Saturday, October 25, 2008

Sixth Entry (5-4-3-2-1)-- ROAR Book

5-Comments
  • The weather in S.U is that it snows everyday
  • After, the whole situation it takes Four days, so the staff can clean up the mess that had been lefted.
  • "Power Hour" means a single shot of beer every min, for a whole hour.
  • Koren trys out for cheerleading and is Partnered up with Joe.
  • Koren is very scared when she does back flips
4-Questions
  • Does Wendi like Koren hanging out with Tess?
  • How old was joe ?
  • Was Joe alone when he died ?
  • Will Koren struggle in practice with Joe?
3-Definitions
  • Maniacally - of or pertaining to mania or a maniac
  • Arbitrary - subject to individual will or judgment without restriction
  • Subterfuge - an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
2-LT
  • "... is a holding pattern I can navigate" pg,120
  • "... odium is choking me" pg,129
1-Summary
  • In the section of Smashed i was able to read about Koreans whole new experience, with college and how much attention she had been getting ever she joined the cheerleading team .

Fifth Entry (5-4-3-2-1)---ROAR Book

5-Comments
  • Freshman at College Syracuse University (S.U )
  • Orginally did not want to go to S.U
  • S.U apperecnce is mostly gray
  • Koren's roomate is named is Wendi P.
  • Not many people cared about the rules , only the drinking section of the handbook.
4-Questions
  • how many people attended this college ?
  • What is Koren majoring in ?
  • Arent the rules for drinking nessery is bascally common sense?
  • Can the school staff check their dorms?

3-Definitions
  • Ghoulish - strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous
  • Pamphlets - An unbound printed work, usually with a paper cover
  • Fussily - hard to satisfy or please
2-LT
  • "... fluid, like a river emptying it's self into an ocean " pg,118
  • "... my own happiness is astonishing." pg,119

1-Summary
  • In this section of the book i was able to read about Koren's first year in college , and her roomates . Also this part of the book , got me thinking about how people really introduce them selves and how things seem to lean into sex .

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Fourth Entry (5-4-3-2-1)---ROAR

5-Comments
  • koren made New Friend ,Kat Caldwell :became friends by drinking
  • had Woken up at the hospital
  • koren's father asked Kat , what had happen and Kat told him the near truth but, not completely
  • koren has been very stressed and upset.
  • korean thinks that her mother crys because, of the things she has done.
4-Questions
  • What happen that night before?
  • Do the the nurses see teenage girls with out sympathy ?
  • Why is her mother going to wait until her little sister is 18 ?
  • Are her Parents Still Mad At her?
3-Definitions
  • Discernible - capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
  • Venation - the arrangement of veins, as in a leaf or in the wing of an insect.
  • Adhered - to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling
2-LT
  • "...like blowing clouds until you read " pg,100
  • "...is kind of contagious, like a teenage preganay or suicide"
1-Summary
  • In this section of the book i was able to read, about the whole sitaution on that night , also it did get me thinking if nurses really do see teenage girls who get drunk with out sympathy. Since, alot of teenagers are drinkning .

Third Entry (5-4-3-2-1)--ROAR book

5-Comments
  • In the party nathalie stays, behind to flirt with Wally.
  • Koren lies about her age and,says shes 18 to Greg.
  • Greg and Koren got somewhat intimate that night.
  • Nathalie lefted koren with Greg Alone at the party.
  • Nathalie was founded with differnent clothes on .
4-Questions
  • Why is Koren and Nathalie staying at the party if its lame ?
  • Does Wally know Nathalie real age ?
  • Why did Nathalie leave Koren alone ?
  • Was greg mad when Koren told him her real age?
3-Definitions
  • Motif - a dominant idea or feature
  • Monsoon - any wind that changes directions with the seasons.
  • Divulge - to disclose or reveal
2-LT
  • "So long they clear the bridge of his nose" pg,63
  • "Like storming out of a moive" pg,69

1-Summary

  • This Section of the book i was able to read about the the things that Koren and Nathalie had to face , such as being popular and all of the parites , and boys, also the drugs that had been passed to them .

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Second Entry (5-4-3-2-1)--on ROAR

5-Comments
  • Billie picks up a fight for no reason.
  • koren's see herparents divorce as being more independant
  • Billie's mom like to dress "young"
  • Billie plays drinking games.
  • Billie like spell books.
4-Questions
  • Why are koren's parents getting a divorce ?
  • When Billie's mom dresses "young" does she feel embarrassed?
  • Where's billies dad?
  • Does Billie like Nathalie?
3-Definitions
  • Rupture -the act of breaking or bursting
  • Marlboros -a city in E, Massachusetts
  • vernacular -expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works
2-Litery terms
  • "Cherry bath robe" pg,37
  • "Joe is red hot"

1- Summary

  • Well in this second section of the book had been meantioning Billie and how they have the same interestin things , and Billies Background / Lifestyle .

First Entry ( 5-4-3-2-1) --on ROAR book

Well the book i had choosen , had been Smashed by Koren Zailckas .
which is a story of her drunking childhood.

5- Comments
  • Koren follows Nathalie , and is considered her doormat
  • She doesn't care about what people think about her and Nathalies situation.
  • Nathalie is very used to getting under the influence.
  • Koren can not remember her first kiss, but can remember the first time she had gotten drank.
  • She also spend most of the summer with Nathalie

4- Questions

  • Why does Koren let nathalie Take over ?
  • have Nathalie parents ever gotten caught her drinking red-handed?
  • Why is the party the biggest event to koren's family ?
  • Why does koren listin to reject songs?

3- Definitons

  • Vinyl -any resin formed by polymerization of compounds containing the vinyl group or plastics made from such resins.
  • Evoked -to call up or produce
  • Vault -a space, chamber, or passage enclosed by a vault or vaultlike structure, esp. one located underground.

2- Litery Terms

  • "I can feel the shot in my stomach.." pg,14
  • "...as a patch of brown haze..." pg,13

1-Summary

  • Well in this section of the book , we learn about korens background, and also the people she hangs out with suchas , nathalie. Also, about how she gets drunk .