Pi Patel's Journey

Author's Note: This is a cause and effect piece on the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel. There will also be an analyzing of the climax. Spoiler alert!!!

     The climax of the story was when Pi Patel's cargo ship began to sink. The Tsimtsu sank because of a giant storm in the Pacific ocean. The storm rattled the boat and made a gaping hole in the side of it. As the ship began to sink Pi should have made a greater effort to reach his family. If he would've been able to retrieve them he might have been able to live a much better life afterward. Additionally even if he was on the ship without his family he should have made a greater effort to find the captain to ask him what was going on.
     If the Tsimtsu had not sank then the story would've been extremely different. Pi Patel and his family would've landed in Canada and had a pleasant life with the animals. In addition Pi wouldn't have had that terrible journey through the Pacific Ocean while having some very disturbing experiences.

Alex Rider's Revenge

Authors Note: This is a piece on Conflict and Resolution in Alex Rider Stormbreaker. Also spoiler alert.

     In the book Stormbreaker a young boy named Alex has lost his parents, he lives with his uncle and his housekeeper Jack. But then his uncle is mysteriously killed. He is facing a person vs person situation in this book. The conflict Alex faces is finding out how to find his parents. Alex eventually realizes that he must work for MI6 to solve the problem. He then has to work for them on a mission and he learns that a evil man killed his uncle and he also killed his parents.
     If Alex would not have accepted the invitation he might not have learned about his parents and uncle. He also would not have been a hero to all of England. Alex Rider should be happy that he was able to work with MI6.

Her 16th

Authors Note: This is a personal narrative of the time my sister received a car for her sixteenth birthday.

Her 16^th

When I arose on April 16^th I suddenly realized that it was my sister Jennifer’s 16^th birthday. We were giving her a car for her birthday. My parents were afraid that she knew she was getting a car. She had been looking and showing us cars that she wanted but then after a while she stopped looking.

After I got dressed my assignment was to wake Jennifer up, and bring her downstairs. It may sound easy but  trust me it isn’t easy waking up a drowsy 16 year old even if it’s her birthday. I snuck into her room and nudged her gently… nothing. Then I tried shaking her a little… still nothing. Finally I shook her violently and the response I got was a quiet and muffled “What?”

“You know what!” I exclaimed. “It’s your 16^th birthday; you should be excited.”

“I’d be excited if you would let me sleep,” she retorted sarcastically.

“Come on, please just come down stairs and open your presents?” I requested.

“Fine.” She countered, as she rolled her eyes at me.

So I got her to get out of bed and get dressed. She then followed me downstairs and discovered the presents on the table. I told her that we had to go into the garage for her present and then her face lit up. I slowly pulled open the door and my mom and dad yelled “SURPRISE!”

“Oh my gosh! I can’t believe it!” she cried. “You got me a car! Thank you so much.”

“You are very welcome, did you suspect that you were receiving a car?” My dad questioned.

“No, I had lost all hope.” She answered ironically.

“Good, I was afraid that you knew you were getting one because you stopped looking online for cars.” He said.

My mom all the while was just standing there smiling. “You’re lucky you have such a loving father.” She explained.

“I know.” She understood. “He is a very nice father.”

She took my dad and I for a ride around our neighborhood. Although it wasn’t a great new car she liked her used car from 1999. She was very enthused about her it. Also, I was glad that I got to play a role in presenting it to her. I hope that she will remember that moment forever.

Retelling

Author's note: This is a retelling summary about the book "The Roar". It's purpose is to retell the main points.

     On a futuristic Earth children are raised in crammed and boarded up apartments, and they don't get much of anything to live on, so they must scrap together as much happiness as they can. A young boy has lost his sister and is determined to find her. He discovers that she is in space he knows that he will have to go through the cruel government to get to his sister back.

Quote

Author's Note: This is a quote that I had to right a little response to.

"It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end." -Leonardo Da Vinci

     This quote means that if you have bad habits you must change them earlier rather than later. If you have a bad habit when you are 10 it's much easier to change when its just getting started rather than when you have been doing it for 20 or so years. Also this quote means that if you don’t like how the course of your life looks you better change it as early as possible because if you want to change your life at the age of 30 it'll be much harder than changing at 15.

     I strongly agree with this quote because it states that it's easier to resist at the beginning that at the end. That’s true because, if you ask two people with the same amount of will power to quit smoking. If one of them has been smoking for 1 month and the other has been smoking for years. It'll be much easier to stop after a month than a few years.

     Additionally this quote reminds me of the DARE class that everyone took in 5th grade because the officer that taught the class always told us to never start bad habits. He explained that bad habits are difficult to stop. Although it is easier to stop earlier rather than later.

Jack Gohlke