Eyah Ncho
January 11, 2011
English I
Mr. Williams
Book Review #4
Due: January 11, 2011
Dear Potential Readers,
The book “The Great Gatsby” is a book that is very sad, boring, funny, and entertaining. But overall this was a good book. I would read it again in the future. The book is about a young man named Nick Carraway, in the summer of 1922. He is from Minnesota who moves to West Egg to rent a house for his work in bond business in New York. He lacks of communication with his neighbors. Nick and Tom graduated from Yale University and Nick has many connections with people in the East Egg. One day Nick went to his cousin Daisy’s and her husband Tom Buchanan’s house to see them. When he went in the porch, he saw Daisy sitting on the couch with her good friend Jordan Baker, who is a competitive golfer. As Nick, Tom, Daisy, and Jordan were talking Tom goes and excuses himself to get the phone call. Daisy follows him and while Nick and Jordan are sitting in the porch, Jordan talks to Nick and she said that the phone call was Tom’s lover that lives in New York. Soon later when everyone leaves Tom and Daisy talk about how Nick should take interest in Jordan. When Nick arrives home, he sees Gatsby for the first time. Gatsby was a handsome young man; he had his arms reaching out toward the ocean.
Halfway between West Egg and New York there is a place called Valley of Ashes where all of New York’s ashes are dumped and it is spread in an unorderly matter. There is a billboard in the Valley of Ashes. On it has two big rimmed eyes; it was eyes from a long vanished eye doctor, it was the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, who watches everything that happens in the Valley of Ashes. There is a train that runs between West Egg and New York that passes through the valley. Tom forces Nick on the train to stop at an unfamiliar stop. Tom leads Nick to Wilson’s garage that sit right near the valley of ashes. Myrtle is Wilson’s wife but that is Tom’s lover. Tom leads Nick and Myrtle to the train and takes them to New York where Myrtle’s sister, Catherine and a couple named McKee was having a party. On the way there Myrtle stops to get a puppy that Tom buys for Myrtle as a gift. At the party Catherine imparts Nick that Jay Gatsby is the cousin or the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm who was the ruler of Germany during World War I. Myrtle drinks, she got drunk and gets drunker. She keeps drinking and then becomes very loud and louder until Tom was fed up with it. Myrtle talks about Tom’s wife Daisy and Tom warns her never to mention his wife but she insist to. Tom broke her nose.
Gatsby became a famous person around New York because he throws gigantic parties every weekend at his mansion. One day Gatsby’s servant brings an invitation to Nick to one of Gatsby’s parties. Nick attends to the party and feels like he doesn’t belongs there with strangers everywhere. He later on spotted Jordan Baker and started walking and talking to her. The guests go around and tell rumors about their host but no one seems to know the real truth about Gatsby. Nick heard people saying that Gatsby killed a person in cold blood, he graduated from Oxford, and was a spy in during the war. One of Gatsby’s servants called for Nick and they went inside, upstairs and Nick meets Jay Gatsby. Gatsby introduced himself to Nick. Nick says bye to Gatsby and they plan to have another time to hang out. While Nick left, the servants went and got Jordan. Gatsby wanted to see Jordan.
The next day as Gatsby and Nick goes into the city to eat lunch, Gatsby tells Nick about his past. Gatsby’s said that he was one of the son of wealthy, deceased parents from the Midwest. He also said that he was educated at Oxford. Gatsby introduced Nick to Meyer Wolfshiem, who was responsible for the 1919 World Series. After lunch Nick goes to see Jordan, who finally tells Nick what happened at the party between her and Gatsby. Jordan tells Nick that before Daisy got married to Tom , during the war, every military officers were in love with her, in the Louisville. Daisy fell in love with Lieutenant Jay Gatsby but they were suppose to get married after he came back to war but she married Tom. Gatsby bought his mansion in West Egg to be near Daisy. Jordan also said that Nick had to make a reunion at his house. He didn’t want to do it by himself because he thought that Daisy might refuse to see him.
Gatsby was nervous to see Daisy. Gatsby gets someone to cut Nick’s grass and sends another man to send flowers there. Gatsby was worrying that it won’t be the same with him and Daisy. When Daisy arrives, Nick sees that Gatsby had disappeared suddenly. Gatsby enters the house from walking around the house in the rain. The reunion was awkward at first but then Gatsby was really nervous and accidently knocked Nick’s clock down. Gatsby apologize and that was a mistake that he dropped it. Nick leaves them alone for a hour and a half and when he came back he saw that both of them where extremely happy. Daisy was shedding tears and Gatsby was glowing. Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy to go over his house and he impressed Daisy with his possessions. When he showed her the collection of English shirts Daisy began to cry. Klipspringer plays the piano for Daisy and Gatsby and Nick thought that they had forgotten him, so he got up and left.
Reporters travelled to Gatsby’s mansion hoping to interview him about the rumors that is circulating ion New York. Gatsby was born in North Dakota farm with the name James Gatz. He attended to college at St. Olaf’s but he didn’t dropped after two weeks because he was humiliated by his janitor work for paying his tuition. He worked on Lake Superior in the next summer catching fishing fish. He saw a yacht owned by Dan Cody. Cody took Gatz in and made him his personal assistant and he also changed his name. When Cody died, he left Gatsby twenty-five thousand. Gatsby became a successful man. Daisy was spending a lot of time with Gatsby and Tom was becoming a little jealous. Gatsby and Daisy were coming back from somewhere and Daisy was on the driver side and Gatsby was on the passenger side and Myrtle was on the road and Daisy ran over her using Gatsby’s car. A few days later, Tom told Mr. Wilson that Gatsby killed him since it was his car. Mr. Wilson went to Gatsby’s house and Gatsby was on the bed float in the swimming pool. Gatsby was floating dead in his pool. Nick found Gatsby dead. Mr. Wilson came and shot him from behind then he took his own life. Nobody came to Gatsby’s funeral except for some servants, Nick and Gatsby’s father. Daisy stayed with Tom and they moved to New York. Nick stopped his relationship with Jordan and moved back to Minnesota. I will give this book a four.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Technology Article #7
December 15, 2010
Information Technology
Mr. Stia
Due: December 17, 2010
IT Article
Dell Alienware Area-ALX CrossFire
The Dell Alienware Area-ALX CrossFire has very good parts into it. It is so good that I don’t know where to begin. This desktop is for gamers that like to play video games and play games, period. It can be played like that age of thirteen through adults. It’s great
The bad things about this desktop is that it is loud. There is a reason because of the many components that is working together and the extra hard drives make the noises. If you have a baby or somebody that is sleeping then it is not good to play while they are sleeping. The noises might be annoying but when you play video games you won’t even know that the noise is still there. If you have a headache then it won’t be good to play because of the noises. It’s very heavy to lift up so kids and woman shouldn’t carry it or they might hurt themselves. It should be two people carrying it especially when you get it at your door. The weight when it is shipped to you is over hundred dollars ponds but when it is out the box the weight is about eighty-four pounds. It’s very expensive to buy but if it will be the best Christmas gift for you, your kid’s wife/husband, anybody that you might think that will love it then it will be a good gift. Also dell wouldn’t let you pay for it one time, you can pay for it every month little as $150 dollars. It uses over two hundred watts of electricity and while playing a video game it uses about three hundred seventy watts and all that together is over six hundred watts of electricity. That is a lot of electricity to be using all at one time. This desktop is NOT eco-friendly. If you are a person that wants to cut the bills and half and help the earth than this isn’t a computer that you want to use. You can use it for like going on the internet or playing cards but not playing a video game.
My opinion about the desktop is that this looks like a good computer for basically anyone. But I have some things that I like about it and something’s that I think I really not sure about or that I don’t like. Let me start on the things that I do like and that is the hard drive. I like that you can hold a lot of memory on all those hard drives. It might take years for someone to fill all those hard drives. I am a person that needs a lot of USB ports, because of all the USB cables that I have. With the desktop that has nine USB ports, that’s a lot. I am really not a gaming person but my brother is so the gaming could be good for him and I can just go one internet and do work and study. Even though it is a lot of money to purchase this desktop, you can pay monthly and I like that dell decided to do that. It has a nice exterior design and it would really catch people’s eyes. The things that I don’t like about this desktop is that it is noisy because I get headaches real fast. If I was living alone there wouldn’t be no one to carry this for me and I will have to carry it myself and I wouldn’t want to hurt myself. The price is out of this world and to me I think I wouldn’t buy it because it is too much. If it was on sale then I will debate if I want to buy it or not. I am kind of an eco-friendly person so all that electricity is too much. Would I buy this product? Maybe.
"Alienware Area-51 ALX 2011 - TopTenREVIEWS." TopTenREVIEWS Computers Reviews - TopTenREVIEWS. Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <http://computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming/dell/alienware-area-51-alx-review.html>.
"Alienware Area-51 ALX Review." Desktop Reviews - PC Reviews and Desktop Computer Buying Guide. Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <http://www.desktopreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1001&Review=Alienware Area 51 ALX Radeon 5970 CrossFire>.
Explanatory Essay / Great Gatsby
Eyah Ncho
January 9, 2011
English/Language Arts Literacy
Mr. Williams
Explanatory Essay / Great Gatsby
Due: January 10, 2011
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever”
This passage means to me that God is like a shepherd and I am the sheep. Like a shepherd, they always take care of sheep like a mother taking care of her young. The shepherd takes care, watches over, and showing what is best for me. We can’t lie on green pastures or sit besides water if we disobey our shepherd. He leads me into the path of righteousness direction when I get lost, when I honor is name. When walking through the valley of darkness/shadows of death our shepherd shall lead us to the other side without felling a bit of fear. We should follow the shepherd that offers us eternal comfort. God offers us the protection of a host (like a banquet) even when our enemies surrounded us. My cup overflows with blessings and as a guest he welcomes me and anoints my head with oil. The shepherd promises to protect us with his unconditional love throughout our life and to bring us into his house forever. This is my understanding of Psalms twenty-three is true.
It relates because when Nick gets Gatsby’s adolescent years through his young adult years figured out he saw that Jesus and Gatsby were somewhat similar. The similarity was that Jesus and Gatsby are faithful to their dream that was self-created but scornful of the factual truth that finally crushes them and their dreams. For Gatsby he loved Daisy and when it came to the truth she loved Tom more and broke Gatsby’s heart. Gatsby have been waiting for Daisy and she didn’t wait for him. If it was love Daisy wouldn’t have married Tom and waited for Gatsby. For Jesus he created everyone and loves them very much, but when they don’t obey him he has to punish them and when they die some won’t be able to reach the exquisite kingdom. Some of them suffer like they never suffer before because they didn’t reach the kingdom of God. Instead of people using people they should love them so that no one gets hurt. Now you can see how Jesus and Gatsby we treated, how they love somebody and the people don’t love them back.
January 9, 2011
English/Language Arts Literacy
Mr. Williams
Explanatory Essay / Great Gatsby
Due: January 10, 2011
First, I will explain what the passage means to me but first here is the passage;
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever”
This passage means to me that God is like a shepherd and I am the sheep. Like a shepherd, they always take care of sheep like a mother taking care of her young. The shepherd takes care, watches over, and showing what is best for me. We can’t lie on green pastures or sit besides water if we disobey our shepherd. He leads me into the path of righteousness direction when I get lost, when I honor is name. When walking through the valley of darkness/shadows of death our shepherd shall lead us to the other side without felling a bit of fear. We should follow the shepherd that offers us eternal comfort. God offers us the protection of a host (like a banquet) even when our enemies surrounded us. My cup overflows with blessings and as a guest he welcomes me and anoints my head with oil. The shepherd promises to protect us with his unconditional love throughout our life and to bring us into his house forever. This is my understanding of Psalms twenty-three is true.
Secondly, the passage that relates to the text that I found in the Great Gatsby book is;
“The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God—a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that—and he must be about His Father’s business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty. So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.”It relates because when Nick gets Gatsby’s adolescent years through his young adult years figured out he saw that Jesus and Gatsby were somewhat similar. The similarity was that Jesus and Gatsby are faithful to their dream that was self-created but scornful of the factual truth that finally crushes them and their dreams. For Gatsby he loved Daisy and when it came to the truth she loved Tom more and broke Gatsby’s heart. Gatsby have been waiting for Daisy and she didn’t wait for him. If it was love Daisy wouldn’t have married Tom and waited for Gatsby. For Jesus he created everyone and loves them very much, but when they don’t obey him he has to punish them and when they die some won’t be able to reach the exquisite kingdom. Some of them suffer like they never suffer before because they didn’t reach the kingdom of God. Instead of people using people they should love them so that no one gets hurt. Now you can see how Jesus and Gatsby we treated, how they love somebody and the people don’t love them back.
Thirdly, in today’s current world there is good and bad. In the valley of darkness there is evil, racism, terrorist, murders, rapist, and/or temptation that makes up the darkness/valley of shadow. When people walk in the valley of shadow they feel scared and feel loneliness because there are some people that have all that anger in them so they take it out on other people. One thing that God doesn’t like is ugly and ugly isn’t a good thing especially for people. But God is our protection, guidance, our family member, just everything to us and he is there for us through the bad times. He helps the people that are going through in this world. He helps the people that need help and guide them to the right direction (the direction of righteousness.) He loves each and one of us the same way and doesn’t like one better. If they have God they wouldn’t have any fear going into the valley of shadows.
Lastly, in my life the passage is related because have a shepherd and he is the only one that I want, nothing else. If I obey him, I shall lie in the green pastures and sit beside still waters. If I get lost or wonder in the wrong direction, the Lord will pick me up and put me back in the path of righteousness while I shout out his name. Even sometimes I start to lose my way and go into the wrong path but I cry out his name to help get back. When I walk in the darkness or the valley of the shadows, he is there beside me. I fear no evil because my shepherd is there with me if I stop hanging in the bad crowd and change my attitude than I might not be able to reach the kingdom of God and that will make my shepherd unhappy. But he loves me very much because he made me and I should dwell in the house with him forever.
Writing Practice - Expository Essay
Eyah Ncho
January 26, 2011
Mr. Williams
English I
Writing Practice - Expository Essay
Due: January 31, 2011
January 26, 2011
Mr. Williams
English I
Writing Practice - Expository Essay
Due: January 31, 2011
“No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams. By Jesse Jackson” This means to me that you should not have to make an agreement of your dreams. It is your dream and you can reach it without anyone trying to bring you down and saying that you cannot make it. Your dreams can be anything that you want it to be. Dreams are for you to reach not for anyone to bring it down. Long-term or short-term dreams/goals are still dreams that you want to reach. No one like the government, or/and legislature should kill you, harm you, or punish you because you want to reach your dream. They also cannot assign you a dream that you don’t want or just take some of your dreams and put it to a limit it. No one should give up their dream for something else or because it is too hard to reach. A dream to me is your independent goal that you want to reach; no one can’t take that away from you. Yes, you might take rocky routes to your dreams but at least your getting there. Some people die and their dream(s) is/are still reached. Example: Martin Luther King , blacks and whites are integrated in public places and President Barack Obama is our first black president. A dream is a dream and we should follow it or hope that one day it will happen.
I can connect this quote to this poem and the song below.
“Today's Dreams Are
Tomorrow's Successes”
Don't be afraid of high hopes
or plans that seem to be out of reach.
Life is meant to be experienced,
and every situation allows for
learning and growth.
Motivation is a positive starting point,
and action places you on a forward path.
A dream is a blueprint
of a goal not yet achieved;
the only difference between the two
is the effort involved in attaining
what you hope to accomplish.
Let your mind and heart urge you on;
allow the power of your will
to lead you to your destination.
Don't count the steps ahead;
just add up the total
of steps already covered,
and multiply it by
faith, confidence, and endurance.
Always remember that
for those who persist,
today's dreams are transformed
into tomorrow's successes.”
“Hilary Duff - Fly”
“High School Musical Cast - We’re All In This Together. ”
By reading the poem and the lyrics to the song it relates to the quote that follow your dreams and that don’t worry about the anything that will stop you along the way. Let friends and people encourage you to follow those dreams and goals. In the song “Fly” it says the part of you that wants to hide away instead of hiding let yourself shine. Don’t worry about the things that you can’t in life and its your time to shine. The worries that you have leave them somewhere else and go for your dreams. In the song “ We’re All In This Together” it says that all of their dreams have no limitations ; we can have as many dreams that we want and doesn’t how many or how much. Everyone is together making their dreams come true. In the poem it says there is high hopes for you that can seem hard to reach but today’s dreams can be tomorrows success.The quote is related in today world by Dr. Martin Luther Kings dreams. Dr. King had many dreams for African American people mostly. He also had dreams for the United States. So people hate Dr. Martin Luther King and his dreams. People thought his dreams were lame and they won’t come true. Lots of Caucasian people didn’t want anything to do with Dr. Kings dreams. Some wanted to change and limit his dreams but he still stayed strong and kept following what his dreams will have for that country. Today Dr. King has had some of his dreams come true a few years before his death. Some people still think that his dreams are worthless and that the rest of them won’t succeed. Now today our president is the first black president and that was one of Dr. Kings dream.
The quote relates to me in my own life because I have lots of dreams that I want to reach. To reach that I have to have a great attitude, grades, leadership, attendance, and responsibilities. In my personal level the quote means that I have dream that I should follow and reach. No one should bring my dreams down , not even friends and relatives. The people that do want to bring it down are just jealous. When I go in the world the Commander in Chief or the administrative department can’t tell me what dreams I should have and to limit them. One of my dreams is to become a pediatrician or pediatric nurse. I love children and health care that’s why I want that as my career when I get older, There are people in this world that can’t be able to follow their dream because someone take their life. Everyone has a chance to become whatever they want to be. There isn’t a law out there that says that we can’t have a certain dream or amount of dreams.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Explanatory Essay / Great Gatsby
Eyah Ncho
January 9, 2011
English/Language Arts Literacy
Mr. Williams
Explanatory Essay / Great Gatsby
Due: January 10, 2011
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever”
This passage means to me that God is like a shepherd and I am the sheep. Like a shepherd, they always take care of sheep like a mother taking care of her young. The shepherd takes care, watches over, and showing what is best for me. We can’t lie on green pastures or sit besides water if we disobey our shepherd. He leads me into the path of righteousness direction when I get lost, when I honor is name. When walking through the valley of darkness/shadows of death our shepherd shall lead us to the other side without felling a bit of fear. We should follow the shepherd that offers us eternal comfort. God offers us the protection of a host (like a banquet) even when our enemies surrounded us. My cup overflows with blessings and as a guest he welcomes me and anoints my head with oil. The shepherd promises to protect us with his unconditional love throughout our life and to bring us into his house forever. This is my understanding of Psalms twenty-three is true.
It relates because when Nick gets Gatsby’s adolescent years through his young adult years figured out he saw that Jesus and Gatsby were somewhat similar. The similarity was that Jesus and Gatsby are faithful to their dream that was self-created but scornful of the factual truth that finally crushes them and their dreams. For Gatsby he loved Daisy and when it came to the truth she loved Tom more and broke Gatsby’s heart. Gatsby have been waiting for Daisy and she didn’t wait for him. If it was love Daisy wouldn’t have married Tom and waited for Gatsby. For Jesus he created everyone and loves them very much, but when they don’t obey him he has to punish them and when they die some won’t be able to reach the exquisite kingdom. Some of them suffer like they never suffer before because they didn’t reach the kingdom of God. Instead of people using people they should love them so that no one gets hurt. Now you can see how Jesus and Gatsby we treated, how they love somebody and the people don’t love them back.
January 9, 2011
English/Language Arts Literacy
Mr. Williams
Explanatory Essay / Great Gatsby
Due: January 10, 2011
First, I will explain what the passage means to me but first here is the passage;
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever”
This passage means to me that God is like a shepherd and I am the sheep. Like a shepherd, they always take care of sheep like a mother taking care of her young. The shepherd takes care, watches over, and showing what is best for me. We can’t lie on green pastures or sit besides water if we disobey our shepherd. He leads me into the path of righteousness direction when I get lost, when I honor is name. When walking through the valley of darkness/shadows of death our shepherd shall lead us to the other side without felling a bit of fear. We should follow the shepherd that offers us eternal comfort. God offers us the protection of a host (like a banquet) even when our enemies surrounded us. My cup overflows with blessings and as a guest he welcomes me and anoints my head with oil. The shepherd promises to protect us with his unconditional love throughout our life and to bring us into his house forever. This is my understanding of Psalms twenty-three is true.
Secondly, the passage that relates to the text that I found in the Great Gatsby book is;
“The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God—a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that—and he must be about His Father’s business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty. So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.”It relates because when Nick gets Gatsby’s adolescent years through his young adult years figured out he saw that Jesus and Gatsby were somewhat similar. The similarity was that Jesus and Gatsby are faithful to their dream that was self-created but scornful of the factual truth that finally crushes them and their dreams. For Gatsby he loved Daisy and when it came to the truth she loved Tom more and broke Gatsby’s heart. Gatsby have been waiting for Daisy and she didn’t wait for him. If it was love Daisy wouldn’t have married Tom and waited for Gatsby. For Jesus he created everyone and loves them very much, but when they don’t obey him he has to punish them and when they die some won’t be able to reach the exquisite kingdom. Some of them suffer like they never suffer before because they didn’t reach the kingdom of God. Instead of people using people they should love them so that no one gets hurt. Now you can see how Jesus and Gatsby we treated, how they love somebody and the people don’t love them back.
Thirdly, in today’s current world there is good and bad. In the valley of darkness there is evil, racism, terrorist, murders, rapist, and/or temptation that makes up the darkness/valley of shadow. When people walk in the valley of shadow they feel scared and feel loneliness because there are some people that have all that anger in them so they take it out on other people. One thing that God doesn’t like is ugly and ugly isn’t a good thing especially for people. But God is our protection, guidance, our family member, just everything to us and he is there for us through the bad times. He helps the people that are going through in this world. He helps the people that need help and guide them to the right direction (the direction of righteousness.) He loves each and one of us the same way and doesn’t like one better. If they have God they wouldn’t have any fear going into the valley of shadows.
Lastly, in my life the passage is related because have a shepherd and he is the only one that I want, nothing else. If I obey him, I shall lie in the green pastures and sit beside still waters. If I get lost or wonder in the wrong direction, the Lord will pick me up and put me back in the path of righteousness while I shout out his name. Even sometimes I start to lose my way and go into the wrong path but I cry out his name to help get back. When I walk in the darkness or the valley of the shadows, he is there beside me. I fear no evil because my shepherd is there with me if I stop hanging in the bad crowd and change my attitude than I might not be able to reach the kingdom of God and that will make my shepherd unhappy. But he loves me very much because he made me and I should dwell in the house with him forever.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Technology Article #6
Eyah Ncho
October 26, 2010
Mr. Stia
Information Technology
Due: October 29, 2010
I.T Article
Apple Refurnishes iPods: iPods starting at $99
Since time is hard Apple decided to refurnish iPods and sell them back to costumers. So if anybody that wants an iPod and doesn’t want to pay full price then people can go to Apple website and the sell them there. The prices of the iPod aren’t that bad it starts at ninety-nine dollars and work its way up. So you will save fifty dollars and that money could be in your pocket for gas. They have iPod touches and nano’s. There is the eight GB and it cost ninety-nine dollars and comes in green, silver, pink, black, purple, blue, and yellow. The newest iPod nano with the camera that just came out, Apple has refurnished it and now selling it. So the nano has a built-in-camera. You can watch eight hours of video on one single charge. On the nano you can have two thousand music and twenty-four hours of video. If you want more GB then there is the sixteen GB that cost one hundred and forty-nine dollars. There is also the eight GB iPod touch that cost one hundred and forty-nine dollars off. You’ll save forty dollars. The colors come in silver and black.
I really didn’t find anything bad about the iPods I think it is a good way for people to save money and not spend a lot especially to the one that break things all the time.
I have been looking for an iPod for years and didn’t find the one that was cheap even when it is on sale. I think that even though it might break faster than a brand new one it’s still I love the way that even middle class and poor people that can afford iPods for themselves or for their children, now they can.
http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/10/22/price.breaks.on.refurbished.ipod.models/
Technology Article #5
Eyah Ncho
October 20, 2010
Mr. Stia
Information Technology
Due: October 22, 2010
Apple iPod nano (2010 Review: Better Than Expected)
The new generation of the iPod nano just got even better. Even though you can’t do a lot like the other iPod nanos but this time the nano is a 1.5 inch touch screen! You are probably thinking what you can do with a 1.5 touch screen. But when I continue there are some good ways with this 1.5 touch screen and some bad things on the iPod.
The iPod isn’t bulky or big it’s only 21g and really it’s so light you wouldn’t remember that you had it. The iPod is really not that noticeable or you can have it on you and no one will even notice that you have one or have one on you. The iPod comes with a clip, to clip it on a shirt, pants, or etc. On the iPod there is only three buttons; the volume up, volume down and power/sleep button. The iPod comes in 7 different colors so you can have a stylish iPod. Using two fingers you’ll be able to rotate the screen. Since the iPod is small it focuses on music and photos. While looking at photos you can tap the screen twice and you will be able to zoom in and zoom out on photos. There is an app for fm radio that is already installed and you can listen to music and if you want to stop the song while you have to do something, you can pause it and even fast-forward and rewind it. If you let the iPod sleep the clock will come up and the clock and there is an app for a clock and it has a stop watch and a timer. If you buy the iPod on Apple you can get your iPod engrave names or sentences. There is a fitness app to count and track your steps like pedometer. You can set goals and also you can put your weight in also.
Even though there were some good things about the iPod there are also some bad things about this it. If the iPod isn’t attached to a headphone or a string you’ll easily forget and it might fall of or might go in the washer with your clothes. Like the new iPod touch there isn’t a camera to take pictures or capture a video. Also there isn’t a mic to talk into or speakers to hear music from. You can’t download games or some particular apps because the device isn’t running on an IOS its running on an UI. Like the iPod touch there was a button to go back to the main screen and you will be there in less than five seconds now you’ll have to hold the screen to for about a few seconds and it will go back to main screen.
My opinion about this iPod is that the iPod is different and it’s also a touch screen that is a 1.5 inch. I never knew that was possible to do. I’m happy that Apple made a new and better generation of the iPod nano. I really don’t like the long pressing to shoot back to the main screen I think to me they should of added another button. The price of the iPod nano seems a little too pricy for an eight GB its $149 and for a sixteen GB its $179. The iPod touch cost for an eight GB its $199. It only fifty dollars saved. Also I don’t like that there is an app that is a voice recorder and you’ll need a headphones that include a mic on it.
http://techland.com/2010/09/13/apple-ipod-nano-2010-review-better-than-expected/
Technology Article #4
Eyah Ncho
October__2010
Mr. Stia
Information Technology
Periods 4-5
Apple No.1 in Smartphone satisfaction
J.D Power has ranked the Apple Iphone for the highest in customer satisfaction among Smartphone manufacturers for the fourth consecutive year. According to the J.D. Power they studied that Apple scored eight hundred out of one thousand points. J.D. Power asked about seven thousand Smartphone users/ owners that comment their experiences in the months January through June of two thousand and ten. The study showed that Apple scored well and it was good in operating the system, the features, and the physical designing. Motorola had seven hundred and ninety-one points and HTC had seven hundred and eighty-one points in how good their Smartphone’s are. Motorola and HTC became second and third in their ranking spots. The important factor of the Apple Iphone is that it is easy to operate, the operating system, the features of the phone, physical design of the phone, and the battery function. Since the App store is popular than the mobile apps are becoming more important to Smartphone users also. About two-thirds of Smartphone users download games, traveling software, and more.
The Iphone to me is a good phone. Since Apple is a great company they terrific phones that Motorola, HTC, and other companies can’t even top that. The Iphone is a good phone to operate I have family and friends that have it and they told me that it is awesome to do a lot of things.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20017417-37.html
Technology Article #3
Eyah Ncho
October 24, 2010
Mr. Stia
Information Technology
Due: October 1, 2010
I.T. Article
October 24, 2010
Mr. Stia
Information Technology
Due: October 1, 2010
I.T. Article
Apple’s 27 inch iMac “The center of my digital universe”
Apple has a new product called the iMac. It is a new desktop and is 27 inch wide screen. On this Mac it has an i5 processor if you want more speed then there is the i7 processor. It has a good amount of memory; four GB of RAM and five hundred GB of hard drive. The screen is a 2560 by 1440 which is a big screen. The screen swivels and goes up and down on a hinge and also the iMac could be on a mounted on a wall. There is a built-in a camera/webcam on the top center of the computer. On the Mac there is four 2.0 USB ports and has a headphone jack and an audio jack. There is a SDXC slot that accepts SDXC, SDHC, SD card. It is easier to surf the web, instead of two tabs there could be two web browsers side to side. You can plug in to external video into the Mac and it could display pictures and videos. Also on the Mac you can edit movies, so the parts that are inappropriate for young children can be deleted.
There is one bad thing that I found about this iMac that to upgrade to 16GB of RAM it cost about on thousand dollars of parts to upgrade or replaces is very expensive.
This iMac looks like it was made for perfection but I have some pros and cons about this Mac. First that it’s a very, very large desktop but there isn’t a tower so it would less hooking up and once you take it out the box all you probably need to do is put it into the outlet and you are set. And it cost 1,699 and to me that seem like a lot of money to be putting into a computer and also times are hard and people are not going to buy computers at this time. That’s really what I think about it everything else is fine.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9182725/Apple_s_27_in._iMac_the_center_of_my_digital_universe_
Technology Article #2
Eyah Ncho
October 24, 2010
Information Technology
Mr. Stia
Due: September 24, 2010
I.T. Article
Nokia N93 Cell Phone
Nokia has thought of a phone to but a digital camera and a phone together. You can open it up in two ways 1. Like a flip phone and 2. Like a camera/ camcorder swivel design. The phone has a 50mb of internal memory, enough memory to store in videos and photos. The video camera is capable with MPEG-4 VGA. The camera has an eight digital zoom to zoom in things/someone that is far away and the video has 3x optical zoom. The camera/camcorder has a flash to see in dark places and a self timer that clocks down when you what to take a picture with everyone. The camera has 3.2 megapixels. It has different shooting modes; auto, user, close up, landscape, night and night portrait. Also you can record up to an hour and with night and automatic shooting modes. The screen has a 320 x 240 pixel resolution. There is a mini SD slot to put in mini SD cards. This phone comes with a music player, Bluetooth, FM Radio and Wi-Fi. Also this phone has email capabilities to email friends and family on the go. If you can’t see the font of the text and someone is calling then there is picture I.D. to look at friends and family when they call. The phone runs on an OS 9.1. There is also speed dial to call someone up and with just using the numbers 1-99. This phone can stay alive for ten day on one single charge. For talk time the phone can stay alive for 5.1 hours.
There are some parts that Nokia needs to improve on. The zoom slider is difficult when used in one hand. The phone is clunky and heavy and hard to use. If some people can’t see the font then it would be hard because you can’t change the font on the phone. The external display is small and hard to see. There aren’t any external controls. This phone is not for everybody that love all in one phones.
This phone is unique in different ways. The digital camera/ phone is something I would never think of. To me it seems like it is big and bulky and hard to handle. Plus if it falls on the floor it probably can snap in half or break the digital camera part. When not in use the phone can turn into a digital camera or a camcorder. Nokia has designed a good phone but to me I don’t think it’s for everyone. This phone is probably for people that want an all in one phone and this is defiantly not for children under 13.
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/nokia-n93-unlocked/4505-6452_7-31861311.html
Technology Article #1
Eyah Ncho
October 24, 2010
Information Technology
Mr.Stia
Due: September 17, 2010
Apple 11-inch MacBook Air 2010
Apple has designed a new laptop that’s light weight and portable to carry around. This computer holds up to 2 GB of RAM and 128 GB of Hard Drive. This computer holds up to 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. The laptop only weights about 2.3 pounds, so it’s very light weight to carry around in school etc. There also is a 13 inch MacBook Air that has a faster CPU and a higher resolution screen and a SD slot. Apple improved versions of imovie, iphoto, and garage band so now it would be funnier to make a photo gallery or make movies or even play instruments. Apple made a better garage band to play more instruments and hours of fun and imovie turns all the pictures and videos into a slide show. Now it is easier to share pictures with friends and family and create slideshows using fun themes. There is an app store to purchase games or apps like the iPhone and the iPod. In the Mac there are new accessories like ichat, ical, iphoto booth etc. and there is a one year warranty so if anything goes wrong with the laptop, you can ship it and let them figure out what’s wrong but if you broke it you have to buy a new one.
Even though there are some good things about this pc there are also bad things also. It’s crazy that someone will pay $1,199 for a small 11 inch netbook for a hard drive that is 128GB and for a lesser hard drive 64 GB it will cost $999. You’ll only get 90 days of free telephone support and then after that I guess you will have to pay. The laptop is very thin so if someone or something knocks it down then that’s the end of the laptop. When you set it down on a smooth surface it might tilt and fall or might fall over but Apple put some stuff to hold the laptop down but it still tilt. It doesn’t come with a SD card slot to put videos and pictures and store or share in the computer. There isn’t a CD Rom to add CD’s or DVD’s into the computer and burn songs or a movie.
This laptop to me seems like it is a great nicely designed laptop. But I have some pros and cons with this laptop. The laptop is small but you can carry it around easily. I don’t like how it is really pricy and that there isn’t a three USB 2.0 ports. I also don’t like that Apple won’t give people free phone telephone support more than 90 days or even a lifetime. I recommend this computer to grown teens that are doing work for school or busy adults that works on the computer a lot.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/apple-macbook-pro-air-11-inch-2010.aspx?page=3#ixzz138C9uRug
GOOD READS #3
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133768.Through_the_Flames" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Through the Flames: The Kids Risk Their Lives (Left Behind: The Kids, #3)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172027962m/133768.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133768.Through_the_Flames%22%3EThrough the Flames: The Kids Risk Their Lives</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15412.Jerry_B_Jenkins%22%3EJerry B. Jenkins</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/135751837%22%3E4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This book is a very good book better then the others. It was one of the best books so far. I will give this book a 4.9.
<br/>
<br/>Lionel Washington told Bruce Barnes waht was happeneing with his Uncle.Lionel and Bruce took a trip to Chicago and went to the hospital where Lionel's uncle should be.Bruce stayed in the car while Lionel went into the hospital. The doctor opened the door and pulled back the blanket from Lionel's Uncle. They both saw the dead man laying down on the table. The doctor put all of Andre's Dupree's indentification cards and belongings in a zip lock storage bag. Lionel ran out of the hospital and went to Bruce's car and told Bruce that the dead man was not his uncle. After a disagreement over the house rules, Ryan leaves Judd's house and takes off on his bike. He wanted to prove to Lionel that he was brave, so he goes to Lionel's house which has been tooken over by some of Andre's "friends". ryan goes to Lionel's house and listens to a conversation between a woman nd Lionel's Uncle. After being discovered in Lionel's house, Ryan goes on his bike and petals as fast as he can. He tries to lose the van that was chasing after him. He runs out of options to go so he went to someones backyard and called Bruce. While waiting for Bruce, Ryan gave his life to the Lord. When the other three teens went to the bible meeting with Bruce. Everyone is worried about Ryan until Bruce tells them he got a phone call from Ryan, asking Bruce to be there as soon as possible. When Ryan gets there he tells them the whole story of what happened and also adds that while he was being chased and he decided to become a christian. Judd drove Lionel to his old house to ask, where Andre is. lionel finally finds out where andre is staying and his old fiance', Talia, to take him there. After talking to Andre he leaveds and returns to Judd's car. The others told Lionel that LeRoy and his gang passed by them in their van. Judd and Vicki goes back to check up on Andre and then they heard a gunshot as they rode back to Andre's apartment. They found the house in flames.n Lionel and Judd ran up the stairs in the building to Andre's apartment, only to find Andre shot and dying. It was a stuggle to get the big man up as they were going down the stairs they almost dropped him. All of them got out of the building and layed Andre on the ground. A few minutes later, Andre dies. They found out that he has been shot on the neck by one of the people in Lionel's house named LeRoy Banks. Cornelius Grey Darnell Jackson and LeRoy Banks were going to the bank to get a check from Andre's insurance. The teens met a police officer, thomas Forgerty who promises to help them catch LeRoy and his helpers. They caught them and arrest for the death of Andre's Dupree.
<br/><br/>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4330187-eyah%22%3EView all my reviews</a>
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/135751837%22%3E4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This book is a very good book better then the others. It was one of the best books so far. I will give this book a 4.9.
<br/>
<br/>Lionel Washington told Bruce Barnes waht was happeneing with his Uncle.Lionel and Bruce took a trip to Chicago and went to the hospital where Lionel's uncle should be.Bruce stayed in the car while Lionel went into the hospital. The doctor opened the door and pulled back the blanket from Lionel's Uncle. They both saw the dead man laying down on the table. The doctor put all of Andre's Dupree's indentification cards and belongings in a zip lock storage bag. Lionel ran out of the hospital and went to Bruce's car and told Bruce that the dead man was not his uncle. After a disagreement over the house rules, Ryan leaves Judd's house and takes off on his bike. He wanted to prove to Lionel that he was brave, so he goes to Lionel's house which has been tooken over by some of Andre's "friends". ryan goes to Lionel's house and listens to a conversation between a woman nd Lionel's Uncle. After being discovered in Lionel's house, Ryan goes on his bike and petals as fast as he can. He tries to lose the van that was chasing after him. He runs out of options to go so he went to someones backyard and called Bruce. While waiting for Bruce, Ryan gave his life to the Lord. When the other three teens went to the bible meeting with Bruce. Everyone is worried about Ryan until Bruce tells them he got a phone call from Ryan, asking Bruce to be there as soon as possible. When Ryan gets there he tells them the whole story of what happened and also adds that while he was being chased and he decided to become a christian. Judd drove Lionel to his old house to ask, where Andre is. lionel finally finds out where andre is staying and his old fiance', Talia, to take him there. After talking to Andre he leaveds and returns to Judd's car. The others told Lionel that LeRoy and his gang passed by them in their van. Judd and Vicki goes back to check up on Andre and then they heard a gunshot as they rode back to Andre's apartment. They found the house in flames.n Lionel and Judd ran up the stairs in the building to Andre's apartment, only to find Andre shot and dying. It was a stuggle to get the big man up as they were going down the stairs they almost dropped him. All of them got out of the building and layed Andre on the ground. A few minutes later, Andre dies. They found out that he has been shot on the neck by one of the people in Lionel's house named LeRoy Banks. Cornelius Grey Darnell Jackson and LeRoy Banks were going to the bank to get a check from Andre's insurance. The teens met a police officer, thomas Forgerty who promises to help them catch LeRoy and his helpers. They caught them and arrest for the death of Andre's Dupree.
<br/><br/>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4330187-eyah%22%3EView all my reviews</a>
GOOD READS #1
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85967.The_Vanishings" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together (Left Behind: The Kids, #1)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171063173m/85967.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85967.The_Vanishings%22%3EThe Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15412.Jerry_B_Jenkins%22%3EJerry B. Jenkins</a><br/>
<br /><br />
This is the first book made and it is a very good book. I loved the book and it deserves a 4.5. A very excellent book.
<br/>Judd Thompson hated having the same name as his father. Every time someone called Judd they will have to as which one. Judd lived with his parents and younger fraternal twin siblings (Marc and Marcie). Judd was raised in a Christian family. He’s sixteen years old and thinks Jesus is a fairytale. The church that he goes to is New Hope Village Church. He was forced to go to church, if he didn’t he would lose his license and gaming systems. When he was younger, he would memorize scriptures in the bible and he would win and get a prize ever time. Now when he goes to church he puts his hands on his face and tries to fall asleep. One day at church the youth pastor was talking about how kids go to church but they aren’t believers. Judd felt bad about it and he wanted to be a believer but he thinks what the pastor say is true. At home Judd’s mom asked Judd to go get the mail but he makes the biggest fit ever. He went outside and got the mail; he looked through it and saw his name and a credit card in it which it was meant for his dad. He steals the card and plans to make a trip to go to England but when his parents asked where he was going he told them he was going to the library until closing and for them not to look for him. His parents think that he is lying and probably with some friends.
<br/>Vicki Byrne was fifteen years old and had a younger sister. Vicki and her family lived in a trailer park and every weekend night including Friday nights, her parents will go to the club to drink, smoke, do drugs, and more. The next week Vicki parents went to the club again and a pastor came and stopped everything. He told them about Jesus and that night her parents got saved. When they came home they told the good news to their children. The church that Vicki’s family goes to is New Hope Village Church. Vicki didn’t believe it, she rebelled about it. After her parents received Christ as their savior and they have going to church regularly, she has been more and more rebellious each day and started getting heavier with drugs and alcohol. She refused each day to accept Jesus into her heart after seeing the change in her parents’ lives.
<br/>Lionel Washington is thirteen years old and he is the new kid from his block. His family went to a new church called New Hope Village Church. He was raised in a Christian family but he doesn’t believe in Jesus. At church he does not listen to what the pastor says. Lionel and his Uncle were in the basement ready to go to sleep until Lionel tells his Uncle that he wasn’t a believer. His uncle was chocked but he had to confess too. He told Lionel that he wasn’t a believer also. He also told his nephew that he believes that Jesus is a fairytale. They promise to each other that they will not tell anyone their secret.
<br/>Ryan Daley is twelve years old and he doesn’t believe in God neither does his parents. Ryan has a best friend named Raymie Steele who is Ryan’s only friend. One day Raymie wanted to tell Ryan something so he went to Raymie's house. Raymie was so happy that he is going to a new church with his mom; he wanted to invite Ryan. When Ryan arrived, Raymie told him that he was a believer. Ryan didn’t understand and confused what Raymie was trying to say. Raymie explained about the Rapture and Ryan had an idea and then he didn’t. Once Ryan understood Raymie, he didn’t want to hear about it and he didn’t disagree about all the things that Raymie was saying. Raymie and his mom were the only believers that are living in that house. Raymie’s dad and his sister weren’t. Raymie wanted Ryan to become a believer but Ryan refused and went back home. Raymie’s dad was a pilot.
<br/>Pilot Rayford Steele flew the plane that Judd was on. When Judd woke up he saw people mourning that their love ones were missing and that was left were their belongings. Judd knew exactly what happened - Jesus came to take his people. One lady was scared because she had no idea where her husband went; all she saw when she woke up was a pile of his clothes. Judd explained everything to the lady. The pilot turned the plane around back to O’Hare Airport. By the time Judd went back home and all he heard was silence. He searches his parent’s room and saw his father’s room and saw his clothes on the bed and his mother’s clothes on the near the bed. Then he went in his room and saw that his parents searched his room to see where he really went. He searched in the twin’s room and saw a pike of their clothes on their bed. He turns on the television and turns on the news just waiting for something to happen.
<br/>The night of the Rapture, Vicki stayed out late with some friends. She sneaks back in the house and falls asleep. The next morning her mother will usually wake her up but Vicki slept in late. She gets up and sees her mother’s clothes on the kitchen floor. She went to her parents’ bedroom and saw her father’s clothes on the floor. Vicki doesn’t know what’s happening and starts to get worried. She went in her sister’s room and saw her clothes on the floor. Vicki cried, blaming herself. She tries to call her friend Clohe (Lionel’s sister) but Clohe didn’t pick up Lionel did. She told Lionel that she will go to New Hope Village Church and he agreed that he will go with her later on. She also tried to call her brother but his roommate answer and said that he was in a car accident and when the police came to get him out of the car all they saw was his clothes in his car. He apologizes then hangs up.
<br/>Lionel Washington was sleeping in the basement with his Uncle Andre. When he wakes up he saw that it was late in the morning. He tries to wake up his uncle but while he was doing that the phone rings. He picked it up and it was his mother’s job calling in because she didn’t arrive at work that morning. Lionel became worried; he went upstairs and saw his mother’s clothes on the kitchen floor soaked with coffee. He looked in his parent’s room and sister’s room and saw clothes laying everywhere. He went back to the basement, where Andre was folding the covers and he told Andre what he saw upstairs. Andre ran upstairs and he saw the clothes. He and Lionel knew what happened. The phone rang again it was Vicki Byrne calling for Chloe but Lionel told what happened they agrees to walk together to the church to see if anyone was there but a guy picked up saying they can come over.
<br/>Ryan woke up and saw a note from his mom saying that she needs to go get his dad from the airport and that she will be right back. Hours passed and no phone call came from his mom. Hours later there was a phone call police officer telling Ryan that his mom died on the way to the hospital after the explosion. Ryan sobbed. He turned on the T.V. and watched the news. His father’s name popped up and it said that these are the people who died in the plane crash. Ryan ran to the church.
<br/>Later on that day, everyone went to the church where they met a man named Bruce Barnes.
<br/><br/>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4330187-eyah%22%3EView all my reviews</a>
<br /><br />
This is the first book made and it is a very good book. I loved the book and it deserves a 4.5. A very excellent book.
<br/>Judd Thompson hated having the same name as his father. Every time someone called Judd they will have to as which one. Judd lived with his parents and younger fraternal twin siblings (Marc and Marcie). Judd was raised in a Christian family. He’s sixteen years old and thinks Jesus is a fairytale. The church that he goes to is New Hope Village Church. He was forced to go to church, if he didn’t he would lose his license and gaming systems. When he was younger, he would memorize scriptures in the bible and he would win and get a prize ever time. Now when he goes to church he puts his hands on his face and tries to fall asleep. One day at church the youth pastor was talking about how kids go to church but they aren’t believers. Judd felt bad about it and he wanted to be a believer but he thinks what the pastor say is true. At home Judd’s mom asked Judd to go get the mail but he makes the biggest fit ever. He went outside and got the mail; he looked through it and saw his name and a credit card in it which it was meant for his dad. He steals the card and plans to make a trip to go to England but when his parents asked where he was going he told them he was going to the library until closing and for them not to look for him. His parents think that he is lying and probably with some friends.
<br/>Vicki Byrne was fifteen years old and had a younger sister. Vicki and her family lived in a trailer park and every weekend night including Friday nights, her parents will go to the club to drink, smoke, do drugs, and more. The next week Vicki parents went to the club again and a pastor came and stopped everything. He told them about Jesus and that night her parents got saved. When they came home they told the good news to their children. The church that Vicki’s family goes to is New Hope Village Church. Vicki didn’t believe it, she rebelled about it. After her parents received Christ as their savior and they have going to church regularly, she has been more and more rebellious each day and started getting heavier with drugs and alcohol. She refused each day to accept Jesus into her heart after seeing the change in her parents’ lives.
<br/>Lionel Washington is thirteen years old and he is the new kid from his block. His family went to a new church called New Hope Village Church. He was raised in a Christian family but he doesn’t believe in Jesus. At church he does not listen to what the pastor says. Lionel and his Uncle were in the basement ready to go to sleep until Lionel tells his Uncle that he wasn’t a believer. His uncle was chocked but he had to confess too. He told Lionel that he wasn’t a believer also. He also told his nephew that he believes that Jesus is a fairytale. They promise to each other that they will not tell anyone their secret.
<br/>Ryan Daley is twelve years old and he doesn’t believe in God neither does his parents. Ryan has a best friend named Raymie Steele who is Ryan’s only friend. One day Raymie wanted to tell Ryan something so he went to Raymie's house. Raymie was so happy that he is going to a new church with his mom; he wanted to invite Ryan. When Ryan arrived, Raymie told him that he was a believer. Ryan didn’t understand and confused what Raymie was trying to say. Raymie explained about the Rapture and Ryan had an idea and then he didn’t. Once Ryan understood Raymie, he didn’t want to hear about it and he didn’t disagree about all the things that Raymie was saying. Raymie and his mom were the only believers that are living in that house. Raymie’s dad and his sister weren’t. Raymie wanted Ryan to become a believer but Ryan refused and went back home. Raymie’s dad was a pilot.
<br/>Pilot Rayford Steele flew the plane that Judd was on. When Judd woke up he saw people mourning that their love ones were missing and that was left were their belongings. Judd knew exactly what happened - Jesus came to take his people. One lady was scared because she had no idea where her husband went; all she saw when she woke up was a pile of his clothes. Judd explained everything to the lady. The pilot turned the plane around back to O’Hare Airport. By the time Judd went back home and all he heard was silence. He searches his parent’s room and saw his father’s room and saw his clothes on the bed and his mother’s clothes on the near the bed. Then he went in his room and saw that his parents searched his room to see where he really went. He searched in the twin’s room and saw a pike of their clothes on their bed. He turns on the television and turns on the news just waiting for something to happen.
<br/>The night of the Rapture, Vicki stayed out late with some friends. She sneaks back in the house and falls asleep. The next morning her mother will usually wake her up but Vicki slept in late. She gets up and sees her mother’s clothes on the kitchen floor. She went to her parents’ bedroom and saw her father’s clothes on the floor. Vicki doesn’t know what’s happening and starts to get worried. She went in her sister’s room and saw her clothes on the floor. Vicki cried, blaming herself. She tries to call her friend Clohe (Lionel’s sister) but Clohe didn’t pick up Lionel did. She told Lionel that she will go to New Hope Village Church and he agreed that he will go with her later on. She also tried to call her brother but his roommate answer and said that he was in a car accident and when the police came to get him out of the car all they saw was his clothes in his car. He apologizes then hangs up.
<br/>Lionel Washington was sleeping in the basement with his Uncle Andre. When he wakes up he saw that it was late in the morning. He tries to wake up his uncle but while he was doing that the phone rings. He picked it up and it was his mother’s job calling in because she didn’t arrive at work that morning. Lionel became worried; he went upstairs and saw his mother’s clothes on the kitchen floor soaked with coffee. He looked in his parent’s room and sister’s room and saw clothes laying everywhere. He went back to the basement, where Andre was folding the covers and he told Andre what he saw upstairs. Andre ran upstairs and he saw the clothes. He and Lionel knew what happened. The phone rang again it was Vicki Byrne calling for Chloe but Lionel told what happened they agrees to walk together to the church to see if anyone was there but a guy picked up saying they can come over.
<br/>Ryan woke up and saw a note from his mom saying that she needs to go get his dad from the airport and that she will be right back. Hours passed and no phone call came from his mom. Hours later there was a phone call police officer telling Ryan that his mom died on the way to the hospital after the explosion. Ryan sobbed. He turned on the T.V. and watched the news. His father’s name popped up and it said that these are the people who died in the plane crash. Ryan ran to the church.
<br/>Later on that day, everyone went to the church where they met a man named Bruce Barnes.
<br/><br/>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4330187-eyah%22%3EView all my reviews</a>
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)