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This novel was some-what a part of the romance genre. I liked the coupling in
the novel, but didn’t like the situation of it. AJ and her ex are just recently
step-siblings and are still in love with each other. At first, the sibling
factor added a new twist and I thought that maybe something would happen, like
their parents’ relationship failing, and they would reunite. The outcome of
their relationship disappointed me, but didn’t. I’m left wondering what will
happen in the next book, Love Sucks; it already sounds promising
considering the word ‘love’ in the title. The action in the novel was suspenseful, and I gobbled it up. The big and evil
event that AJ must live through is nail-biting. I was shocked at what was
happening while I was reading it. I had suspected two people to be guilty of the
set-ups fixated around AJ, but was proven wrong. It was one of the characters I
least expected! Rarely is it that I cannot guess the endings of books. It was a
delight to be surprised.

Jeremy, called Lil J, a teen addict, participates in a drug sale that goes bad when the buyer, an undercover cop, gets shot. Falsely blamed for the shooting, Jeremy goes into hiding in an abandoned building. There he meets Kelly, a mysterious guy sitting in one of the rooms with a tv and a remote control, which apparently allows him to see anywhere and anywhen. Showing Jeremy scenes from his own life, past, present, and future, he pushes Jeremy to confront honestly the decisions he has made and the paths he is taking.

What stood out to me in this report of all the fighting and just the violence in city schools. When schools are dealing with students fighting they should be the ones getting in trouble, not another students that tired to stay away from the situation. I think this issue is important for our school district to address because now a lot  the schools are dealing with the same problems. And now our school district is trying to do something about it. Schools should try to take the kids don’t want to learn and try to help them on their problems. Luckly I haven’t experience any type of violence in my school but I always witness it which is still not good

Apollo, twin brother of Artemis, was the god of light, god of sun, but also god of music, poetry and fine arts, god of cure and god of prophecy. Despite his magnificent beauty, something that made him a beloved subject for painters and sculptors, he was not very lucky when it came to love.

Apollo, the youngest one of Zeus and Leto’s twin, was spared from the punishments Hera used on her partner’s unlawful children. Apollo was always very much loved on Mount Olympus and Zeus gave him the power of knowing the future. As Artemis took the characteristics of the moon goddess Selene, Apollo took all characteristics of Helius, god of the sun. He was most of all designated as “Phoebus Apollo” (‘phoibos’ had always been one of Helius’ titles). This merging of two different myths has created some confusion. In mythology the sun was a chariot on fire, pulled by two winged horses, used by the god of the sun to drive along the sky during the day. Though Apollo was also seen as a god of the sun, he was never expected to carry out this duty. This work was still done by Helius, who kept his own identity totally independent from Apollo.

There were almost no stories about Apollo’s youth and education. When he was a child, he may have killed the monstrous Python, who was torturing his mother on Hera’s command. This is how he conquered the oracle of Delphi, where the monster lived. Apollo lived on Mount Olympus and was treated with utmost respect by Zeus, though they had a terrible fight when Apollo killed a female dragon consecrated to Gaea. As his punishment, Apollo was banned from Mount Olympus and was forced to live on earth for nine years. There he served Admetus, king of Thessaly, as a shepherd. The king treated him so well, that Apollo made him immortal, as a reward. Apollo was considered the god of shepherds, and one of his sacrificial animals was the wolf, enemy of all shepherds.There were almost no stories about Apollo’s youth and education. When he was a child, he may have killed the monstrous Python, who was torturing his mother on Hera’s command. This is how he conquered the oracle of Delphi, where the monster lived. Apollo lived on Mount Olympus and was treated with utmost respect by Zeus, though they had a terrible fight when Apollo killed a female dragon consecrated to Gaea. As his punishment, Apollo was banned from Mount Olympus and was forced to live on earth for nine years. There he served Admetus, king of Thessaly, as a shepherd. The king treated him so well, that Apollo made him immortal, as a reward. Apollo was considered the god of shepherds, and one of his sacrificial animals was the wolf, enemy of all shepherds.

Apollo was especially known as the god of music. He is often depicted carrying a lyre, the beloved Greek musical instrument with seven strings. The lyre was also that important because it was used to accompany poetry recitations. Hermes, who invented this musical instrument, gave the lyre to Apollo. Apollo became a master in playing the lyre and he also taught mortals how to play it.

Apollo was very proud of his musical talents. The satyr Marsyas once challenged him for a game, saying the sounds of his flute were much more sweet than those of Apollo’s lyre. When the Muses, who were the judges, called Apollo as the winner, he had Marsyas skinned alive as punishment for his brutality. On another occasion Apollo gave king Midas the ears of a donkey, because he liked Pan’s flute more than Apollo’s lyre. Sometimes Apollo also used his musical gifts to help humanity: when Poseidon founded Troy, Apollo played such wonderful music that the city walls seemed to grow by the sound of his lyre.

Apollo had much authority, partly from his role as god of prophecy. His temple and oracle at Delphi, the most famous sanctuary in the Mediterranean, was only one of his many oracles. His two mottos, “know yourself” and “everything with moderation”, carved in a gate at Delphi, reflected the Greek philosophy of life. With his beauty, Apollo was the personification of the Greek ideal of male beauty.Apollo was the only god of Mount Olympus who entered the Roman pantheon by his own name. He was not gradually identified with Italian deities, but entered suddenly after an epidemic, as a result of an oracle’s saying. Though the Romans worshipped him for his role as a healer, he would never be estimated as high as with the Greeks.

Early Life;

Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Lincoln Heights, an all-black suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her sister spent their summers with their grandparents in Knoxville, and she graduated with honors from Fisk University, her grandfather’s alma mater, in 1968; after graduating from Fisk, she attended the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. She published her first book of poetry, Black Feeling Black Talk, in 1968, and within the next year published a second book, thus launching her career as a writer. Early in her career she was dubbed the “Princess of Black Poetry,” and over the course of more than three decades of publishing and lecturing she has come to be called both a “National Treasure” and, most recently, one of Oprah Winfrey’s twenty-five “Living Legends.”

Education;

Nikki’s education was good she graduated from Fsik University and published her first poetry collection, “Black Feeling”. Giovanni’s work became more personal and less political. In 1989 she began teaching English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni was published in 1996, Blues for All the Changes: New Poems appeared in 1999, and The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1968–1998 came out in 2003.

Career;

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others.

Major Publications;

Nikki Giovanni has written more than two dozen books, including volumes of poetry, illustrated children’s books, and three collections of essays. Her book Racism 101 includes bold, controversial essays about the situation of Americans on all sides of various race issues. She has received nineteen honorary doctorates and a host of other awards, including “Woman of the Year” awards from three different magazines as well as Governors’ Awards in the Arts from both Tennessee and Virginia. Her two most recent volumes of poetry, Love Poems and Blues: For All the Changes, were both winners of the NAACP Image Award, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. Since 1987, she has taught writing and literature at Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor. As a devoted and passionate writer, teacher, and speaker, she inspires not only her students, but also readers and audiences nationwide.

Awards/Reorganization Received;

Although confronted with abuse, indifference, racism and deception, the vitality of African-American women has resisted the sensationalism that often clung to them; they have flourished, building communities, institutions, careers and traditions. And in spite of the political, environmental, educational and socio-economic difficulties, these women have introduced to the world new thoughts, new inventions, changed policy and impacted the very fabric of American society. Nikki Giovanni, an award-winning poet extraordinaire, spoken word artist, author and civil rights activist is one of those women who has positively impacted American history.

The Poet’s Life;

On April 2, Yolande Corneilia “Nikki” Giovanni—world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and University Distinguished Professor of Writing and Literature at Virginia Tech University — shared with the St. John’s community the inspiration behind some of her most well-known poems.Over 200 St. John’s students, faculty and administrators gathered for the University’s Academic Lecture Series, to hear Giovanni recite poems on topics ranging from the heroes of the civil rights movement to experiences of love and loss in her life. But Giovanni remains as committed as ever to civil rights and equality. Insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has remained a prominent voice in the black community. Her poems, books and essays are about the power of the individual to make a difference in oneself and in the lives of others.

Irony- Irony means unexpected combination.

Ambiguity-doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention.

Prediction-an act of predicting.

Credible-capable of being believed.

Valid-producing the desired result.

Relevant-having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

Statistics- The mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data, especially the analysis of population characteristics by inference from sampling.

Am I Jewish….? Yes, I am Jewish

Man raises himself toward God by the question he ask Him” he was fond of repeating.

So blessed be the Name of the Eternal

All the earth and the Universe are God

People cover your heads!

The battle did not last long it was quiet once again

For once we were free…

Page 51 section 14 “Am I Jewish….? Yes, I am Jewish.”

Page 3 section 12 “Man raises himself  toward God by the questions he ask Him” he was fond of repeating.

Page 27  section 4 “Men to the left! Women to the right!

Page 64 section 5 “All the earth and the Universe are God’s!”

Page 64 section 3 “Blessed be the Name of the Eternal!”

Page 61 section 12 “Cover your heads”

I think these lines are important because they say what they had to go through. You can picture in your head that horrible, unforgettable , meaningful night. It tells they went hell and back for they love ones, and how Jews were treated. And they all had to believe in that one person there that night.

The book “Party” by Tom Leveen is a 4 out of 5 starts to me. Each of the characters are their own chapters, retelling different sense from the party from their perspective. Each time a few details change, new events are revealed, and we learn little more about what actually happened at the party and the reason each character had to attend. Some of them are there for purely superficial reasons to try and score with a hot girl  or guy or to celebrate the end of the school year but others are there for deeper reason to see if anybody would even notice she was there, to get revenge on an ex girlfriend.

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There was an thousand year old alliance between humans and the pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially boun to Ebon, her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully , despite the language barries separating them. Humans and the pegasi both rely on special-trained speaker magicians as the only means of real communication.

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