with weapons and they take Cal hostage and tell him to help them.


The Darkest Path's characters are plagued with tough questions.  Cal's tough question is whether or not he should go to New York.  Many people think it's insane because of how far it is.  Cal thinks his family is still alive but he has to go great length just to make it over there.  No matter what people say Cal still wants to go to New York.

The Darkest Path Summary & Again and Again

Cal is working in the dog kennel and he is told that there is a stray dog around the highway.  Cal gets the dog and it's name is Bear.  Cal plays with Bear and his higher up comes looking for Cal.  Cal panics and tries hiding Bear but his higher up discovers Bear.  Cal sees his higher up try killing Bear so he hits him.  Cal kills his higher up and takes Bear with him back to his base.  With his higher up being missing and dead Cal needs to leave the base.  So he gets his brother and leaves but he ends up  being chased and his brother James keeps saying they should go back.  James leaves Cal's side and Cal and Bear go off into the desert trying to get to New York.

Throughout the book Cal's hometown Ithaca is always brought up.  Cal wants to get back home because he thinks his family is still alive.  Cal is always thinking, dreaming, and talking about Ithaca because he mostly misses his home.  Characters Cal meets throughout the story tell him that he shouldn't go to New York because theres nothing there but he disregards what they say.  

Tolerance

the ability or willingness to allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of something in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

I could be more tolerant by being open minded and agreeing with something even when I don't agree.

Tolerance to me means accepting something or someone even if you don't agree with it.

The Darkest Path Summary & Character Analysis

The Darkest Path by Jeff Hirsch is an futuristic fiction novel that takes place in the year 2026.  The United States is divided into 2 factions The Golden Path and The Federation.  Cal was given the choice which is to be recruited into the Path or die.  Cal and his brother James have been in the Path for 6 years.  Cal was novice he was close to being a civilian which grants him a room to himself and everything else he wants.  Cal had to do one thing to be promoted he had to manipulate a whole base of Federation into leaving their base but he also needed to look the part.  Cal was beaten by a sergeant so he could look like a runner the plan worked but Cal was mislead.  Commander Monroe instead of giving Cal what he promised he promoted him to private which makes Cal a official soldier for the Golden Path.


Cal is a persistent/brave person mainly because of what he goes through just to achieve his goal.  In the book it states that Cal runs through deserts while being malnourished and goes up against Federation and Path soldiers unarmed.  Cal's goal is to make it to New York because he thinks that maybe his family is alive.  Cal gets a chance to go to New York on a plane but the plan changes and the plane is going to Canada instead.  A little more into the chapter Cal gets told by a character that the people guarding them are heading to Philadelphia and Virginia.  Cal goes to the airstrip with his new friends and starts running through the woods to New York.  Cal runs through refugees, Path, and Federation Soldiers to get to New York he seems persistent.

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Memory Moments

Edgar moved to Boston and eventually released a book with poems it was titled Tamerlane and Other Poems.  Edgar's mother had told him Boston was a good place to start a career and live but she was wrong.  Boston ended eating Edgar up and he struggled with being successful and his life in general.  Edgar joined the Coast Guard as a way get earn money while in the Coast Guard Edgar wrote The Gold-Bug which was a story about treasure on an island.  Poe eventually left the Coast Guard to become an officer so he could have a proper place in society and win his foster father over.


In the Biography of Edgar Allen Poe there are many memory moments throughout the biography.  Edgar remembers his foster father John Allen telling him he would never amount to anything and wouldn't successful.  Edgar tries hard to be successful and prove everyone who doubted him wrong but he ends up falling short.  In the end Edgar got a taste of success but his addiction to alcohol cut his life short.

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Tough Questions

Edgar now an adult is college and struggling with his demons and his life in general.  Edgar wanting to be accepted by everybody is gambling and drinking heavy.  Edgar's father who just broke the cycle of poverty had to constantly bail Edgar out and pay his debts.  Poe having an gambling addiction and being an alcoholic he struggled with his foster father but he excelled in school.  Edgar fell in love with a 15 year old girl named Sarah Royster they were supposed to get married but after Poe finished college she refused to see him.  Edgar left his foster father's house and was determined to prove the people who doubted him wrong.

Edgar throughout the book keeps questioning how he will prove everybody that doubted him wrong and be on top.  Edgar's foster father thought Edgar wouldn't amount to anything but he never believed in Edgar.  Edgar left his father's wing and was determined to make something of himself.  Unfortunately Edgar didn't make it and fell into more problems but he eventually made something of himself.

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Character Analysis

Edgar and his foster parents moved to the United Kingdom because his foster father John Allen tried to keep his business connections secure.  Unfortunately there was an economy crash in the United States and the United Kingdom so Edgar and his foster family fell into poverty.  Edgar was still sent to some of the best schools in England Edgar excelled in school and learned many languages like French and Latin.  Three years later Edgar and his family went back to the United States with less money John wanted to regain his social status but his financial status stopped him from doing so.

John Allen Edgar's foster father is an insecure, disloyal person mainly because of past actions.  John is insecure because he cares so much about what other people think about him he tries hard to be accepted by everybody.  John wanted to be popular but he didn't know there was a price to pay.  Disloyal is kinda a harsh way to describe someone but John is disloyal he had many affairs with women even though he is married.  John also had an unknown child even though he already had Edgar John just isn't a good person.  

Edgar Allen Poe Biography Summary & Conflict

I have started reading a book about Edgar Allen Poe and he didn't have an easy life.  Edgar was born January 19, 1809, to David and Elizabeth Poe in Boston, Massachusetts.  Edgar's parents couldn't take care him for various reasons one being his dad was an alcoholic and his mother died of tuberculosis.  Edgar was given to a wealthy merchant and his wife while siblings were given to his uncle.  Edgar as a child was mischievous and had a vivid imagination he got into trouble here and there but he managed to weasel his way out.



In the book I'm reading about Edgar Allen Poe there are various conflicts but only one was actually major.  Edgar thought that disease was linked with beauty because his mother had died when he was young and then his wife had the same fate.  Even though it was tragic for his loved ones to die so early on Edgar was in a way inspired to write his dark/gruesome stories.

Fish In The Sky Summary & Tough Questions

So far in my book Fish In The Sky Josh is going through many changes which make his life more difficult.  Josh's cousin starts being rebellious and starts doing more mischievous things.  Josh's friend Peter publishes their magazine about nature and Josh's stuffed falcon.  Josh's body makes more changes and he starts to feel more awkward than he already his.





In Fish In The Sky Josh always asks if his dream for love can ever come true.  He constantly keeps asking himself if he can ever get with the girl of his dreams.  In various chapters of the book he keeps questioning and questioning if this can happen and he dreams about it.  Even though he always questions his dream he knows it could happen.

Fish In The Sky Summary & Character Analysis

So far in my book Sky In The Fish Josh's mom has a complete breakdown in the shower and he calls a ambulance to take to a hospital.  Josh still goes to school but still gets bullied for a handful of things.  Josh then goes through things with his mind and body and starts feeling different things.  He then starts going to a cove where he spends his time thinking if his dreams of love can ever come true.


Josh is a quiet, awkward,jealous kind of person he is sometimes by himself.  I know he's jealous because in many parts he talks about his friend and how he's jealous that his dad is always there while his barely is there.  Josh is awkward because he's going through changes in his body and mind.  Josh is mostly antisocial to everybody but to his friend and mom.

Fish In The Sky Summary & Memory Moments

Lately in my book Fish In The Sky Josh's girl cousin moves into his house. And Josh starts getting bullied at school because he's changing.  So he stops going school as a way to escape being bullied then he goes to big rock on a beach where he spends most of his time.  Josh then starts thinking about his life and thinks is my life falling apart in front of me.

In Fish In The Sky there are many memory moments Josh keeps on remembering moments when he was with dad.  During many sections of the book Josh always keeps remembering Dad.  When he was with him and how it was being there with him.  Josh's dad is never there so Josh misses most of the time.    

Fish In The Sky

 Fish In The Sky by Fridrik Erlings is about Josh Stephenson who just turns thirteen and a chain of events turn his world upside down.  Josh then experiences changes in his body and starts getting feelings for a girl.  Then he gets a stuffed falcon for his birthday from his dad.



The conflict in Fish In Sky is a internal conflict because Josh is dealing with things in him that he can't control or solve.  The type of conflict is man vs. self because it's Josh going against his self.  Josh is dealing with problems in his body that are confusing to him and he doesn't know what to do.

2015 Goals

My academic goal for 2015 is to complete more assignments.  I want to achieve this because it could benefit my grades and help me stay on top of everything.  To accomplish this goal I would listen to teachers when they explain assignments.  I would also check eChalk for any upcoming assignments.   I will ask questions when I don't understand something about the homework or in class work.

My personal goal I hope to achieve in 2015 is to talk to my family more.  I want to complete this goal because when I'm at family events I usually don't speak.  Some things I will do to achieve this will be to be more outgoing and actually go to the event.  Also I would be more positive about going to a family event.  I would greet them when I would see them too.