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BOOK REVIEWS

The Giver
Author: Lowis Lowery
This book is about a young boy named Jonas who is not blinded by the everyday life his futuristic community holds. There is no emotion or pain in his community. Everyone is at peace, and there are no battles or wars. All of his troubles start at his school when he is able to see color and the imperfect shape of an apple. He is chosen to be the giver of the community and meets his mentor, an elderly man who was the previous giver of the community. Jonas receives memories of things like weather and sunsets from the old giver. Jonas finds out his community is anything but perfect; it is a nightmare. Can Jonas escape his nightmare?

The Hatchet
Author: Gary Paulsen
Brian is on a plane to see his father. His mother gave him a hatchet before the trip to help him. The pilot has a pain in his chest and dies. The plane crashes in a lake in the wilderness. Brian survives the crash, but what will he do now that he is stuck in the wild?

Dogsong
Author: Gary Paulsen
Russell is a fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who wants to escape his modern day village. He goes to an elder, Oogruk, to get away from modern life. Russell takes a team of dogs and ventures out into the wild. He faces rough terrain and goes through harsh weather conditions. He battles against a polar bear, but who will win?

Where the Red Fern Grows
Author: Wilson Rawls
Billy is a young boy who lives in the country. He is determined to get his own hunting dogs. However, his family is too poor to buy him the dogs. Billy finds a magazine with an ad for hunting dogs and will do anything to get the money to buy them. He works at many jobs and saves all his money. He finally can afford the two dogs he has been longing for and even has money left over. The two dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, are the best hunting dogs in the valley. Old Dan has strength, and Little Ann has brains. Soon they cross paths with a mountain lion and battle. The dogs survive, but Old Dan is terribly injured. Read to find out more!

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Author: Mark Twain
Huck Finn is a boy who lives in the days of slavery. He is carefree and soon meets up with Jim, the slave. Jim is running away to the North to be free. Both of them go on a journey down the river. They meet many characters along the way. Will they make it to freedom?

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HOBBIES

          I have many hobbies although I live a busy life. My favorite hobby is drawing. My sister and I started drawing when we were children. I have my own sketchbook, but I sometimes draw in regular notebooks. I draw a variety of items. Sometimes I draw clothes that I designed or caricatures of people that I know. Most of my artwork is just pencil drawing, but I hope to start using charcoal.
          Another hobby I have is kind of childish. I love collecting pictures of Anime drawings from Anime cartoons. Anime cartoons are from Japan and Asia. I collect all of my pictures from the Internet with the permission of the people who posted the pictures. I collect these pictures to study so I can learn how to draw them.
          My last hobby is collecting items like cups, postcards, and calendars that in some way have to do with dogs. I buy these items when I get the chance, but they are usually difficult to find, and this hobby can get pretty expensive.

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PERSONAL REFLECTION ON WORLD WAR I

Image Source: World War 1 Art Archive

Reflection

This picture shows the aftermath of war. Death is the ultimate price to pay during a war. I think Otto Dix wanted to show a piece of the horror of World War 1. He showed the people who weren't involved in war the evil it brings forth. He wanted to make people aware of the casualties of war. The deterioration of the skull is very realistic. Otto Dix showed the realty of death without showing any violence. Dix didn't show the way the person died, or whether he was a soldier. I think he tried to show that the way the person died or what his rank was doesn't matter, just the fact that he died is important.