Face to Face

 

Listening to the face to face audio files really showed me how other people of a different race felt during 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Being Caucasian and only four years old when 9/11 occurred, and not even a rational thought when pearl harbor happened; I don't know what it would be like to been seen as a threat to the government and public safety of others. After listening to Jihad Turk story, I feel bad for them for being left out in the crowd just for having a foreign sounding name or their skin color, even if they have done no harm.

 

In Kiyo Sato-Viacrucis' story, it broke my heart to visualize the terror they went through when being interrogated by the FBI. Visualizing the people that are suppose to be protecting our country going to people's houses tearing up their belongings to take away their possession's and their loved ones all because they are a different race than you.

 

Implicit Test

On the implicit bias test, I felt as if the results were very accurate. I was a little warmer feeling to white people than black people, but not by much. I understand how they got that result. The reason I am little more comfortable around white people is because I can connect with them more than I could with black people. Although I feel this way, no matter what race or skin tone you are, I'll always treat the person with the respect that they deserve.



 

Book response #4: The Scorch Trials

 

 

As I've gotten further into the Scorch Trials by James Dashner, I've realized that this book is nothing like I thought it would be. Before I started reading this book I pictured it being just like the first one but instead of the maze being the puzzle it would be something else ridiculously confusing and almost impossible to solve.

 

James Dashner hasn't just grabbed my attention to this series, but he has kidnapped my interest in what book I read. For whatever book I read next, one of his will be put into consideration.

 

One thing I like about Dashner's writing is his use of different and descriptive words. Sometimes I'll have to look up what one of his weird words mean. Despite his diverse use of words, his ability to bring mystery and confusion to the audience then piece it all together in the end of the story really intrigues me.  

 

"The next few seconds were beyond strange. As soon as Thomas's hand made contact with the odd metal ball, the boy stopped moving. His arms and legs stilled and the stiffness in his twitching torso went away in an instant. Thomas felt a thick wetness on the hard sphere, oozing up from where the kid's neck should've been. He knew it was blood, could smell the coppery scent of it."

(pg.. 80)

 

I chose this passage because it shows the style of Dashner's writing. It brings out his descriptive yet kind of creepy phrases. This passage is describing what the main character Thomas is going through as one of the boys he once shared times with in the maze died.

 

 

 



Book Response #3: The Scorch Trials

 

 

After reading the first book of the Maze Runner, I was excited to read the second book: The scorch trials. The beginning of the book got off to a fast start, and had many suspenseful parts. In the first book it had a slow start, but once the book got going it picked up the pace. I've only gotten through the first 30 pages so I don't have much of a summary to tell. Although after finishing the maze, the gladers find themselves in an odd room where they were placed in by their rescuers.

 

 When they wake up the next morning, they try and escape the room, but they find themselves surrounded by their rescuers hanging from a rope from the ceiling. They don't know if it was a murder or suicide, but they are scared to death. They have no way of escaping what could be another death trap, or anyway of being rescued.

 

The main character Thomas soon looks for his friend Teresa who is the only girl in the group. But to their surprise they find a boy they've never seen before named Aris. Aris says he was in the same experiment as the other boys, but he was the only boy, like Teresa.

 

 

"How about we all just take turns beating the living klunk out of your shuck face? Then we'll ask you to talk again. " -Minho yelling at Aris when he refuses to answer questions.

 

 

I chose this quote because it shows the weird slang words they use to talk to each other, and also it shows how Minho is a natural leader, and now without their past leader Alby gone, he has to step up and take that role.  



The Maze Runner

 

 

 

I recently finished the book Maze Runner. In my opinion, it was the second best book I have ever read. Every chapter kept me on the edge of my seat. It was filled with action, drama, suspense, and a little bit of comedy. Last Friday I went to see the movie based off this book. I was disappointed on how the director cut quite a bit of important parts from the book, but that's how most movies are when they come from books. I would recommend this book to everyone because it has almost every genre all put into one.

                               

 

 

"If you ain't scared, you ain't human." -Alby (the leader of the Glade.)   

 

I chose this quote because, in the movie they put a lot of emphasis on how everyone is scared when placed into the maze, you just have to overcome your fears.