Two Cells by Peter Halley

Once a country joined together
Now split and doomed forever
A battle for a law
No one saw
A country once at peace
now split in two
they are battling each other
brothers and sisters
misters and misses
with every one gone
its not the same at dawn
the war has started
now I just farted
it sounded like a bang
and my family ran to change
that fart made us move
away from this land
we abandoned our home
to live in Rome.
Its a one way trip
and I will not phone home.

Hidden in the Shadows

Alone again, no sounds, no light, no nothing; I'm stuck in this stupid basement until my parents return from their five day vacation. Although people think that being home alone is fun, and my brothers are always saying that I am lucky that I don't get to go to school every day. I want to go; I'm not even a loud to go outside any more. Ten more years of my life are going stuck in this house. I will be here my whole life rotting in this hell whole; I need to escape. Beneath the cover of "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Haddix is a world with many challenges, challenges making life seem almost impossible. Margaret created an uptight government with many rules and laws, and a family with many problems. This family is affected by two giant laws in their world, first law; no family can have over two children. Second law; you get told to do, like if you are a farmer, you are told what to planet, how much to planet and even what to buy without money being sent to the family. Adding on to the challenges in the community this family’s life is on a farm, has three children, and is poor. Many countries have people on the verge of going completely broke, without any help, but this world is almost the same as china. Most laws and the government style are the same.

“Among the Hidden” is a realistic government styled story; it’s just like China's government. Both the book and the country have many rules, telling the citizens what they can, and can’t do. In the book they shut down soda factories, chip factories and everything that is unhealthy. Although that is good for you, imagine people coming into your house and taking all of you sweet delicious food away, you would never be a loud to eat or drink anything that doesn't make the governments standards. That’s how what Luke and his family have to deal with every day of their lives. Sometimes if you are a farmer they make you sell and buy animals even if these animals are your pride and joy, your money tree, they will make you sell it weather you like it or not. There are laws left and right in these countries. A Law that applies in the book as well as real life you can only have a certain amount of kids. Although in China you can only have one child, in the book there is limit to only two children. These laws have been a struggle to get by in Luke's family, the population police are now starting to get suspicious about Luke and his new friend Jen for being the third as they call it, and they have to sell their money making hogs. Many people might like this type of government type but it's a hard one to live by because one slip up and you are in the slammer or on the kill list. Just as the government style in the book as well as in real life so is Luke's life is very realistic.

Most kids think that their lives are so awful and they might be, but they don’t match up to Luke's life. Imagine a whole life being alone without any of your friends and not being able to have a sleep over or even a birthday party. Some people might have bits and pieces of this life style but they don't have the whole thing. Yes some people are poor, and some people might not have any friends but one day they will, but for Luke, he will have to live ten more years in that house not going outside and having any friends. Imagine that would be going from kindergarten to ninth grade without any friends no one to talk to besides your family, never leaving the house, not doing anything besides hiding. If this was my life, no way would I like having a part in it. This would be like living in hell. Nowhere to go, no malls, no television, no video games, no computer and this is a part of everyone's daily life. No a lot of kids wouldn't make it through; I know that I wouldn't be home alone, with the power off for two hours would be horrible enough but ten more years would be dreadful.

During a kids life time they need to have some contact with other people. Being home all day is a kid’s worst nightmare. A kid’s life is all about being on the computer, hanging out with friends, and their phone. Without contact to the outside world a kid wouldn’t be a kid, they would be like a tinny adult. Reading books and making things out of yarn is not what a kid hopes to do for the next couple years of their life. Be glad that you have rights and friends because somewhere in the world they’re kids just like Luke’s life suffering. Be grateful you have a fantastic life because someone out there doesn't.

Chilling Tales

Weather is horrible, cold, dark and just plan creepy. It seems though that something is watching me creeping towards me calling out to me to be its friend. It's giving me the creeps and I don't like the looks of this new camp of mine. Despite the obvious camp sensory being terrifying and commonly used for ghost tales R.L. Stine succeeded with this novel; “The Curse of Camp Cold Lake”. R.L. Stine creates a series of books called Goosebumps to give you a bone-chilling experience.

This book just yells out suspense. When you think of camps normally you would think of scary, and mysterious. Camp cold lake is just strange starting with the lake and of course most camps lakes are gross but this one is just weird, and the history is sinister and slimy. Camp stories are uncanny, but all true. Long ago there was a camper Dalle, who had drowned in the lake, and has taken an interest in Sarah. Dalle is taunting her appearing in her ghostly self, telling her to be her friend, and trying to get her to kill herself. “The Curse of Camp Cold Lake” describes a story of a girl and her creepy adventures at her new camp. Not only is the main character in depth with her ghost but she also has problems with friends.

This is similar to the book “Speak” by Laurie Anderson because she wrote a book about a struggling girl. Sarah the main character in the book “The Curse at Camp Cold Lake” and Melinda the main character in the book “Speak” both start out with the main characters struggling to find friends. They feel they have no reason to be where they are. Sarah is at a camp for athletes, which she has no interest for, and Melinda is afraid to go to high school because what had happened at her summer party. Both book have their similar and differences. More of it is similar like having no one to talk to and then later on in the book they both gain friends in the end. Even though they both have different type of story it seems both have the same problems besides the ghost but they do have something following them haunting them and they just can’t get it off their mind.

This book was fantastic, and it is worth any ones time. This book is filled with shocking twists and mind blowing adventure, this book is the scariest in the series giving great vivid description and a spin chilling story. This is one book that you would love and remember from every book you read it sticks out in my mind and it should in your mind as well.

Hidden in the Shawdows

Alone again no sound, no light , no nothing. I'm stuck in this stupid basement until my parents return from their five day vacation. Most people think that being home alone is fun, and my brothers are always saying that I am lucky that I don't get to go to school every single day. Although it sound horrible the way the talk about it, I want to go, I'm not even aloud to go outside any more. All eight years of my life stuck in this house. I will be here my whole life rotting in this hell hole; I need to escape. In the book " Among the Hidden" by Margaret Haddix she created a world with many challenges in life that would seem impossible to life by. Margaret created a uptight government with many rules and laws, and a family with many problems and secrets. One of the main two laws in the novel is no family can have three children. Another main law is the government tells you what to plant, and what to do if you life on a farm. This family life's on a farm has three children and are on the verge of collapsing. With new homes coming in, new problems and troubles are gather as well. This is a very realistic book, with government rules and laws.

Among the Hidden is has a very realistic government styled story; its just like the country China's government style . Both the book and the country have many rules, telling the citizens what they can, and can not do. In Among the Hidden they shut down soda factories, chip factories and every thing that is unhealthy; although that is good for you, imagine the government taking all of you sweet delicious food away, you would never be aloud to eat or drink anything that doesn't make the governments standards that’s how what Luke and his family have to deal with every day of their lives. Sometimes if you are a farmer they make you sell and buy animals even if these animals are your pride and joy, your money tree, they will make you sell it weather you like it or not. This government is mean and strict government with many laws, and rules. Another law that applies in the book as well as real life you can only have a certain amount of kids. Although in China you can only have one child, in the book there is limit to only two children. These laws have been a struggle to get by in Luke's family, the population police are now starting to get suspicious about Luke and his new friend Jen for being the third as they call it, and they are having to sell their money making hogs. Many people might like this type of government type but it's a hard one to live by because one slip up and you are in the slammer or on the kill list. Just as the government style in the book as well as in real life so is Luke's life is very realistic.

Most kids think that their lives are so awful and they might be, but they don’t match up to Luke's life. Imagine a whole life being alone without any of your friends and not being able to have a sleep over or even a birthday party. Some people might have bits and pieces of this life style but they don't have the whole thing. Yes some people are poor, some people might not have any friends but one day they will, but for Luke, he will have to live ten more years in that house not going outside and having any friends. Imagine that would be going from kindergarten to ninth grade with out any friends no one to talk to besides your family, never leaving the house, not doing anything besides hiding. If this was my life, no way would I like having a part in it. This would be like living in hell. No where to go, no malls, no television, no video games, no computer and this is part of everyone's daily life. Not having any of this many kids wouldn't make it; through I know that I wouldn't be home alone, with the power off for two hours would be horrible enough but ten more years would be dreadful.

This life style would be just be horrible. I can connect to a little bit of this story but I'm only alone for awhile and I need someone besides my family. Then having this evil government tell you what to do would be horrible. It actually sounds scary. The family describes the government as evil and , strong. Right now this is the best life that I could ask for. During this life I don't want to give my freedom up. This story is a dystopia, a dreadful, life sucking experience.

Patriotism

No one ever thinks of what patriotism is; and how our lives would be with out our great war heroes. These heroes are the reasons we have the freedom we have today. People don't realize what happens in other countries if you say something like "I don't like how our country is run by the government." These words could just maybe put you in jail, if someone on the inside heard of that. See we are lucky we have freedom of speech we can say anything we want about the government because that is you opinion. People in other countries have to watch out every second of the day on what they say. People should be proud what a country we have, we have rights, we have our own saying in how we run the government, who we choose to run our government. Some Countries like Cuba have a ruler and the kings thrown is passed down to the next generation and the next those people will always be in charge, no one gets to choose who they want to be president or there ruler. This government is one of the best in the world, just like what president Lincoln said " The government should be run, by the people, and for the people" and that's just what it is like today. We get to choose who we want to be our governor, our senate, our president, this government is even lets us choose who the chief of police is! The government is one of the best in my opinion, if you disagree that is fine because that's Freedom OF Speech!

"Hemingway's Life Expereince"

How do you feel when you are lonely, so lonely that the only thing you want to do is go to a café and drink till your drunk? Some of you don’t know what that feels like, nor do I but somehow I can connect. The man in the story has nothing to live for, nor anyone to come home to, except for his house. The loneliness is eating him inside out; he has made attempts of suicide, that right there tells you something. Some things are not right with his life and he needs to change something. Hemingway made this character for a reason. Hemingway is telling his own life experiencethe life he doesn't want to have, what he wants is a woman, and a family.

Hemingway has put himself in this particular story as two people, a deaf old man that has nothing to live for, and an old waiter, with only a café to work at. The characters feel sad and no one to come home to. Most men in their lives that are married or have someone close to them are happy. A marriage is very important in a women’s, or man’s life. Hemingway is sending a message to people saying that he is in pain, not physically, but mentally. He’s was expressing his feelings through his writing, but that wasn’t enough. You know a person can only take so much, of being alone or being teased until he or she gives up. Hemingway didn’t have anyone meaning no one to talk to or one to express his feelings with. If you don’t express what is wrong, you will stay sad, mad or depressed, and these feels make you feel like you are in prison, nowhere to go, and feel like you are stuck in your own self pity. That’s what Hemingway went through, until it went too far, and he eventually committed suicide. Hemingway wanted to pretend that he was a different person so he created a person that he wanted to be like, a person that he could have been. Making himself a new life, a new character, a character that has something to go home to, something to live for.

This story has struck a connection with me, I have found out how depressing it must be to live alone. Every day after you get home from where ever you were, you won’t get a hello or how was your day. No, you will come home to only an empty house, with only noise of your floor boards creaking has you make it across the floor. I know now, how important it is to have someone close to you. Hemingway has put a crystal clear picture in my mind about his whole life, in only a short three page story; it almost felt like he was sitting right next to me telling me about his inner feelings.

Evil Genius

Evil genius is a book about a seven year old genius that is capable of hacking into websites, banks, locks, and security systems. The parents of the genius send him to a thearpy class were his thearpy teacher uses his age of not going to jail to get information of anything he wants and everything he wants.