My grandpa Bernie is the person who has inspired me the most in life. He has inspired me to work hard, to persevere through anything, and to always try my hardest. He is a great hero, and I’ll always love him for all the support he gives me.
My grandpa Bernie inspires me to work hard in many ways. When he was younger and was still in school, he didn’t have very good grades, and he struggled some in school. Now he is a very prosperous doctor. He worked very, very hard for many years to become a doctor. He had to bring up all his grades by spending sometime doing school work after school, and he had to go through many tough years of college. I also want to be a doctor when I grow up. Even though I have very good grades now, and don’t have to try very much in school to do well, I know high school and college will be harder and I will be forced to try very hard. When the going gets rough, I’ll just think of how bad I want it, and think of my grandpa and what he would do in that situation.
The next thing my grandpa inspires me to be persevering. When he was younger, he had almost no money. He was very poor. Look at him now! He has a four story house with a vacation house in Arizona. He has a lot of money to spare, and he always gets me one of the best presents on my birthday or Christmas. I have a good amount of money right now. I am definitely not rich, but I’m also not a poor hobo on the side of the road. When I grow up I want a well paying job so I can be rich and live in luxury.
The last way I’ve been inspired my grandpa is the way he always tries his hardest. It makes me think of him as kind of like a super hero. Like he needs a big cape or something.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
January Book Report 2 - Recommendation
This is my second book report for the month of January. Once again, the title of my book is
“The Series Of Unfortunate Events Book 10: The Slippery Slope. It was a good book and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading mysteries. Even if you don’t like mysteries though, I believe that you could still like this book.
I recommend this book to boys and girls of all ages. Well, maybe not all ages. Probably from age 7-ish to 17-ish. For older readers though, this book may be just a little too easy to read, and for younger readers, it may be too hard.
This book has probably the same recommendation as the last book I read, “The Series Of Unfortunate Events Book 9: The Carnivorous Carnival. Except that this book I just a little bit harder than it’s prequel. There are a total of 13 books in this series and they progressively get to a harder level between the first book to the thirteenth.
As I said before, I’d recommend this book to lot of people, but I really think you’d like it if you’re in to mysteries. The whole series is one big mystery, and in each book a few secrets are revealed but many more appear. Like the saying “one door closes, two doors opens”. if you like knowing what’s going on at all times, and don’t like not know (like in a mystery), then this is definitely not the book, or series, for you.
Altogether, I recommend this book to a lot of people. I don’t know how many times I can say that. It’s a good book, with a good plot, and with characters with a lot of depth. I liked it a lot and I hope future readers will too.
“The Series Of Unfortunate Events Book 10: The Slippery Slope. It was a good book and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading mysteries. Even if you don’t like mysteries though, I believe that you could still like this book.
I recommend this book to boys and girls of all ages. Well, maybe not all ages. Probably from age 7-ish to 17-ish. For older readers though, this book may be just a little too easy to read, and for younger readers, it may be too hard.
This book has probably the same recommendation as the last book I read, “The Series Of Unfortunate Events Book 9: The Carnivorous Carnival. Except that this book I just a little bit harder than it’s prequel. There are a total of 13 books in this series and they progressively get to a harder level between the first book to the thirteenth.
As I said before, I’d recommend this book to lot of people, but I really think you’d like it if you’re in to mysteries. The whole series is one big mystery, and in each book a few secrets are revealed but many more appear. Like the saying “one door closes, two doors opens”. if you like knowing what’s going on at all times, and don’t like not know (like in a mystery), then this is definitely not the book, or series, for you.
Altogether, I recommend this book to a lot of people. I don’t know how many times I can say that. It’s a good book, with a good plot, and with characters with a lot of depth. I liked it a lot and I hope future readers will too.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
January Book Report 1 - Rating (1-10)
For my January book report I read the Series Of Unfortunate Events Book 10: The Slippery Slope. This book is about the three Baudelaire orphans, and all their troubles on Mt. Fraught. The youngest sibling, Sunny Baudelaire, has been kid napped by Count Olaf. He brought her up on the Mountain while trying to find the VFD secret head quarters, and also he was trying, once again, to get the Baudelaire fortune.
If I had to rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it somewhere between an 8 or a 9. I wouldn’t rate it a 10 because it’s written as more of an easy read, it’s kind of in between the level of reading I’m at, and the reading level below me. It was a good book though, and I liked it quite a bit. (I must’ve liked it since this was my second time reading it.) I love how these books are written. They are written in the second person. That’s where it’s as if the author is really talking to you. I think it adds a neat perspective to the book, and it makes the book just a little bit different from other books.
I would take away a few points on the scale though, because of the lower reading level, and because it almost annoyed me a little bit. It was annoying because the whole series is just one big mystery, and I hate not knowing what’s happening, but that’s how it is supposed to be. I guess it’s really just my preference.
All in all though, this is a good book. Even if I rate it kind of low, you may rate it even higher, or maybe lower, but I would guess higher or equal to what I rated it. Anywho, if I were you, I would plan on reading this book. :)
If I had to rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it somewhere between an 8 or a 9. I wouldn’t rate it a 10 because it’s written as more of an easy read, it’s kind of in between the level of reading I’m at, and the reading level below me. It was a good book though, and I liked it quite a bit. (I must’ve liked it since this was my second time reading it.) I love how these books are written. They are written in the second person. That’s where it’s as if the author is really talking to you. I think it adds a neat perspective to the book, and it makes the book just a little bit different from other books.
I would take away a few points on the scale though, because of the lower reading level, and because it almost annoyed me a little bit. It was annoying because the whole series is just one big mystery, and I hate not knowing what’s happening, but that’s how it is supposed to be. I guess it’s really just my preference.
All in all though, this is a good book. Even if I rate it kind of low, you may rate it even higher, or maybe lower, but I would guess higher or equal to what I rated it. Anywho, if I were you, I would plan on reading this book. :)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
October/November Book Report! 2
This is the second post for my October/November book report. Once again, the title of the book I read is, "The Series Of Unfortunate Events; Book 7 The Carnivorous Carnival". This book is about three siblings, orphans to be exact, that lost their parents in a very deadly fire. The fire burnt down their whole home, and everything in it.
I would recommend this book to just about everyone. It’s one of my favorite books and I think that anybody who read it would like it. Some adults may not enjoy this book as much as I do though. "The Series Of Unfortunate Events; Book 7 The Carnivorous Carnival” is written in a way that more kids than adults would be able to relate to. The book explains how the kids feel without their parents, and how lonely they have all felt without their parents. Some adults may not be able to relate to these feelings so much because it has been a while since they’ve had to depend on their parents and they could have forgotten how much they really need their parents.
I also think that kids would be able to relate to this book very well because they rely on their parents so much. They could be able to partially imagine what it would feel like to lose their parents and they may help them like or understand the book better.
Also, I don’t think children that are too young should read this book because it may be too violent for them. They could get night mares because in this book there is a man with hooks for hands and I lady gets eaten by lions.
All that aside, I think that this book is a great book for almost everyone to read.
I would recommend this book to just about everyone. It’s one of my favorite books and I think that anybody who read it would like it. Some adults may not enjoy this book as much as I do though. "The Series Of Unfortunate Events; Book 7 The Carnivorous Carnival” is written in a way that more kids than adults would be able to relate to. The book explains how the kids feel without their parents, and how lonely they have all felt without their parents. Some adults may not be able to relate to these feelings so much because it has been a while since they’ve had to depend on their parents and they could have forgotten how much they really need their parents.
I also think that kids would be able to relate to this book very well because they rely on their parents so much. They could be able to partially imagine what it would feel like to lose their parents and they may help them like or understand the book better.
Also, I don’t think children that are too young should read this book because it may be too violent for them. They could get night mares because in this book there is a man with hooks for hands and I lady gets eaten by lions.
All that aside, I think that this book is a great book for almost everyone to read.
Monday, November 2, 2009
October/November Book Report!
The book I read for my October/November book report is "The Series Of Events; Book 9 The Carnivorous Carnival". This is one of my favorite series of books. I can really relate to all the characters, and when I'm reading the books I feel as if I am there in the story with them.
If I had to rate this book on a scale of one to ten, I think I would rate it somewhere between an eight and a ten. This book is very good. The author, Lemony Snicket, uses very many adjectives, and explains everything in great detail. These are a few of the reasons why I would rate the book so high. A few of the rating points would be taken away, though, because I felt that the book could have ended better. Throughout the whole book, there are a lot of questions that either the Baudelaire’s or the reader asks themselves. Now, I think it’s very good for a book to end its chapter with a big question, or to end a book that’s a part of a series with a question, but I think this book just may have a few too many questions. It’s actually quite annoying. The author leaves you with too much to think about and so many questions to ponder, that you almost just want to give up reading the book because you don’t ever know if you’ll get those questions answered. All that aside, I like this book very much, and if you’re thinking of reading it but you’re a little skeptical about all the mysteries, don’t worry about it. I’ve read two more books of this series after this one and the author answers very many of your questions.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
-Alli
If I had to rate this book on a scale of one to ten, I think I would rate it somewhere between an eight and a ten. This book is very good. The author, Lemony Snicket, uses very many adjectives, and explains everything in great detail. These are a few of the reasons why I would rate the book so high. A few of the rating points would be taken away, though, because I felt that the book could have ended better. Throughout the whole book, there are a lot of questions that either the Baudelaire’s or the reader asks themselves. Now, I think it’s very good for a book to end its chapter with a big question, or to end a book that’s a part of a series with a question, but I think this book just may have a few too many questions. It’s actually quite annoying. The author leaves you with too much to think about and so many questions to ponder, that you almost just want to give up reading the book because you don’t ever know if you’ll get those questions answered. All that aside, I like this book very much, and if you’re thinking of reading it but you’re a little skeptical about all the mysteries, don’t worry about it. I’ve read two more books of this series after this one and the author answers very many of your questions.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
-Alli
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