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Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King can only be described as an experience. The book follows 17-year-old Vera Dietz in a journey of self-discovery starting with the death of her best friend Charlie Kahn. Although the cause of his death was seemingly known, only Vera knows what really happened to Charlie. This story follows her through two separate timelines, one of her past experiences in chronological order and the other of the present, that both contribute towards understanding her thought process as it leads up to the climax of her decision to either tell about or keep secret about the true circumstances of Charlie’s death. The plot that is described in a variety of different perspectives sends the reader on a wild thought process that leaves them confused as to whether or not Vera will come clean about the mysterious death of her longtime friend. The experience that is this book leaves a sense of pride and sympathy for the characters within the novel, and isn’t that all that’s re

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is an intriguing novel that brings aspects such as the multiverse, fate, and choices together to create the intense plot that ruminates within the novel.  Crouch does this by having the narrator, Jason Dessen, interact and learn about all these elements mentioned.  Another interesting thing about this book is that the action starts right away with a sudden kidnapping that doesn’t make sense until much later.  Along with this, there really isn’t much that cannot be spoiled, which only adds to how much of a fascinating rollercoaster plot is within this story. This lack of summary due to spoilers is an interesting way to view this novel.  As previously stated, it emphasizes the plots of the ability to change the reader's mood continuously.  This “rollercoaster” as I put it previously really is just a jumble of crazy events that make this story what it is.  All of these random events seem unique and separate, but it’s not until the latter part of the book

Audio and voice recording >>   I believe in the uniqueness of different countries’ societies; the differences in everyday occurrences that people endure.  I believe in how life can be complete opposites for citizens of different countries.  From the ages of two to eleven I lived in Tokyo, Japan.  My family was one in a million, an all American family in a pool of Asians, Europeans, and Africans.  I lived my life day to day being unable to understand what most of the other people were saying in languages other than English.  I spent my time with bi-lingual friends who would oftentimes speak to their families in their native tongue while I sat back and waited for them to speak English again.  It wasn’t weird and I didn’t question it because it was all I knew.  I would walk through crowds of Japanese people saying things I did not understand and not even acknowledge that I couldn’t tell what they were saying.  This was life for me.  I understood what I could and didn’t understa

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein makes an interesting take on the subject of narration for books.  The book is narrated by an observant dog named Enzo and is basically a story about his family’s life from his perspective.  Enzo acts as an excellent observer to everything happening to his owner, Denny Swift, Denny’s wife, Eve Swift, and daughter, Zӧe Swift.  He watches as his family reaches the highs of their lives, and tries his best to help when they are among the lower parts. Reading The Art of Racing in the Rain treats the reader to a new perspective in storytelling while simultaneously creating a rollercoaster of emotions that ends up being worth the struggle in the end. As acclaimed before, the narration of Gath Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain is quite unique and wonderful for having a dog being the main character.  The ways that Enzo portrays things is so different compared to how a human narrator could do it.  He exclaims multiple times throughout the no

Do you like to read fantasy or science fiction?  Why or why not? Typically, I don't read, but when I do it's usually fiction.  There's something about a sense of something that isn't real that seems more interesting than reality.  I used to read all the time when I was younger, and all those books I did read were either fantasy or science fiction. What fantasy or science fiction location from a novel (or movie) is your favorite?  Would you want to go there yourself?  Why or why not? It may seem like a cliche, but I believe Earth in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) could be my favorite location of all the fiction books and movies I've read/seen.  I'm mainly interested in the aspect of the ancient arts, Doctor Strange's movie, in particular.  I would be very interested in going there myself due to how the magic they can produce is able to be done by anyone.  The idea that I would be able to participate in these practices without any special birthright/ta

Description: My infographic showcases how sports teams that use Native American names are seen as offensive.  I give the viewer some quotes from readers of an article that all agree with how these teams names and mascots offend and flat out insult Native Americans.  I then showcase graphs that represent the percentage of voters based on certain questions, relating to the football team "The Redskins", asked to them.  For my last bit of information, I refer any viewers of my infographic to the leading organizations responsible for the cause of changing offensive sport team names while also giving a brief description of each. Reflection: Michael Argenta and I chose this topic for our infographic debate project because we both believed there would be enough information for us to each argue either side of the main question.  Since my partner said he could go either way with the project, I decided to choose the more obvious side of the argument since I believed his capabil