Candy and his dog have a close relationship just like George and Lennie. Candy had had his day since he was a puppy, and they grew up together. George and Lennie have also grown up together. George was looking after Lennie after his aunt passed away. They were always by each other’s side as were close and only knew each other. The same goes for Candy and his dog. The book doesn’t mention Candy’s family so I’m guessing that the dog was his only family. Candy and the dog never left each other’s side. Both of them had someone who was by their side and never left, they both stuck around each other and traveled together. Candy also takes care of the dog just like how George takes care of Lennie. The only difference is that one is a dog and the other is a person.

Right now my book is a big mystery. I just started it so not much information has been provided by the author. I think the next thing that will happen in my book is that they are going to find out a clue or they are going to remember something. I think if they remember something it’s going to be something big. I like that my book is not giving us the answers right away and is going along with everybody’s thoughts. Something that I dislike is the fact that it’s a little confusing. I think the authors might be doing that on purpose though. It almost feels like the book is taking two steps forward but then also a step back. This book somewhat connects to Limetown and the mystery of not knowing what happened.

Having the feeling of belonging is a good feeling. I would describe it as a place where you can fit in with people who like you, enjoy hanging out with you, people you can talk to, and just in general people you get along with. I would say that it is really important to have a place where it feels that you belong. That place could include anywhere where you feel like you can talk to people. A place where you can interact with people. If we are not able to interact with people, we will eventually feel like we don’t belong. Belonging is a feeling of always having someone or something and the feeling of having something stable in your life. These people are normally the people you spend your day with or the people you surround yourself with.

Hysteria is known as the uncontrolled/controlled emotions or distress of something that has happened in the world. In Limetwon that could be shown in episode 5 for the reason that Deirdre told us how the panic started. Deirdre told us that it was her fault that it started due to the fact that she got the implant without telling anyone. Mind you, she was in a group of people who were against the implant. Once the old-school people found out, they started a fight. That fight consisted of them breaking into the lab and destroying all the supplements that the people with the implant needed. Since they didn’t have supplements to help them throughout the day, they all started to lose the ability to do everyday things. The old-school people took advantage of this and started a fight between the old-school and New school people. By doing this they started distress and put fear into the people with the implant. One night the old-school people took over the implants by taking the people into the center of the town and starting the fire. Hysteria is shown in Limetown through what happened at the beginning of the panic and the panic in general.

The book I am currently reading is a book by Colleen Hoover. This book is “Maybe Now” and it’s the second book in the series. This book follows the book “Maybe Someday”. That book is about a girl going through a bad breakup. Her boyfriend had cheated on her with her best friend.

“Maybe now” is the story of her figuring herself out and the confusion that comes with it. Everybody struggles with confusion in their life at one point or another. Sometimes starting out small with your struggles can help you get back on track. Finding things that you enjoy doing can help you find things that bring back you. The quote “But people need to put themselves first sometimes. If you aren’t living your best life for yourself, you can’t be your best self for those in your life”, I dont remember what page it’s on but that is something that we as people need to do. By putting yourself first you can start to better yourself. I like the author, Colleen Hoover. I like how she writes her books and the style of them. I feel as if people can relate to her and he books through the problems in them. I think she does a good job connecting the outside world to her books. I have read one of her books and it reminded me of myself because of the fact that they were always wanting to be on their own and move away. I have always wanted to move out of this town and go somewhere else. I think of moving still to this day. But for now, Grantsburg will work.

The book Without Merit is written by Colleen Hoover who is known for her romance books but this one also had another meaning hidden inside of it. Merit, one of the main characters showed this other idea. Merit was an identical twin, but always felt different within her family.

Merit was someone who tended to keep to herself. She had her moments like we all do but after a while, Merit started to have them daily. Merit introduced the topic of hidden struggles into the book. I say hidden because not even she could really understand and explain her actions. She summed it up to everybody around her when everybody around her pointed their fingers at Merit. After reading into the book more it became more clear to me as a reader. Merit was struggling with being able to keep her composure with her family. She stopped going to school and just stayed in her room all day. She would only come out for meals and when she did, she and someone in her family would start an argument. Marit wasn’t aware of the struggles that she was going through. She didn’t know how to deal with her emotions and that led to her lashing out.

Everybody struggles at some point in their life. Each person deals with them differently. Some people aren’t even aware that they are struggling or that they could use the help of others. People shouldn’t be embarrassed to ask for help and I think that it’s something in today’s world that we need to make normal. It’s okay not to be okay. We shouldn’t be embarrassed to ask for help.

How far is too far when it comes to technology?

I think that there is a ‘too far’ with technology. I think that there are many things that come from technology good and bad. But I also think that some things come too far like cars. I think that cars should not be able to drive themselves. I think that it could easily be unsafe if there was a problem with the programming. I think that people should be responsible to drive themselves from place to place. I believe that people should be watching the road and focused on driving rather then the car doing it.

Do you think we rely on tech too much?

Yes, I really do think that we do. I think that if something were to happen where technology is no longer a thing, some people wouldn’t know what to do. Just think of a time when you didn’t know how to do something and you looked it up, now imagine that you didn’t have that technology, people wouldn’t know how to do things. Think of school, for instance, almost all the work we do is online or on some sort of technology.

what are some benefits to tech?

Coming from myself, I think that there are some benefits that come from it. The health care system. Almost all, if not all, scans are big pieces of technology. I think that this is a benefit because it helps people, it helped me. I think all technology used in the health world is a benefit to us. The only thing I have a hard time wrapping my mind around is the fact of the surgeries that machines do. For me that’s is a no just because of the fact that there could be something wrong and people might not even know.

I think that the books shows that many fathers are scared to become a dad because of all the standards they have to live up to. I think that Zits’s dad got scared that he couldn’t be a dad so he left. I think this relates to many fathers who are excepting who went through childhood trauma.

I think that Zits dad thought of this because he regrets running that one day. I think that the reason for him being a drunk is because of the fact that he ran and that is the only way he can cope with his actions. I think Zits father still wants to be in Zits life but something is stopping him. Maybe its because he’s in and out of foster care and his dad doesn’t know how to find him.

Some of the effects that could echo though Zits life could be from his dad leaving that day and never trying to get back in contact with him. Even though Zits didn’t know his dad, I think that the abuse also has something that ties them together.

Shame/ashamed

Chapter 9: “Did I blame those strangers for my loneliness” (Alexie 77)

I believe that this shows shame because of the fact that he is questioning his own actions. He is ashamed of himself and what he did. He is guilty that he put the people through what he did and embarrassed that those strangers had to go through it.

Chapter 10: “I’m ashamed of myself. Who am I?” (Alexie 81)

He physically states that he is ashamed of his actions and what he did. They are the words that come out of his mouth. The words he chose to say.

Chapter 10: “But no punishment will be enough for me” (Alexie 81)

He is ashamed of what he did and believes that there is no punishment big enough for him. He realizes that he is in the wrong and won’t be able to fix it. He believes that there is nothing that he can do to fix his mistakes or nothing big enough.

Chapter 12: “I hear screaming. I realize it’s me screaming. I hear weeping. I realize it’s me weeping” (Alexie 106)

He finally lets himself go and he is ashamed that he is finally letting that happen. He has always had walls up protecting himself and now that they are down, he is ashamed to the point where he starts to scream from everything built up. He finally lets go and cries, he is ashamed of himself, as he has always been in bad situations.

I don’t read many books because I tend to have a hard time finding books I like. I think that there should be a limit for younger children and books. I think that Sarah who is in the library, has a good system of age requirements for certain books. I believe that younger children shouldn’t be allowed to access certain books and it’s up to their caregiver to watch what they are reading. I also think that mature teens should be able to read what they want to read. I think that the pre-teens (less mature teens) should have the approval of their parents before reading some books. I think that adults shouldn’t throw fits about books that they don’t like or agree with since they are adults. If anything they could put out their own warnings or voice their opinions, but I don’t agree with how some adults react. You would think since they are older and hopefully more mature, they would react better. Overall, I think certain people wouldn’t read certain books but I don’t think that they shouldn’t be accessible to someone who wants to read them.