Blog post #24

"Bug Eyes" p.172

List the important events of this chapter in chronological order.

1. The people rescue Tally

2. They say their rangers and they control the flowers and keep them from spreading.

3. They take her to a waiting place.

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Respond to the following quote: "... Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."

-I think its horrible with what she has to do. Betraying your friend is horrible, But with how badly she wants to go, the decision is almost impossible to make.

BLog Post #23

"Firestorm" p.172

Give one example of each from the chapter:

Imagery-"The brittle stems of flowers crunched under her shoes, and the heat coming from the scorched earth stung her eyes."

Personification-"Tally caught a glimmer of the river through the smoke, but the heat pushed her back."

Simile-"At first there was the sound of roaring wind in her dreams."

Blog Post #22

"The Side You Despise" p. 164

What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.

-I think it was a helecopter with living rusties in it.

Blog Post #21

"The Worst Mistake" p. 156

Have you ever made yourself do something you didn't want to do but you knew you had to?
-Yes, there are always projects and homework.
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Predict what you think will happen next
-Tally will live and continue down the river.

Blog Post #20

"Spagbol"p.147

Invent a dried food you would take with you if you were Tally. what would it be? How would you make it?

-BROWNIE-you would pour the mix in the purifier thing and wait.

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Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave it as Tally was.

-Home, Family, Friends, Stuff, Real food.

Blog Post #19

"Leaving"p.139

Why do you think Tally ultimatly decides to figure out where Shay is?

-So that she can signal special circumstances and become pretty.

Blog Post #18

"Infiltrator"p.120

Give a chronological list of important events that happened in the chapter.

1. Tally goes to special circumstances

2. She tells them everything

3. They give her a pendant and tell her to go to the smoke and signal them.

4. Tally said she'll do it

Blog Post #17

"Peris"p.120

Why do you think Peris comes back? Support your answer with textual evidence.

-He came back to convince Tally to become pretty. "You promised me......... we'd be pretty together".

Blog Post #16

"Ugly for life"p.111

Respond to the following quote:

"Everywhere she went, eyes looked away. But it was the most visible shed ever felt."

-I cant say this quote is right or wrong, but I can say that it means that, though people were not looking at her, she'd never been more embarrassed.

Blog Post #15

"Special circumstances"p.102

Summarize this chapter, highlighting the important events in chronological order. predict what you think will happen next.

-The man takes Tally to a strange building where some people called 'special circumstances' begin to talk to her. They say she can't get the pretty surgery unless she goes to the smoke, and send back a signal.

-Im not sure what Tally will do. go with Shay, or spy on her and go with Peris. Probably Peris.

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Characterization

Dr.cable

• Cruel
• Not pretty
• Evil
• A monster

Blog Post #14-B

"operation"p.96

Summarize the chapter highlighting important events in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.

-Tally went to get the 'pretty' operation. She couldn't stop thinking about Shay. After she waited for a very long time, a man came and said that there was a problem with her operation....

I think somethings going to happen and Tallys not going to become pretty.

Blog Post #14-A

"Last Tricks"p.85

Respond to the following quote. What does it mean to you?

"We don't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. We've got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."

-This quote is not only true, but something our parents always tell us. Whats weird is that , in this book, they say this is a bad thing. We should always be who we want to be, no matter what.

Blog Post #13

"Fight"p.76

Two fights were presented in this chapter. Compare and contrast both of them. List there similarities and differences. Why did each fight take place? What was the outcome of each one? (No less than one paragraph)

-One was pretty playful about being pretty, where Tally said that they were ugly, and Shay said that they were who they want to be(Which I think is true). In the end, they just dropped it. The second fight is where Tally starts to think Shay is just afraid to grow up. Tally doesn't know that really shay just doesn't want to become pretty.

Blog Post #12

"Waiting for David"p.69

What does the following quote from the chapter tell you about the city?

"That was one thing about being outside the city; it made all that nature stuff they taught in school seem a lot more useful. She remembered now how rainterwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground..."

-this tells me that the city is the exact opposite of the wilderness, though what they say in the city about nature very true and helpful.

Blog Post #11

"The Rusty Ruins"p.61

Write a one paragraph summary of this chapter. Tell the important events in chronological order.

-Tally and Shay go to the Rusty Ruins. Shay makes Tally ride the roller coaster on her hover board, but doesnt tell her about agap in the track. After the roller coaster ride, Shay takes Tally to the top of a building to signal her friend, But when he doesnt show up, Tally thinks he is made up.

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Find two similies in this chapter and quote them, as well as the page number.

-62-"Every building sported jagged spurs of metal from its brocken walls, like bones jutting from a long dead animal."

-63-"A shape emerged from the forest, a long spine that rose and fell like a frozen wave."

Blog Post #10

"Rapids"p.53

In this chapter, Tally says "I kind of like being fooled about some things." Do you agree with Tally, or would you rather know the reality behind everything? Why?
-I would like to know the reality behind everything because one day, you might need to know it, and I'm just very curious.

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Find the origin of white water rafting and post it here, along with the website URL.

-Once, again the history is a little long, but here's the URL- http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Whitewater-Rafting&id=276992

Blog Post #9

"Pretty Boring"p.46

Describe the rusty ruins. What are they? What happened during this time period?

-The rusty ruins are actually a city from today, but they have aged like a century and they look like a junkyard. I'm not exactly sure of what happened in this time period.

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Define peer pressure. Think of a time when it happened to you or someone you know and explain the situation in a paragraph.

-Peer pressure is when ssomeone trys to talk you into doing somethingthat you know is wrong. I don't remember the last time i had peer pressure, but I know its happened before. (I have bad memory.)

Blog Post #8

"Facing the future"p.39

Reflect on the following quotes from the chapter. What does each mean to you?

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"Making our selves feel ugly is not fun."... "This game is just designed to make us hate ourselves."

-I think she is completely right. Everyone should be happy with who they are.

"Everyone judged everyone else based on there appearance. People who were taller got better jobs....people killed one another because of their skin color."(refering to when everyone was ugly)

-This may be sortof true and wrong to do but it happens anyways. It is a bad time for some but these things dont happen much anymore, so that shows that we are getting better with everything.

"Its the only way to make everyone equal."(Becoming pretty)

-No. we already are all equal, just some people think there better than others.

Blog Post #7

"Wipeout"p.33

Think of another book, novel or comic (exc) in which people use hover boards. How are they used? If possible, post a video of this.

-The Jetsons and their used for transportation. http://www.fancast.com/tv/The-Jetsons/97762/full-episodes. Im sure there is one episode with a hover board on this somewhere.

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Why do you think the new pretties never come back to Uglyville to visit? Describe the physical & mental transformation into new pretties.

-Because they are too embarrassed to be seen with uglies. They look alike and only care for other pretties.

Blog Post #6

"Shay"p.23

Write a one paragraph summary of this chapter.

-After Tally jumped off the building, she saw a lone girl. Soon she discovers she is ugly. Her name is Shay and she was sneaking around new pretty town too. She helps Tally get across the river with a rigged hover board.

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What have you learned about Shay? Is she like Tally? Make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay.

-Shes extremely adventurous. No, shes not like Tally at all. They will become best friends.

Blog Post #5

"Best Friends Forever"p.11

Why do you think new pretty town advocates bunjee jumping?

-Because its fun

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Find information about the history of bunjee jumping. post it along with the URL.

-This talks about a woman who climed a tree and wrapped her ankles in vines. then when her husband came to her (they were mad at each other) she jumped off with her husband, killing himbecause he had no vines. this soon became a tradition and the rest is simple. people doing the same, getting arrested for it and so on. heres th URL- http://library.thinkquest.org/C0123122/historybungee.htm

Blog Post #4

"Best Friends Forever"p.11

Characterization: Tally- kind and a slight bit adventurous

Characterization: Peris- Tall, but not so very bright

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How do you feel about the friendship of Tally and Peris? Are they true best friends? Why or why not?

-I think there friendship is not exacly the stongest kind. No I dont think there true best friends because though Tally is kind to him, he avoids contact with her just because shes 'ugly'.

Blog Post #3

"New Pretty Town"p.3

Find & quote one oxymoron from the chapter or one example of irony. (quote it directly)

-Saftey sparklers. sparklers arent safe.

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Why do you think Tally chose to wear a mask to the party that deemed a "white tie"?

-So she could hide the fact that shes ugly.

Find information about the history of masks and post it. How does this relate to Tally's decision?

- (the website I found was too long so I put the most important part on this post and added the URL address if you wanted to read the rest. I didn't really read more than the first sentence) "Mask, a form of disguise." http://www.anymask.com/historyofmask.html

-By saying she can disguise her appearance.

Blog Post #2

"New Pretty Town" p.3

1 paragraph-Have you ever had a friend like Peris who abandoned your friendship after moving? Explain.

-yes, I have. I had a friend named Braydon who moved, and I actually didn't know he was moving until my mom said she saw a 'for sale' sign in his yard. I never really saw him or heard him again after that.

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Define the following terms

1.Interface ring-A ring that allows all machinery to work around you, and allows cars and other machinery to see you.

2.Toothbrush pill-A pill that cleans your teeth.

3.Cacophony-A giant drum machine that is the size of a house

Blog Post #1

Before Reading

How do you define beauty? What would the world look like if everyone was"beautiful"?
-other than being good looking, to be kind at heart.
-not much other than everyone being nicer to each other.
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Post a picture of something you find beautiful and something you find ugly and explain the reasoning behind the choices in a paragraph.