Academics!!!!

In the book now Ben is having some issues in elementary school he even had to go to summer school. I thought that was funny because when I was in 3rd grade I had to go to summer school because I had a problem with reading. I was horrible at it because my mother never had time to read to me because she worked so much. However I think it was the environment that I was brought up in also that caused me to have problems. I had bigger problems to conquer at home. I think that was the same thing with Ben because when he got into middle school and high school he was a very good student.

09' Seniors

I would say goodbye to all my classmates and wish them the best of luck in life. I would not really address it as a fair well, more like its a new error in our lives' that we must move on to to become better people for our world. I would say thanks to all of my teachers and my mother for all of her love and support too. Last but not least I would give a nice warm bye to the Neatfreaks, my best friends.

Bye Daddy

Prompt #3
"And your daddy isn't going to live with us anymore."(pg.9) That is what Ben's mother told him at the age of eight years old when his father walked out on his mother for good. He becomes emotionally scarred from this event because he looked at his father as a well rounded fatherly figure; however for the rest of his childhood he does not have a father to guide him down the right path. In this chapter I feel for this little boy because he cries for weeks thinking that he was the reason why his father left his family. Ben's mother, Sonya, had to take care of the two of her sons as a single mother without any type of support from the boys' father. Which is very hard for a mother to have to fend for her children without any type of help. I have sympathy for Ben's family because I know how hard it could be for a mother to raise kids by herself.

Regret

In the book Amir continued to sin after the first major sin he committed, which was watching Hassan get raped by Assef. On top of that he disowned Hassan when he needed him the most, he stopped playing with him and completely tried to avoid him. Also he made Ali and Hassan move out causing Baba great grief because Baba's childhood friend was moving out. Ali was the only person that Baba could trust in Kabul. Amir can not make up for his sins

Ummm...Minty

When I was 9 years old, I went to Rite Aid near my old house in Abington to get some mints. I was babysitting so I brought my little sister and brother with me to the store. I found the mints and decided to try the mint drops also, to make my breath minty fresh. When I got home I sat on my steps near my bed room and opened my minty delight, excited to experience the fresh blast, until my came over. She wanted to see what I was doing, she was a very curious 5 year old. So, I took the mint drops and put one in her mouth. She hated it, I think it was too much of minty blast for her to handle. She began to wail in tears, I felt so bad. Everyone knew that there was something wrong with her but I could not tell everyone it was my fault, I would have been in so much trouble. I just told my grandmother I didn't know why she was crying. Now she is terrified to chew any type of gum or eat any type of mint. I feel bad and I wish I never did it. She seemed so traumatized by the wh

ole experience. My mother thinks she is crazy now because I never told anyone the story because I knew she would probably smack me.

Gifted Hands

PREVIEW TO A BOOK


In your notebook, please take notes on the following:

The Front Cover
• Title/Author/Awards: Gifted Hands, Ben Carson, None
• Picture/Words : Picture of Ben Carson himself
• What do you think the book is about? Topic/Big Picture? The book is about Ben Carson’s life and the struggles he endured through his road to success.
• Jot down 2 questions you have.
How old was Ben when he received his medical degree?
Did he have a father figure around during his early years?

The Back Cover
• Synopsis or Plot Preview? Inner- city kid to renowned neurosurgeon.
• Review/Praise/Acclaim? Overall what is your impression. Ben Carson was interviewed on 20/20 by Barbra Walters about his book and his profession.
• Does the back cover reveal anything about the story (time period, characters, setting, etc.)? If so, jot down some notes.

Inside the Book
• Copyright/Publication date? 1990/1990
• Is there a dedication? Yes the dedication is to his mother
• Table of Contents? Chapter Titles? #’s? yes, yes, and yes
• Other titles listed by the author? Jot a few down. Think Big
• Open to a random page and read a few paragraphs. What is the author’s writing style? His writing style is in first person.

OVERALL IMPRESSION
Based on your preview of the book, what do you think it may be about? What types of characters, issues, themes, etc… do you think you will encounter? What sort of background information (already known or researched) do you think you will need to understand the story? Write down 3 questions you hope to have answered by the end of the story.
I am doing a book preview my new independent reading called Gifted Hands by Ben Carson. The book is about Ben Carson's life and how be became a famous professional neurosurgeon, and the struggles he had to go through while growing up. The book takes the reader through all of his journeys and struggles.

Scramble Story- Illusions

One day a little boy sat on the sidewalk playing with his soccer ball when a fast car sped by him. He couldn’t believe what he just saw. He was confused on whether it real or was he still in the state of hallucination? He slowly stood up to get a better view of what he thought was a car, but saw nothing. Suddenly the boy found himself running down the street trying to find the car. He hit something hard as he was running, and realized it was a tree.
“Who grows trees in the middle of the road?” the puzzled boy said. What kind of bizarre neighborhood had he run into, and how could he possibly have reached this foreign place? Clearly, the drugs from last night had yet to wear off. Because of health complications when he was an infant, he has had many operations which caused him to be on multiple medications. He never saw the medication as a downfall until now, as he felt a throbbing bruise beginning to form on his oversized head. “Just relax,” he told himself, “take it easy and let the visions drift by you, don’t try to control anything.” He kept wandering about the streets and was confused as to where he was. Unexpectedly, he fell into a dark hole that lead him to Mars. Mars was not what he had expected it to be; it had a Burger King and everything on it.