Give a chronological list of important events in the chapter. What's the kicker at the end of the chapter?
first, Tally gets everyone out of their cells. Then, they drag the unconcsious Dr. Cable out to use her eye on the scanner, so they can activate the elevator. The kicker is David finds out his father is dead.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Blog Post 45
In this chapter, a few uglies go to New Pretty town to do a trick. They make the words "THE SMOKE LIVES' with sparklers. If you had one chance to post a message important to you, what would it be and why?
I would put something related to baseball, perhaps my number, because it means a lot to me.
I would put something related to baseball, perhaps my number, because it means a lot to me.
Blog Post 44
The uglies the meet in this chapter are similar to Tally at the beginning of the book. When you compare her to these Uglies, how has TAlly changed and what has made her change?
Tally has gotten more serious, and it was because of having to travel to the smoke and watch it get destroyed.
Tally has gotten more serious, and it was because of having to travel to the smoke and watch it get destroyed.
Blog Post 43
Do you think Tally's plan will work? David wants to save his parents, but whats driving Tally?
I think her plan will work. Tally is being driven by the thought of betraying everyone. She want's to help out after ruining everyone.
Do you think she is crazy, or are her feelings valid? They're pretty valid.
I think her plan will work. Tally is being driven by the thought of betraying everyone. She want's to help out after ruining everyone.
Do you think she is crazy, or are her feelings valid? They're pretty valid.
Blog Post 42
How do david and Tally describe the Rusties? Is it accurate?
they call them stupid, ugly people. They're in a way right.
What are weaknesses of OUR society? pollution, money, and crime.
What are weaknesses of THEIR society? people finding about the operation and trying to run away from it
they call them stupid, ugly people. They're in a way right.
What are weaknesses of OUR society? pollution, money, and crime.
What are weaknesses of THEIR society? people finding about the operation and trying to run away from it
Blog Post 41
Find information and a picture about a time we weren't prepared. Post the information and cite it.
9/11
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright
9/11 the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States, and the associated events and impact of those attacks. The attacks, which were carried out by agents of Al Qaeda (a militant Islamic terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden ) used three hijacked commercial jet aircraft to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and severely damage the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in Shanksville , Pa., when its passengers attempted to seize the plane from the hijackers. Some 3,000 persons died or were missing as a result of the most devastating terrorist episode in U.S. history. 9/11 was a turning point in the presidency of George W. Bush and U.S. foreign policy, leading directly to U.S. support for the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan , where Al Qaeda was based. The attacks were also used to justify in part the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (see also Persian Gulf Wars ) despite the lack of any clear evidence linking the Iraqi government to Al Qaeda, but the impact of 9/11 contributed to strong American public support for the invasion. The Bush administration, which had already insisted on strong presidential powers, asserted that the United States was at war (a response not echoed by the Spanish and British government in the wake of subsequent significant terror attacks in Madrid and London) and that legal restrictions did not exist on the president's powers to defend the country, a position subsequently questioned in part by the Supreme Court. As a result of the attacks and of the subsequent reports issued by a joint Congressional investigation and by the 9/11 Commission (see below), a number of significant changes to the federal government were made, including the establishment of the Dept. of Homeland Security , which consolidated 22 nonmilitary government security agencies and assumed responsiblity for U.S. air travel security through its Transportation Security Administration, and the establishment of the cabinet-level post of director of national intelligence, who became responsible for overseeing and coordinating all U.S. intelligence agencies. Other far-reaching effects include the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001 and building-code changes proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2005. The 9/11 Commission, officially known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, was established by law in 2002 to prepare a full account of the attacks and make recommendations on how to guard against future attacks. Headed by Thomas H. Kean, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, and consisting of a panel of a five Democrats and five Republicans, it first convened in 2003, interviewed more than 1,000 persons in 10 countries, and issued its report the following year. The commission faced resistance from the White House and the House Intelligence Committee over access to documents and individuals (including the president and vice president), but access to those improved mainly through public pressure brought by the families of the victims of the attacks; the group was not permitted, however, to question directly the detainees at Guantánamo. The commission held both public and private hearings and issued a report with both public and classified sections. With the benefit of insights dependent on hindsight, it detailed the terror plot's origins, which dated to 1996, and its development, and also identified failures of various U.S. agencies that might have alerted officials to the impending attack or could have led to actions that might have prevented it. Its work revealed problems with U.S. intelligence gathering and interpretation and with law enforcement concerning terrorist threats against the United States, especially with regard to the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to cooperation between the FBI and the Central Intelligence Agency. (It also found no evidence of collaboration between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government.) Many of its recommendations, which focused on preventing another similar attack against the United States, were subsequently adopted, but thoughtful critics have pointed out that its proposals were limited both by its focus on the hijackings and by an emphasis on centralization of responsibility and control as a solution to overcoming the failures of 9/11.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright
9/11 the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States, and the associated events and impact of those attacks. The attacks, which were carried out by agents of Al Qaeda (a militant Islamic terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden ) used three hijacked commercial jet aircraft to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and severely damage the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in Shanksville , Pa., when its passengers attempted to seize the plane from the hijackers. Some 3,000 persons died or were missing as a result of the most devastating terrorist episode in U.S. history. 9/11 was a turning point in the presidency of George W. Bush and U.S. foreign policy, leading directly to U.S. support for the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan , where Al Qaeda was based. The attacks were also used to justify in part the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (see also Persian Gulf Wars ) despite the lack of any clear evidence linking the Iraqi government to Al Qaeda, but the impact of 9/11 contributed to strong American public support for the invasion. The Bush administration, which had already insisted on strong presidential powers, asserted that the United States was at war (a response not echoed by the Spanish and British government in the wake of subsequent significant terror attacks in Madrid and London) and that legal restrictions did not exist on the president's powers to defend the country, a position subsequently questioned in part by the Supreme Court. As a result of the attacks and of the subsequent reports issued by a joint Congressional investigation and by the 9/11 Commission (see below), a number of significant changes to the federal government were made, including the establishment of the Dept. of Homeland Security , which consolidated 22 nonmilitary government security agencies and assumed responsiblity for U.S. air travel security through its Transportation Security Administration, and the establishment of the cabinet-level post of director of national intelligence, who became responsible for overseeing and coordinating all U.S. intelligence agencies. Other far-reaching effects include the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001 and building-code changes proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2005. The 9/11 Commission, officially known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, was established by law in 2002 to prepare a full account of the attacks and make recommendations on how to guard against future attacks. Headed by Thomas H. Kean, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, and consisting of a panel of a five Democrats and five Republicans, it first convened in 2003, interviewed more than 1,000 persons in 10 countries, and issued its report the following year. The commission faced resistance from the White House and the House Intelligence Committee over access to documents and individuals (including the president and vice president), but access to those improved mainly through public pressure brought by the families of the victims of the attacks; the group was not permitted, however, to question directly the detainees at Guantánamo. The commission held both public and private hearings and issued a report with both public and classified sections. With the benefit of insights dependent on hindsight, it detailed the terror plot's origins, which dated to 1996, and its development, and also identified failures of various U.S. agencies that might have alerted officials to the impending attack or could have led to actions that might have prevented it. Its work revealed problems with U.S. intelligence gathering and interpretation and with law enforcement concerning terrorist threats against the United States, especially with regard to the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to cooperation between the FBI and the Central Intelligence Agency. (It also found no evidence of collaboration between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government.) Many of its recommendations, which focused on preventing another similar attack against the United States, were subsequently adopted, but thoughtful critics have pointed out that its proposals were limited both by its focus on the hijackings and by an emphasis on centralization of responsibility and control as a solution to overcoming the failures of 9/11.
Bibliography: See the 9/11 Commission's report (2004), the commission staff reports and other materials, ed. by S. Strasser (2004), and the account of the commission's work by T. H. Kean and L. H. Hamilton (2006); P. Shenon, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Commission (2008); study of the events of 9/11 by L. Wright (2006).
Blog Post 40
Describe the irony in Tally's "victory" over Dr. Cable. What was lost in the process?
Tally may have lost the smoke, but she kept something that the smoke kept dear to itself; the magazines.
Tally may have lost the smoke, but she kept something that the smoke kept dear to itself; the magazines.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
blog post 39
is david right? is Tally amazing? do you think she should be feeling guilty? Why or why not?
yeah, he's pretty much right. i highly doubt anyone that isn't amazing could escape from superhumans in hovercars while she, herself, was barefoot. She should not be feeling guilty, she had no idea the pendant would activate if it got destroyed.
yeah, he's pretty much right. i highly doubt anyone that isn't amazing could escape from superhumans in hovercars while she, herself, was barefoot. She should not be feeling guilty, she had no idea the pendant would activate if it got destroyed.
Blog Post 38
Who is the voice in the dark? Do you think it will be a friend or enemy to Tally? What do you think Tally will do now?
I think it is one of the smokies, maybe the boss. It will be friendly to her. I think they will make an escape plan.
I think it is one of the smokies, maybe the boss. It will be friendly to her. I think they will make an escape plan.
Blog Post 37
Explain what self preservation means to you. is it the most important thing? would you lie because of it?
self preservation is the things you do by instinct or by thinking through that keeps you alive. i think it is, in fact, the most important thing we have. i would probably lie because of it.
self preservation is the things you do by instinct or by thinking through that keeps you alive. i think it is, in fact, the most important thing we have. i would probably lie because of it.
Blog Post 36
Tally had changed her mind about the SMoke and the operation, but what will she do about all that now? Whose side is she on?
Well, she didn't want to go. She's still a smokie, even though Dr. Cable thinks she isn't. She's gonna run away.
Well, she didn't want to go. She's still a smokie, even though Dr. Cable thinks she isn't. She's gonna run away.
Blog Post 35
is this the climax of the story? Explain why or why you don't think so in a few sentences.
Actually, i think it isn't. i think there will be a point where tally goes and finds a new land, or revisits her city to infiltrate new pretty town. something like that wouldnt be the best part of a book.
Actually, i think it isn't. i think there will be a point where tally goes and finds a new land, or revisits her city to infiltrate new pretty town. something like that wouldnt be the best part of a book.
Blog Post 34
read the following quote David says to Tally. "what you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful."
david's saying that looks aren't everything basically.
name one person in your personal life and one in your academic life what makes this person beautiful
my home would be my grandpa, he was in the army, and once he was up with his 2 years, he invested money in the stock and has successfully retired. For my academic life, it would be a man that hunts with me and my dad sometimes. he lost all his money, and was flipping burgers at the age of 40, and now at 42, he's almost a millionare.
david's saying that looks aren't everything basically.
name one person in your personal life and one in your academic life what makes this person beautiful
my home would be my grandpa, he was in the army, and once he was up with his 2 years, he invested money in the stock and has successfully retired. For my academic life, it would be a man that hunts with me and my dad sometimes. he lost all his money, and was flipping burgers at the age of 40, and now at 42, he's almost a millionare.
Blog Post 33
Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you/to the story? "Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look... it changes the way you think."
it means that becoming pretty really doesn't make you beautful, it makes you think you're beautiful
How would you want to change mentally and physically if you were pretty?
well, i'm already too smart, so i would leave that, but i think dropping all my bad habits would be nice. and to grow a few inches taller.
it means that becoming pretty really doesn't make you beautful, it makes you think you're beautiful
How would you want to change mentally and physically if you were pretty?
well, i'm already too smart, so i would leave that, but i think dropping all my bad habits would be nice. and to grow a few inches taller.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Blog Post 30
Do you think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally? Why or why not?
Yes, she likes David, and since Tally got here, he has been ignoring Shay and talking to Tally.
Tally recieved a gift from David in this chapter that was special. Have you ever recieved something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's did?
Once, I got a bat from a friend of my dad. It was really cool, and a lot of people wanted to use it.
Yes, she likes David, and since Tally got here, he has been ignoring Shay and talking to Tally.
Tally recieved a gift from David in this chapter that was special. Have you ever recieved something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's did?
Once, I got a bat from a friend of my dad. It was really cool, and a lot of people wanted to use it.
Blog Post 29
Why would it have been easier for Tally to activate the pendant when she got to the smoke? Explain
If she activated it sooner, she would not have known how much Shay and David have relied on this place. She would not have known how many people she would let down by doing this. She wouldn't feel as guilty.
If she activated it sooner, she would not have known how much Shay and David have relied on this place. She would not have known how many people she would let down by doing this. She wouldn't feel as guilty.
Blog Post 28
If David's parents were doctors, why do you think they ran away? Support your answer with textual evidence.
I think they either ran away because they either just didn't want to be pretty, or they were the ones to find a way to reverse the operation themselves.
I think they either ran away because they either just didn't want to be pretty, or they were the ones to find a way to reverse the operation themselves.
Blog Post 27
Find an image like the one Tally sees. Post it. What is beautiful about it? Is there anything ugly about it?
I think that this picture is something like the one Tally sees. It is very beautiful and colorful, and seems to be like a fantasy. Note, that brown rock... isnt a rock. It's a termite's nest.
Blog Post 26
What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right?
Shay thinks the models are ugly, in a way, and way to skinny. To be honest, if she calls models ugly, i'd like to go to new pretty town once. However, the one thing that they got right was that in our time, we are all equal, pretty or not.
Shay thinks the models are ugly, in a way, and way to skinny. To be honest, if she calls models ugly, i'd like to go to new pretty town once. However, the one thing that they got right was that in our time, we are all equal, pretty or not.
Blog Post 25
Characterization- David.
Apparently, he's a smokie, and he's 18 years old. He's lived there longer than most of the people Tally meets. Shay likes him.
Find a picture to represent what YOU think the smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.
Apparently, he's a smokie, and he's 18 years old. He's lived there longer than most of the people Tally meets. Shay likes him.
Find a picture to represent what YOU think the smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.
Blog Post 24
List the important events of the chapter in chronological order
1- Tally gets picked up by the rangers
2- they give her water and explain why they were burning orchids.
3- they take Tally to The Smoke's rendevous point.
4- Tally waits on a top of a bald hill
Respond to the following quote:
"... Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
This is actually true, because what she is doing is wrong, especially to Shay. Tally will not become pretty though, unless she brings Shay back.
1- Tally gets picked up by the rangers
2- they give her water and explain why they were burning orchids.
3- they take Tally to The Smoke's rendevous point.
4- Tally waits on a top of a bald hill
Respond to the following quote:
"... Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
This is actually true, because what she is doing is wrong, especially to Shay. Tally will not become pretty though, unless she brings Shay back.
Blog Post 23
Give one example of each of these from the chapter-
imagery-She caught glimpses of masked faces huge, in human eyes staring at her unblinkingly. Bug eyes.
personification- "A high pitched whine came from the shore."
simile-"Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran through the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire."
imagery-She caught glimpses of masked faces huge, in human eyes staring at her unblinkingly. Bug eyes.
personification- "A high pitched whine came from the shore."
simile-"Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran through the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire."
Blog Post 22
What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.
I think it was a helicopter, and that Special Circumstances were looking for Tally or Shay with it.
I think it was a helicopter, and that Special Circumstances were looking for Tally or Shay with it.
Blog Post 21
"The Worst Mistake" p. 156
Have you ever made yourself do something you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
Yes, I've had to catch in a baseball game, and that's the one position I REFUSE to play.
Predict what you think will happen next.
I think Tally will get captured by smokies before actually making it to the smoke.
Have you ever made yourself do something you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
Yes, I've had to catch in a baseball game, and that's the one position I REFUSE to play.
Predict what you think will happen next.
I think Tally will get captured by smokies before actually making it to the smoke.
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