The time was now. It was time to take the next step in her relationship with Edward. He had asked her to marry him and of course she accepted. To their surprise Charlie was okay with the fact that Bella was grown up and it was now time for her to get married. But it was up to her to tell Renee.
Alice planned the perfect wedding, a perfect dress and most importantly a perfect groom. It was only a matter of days before Bella was transformed into a vampire so they could really be together forever. Or so she thought.
Edward planned a romantic getaway, or you could call it a honey moon, to the one and only Esme Island. Bella didn’t know where they were going because nobody would tell her. The island was small, private and beautiful.
An accident happens and they have to cut their trip short. Bella was pregnant. But how could this be done? Edward was an immortal how could she be pregnant? Even Carlisle did not know how this surprise had happened.
This baby inside of Bella was making her sicker and sicker and it made Jacob sick to see her like this. The farther along the pregnancy went the more she wanted him to be around.
The baby wasn’t like most babies. It was part human and part vampire. Because it was part vampire, Bella thirsted for blood. The baby grew fast and the pregnancy was soon to be over.
The baby had to be removed and Bella was dying. Edward had to change her now or watch his new wife die. He made the right choice and decided to change her. But after she does that means that the baby has to hunt with them because she craves blood.
Somebody see’s her and a war is about to begin. The Volterra is coming again and Edward has finally fulfilled his promise that he made to them so long ago.
The theme of the book is about the ups and downs of marrying a vampire. All the text supports that theme, because the whole book is about it. I don’t relate to this theme much, because I haven’t been married and I don’t plan to get married for like another ten years. But if I was given the opportunity to marry my soul mate even though he wasn’t human I would do it and I would take in all the good and bad things and let them help me in the future.
Text to me. Again I don’t relate to this theme much but if I was given the chance to marry a vampire and have a baby with him, I’d probably do the same things which Bella and Edward did.
Text to world. This relates to the world a lot because when teens get married there are always ups and downs. Sometimes it doesn’t work out, and other times it does. It’s just a chance some teens are willing to make.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse, likes romance and intense books, and likes a happy ending. I think this because if you haven’t read the other books then there is no point in just randomly choosing to read Breaking Dawn. This book is intense and romantic, so that’s why I recommend it to people who like those kinds of books. I am half and half on the happy ending thing because sometimes I like it and other times I think that Stephenie Meyer shouldn’t have ended it like that.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Eclipse
Now that Bella knew Jacob was a werewolf and Edward was back, Edward didn’t like the idea of having her hanging around him anymore. He didn’t want him to lose control over himself and hurt Bella. Charlie grounded Bella because Jacob had brought the motorcycles to the house. But that wasn’t the only reason that she was grounded. She had run away from home and went to Volterra to save her love.
For a strange reason Charlie had given up and told her that she would be ungrounded on one condition: She had to spend time with other friends, especially Jacob. He was “depressed”. She agreed, knowing that Edward wasn’t going to like it.
Mysterious killings were happening right in Seattle which is another reason Edward didn’t want Bella out of his sight. Edward knew who the killer was and so did Bella. It had to be a vampire. Using the tickets Carlisle and Esme bought for her birthday Edward and Bella went to Jacksonville to see Renee.
Jacob unexpectedly shows up at school and almost gets them in trouble because he didn’t belong there. To keep Bella away from Jacob, he has Alice “hold her hostage” while he is gone. But as you probably have all heard, if a parent is too strict the child has a better chance of getting in trouble, so in this case because Alice had kept an eye on her so much it was time for Bella to rebel and off she sped on Jacob’s motorcycle.
Edward realizes that he can’t keep her away from Jacob so he gives in. Bella can now go see him. While Bella was being held a hostage by Alice a visitor came and went through her room. After Jacob tells Bella that he needs to talk to her, she goes to the reservation and is given something she didn’t want. Jacob kissed Bella, claiming that he loved her and that she loved him. She quickly pulled up her hand and gave him a good punch. Except it only hurt her.
Graduation has finally arrived; they were going to graduate from Forks High School. A party is held at the Cullen’s house and they were now done with high school.
Bella is supposed to be having a sleepover with Alice, but really she was with Edward. One question can change everything, or it can change only a little. The vampire who was behind all the killings in Seattle was planning on a fight. The werewolves and the vampires combined together but Edward was going to take Bella into the mountains to protect her.
Jacob is going to fight in the fight, and so is Edward. She won’t have it like that. She convinces Edward to stay behind but she has to tell Jacob something before he leaves to fight. Bella couldn’t have been guiltier of what she just did. She wanted to die, but Edward wasn’t going to let that happen.
Victoria had found them hiding in their tent. A fight occurs. But of course Edward saves Bella and Victoria could never hurt her again. But that wasn’t the end of her troubles. Jacob got hurt, and the Volturi were on their way to find Bella. When they were in Volterra Edward promised that Bella was going to be one of them. Edward hadn’t kept his promise so they didn’t know what was going to happen.
Bella’s left hand automatically felt heavier. She sat up in the meadow knowing that she had to tell Charlie. Her life was about to change forever.
The theme of the book is really just about a girl who happens to fall in love with two guys and has to choose who she wants to be with. The theme is also just fighting for who you love and doing anything to protect him or her. All the text supports that theme, because the whole book is about that. I don’t relate to this theme much, but if I was given the opportunity where I found my soul mate in high school, I would fight for that person that I loved.
Text to me. Again I don’t relate to this theme much, but if I was given the opportunity where I found my soul mate in high school, I would fight for that person and make sure they know how much I love them.
Text to world. This relates to the world in a big way because people every single day, are doing what’s right for the loved one and they are willing to do anything for them. I think that it’s really sweet when somebody is willing to do anything for their only love.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Twilight and New Moon, likes romance and intense books, and likes a happy ending. I think this because if you haven’t read the other books then there is no point in just randomly choosing to read Eclipse. This book is intense and romantic, so that’s why I recommend it to people who like those kinds of books. And I totally think that this book has a happy ending. (Not really the ending of the story, but of the book.)
For a strange reason Charlie had given up and told her that she would be ungrounded on one condition: She had to spend time with other friends, especially Jacob. He was “depressed”. She agreed, knowing that Edward wasn’t going to like it.
Mysterious killings were happening right in Seattle which is another reason Edward didn’t want Bella out of his sight. Edward knew who the killer was and so did Bella. It had to be a vampire. Using the tickets Carlisle and Esme bought for her birthday Edward and Bella went to Jacksonville to see Renee.
Jacob unexpectedly shows up at school and almost gets them in trouble because he didn’t belong there. To keep Bella away from Jacob, he has Alice “hold her hostage” while he is gone. But as you probably have all heard, if a parent is too strict the child has a better chance of getting in trouble, so in this case because Alice had kept an eye on her so much it was time for Bella to rebel and off she sped on Jacob’s motorcycle.
Edward realizes that he can’t keep her away from Jacob so he gives in. Bella can now go see him. While Bella was being held a hostage by Alice a visitor came and went through her room. After Jacob tells Bella that he needs to talk to her, she goes to the reservation and is given something she didn’t want. Jacob kissed Bella, claiming that he loved her and that she loved him. She quickly pulled up her hand and gave him a good punch. Except it only hurt her.
Graduation has finally arrived; they were going to graduate from Forks High School. A party is held at the Cullen’s house and they were now done with high school.
Bella is supposed to be having a sleepover with Alice, but really she was with Edward. One question can change everything, or it can change only a little. The vampire who was behind all the killings in Seattle was planning on a fight. The werewolves and the vampires combined together but Edward was going to take Bella into the mountains to protect her.
Jacob is going to fight in the fight, and so is Edward. She won’t have it like that. She convinces Edward to stay behind but she has to tell Jacob something before he leaves to fight. Bella couldn’t have been guiltier of what she just did. She wanted to die, but Edward wasn’t going to let that happen.
Victoria had found them hiding in their tent. A fight occurs. But of course Edward saves Bella and Victoria could never hurt her again. But that wasn’t the end of her troubles. Jacob got hurt, and the Volturi were on their way to find Bella. When they were in Volterra Edward promised that Bella was going to be one of them. Edward hadn’t kept his promise so they didn’t know what was going to happen.
Bella’s left hand automatically felt heavier. She sat up in the meadow knowing that she had to tell Charlie. Her life was about to change forever.
The theme of the book is really just about a girl who happens to fall in love with two guys and has to choose who she wants to be with. The theme is also just fighting for who you love and doing anything to protect him or her. All the text supports that theme, because the whole book is about that. I don’t relate to this theme much, but if I was given the opportunity where I found my soul mate in high school, I would fight for that person that I loved.
Text to me. Again I don’t relate to this theme much, but if I was given the opportunity where I found my soul mate in high school, I would fight for that person and make sure they know how much I love them.
Text to world. This relates to the world in a big way because people every single day, are doing what’s right for the loved one and they are willing to do anything for them. I think that it’s really sweet when somebody is willing to do anything for their only love.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Twilight and New Moon, likes romance and intense books, and likes a happy ending. I think this because if you haven’t read the other books then there is no point in just randomly choosing to read Eclipse. This book is intense and romantic, so that’s why I recommend it to people who like those kinds of books. And I totally think that this book has a happy ending. (Not really the ending of the story, but of the book.)
New Moon
Bella Swan is recovering from her vampire attack in Phoenix, Arizona. She doesn’t have a cast on her leg anymore but that’s not what she’s worrying about. It was her birthday. She was older than Edward, not technically, but she wasn’t happy because she was a year older than Edward and they would never be the same age as each other. Alice was planning a party which Bella wasn’t excited about. Because her boyfriend is a vampire, she can’t decide not to go. All Bella wants for her birthday was for Edward to cave and turn her into a Vampire but her chances of that were very slim.
A party that was supposed to be fun, turned into a night she’ll never forget. Blood streamed down her arm as Emmett and Edward kept Jasper away. Regret washed over Jasper later and he left town with Alice. After that night things weren’t the same between Edward and Bella. There were long silences between them and he wasn’t coming over as often. Edward just wasn’t acting the same.
A walk in the woods, which wasn’t really a walk, left Bella dead inside. Edward was leaving her. It was time for his family to move because Carlisle could barely pass for thirty and he was claiming thirty-three. No matter what happened at the party they still needed to leave. She didn’t want him to go, she tried to make him stay but he wouldn’t.
Bella didn’t know what to do with herself, so she starts to spend time with Jacob Black. He lives in the Reservation. Bella finds herself spending most of her time with Jacob. Charlie tells her she needs to spend more time with other people other than Jacob. When she does her friends see how much she has changed. She doesn’t realize how much she needs to be around Jacob until he stops making any contact with her. He doesn’t return any of her phone calls and is never home.
Bella gets sick of it and she’s determined to find out why he’s spending his time with Sam after he was afraid of him just weeks ago. On a windy night Jacob shows up at her bedroom window. He tries to make her remember the legends she heard at La Push. But it was the middle of the night and she couldn’t think straight.
While she was sleeping she had a dream that Jacob was a Werewolf. It all clicked he really was a Werewolf. Since she had figured it out without Jacob telling her it was ok. Now that they are spending time together again she’s happy, but not all the way. Something was missing. Bella finds out that doing reckless things makes her hear Edward’s voice trying to convince her not to do what she was doing.
The voice made her want to do more and more reckless things from riding motorcycles to jumping off cliffs. After jumping for the first time off of the cliff she thought she was dead. Jacob saved her. When Bella got home she had a visitor waiting for her. Could it be Edward?
No. It was Alice. Alice saw in her vision Bella jumping and she thought Bella killed herself. Jacob ruined a phone call which made Alice and Bella race to the airport. They had to go to the Volterra. They arrived and Bella was running, she had to save Edward before he did something that they would both regret.
The sun shone like a million diamonds off of Edward’s bare chest. She ran into him. It knocked him down. He thought he was dead. After Bella convinced him that he wasn’t dead the Volturi had shown up. If they were lucky they would leave alive or unharmed. No one knew their fate.
The theme of the book is a heart-broken girl getting stitched up by a good friend and almost getting it broken again after she tries to save the love of her life that had already broken her heart. The book supports the theme by adding these events in the book. I can relate somewhat to this. I haven’t fallen in love with anyone because I’m only fourteen years old, but I had a really good friend. It broke my heart to see her make the decisions she’s making but I made a new friend that helps me. Now my new friend and I are the best of friends.
As I was saying earlier I relate to this book because a friend of mine broke my heart. It didn’t happen exactly like the book but she was making some decisions that I didn’t agree with. I gave her the choice: to change and be my friend, or not to change and not be my friend. (I know it sounds bad, but her decisions were really bad.) She took the second choice. It hurt me so much. It was horrible. I got a whole busload of new friends and an especially good one.
This book relates to the world in some ways and then doesn’t in other ways. This book relates to the world because girls get their hearts broken tons of times because they give away their hearts to boys that may or may not mean a lot. Some girls claim to be in love with her boyfriend and are willing to do anything to make them happy. I find it ridiculous when girls my age say they are in love with their boyfriend. First of all they shouldn’t even have a boyfriend! Second they aren’t in love because love is a strong feeling that you can’t feel until you are old enough and mature enough to understand it.
This book doesn’t relate to the world because sadly, I hate to admit it, there is no such thing as a Vampire or Werewolf. And not a lot of people find their soul mates in High School. It’s very rare to find that happening.
I enjoyed reading this book even though it had too much Jacob and hardly any Edward. I liked it because it had some intense parts in the book, it’s a sequel to Twilight, had a surprise in it, had a happy ending and had a heart-breaking part. (I actually cried when Edward told her he didn’t love her anymore and that they were leaving. It broke my heart because I thought that he was leaving forever! Thank goodness he wasn’t!)
I would recommend this book to just about anyone. First of all you have to be a Twilight Fan. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Twilight, enjoys an intense book, and likes Jacob, surprises, happy endings and a sad heart-breaking part. I think that because if you don’t like some of these things then it would be a waste of your time reading New Moon. Oh and if you like hearing stories about Legends, Werewolf’s or Vampires then this would be a good book too.
A party that was supposed to be fun, turned into a night she’ll never forget. Blood streamed down her arm as Emmett and Edward kept Jasper away. Regret washed over Jasper later and he left town with Alice. After that night things weren’t the same between Edward and Bella. There were long silences between them and he wasn’t coming over as often. Edward just wasn’t acting the same.
A walk in the woods, which wasn’t really a walk, left Bella dead inside. Edward was leaving her. It was time for his family to move because Carlisle could barely pass for thirty and he was claiming thirty-three. No matter what happened at the party they still needed to leave. She didn’t want him to go, she tried to make him stay but he wouldn’t.
Bella didn’t know what to do with herself, so she starts to spend time with Jacob Black. He lives in the Reservation. Bella finds herself spending most of her time with Jacob. Charlie tells her she needs to spend more time with other people other than Jacob. When she does her friends see how much she has changed. She doesn’t realize how much she needs to be around Jacob until he stops making any contact with her. He doesn’t return any of her phone calls and is never home.
Bella gets sick of it and she’s determined to find out why he’s spending his time with Sam after he was afraid of him just weeks ago. On a windy night Jacob shows up at her bedroom window. He tries to make her remember the legends she heard at La Push. But it was the middle of the night and she couldn’t think straight.
While she was sleeping she had a dream that Jacob was a Werewolf. It all clicked he really was a Werewolf. Since she had figured it out without Jacob telling her it was ok. Now that they are spending time together again she’s happy, but not all the way. Something was missing. Bella finds out that doing reckless things makes her hear Edward’s voice trying to convince her not to do what she was doing.
The voice made her want to do more and more reckless things from riding motorcycles to jumping off cliffs. After jumping for the first time off of the cliff she thought she was dead. Jacob saved her. When Bella got home she had a visitor waiting for her. Could it be Edward?
No. It was Alice. Alice saw in her vision Bella jumping and she thought Bella killed herself. Jacob ruined a phone call which made Alice and Bella race to the airport. They had to go to the Volterra. They arrived and Bella was running, she had to save Edward before he did something that they would both regret.
The sun shone like a million diamonds off of Edward’s bare chest. She ran into him. It knocked him down. He thought he was dead. After Bella convinced him that he wasn’t dead the Volturi had shown up. If they were lucky they would leave alive or unharmed. No one knew their fate.
The theme of the book is a heart-broken girl getting stitched up by a good friend and almost getting it broken again after she tries to save the love of her life that had already broken her heart. The book supports the theme by adding these events in the book. I can relate somewhat to this. I haven’t fallen in love with anyone because I’m only fourteen years old, but I had a really good friend. It broke my heart to see her make the decisions she’s making but I made a new friend that helps me. Now my new friend and I are the best of friends.
As I was saying earlier I relate to this book because a friend of mine broke my heart. It didn’t happen exactly like the book but she was making some decisions that I didn’t agree with. I gave her the choice: to change and be my friend, or not to change and not be my friend. (I know it sounds bad, but her decisions were really bad.) She took the second choice. It hurt me so much. It was horrible. I got a whole busload of new friends and an especially good one.
This book relates to the world in some ways and then doesn’t in other ways. This book relates to the world because girls get their hearts broken tons of times because they give away their hearts to boys that may or may not mean a lot. Some girls claim to be in love with her boyfriend and are willing to do anything to make them happy. I find it ridiculous when girls my age say they are in love with their boyfriend. First of all they shouldn’t even have a boyfriend! Second they aren’t in love because love is a strong feeling that you can’t feel until you are old enough and mature enough to understand it.
This book doesn’t relate to the world because sadly, I hate to admit it, there is no such thing as a Vampire or Werewolf. And not a lot of people find their soul mates in High School. It’s very rare to find that happening.
I enjoyed reading this book even though it had too much Jacob and hardly any Edward. I liked it because it had some intense parts in the book, it’s a sequel to Twilight, had a surprise in it, had a happy ending and had a heart-breaking part. (I actually cried when Edward told her he didn’t love her anymore and that they were leaving. It broke my heart because I thought that he was leaving forever! Thank goodness he wasn’t!)
I would recommend this book to just about anyone. First of all you have to be a Twilight Fan. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Twilight, enjoys an intense book, and likes Jacob, surprises, happy endings and a sad heart-breaking part. I think that because if you don’t like some of these things then it would be a waste of your time reading New Moon. Oh and if you like hearing stories about Legends, Werewolf’s or Vampires then this would be a good book too.
Twilight
Isabella Swan was just an ordinary girl until she moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad, Charlie. He is the chief of police in their small town. He loves his job very much. Bella’s mom left Forks when Bella was just a couple months old.
Renee, Bella’s mom, moved to Phoenix, Arizona and got re-married to Phil. Bella feels like she was holding her mom back, so she packed up and moved to Forks.
While Bella’s at school, she recognizes a family who stands out from everyone else. They have pale-white skin and dark circles under their eyes. Their skin is ice cold and hard as a rock. They always seem graceful, and they have very musical voices.
One boy in the Cullen family stands out the most to Bella. He looks the youngest and he is really attractive. His name is Edward.
Edward avoids Bella, until neither of them can take it any longer. Edward saves her life many times. Bella soon finds out that he can read minds and is a vampire. They fall madly in love with each other.
When it comes time for them to leave each other, it almost kills both of them. Edward has to become a tracker himself to track down a tracker that is hunting Bella. Jasper and Alice take Bella back to her hometown to keep her safe until they catch the tracker. Bella disobeys the Cullen’s and go to James, the tracker.
He just about kills her, but her beloved Edward saves her again. They go to prom together where Jacob Black, a family friend, who loves Bella too, comes and joins them. He tries to convince her to break up with Edward. She refuses, she would never do that.
The theme of Twilight is a vampire falling in love with a human. While both of them are madly in love out time is passing and she is aging. Soon something has to happen for both of them to stay together. But for now, they will just stay as they are and let time pass until they find the right thing to do.
I really can’t relate to this theme because vampires are not real. I haven’t fallen madly in love either. I’m just kid, I need more time to live my life now.
Text to me. I would absolutely love to be Isabella Swan. Falling in love with someone who would die for you, is just amazing. Edward Cullen is the boyfriend most girls dream about dating and marrying. He is perfect in everyway. He has no flaws and that is what every girl wants in their man.
Text to world. People everywhere are “falling in love” in high school. (Everyone knows not everyone finds their soul mate in high school.) People fall in love in high school just like Bella and Edward fall in love. Edward and Bella are probably going to get married. But most teenagers who fall in love during high school will probably find it was just a crush and they will have to get a divorce. I still think that Edward and Bella are an exception, because they were made for each other.
They are perfect because Edward is “Superman” and Bella is “Lois Lane”. Someday when I grow up, I hope that I’ll find my Edward.
I would recommend this to anyone who can read fast. If you can’t read fast then you’ll wish you could, because the Twilight series make you want to read faster to see what happens next.
If you can’t read fast, oh well, read it anyway. The book is great! I couldn’t put it down, and I’m pretty sure that if you read it then you won’t be able to put it down either. This book is a perfect book because it has romance and action. It’s a nail biting series that you’ll have to read. Now get off the computer and get a copy of Twilight!
Renee, Bella’s mom, moved to Phoenix, Arizona and got re-married to Phil. Bella feels like she was holding her mom back, so she packed up and moved to Forks.
While Bella’s at school, she recognizes a family who stands out from everyone else. They have pale-white skin and dark circles under their eyes. Their skin is ice cold and hard as a rock. They always seem graceful, and they have very musical voices.
One boy in the Cullen family stands out the most to Bella. He looks the youngest and he is really attractive. His name is Edward.
Edward avoids Bella, until neither of them can take it any longer. Edward saves her life many times. Bella soon finds out that he can read minds and is a vampire. They fall madly in love with each other.
When it comes time for them to leave each other, it almost kills both of them. Edward has to become a tracker himself to track down a tracker that is hunting Bella. Jasper and Alice take Bella back to her hometown to keep her safe until they catch the tracker. Bella disobeys the Cullen’s and go to James, the tracker.
He just about kills her, but her beloved Edward saves her again. They go to prom together where Jacob Black, a family friend, who loves Bella too, comes and joins them. He tries to convince her to break up with Edward. She refuses, she would never do that.
The theme of Twilight is a vampire falling in love with a human. While both of them are madly in love out time is passing and she is aging. Soon something has to happen for both of them to stay together. But for now, they will just stay as they are and let time pass until they find the right thing to do.
I really can’t relate to this theme because vampires are not real. I haven’t fallen madly in love either. I’m just kid, I need more time to live my life now.
Text to me. I would absolutely love to be Isabella Swan. Falling in love with someone who would die for you, is just amazing. Edward Cullen is the boyfriend most girls dream about dating and marrying. He is perfect in everyway. He has no flaws and that is what every girl wants in their man.
Text to world. People everywhere are “falling in love” in high school. (Everyone knows not everyone finds their soul mate in high school.) People fall in love in high school just like Bella and Edward fall in love. Edward and Bella are probably going to get married. But most teenagers who fall in love during high school will probably find it was just a crush and they will have to get a divorce. I still think that Edward and Bella are an exception, because they were made for each other.
They are perfect because Edward is “Superman” and Bella is “Lois Lane”. Someday when I grow up, I hope that I’ll find my Edward.
I would recommend this to anyone who can read fast. If you can’t read fast then you’ll wish you could, because the Twilight series make you want to read faster to see what happens next.
If you can’t read fast, oh well, read it anyway. The book is great! I couldn’t put it down, and I’m pretty sure that if you read it then you won’t be able to put it down either. This book is a perfect book because it has romance and action. It’s a nail biting series that you’ll have to read. Now get off the computer and get a copy of Twilight!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Hawaii
Earlier this week I went to Oahu, Hawaii! I've been on long plane rides, but let me tell ya...that was the longest flight I have ever been on in my entire life! Even going to Germany didn't seem as long as it did. Once we arrived I felt the sudden difference in temperature. Utah: 40. Oahu: 80. It's crazy how in so little time you can be in a different part of the world and the temperature has doubled. We left the airport around six a.m. I should have been tired but I was too excited to be worried about my sleep. While we were there I was able to go to my three favortie things! First the beach, second BYU, and third the Temple.
The beach is my favorite place to be in the whole entire world! I love everything about it! Well, except for the men in speedos. Now that can get gross. But my most favorite things about the beach are the sound of the waves crashing along the shore, the feeling of sand getting in between your toes, the heat beating down on you, and of course the hot guys surfing :)!! Who doesn't like that? (I'm talking about girls here, because I know most boys wouldn't say the same thing.) Even though the waves were pretty strong and the water was cold, I still loved playing in it. On the beach I laid out on my towel, soaking up the sun and watched the surfers and listened to my ipod. I even fell asleep because I was so tired! That didn't turn out well, I got sunburned. And man, did that hurt on the plane ride home! Whew! I'm glad I got that over with :P.
Brigham Young University is my all time most favorite college ever! When I graduate I am going there! Haha...hopefully I get accepted. I really want to go to BYU Hawaii but I could settle with BYU Provo. Some people say that being stuck on a small island can get you a little paranoid. But, I really could care less. I love the sun and I would do almost anything to live where I can be in all day, everyday. Being in the sun just makes me happy!
The LDS Temple in Oahu is one of the prettiest temples there is. It's under construction so I wasn't able to go up to the Temple but I was able to admire it from farther down. I just love it! LDS Temples are beautiful and very sacred. When the time comes for me to get married I'm going to get married either in the Temple there or the Salt Lake Temple. They both are my top Temples in the U.S.
So, overall I say my trip was 'da bomb'. Haha! I love traveling and Hawaii is one of the best places to go! It truly truly is! But I warn you...It's humid, there's bugs and the plane ride might kill you before you even get to the island. I'm just kidding but seriously it's a six hour flight! Bring things to do! I love Hawaii! It's the greatest!
The beach is my favorite place to be in the whole entire world! I love everything about it! Well, except for the men in speedos. Now that can get gross. But my most favorite things about the beach are the sound of the waves crashing along the shore, the feeling of sand getting in between your toes, the heat beating down on you, and of course the hot guys surfing :)!! Who doesn't like that? (I'm talking about girls here, because I know most boys wouldn't say the same thing.) Even though the waves were pretty strong and the water was cold, I still loved playing in it. On the beach I laid out on my towel, soaking up the sun and watched the surfers and listened to my ipod. I even fell asleep because I was so tired! That didn't turn out well, I got sunburned. And man, did that hurt on the plane ride home! Whew! I'm glad I got that over with :P.
Brigham Young University is my all time most favorite college ever! When I graduate I am going there! Haha...hopefully I get accepted. I really want to go to BYU Hawaii but I could settle with BYU Provo. Some people say that being stuck on a small island can get you a little paranoid. But, I really could care less. I love the sun and I would do almost anything to live where I can be in all day, everyday. Being in the sun just makes me happy!
The LDS Temple in Oahu is one of the prettiest temples there is. It's under construction so I wasn't able to go up to the Temple but I was able to admire it from farther down. I just love it! LDS Temples are beautiful and very sacred. When the time comes for me to get married I'm going to get married either in the Temple there or the Salt Lake Temple. They both are my top Temples in the U.S.
So, overall I say my trip was 'da bomb'. Haha! I love traveling and Hawaii is one of the best places to go! It truly truly is! But I warn you...It's humid, there's bugs and the plane ride might kill you before you even get to the island. I'm just kidding but seriously it's a six hour flight! Bring things to do! I love Hawaii! It's the greatest!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Scientific Article Review
Streams of Hope
National Geographic
2001
“One day the river ran red.” Then maybe the next day green, or white, or orange and maybe even blue. The Nashua River in the 1960’s was polluted by all the factories and businesses along the river. They let their waste flow into the river, polluting it. People joked about the river being its different colors but really, they were scared of what the river could do to them. Then after an answer to their prayers, Marion Stoddart came into their lives.
Marion Stoddart didn’t want the Nashua River to die a slow and painful death, so she started a campaign. She also knew that she couldn’t do this by herself. She was able to present her plan to officials and they were allowed to start saving the environment. People who lived around the river wanted to be able to swim in the river without having to go and get tetanus shots. Owners of the factories started to treat their waste so that it wouldn’t pollute the water. Townspeople were eager to see the results of all their work but some doubted that their cure would work on their dying Nashua River. With extra help from the government they built and upgraded the treatments for the water. Today the river is a clear blue and you can swim in it without taking a trip to the doctors.
After reading this article I think that helping the environment by standing our ground and doing our part in the community is great. Here in Kaysville, we don’t have a serious problem with polluted tributaries but there are always smaller things that you can help with. For instance, litter. Most Americans have this problem and it’s something I’ve been working on myself. If you spend an hour or two with a group of friends walking along streets picking up trash you see laying on the ground, that would help the community become cleaner and more nice.
If we did have a problem with polluting our streams I would be like Marion Stoddart and stand my ground, not stopping until the problem was fixed. Having nice water is a necessity. We take water for granted and it’s not something that should be done! In the article Marion had to get government help and help from the community. Though at first some didn’t think it was possible for the river to be clean, it was. What a wonderful way to prove them wrong. The government had to pay for upgrades on the treatments for the water. Who know how much that would cost? I’m not positive, but I’m sure that it was a few hundred dollars. So, what I’m trying to say is that if it came down to it, I would too get the community and government involved in making our water clear.
Marion Stoddart is an amazing example to me, and should be to you to. She had the courage to stand for what’s right and got the Nashua River clear blue. Now they won’t wake up one morning saying, “Oh look, the water’s red again.” They will be able to wake up and go and swim in the beautiful river which was restored. So don’t just sit there! Look around you! I’m positive there is something you can do to help your community!
National Geographic
2001
“One day the river ran red.” Then maybe the next day green, or white, or orange and maybe even blue. The Nashua River in the 1960’s was polluted by all the factories and businesses along the river. They let their waste flow into the river, polluting it. People joked about the river being its different colors but really, they were scared of what the river could do to them. Then after an answer to their prayers, Marion Stoddart came into their lives.
Marion Stoddart didn’t want the Nashua River to die a slow and painful death, so she started a campaign. She also knew that she couldn’t do this by herself. She was able to present her plan to officials and they were allowed to start saving the environment. People who lived around the river wanted to be able to swim in the river without having to go and get tetanus shots. Owners of the factories started to treat their waste so that it wouldn’t pollute the water. Townspeople were eager to see the results of all their work but some doubted that their cure would work on their dying Nashua River. With extra help from the government they built and upgraded the treatments for the water. Today the river is a clear blue and you can swim in it without taking a trip to the doctors.
After reading this article I think that helping the environment by standing our ground and doing our part in the community is great. Here in Kaysville, we don’t have a serious problem with polluted tributaries but there are always smaller things that you can help with. For instance, litter. Most Americans have this problem and it’s something I’ve been working on myself. If you spend an hour or two with a group of friends walking along streets picking up trash you see laying on the ground, that would help the community become cleaner and more nice.
If we did have a problem with polluting our streams I would be like Marion Stoddart and stand my ground, not stopping until the problem was fixed. Having nice water is a necessity. We take water for granted and it’s not something that should be done! In the article Marion had to get government help and help from the community. Though at first some didn’t think it was possible for the river to be clean, it was. What a wonderful way to prove them wrong. The government had to pay for upgrades on the treatments for the water. Who know how much that would cost? I’m not positive, but I’m sure that it was a few hundred dollars. So, what I’m trying to say is that if it came down to it, I would too get the community and government involved in making our water clear.
Marion Stoddart is an amazing example to me, and should be to you to. She had the courage to stand for what’s right and got the Nashua River clear blue. Now they won’t wake up one morning saying, “Oh look, the water’s red again.” They will be able to wake up and go and swim in the beautiful river which was restored. So don’t just sit there! Look around you! I’m positive there is something you can do to help your community!
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