Reading Reflection 6

Book- The Burn Journals 
Author- Brent Runyo 
Pages read- 270-290

Questions:

1. What was the point in listening to the Beatles song, In my life, and what was it's significance?
 I feel like the significance of this song in the book was because the song it self represents a happy time in life, which could be something good for Brent, through out everything that he has gone through.

2. What makes the nurse that always comes in, in the middle of the night "freaky?"
As Brent says, she's "freaky" because of her extra long nails, and I'm guessing shes not all that friendly if she comes off as scary towards Brent.

Comments:

1. I don't think it was a good idea that the nurses decided to move Brent from what was once his own room in the children's hospital, to a room where hes forced to stay with a roommate, someone he does not know, and that does not talk. Usually it would make sense to get to know your new roommate, making them less of a stranger. Though in this case, Brent is alone in his room for two, while his roommate is sitting on the bed next to him.


2. When Brent goes down to the bowling alley with Jodi, you realize how much of a change he has actually gone through. From once not even being able to move in his hospital bed, to now being able to bowl, You can see he is finally getting healthier, though he is still stuck where he is. This place seems to be a lot more fun then the older hospital that he was in, where all there was, was the lobby, his room, medical caring rooms, as well as the cafeteria. 


Predictions:

I find this book not getting anywhere, like I'm not even exciting to go on and see how it finally ends. All that I can possibly see happening in Brent's future is going home and trying to restart his life he had once had, and nothing different.

Personal Addition 15

The reason that I decided to post this quote, was because this is a quote that everyone going through high school can relate too. You would be lying if you said someone didn't get to know you well before deciding to judge you. Same as the fact that you have probably judged someone once, before actually knowing who they are. It's like it goes around in an on going circle. You don't even need to be in high school to relate to this. Though high school is where you will find more girls, or maybe even boys that are caddy. It is just another day in on going high school. This quote should make people think of there past, and where they went wrong, or where they have been treated wrong, and hopefully it could change something.

Writing Reflection 5

As I said in previous writing reflections, I enjoy this idea of blogging quite a lot. I would like to learn more about my options to making my blog a bit more unique with gadgets the others may not have, though other then that I have no other issues with blogging. I would like to learn more about other forms of Social Medias, and how we can make them useful, such as Twitter. I have a Twitter account, but I'm sure there are more ways to make Twitter more useful then the ways I know, which is what I would like to learn.

For our upcoming project about fan fiction, I feel like it would be a idea that will make our writing more unique, and use more imagination, which I don't have a problem with. Though ideas of what to write may be an issue for me.

Reading Reflection 5

Book- The Burn Journals
Author- Brent Runyo
Pages read- 211-270

So far, I feel like my book is just going on and on, like it is never going to end. I thought this book would be a little more exciting, but it is honestly just the exact same thing over and over. It was a nice change reading that he had finally got out of the hospital and all, though the majority of the book was just about his daily life in the hospital, which is the exact same thing every single day. Though I am not completely finished with the book yet, I feel like the idea of this book being so predictable, will end with a boring, and unexciting ending.

I enjoy reading every Friday like we do, because it makes my Friday all the more relaxing and peaceful. No body wants a stressed out last day of your week with an overload of assignments to do. Though the Friday's that we read are the only time I have to actually read The Burn Journals, which is the result to why it is taking me so long to read this book. I feel like my reading habits have not changed from this class over the semester, because of the fact that I can only find time to read this book in class. Which only makes me more excited for Friday too come!

Personal Additions 14

To expand on the post I made last month, where I posted a iPhone that could represent Brent from the book that I am reading, I decided to turn it into another personal addition.

Starting from the top left, I made an app saying "Hospitals in the area."
When I drew this I was thinking about the apps you get get on you Iphone's that are useful in a way like a directory. Brent can look up all of the closest hospitals around his area and know all there information, so he can choose the best one to attend, whether it is too live there or just for checkups.

The top middle app is a guide book. There are guide books for pretty much anything. This guide book especially related to Brent because it is a guide book to treat your burns, and the damage you have once being in a fire. I thought Brent would consider this app very useful.

The top right app is an app for videos. Just like the real app itself, where when you click on it, it shows the videos that you currently have in your phone. I thought this could be the app Brent clicks when he's bored one day and decides to watch all of the "get better" videos that his friends had made him when he was living in the hospital.

 The left app in the middle row is a game. A game Brent downloaded that makes him think back, and finds ironic to play. The game is called "Run from Fire." Where it's your task to keep running before the fire catches up to you.

The second app in the middle row is just like the real app, your reminders. This app may be useful for Brent in a way where he can keep his upcoming check ups, or guidance counselor meetings organized. An app where he doesn't get his dates mixed up or forgets about an important meeting.

The very right app in the middle row is an app to shop. Brent can shop for the latest bandages for his burns, as well as the newest medical cares that would be good for him.

The app on the bottom left are just his text messages. There messages that he decided to keep from his peers when he was bored and wanted someone to text while living in the hospital.

The app located on the inside left of the very bottom row is Brent's phone calls. Just like his text messages, its his voice messages or missed calls that he never deleted from when people would call to check up on him while he was in care.

The app located on the inside right of the very bottom row is his Safari. It's simply where the internet hotspot password and username that he new from the hospital is kept saved in case having to go back, he'd be able to use the internet easily.

 The last app on the bottom right is his music. He was bored one day and decided to make a playlist of all the songs he had that had to do with burning, fire, care, or pain. They all remind him of his past, staying in the hospital.

Personal Addition 13

I recently just got back from Paris and I've decided to post a picture that I took while being there. It was an amazing experience, where I saw a lot of remarkable things. It was almost as if I was in a whole different world, because everything there differs from what I am use to seeing in my own city.

Personal Addition 12

I decided to post this photo of Paris, because tomorrow that is where I am headed too. I thought I'd blog about my excitment and where I am going for spring break because it is what is the most current topic in my life right now. I am going for eight solid days, where I will be seeing everything you could image seeing in Paris. Everything from the Effiel Tower, to Euro Disneyworld, which is a Europe version of Disneyworld. Many pictures will be posted following this post!