Thursday, May 6, 2010

My Sisters Keeper- Someones Keeper

I don't think of myself as a keeper, but I think I would be a keeper to my little sister. We are about two years apart so we mostly share some interests and desires. I can make her laugh and have alot of fun. Although we maintain that brother and sister bulling, whenever she truly needs it, im there for her.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Character Blog

Approximate age and physical description of character: around 35 to 40 years old. Blonde hair, very skinny, tall

Name of character and family relationship: Sara, Mother of Anna, Kate, and Jess


Approximate age and physical description of character: around 35 to 40 years old. Blonde hair, very skinny, tall

Profession in life: Is now a stay home mom, used to be a lawyer


Personality traits: way to over protective of Kate


Interests and hobbies: looks over Kate.


Quirks: Doesn't care about any one else but Kate. Over protective


Who character is closest to in story: She's very close to Kate


Anything thing else that you find interesting and unique: She ignores her other kids and tells them that the world doesn't revolve around them when she makes it seem as though it does around Kate.
Profession in life: Is now a stay home mom, used to be a lawyer


Personality traits: way to over protective of Kate


Interests and hobbies: looks over Kate.


Quirks: Doesn't care about any one else but Kate. Over protective


Who character is closest to in story: She's very close to Kate


Anything thing else that you find interesting and unique: She ignores her other kids and tells them that the world doesn't revolve around them when she makes it seem as though it does around Kate

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Live News Feeds on Plot Development 1

Chapter                                         Pages 
Anna                                               7
·         Anna is the main character in the story. She is an allogeneic donor for her Sister Kate, who has promyelocytic leukemia

·         Anna has a difficult time parting with her locket because her dad gave it to her

·         Campbell tries to send Anna away, and she explains that she wants Campbell to help her sue her parents for the right to her own body.


Chapter                                         Pages 
Cambell                                             22
·         Cambell is the lawyer in the story. He help's Anna sue her parents for rights to his body

·         Cambell doesn’t think that they will need to go to court because he thinks that Anna's parents will give in before they get there

·         Cambell's dog , Judge, in a way tries to alert Cambell of something. He then goes back into his office and locks the door.

Chapter                                         Pages
Sara                                                 30
·         Sara is the mother in the story. She is very protective over Kate and doesn’t pay to much attention to Anna and Jessie.

·         Back in 1990, Sara notices a bruise on Kate's shoulder blade. The next morning, they spread up and down her spine.

·         The Doctor tells Sara and Brian that Kate has a twenty to thirty percent chance of living. However, Sara refusing to let Kate die

Chapter                                         Pages
Brian                                               44
·         Brian is the father in the story. He is a firefighter and cares about all his children equally.
·         Kate makes Sara upset because she wore a T-Shirt with the word Cancer written across it
·         Brian notices something unusual about Anna during dinner. He notices that she doesn’t have her locket with her and she is very quiet through dinner

Chapter                                         Pages
Anna                                                  57
·         Anna and Sara sit with Kate at the hospital. Sara talks about a kidney donation while Anna thinks of the risks.
·         Vern Stackhouse, a sheriff, gives Sara the papers for the lawsuit Anna filed. Before Sara can talk to Anna about it, Kate cries in pain.
·         Brian starts to think that Annas actions aren’t completely crazy

Chapter                                         Pages 
Julia                                                 107
·         The judge asks Julia if she would be the guardian of Anna
·         Julia tries to talk to Sara, but Sara brushes her off.
·         We then find out that Julia has been in a romance with Cambell in the past, and they hadn’t spoken in years.
    

Monday, May 3, 2010

25 Random Facts

1. My name is brendon
2. I am 15
3. i like to play sports
4. i like to do gymnastics
5. i hav an older sister
6. i have a younger sister
7. i have a older brother
8. my older sister is named christine
9. my younger sister is named nadia
10. my older brother is named travis
11. my moms name is maude
12. my dads name is Stanley
13. my dogs name is lucy
14. i have brow eyes
15. i have black hair
16. i have big feet
17. i am 5.9 ft fall
18. i had a broken collar bone when i was younger
19. i have braces
20. i like to play games.
21. i love my family
22. i am a nice person
23. i love to eat
24. i love nature
25. i had jondies when i was born

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Discussion Questions 1 and 2

1. I can see why people might call this story suspenseful. Jodi Picoult leaves each chapter with a strong hook at the end to catch you and make you want to still keep reading.  As for questions I want to know, I want to know what will happen in the lawsuit weither Anna or Sara and Brian will win. I also want to know what are the outcomes for each of the people on who wins.

2. I think Sara to over protective over Kate. The only reason she had Anna was to save Kate’s life. I can see why Anna would start rebelling against her parents. However, in all I don’t think Sara is a completely bad person. It seems like she is neglecting Anna and Jesse without realizing it. She is just so caught up with saving Kates life that she doesn’t realize what she is doing.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

My name Blog

When I was old enough to understand my name, I thought it didn't mean to much. But then i did some further researching and I found a lot. The boys name Brendon is another way of saying Brendan, but now it is more commonly used in its own place. The popularity of the name started to drastically go up in 1970 and peaked in 1997. Surprisingly it is a very popular last name for both men and Woman. The name Brendon literally means “prince”. It originated in Ireland. As defined on urban dictionary, it says that I am the most amazing guy ever, so I’m pretty happy about that. At first, my name wasn’t going to be Brendon, it was going to be Clansy. My mom said she loved this name because it had a certain ring in it that she liked. Thankfully, I had a brother and a sister old enough to know if that wasn’t a good name or not. If I was named that, I would probably have to go by something else because I would get made fun of 24/7. But now, I really wouldn’t care because I don’t let things get to me as much as I did. This is when my mom came up with Brendon. She said that it represented a strong character, and I can say I sort of agree with her. I view myself as a person who doesn’t get put down easily and is not afraid to speak my mind.