Ty Appleget Post #2

I am currently reading a book called "The Sacred Acre"" The Story of Ed Thomas". This book is heart filled and heart breaking. This is book a very sad and yet interesting story of Ed's life. I am very into this once you get me reading there is no stopping me. This book is by Mark Tabb and I hope to some day meet him because he is a great person for writing this book for Ed Thomas. I am about half way through the book. I am at the part where an ef5 tornado had just past through aplington parkersburg and Ed is helping rebuild he is not giving up. This book is not only good but it is touching to learn the life of this great man that was murderered. The author wrote this because he wanted to tell the story of this great man who did not diserve to die. The theme of the book is how great this man was and that he did not diserve to die how many people loved him. A cool quote is " God gave us one important thing and that is the ability to choose." This is important because this is a quote he made to his students after the tornado. The one question I have is, Why did the person that killed him have the motive to kill him?

Im reading the book The Stranger. This book is by Albert Camus. I have read around a third of the book. So far the main characters mom died and he traveled to see her after her death. She lived in a kind of nursing home and had lots of older friends. They first had a ceremony for mostly the friends of his mom and him with the caretaker and a few nurses. I like the book so far but it is kinda of confusing to me I dont really understand where the ceremony is taking place and it's sorta of awkward to me. I think Albert wrote this book to show that there is always a tomorrow and you should learn to forget what you cant fix, this is shown when he loses his mom and he also ends up losing his dog later in the book. I think that this is also the theme of the book to learn to move on through struggles. I havent really met any other characters besides the main character, Raymond. Raymond has grown because he was strong with his mothers death and learned to get through it. I would like to know why Raymond didnt spend as much time with his mother before he death.

The Hunger Games (Post #1)

This post is about The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I read the whole book in five days so I decided to do a post on the entire book.

The Hunger Games is a story about a 16 year old girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives with her 12 year-old sister, Prim, and her mother in Panem. Panem is where America used to be (the book takes place in the future). It is split into twelve different districts and the Everdeens live in District 12. Every year there is a ceremony called "The Reaping" to select two "tributes," a teenage boy and a girl, from each district for the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are held in the Capitol every year to punish the districts for an uprising that was years ago. They take place in a gigantic arena that looks like the outdoors, but is controlled with computers. The 24 tributes must fight to survive, meanwhile all of Panem watches live on television. Only one tribute can win each year; all the others must die. At The Reaping, Prim is selected to be a tribute, but Katniss knows she is too weak to survive so she volunteers as a tribute. A boy, Peeta Mellark, is the second tribute. They are taken to the Capitol where they are trained, coached, and given makeovers. When Peeta is interviewed on live television he admits that he has been in love Katniss since he first saw her. This makes Katniss furious, but Peeta tells her it is only an act for the audience to earn sponsorship. The Games begin and Katniss starts out on her own. She finds out that Peeta teamed up with a group of Career Tributes (kids who trained specifically for the Games). After finding a bow and arrow, Katniss forms an alliance with a young girl from District 11 named Rue. They carry out a plan to destroy the Career Tributes' food supply. Katniss finds out that Peeta is no longer teamed up with them and wonders if he is hurt. Rue is killed by a career tribute and Katniss covers her body with flowers. An announcer tells the Tributes they may team up with someone from their district, if he or she is still alive, and that they can both win the Hunger Games. Katniss hurries to find Peeta and finds him wounded very badly. She tries to nurse him back to health while pretending that she and Peeta are in love so they can get gifts from sponsors. Eventually everyone is dead except for Peeta, Katniss, and a Career Tribute named Cato. The three tributes are driven together by genetically engineered dogs that try to kill them. After a struggle, Cato is thrown down to the dogs. He suffers for hours and finally Katniss puts him out of his misery by shooting him. Katniss and Peeta think they've won, but an announcer says there can be only one winner now. They both decide to eat poisonous berries and die together, but the Capitol allows both of them to win before they do. Katniss discovers she might be in trouble because the Capitol thinks she was too rebellious by putting flowers on Rue and coming up with the berry idea. The book ends when Peeta and Katniss return to their district. One difference between the book and the movie is that in the book, the dogs are made to look like the dead tributes. In the movie all the dogs look the same and not like the dead tributes. Also in the book Katniss is given a mockingjay pin by her friend, but in the movie it is given to her by a women she trades with.

This book was very good! The author was so creative coming up with this idea for a book. I would definitely recommend it to anyone, no matter what genres you prefer. I love how independent and intelligent Katniss is. She is by far my favorite character in The Hunger Games. The Games definitely transform Katniss. By spending so much time with Peeta, who is sensitive, kind, funny, and laid-back, she becomes more like him. Power is an important theme of this book, and Panem is an example of a dystopia. The Capitol is a government that obviously has too much control and Suzanne Collins wants us to imagine the unthinkable: that America might actually have a totalitarian government someday where we aren't allowed to have the rights and freedoms that we take for granted every day. Sacrifice is another theme. Katniss sacrifices a lot when she volunteers to take her sister's place at the Games. Katniss also sacrifices a lot to help Peeta when he is wounded. He is kind of a thorn in her side, but she heals him anyway. In my opinion the best quote in the book is: "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!" It is said by Effie Trinket the announcer for The Reaping in District 12. It is a very ironic quote because a) the Hunger Games definitely aren't happy and b) the odds weren't in Katniss' favor because she was chosen. Also, when you are a tribute, the odds definitely aren't in your favor because there are 23 other people trying to kill you. A question I have about my book is: "What are the other parts of the world like when this story is taking place?" I'm curious to see if the other countries are as bad as Panem.

The Grapes of Wrath (Post #1)

I was reading (and finished) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The ending of the book consisted of, mostly, the Joad family finding work picking peaches for very low wages. All of the family goes to work, but on the first night Tom was caught in the middle of a fight and killed a police officer after they killed Casy (the preacher). So, Tom must go in hiding while the others work. Shortly after this event occurs, an enormous storm rolls in and the place where the Joads were staying is flooded out. While the water is slowly taking their home, they are running out of food and supplies. Rose of Sharon, in the midst of all of this, delivers a still-born baby. After the birth, the Joads retreat and find shelter in a barn, where Rose of Sharon does a very controversial action.

The Grapes of Wrath is absolutely one of the best books I've ever read. It was so amazingly tragic that at times I felt the need to stop reading; it was that...disturbing. Disturbing is a great word to describe this book, for it holds such horrible themes and unfolds such a heartbreaking story. Also, if people didn't know, this book is banned, still today, in many schools. It is banned, first and for most, because of the action that Rose of Sharon does at the end, but also because of the horrid story of survival that it tells. This is also why I love this book so much; it shows a truly horrid story. Most books today that have a tragic theme to it seem to somehow still have a happy ending. This book, however, does not have a happy ending; I don't even think that it has any happy aspects to it. Like I've said before, this book is realistic, and that's also why many people don't enjoy the book.

Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath to show, realistically, what happened to lower class people during the depression, and overall to display pain and suffering through the eyes of one whole family.

During the time, I'm sure that there weren't many books published displaying the cruelty of the Great Depression, so Steinbeck really put his reputation on the line after writing this book; I'm so glad he did, though. He made known the pain, real horrifying pain, that average families went through...this is also the theme of the book.

The best character of the book was Ma Joad. She was incredibly strong throughout the whole book; she was actually the one that had to keep the family together when times were tough. And then, at the end of the book, she actually took over the head of the family. Pa said himself that she was taking over his spot as man of the family; that shows how strong she was and how she had to be the rock to everyone else. Throughout the whole book she was this way, but I had to finish the book to truly realize how much of a tragic inspiration she is.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." This is a quote that I really liked, but unfortunately didn't understand very well. I won't say anything more about it, but I really liked the sound of it. Another quote is: "How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can't scare him--he has known a fear beyond every other." This quote explains greatly the pain that these people had to go through as they watched not only themselves starve to death, but their children. I don't have a child, so I wouldn't know what that actually feels like, but from what I've been told, it's the worse pain imaginable.

My only question for Steinbeck remains: What truly gave you the inspiration to write this book? I only wish that he was alive so I could ask him.

Cameron F post #1

I am reading Game by Walter Dean Myers.  I am currently on about page 200.  Since the last time I posted, Drew has matured more and has given more effort in school than ever before. However, there was a really hard history exam that Drew bombed, so he has an F in history.  Drew wants to drop history and just play basketball during that time of school instead, but of course his parents don't let him.  Because Drew has an F, he is not allowed to play basketball for his team.  Drew has to then go in to the history class everyday and do extra credit worksheets after school just to make his grade go up.  Drew didn't like the history teacher, but the more he goes in after school, the more Drew likes the teacher when he tells stories about basketball.  Drew likes this of course because he loves playing basketball and wants to continue to play basketball through college. 

Right now, this book has its ups and downs, I don't like when the history teacher tells his stories, but other than that it is a pretty good book.  I think it will get better because eventually the history teacher will run out of stories.  Walter Myers wrote this book because he is personally from a bigger city, and bigger cities tend to have more people go out for basketball.  The theme of this book is living in a bad neighborhood, where there is a lot of crimes.  Another theme would be school work, because Drew talks about how his friend has a D and is barely passing in history.  The best character is Drew because even though he has a bad grade, he puts a lot of effort into trying to improve his grade.  An interesting quote from this book is from Iago, one of Drew's classmates and team mates when Iago said, "How come you spend more time with that old history teacher than you do your home boys down on the court?"  I find this interesting because you can tell Drew cares more about his grade than Iago does, and if Iago is failing one of his classes, then he should be worried about trying to get his grade up.  I wonder what Drew is actually feeling he should say to Iago about his grades.

sense and Sensibility post 1

   I am currently reading the classic, Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.  I am currently at chapter eleven. So far in this book the main characters, Elinor and Marianne's father has died. They and their mother Mrs. Dashwood and younger sister Margaret we originally living with their half-brother until they found a affordable place to live. At their half-brother's house Elinor meets Edward, who is Mrs. John Dashwood's    ( the brother-in-law's wife) brother. Elinor likes Edward very much but they find a new house to live in and so she must move away from him. She does however, invite him to come and visit/stay at her new house and he says that he will, but he hasn't come yet. At the Dashwood's new house Marianne meets Mr. Willoughby who she considers the 'perfect man'. He likes all of the things that she does and he meets all of he expectations that she has for a man. Right now the book is mainly centered around Marianne and Willoughby's relationship.

   This book is interesting. I don't really like it because it is hard to understand and some of the characters have close to the same names. It is also sort of boring. This book talks a lot about what is good behavior and what isn't. The characters judge the other characters strangely and it is sometimes hard to understand what a person is saying and what it means. This book isn't entirely bad, it has some interesting things that happen but it isn't a great book that someone would want to never stop reading.

  The main themes in this book that are mentioned often are sense and sensibility, obviously because of the title. In each of the chapters I have read I've encountered at least one if not both of these words. This usually portrays to one of the characters. When Elinor or Marianne describe a person they say something to do with the person's sense or sensibility and if they have good or bad sense.

  I don't really have a favorite character , but if I had to choose then it would be Elinor. She is the smartest, level-headed, and she is kind and polite to everyone. Marianne seems a little too snobbish and judges people and first impressions to harshly. I also think that she has an unrealistic idea of what a 'suitable' man should be like, she has so high of expectations. It is to early in the book to see much of a change in the characters but I'm hoping that the author will build more on all of the characters in the book.

One question that I have about this book is the way Jane Austen writes peoples age. In the book they say "of five and twenty years of age", and I was wondering if that is how they really spoke during the Dashwood's time or if the author added it to make her book more unique or to make the readers think more about what they're reading.


 

Post #1

I am now reading Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. I finished Chapter 1 and am now starting  Chapter 2.  Right now in the book the narrator is talking about all these interesting and important people in the United Kingdom. A professional french man-also known as a monsieur- needed a servant so Jean Passepartout went to go and talk to him. Phileas Fogg, the professional french man, mad him his servant. So far the book is kind of boring because it just tells you all the history of this famous people.

The author wrote this book to tell us about the history of the world. It tells us a story about people and their journeys. I think Jules Verne liked reading about the history of the world so she thought this book would some up some of the stories of the past. The theme of this book is bravery and she wants us to think about how Jean is very brave for becoming a servant for Phileas Fogg.

So far in the book Jean Passespartout is my favorite character in the book. He is a honest man with great manners and is serviceable. Throughout is whole life he has been a servant for many masters and thats what makes him a strong person. An important quote is "Passespartout suits me" because it shows that Fogg is now the controller of Jean. Why is Jean such a nice man after being controller his whole life? I want to know if Fogg really does appreciate Passespartout.

Narnia... Emily Ira

I am reading a book called The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. I am only like a couple chapters into the book. When Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy go to this mansion because there house was being bombed because of the war. Lucy went into a wardrobe and kept going back and fell into some snow. Then she met a goat/human named Tumnus. I like this book because it is adventures and you never know whats going to happen next. To show that you can be adventurous and not get in trouble for it.  I think her motivation was for her to write about what kids want to actually do instead of just sitting playing with toys, they want to be adventurous and explore the world when they are little. I don't think this book has a theme or I just don't know it yet. I like Edmund because he is so smart and always thinking ahead but I like Lucy too because she is so nice and sweet and always wondering about something. "perhaps may I have your handkerchief." I like this quote because he asked to keep it so she will come back later and get it just so he can see her again. And I thought this was cute. I wonder what is going to happen when the witch finds out that Tumnus had a human in his house.

I have been reading Precious by Sapphire. I am almost to chapter two and I am already drawn in, Claireece Precious Jones (Precious) Is a large African American 16 year old girl who lives in the ghetto of Harlem. She has been raped by her father since she could ever remember, when she was twelve years old her father got her pregnant. Her baby was born with down syndrome, Precious, showing her ignorance says "My daughter got Down Sinder. She's retarded." When her daughter was born she was very emotional about it, she didn't want it. Her mother beats her often and when she does Precious describes it as "I felt pain again." I really like this book, it is drama filled and challenging to understand because of the slang in the text. I think that maybe the author went through the same thing or knew someone who did. In depth it shows how bad the ghetto really is and shows how bad people's lives in America can be. I think the author wants us to think about acceptance, because Precious hasn't been accepted by anyone yet and I think that later in the book she will find someone to accept her or she will learn to accept herself or her babies. Precious hasn't made much change in her character yet but right now she is a very angry person, she is rude and not willing to learn. I wonder how far she will come with finding herself and if she does learn to accept herself and her children

Noelle Martin post 1

I am reading The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. I have read to the fifth chapter. So far in the book, Robinson has gone on a voyage to get slaves for his plantation, but a huge storm hit and he was washed up onto an island where he has to make tools to survive. He has been on the island for a year and he has successfully learned the skills of hunting, baking, farming, and carpentry. The book isn't very interesting right now, because Robinson hasn't been faced with any really difficult challenges, so the book isn't very good yet. I think it will get better though. I think the author wrote this book to show how you can be thankful even if you have very little, because Robinson is thankful even though he is stranded on an island. The theme goes along with the author's motivation, be thankful for what you have. The best character is Robinson, because he is the only named character besides his dad. He has grown in his skills, but not in anything else quite yet. An interesting quote is "So for another year, Robinson could only dream of going to sea". This is ironic, because he ends up being stuck on an island in the middle of the sea for over a year. I am wondering what challenges Robinson will face on the island.

Noelle Martin post 1

I am reading The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. I have read to the fifth chapter. So far in the book, Robinson has gone on a voyage to get slaves for his plantation, but a huge storm hit and he was washed up onto an island where he has to make tools to survive. He has been on the island for a year and he has successfully learned the skills of hunting, baking, farming, and carpentry. The book isn't very interesting right now, because Robinson hasn't been faced with any really difficult challenges, so the book isn't very good yet. I think it will get better though. I think the author wrote this book to show how you can be thankful even if you have very little, because Robinson is thankful even though he is stranded on an island. The theme goes along with the author's motivation, be thankful for what you have. The best character is Robinson, because he is the only named character besides his dad. He has grown in his skills, but not in anything else quite yet. An interesting quote is "So for another year, Robinson could only dream of going to sea". This is ironic, because he ends up being stuck on an island in the middle of the sea for over a year. I am wondering what challenges Robinson will face on the island.

     I have just finished reading The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks. This novel is about a man named Logan Thibault who, while in the military, finds a picture of a young woman in the dirt. After a while, he keeps the photo as he begins to realize it is bringing him good luck, something he needs in the midst of war. His best friend Victor tells him its his lucky charm, which Logan thinks is completely ridiculous. But he still keeps the photo with him.
     Three years later, he sets off on foot across the country with his German Shepard, Zeus to find the woman simply because, after all that's happened since he found the photo in Kuwait, he feels like he owes her something. He just doesn't know what.
     Once he finds her, Beth, and takes a job at her Grandmother's home-run kennel, he begins to learn about her and connect with her and her family, especially her ten year-old son, Ben. Slowly but surely they begin to fall in love, however, Logan's photogragh remains a secret from Beth.
     I really enjoyed reading this book because you never knew what was going to happen next. It always kept you wondering who was going to make the next move between the three main characters (Logan, Beth, and Beth's ex-husband, Keith). The book also kept you wondering when Logan would tell Beth about the photo of her he has with him, and the real reason he came to Hampton, North Carolina, the setting of the book. I think the authors motivation for writing this book was to teach us how crazy things can happen in life and how we just have to go with them because everything could turn out for the best in time.
      I think the main theme in this book is fate and that Nicholas Sparks wants us to think about how something out-of-the-ordinary could prove to be extraordinary if given the chance. He also wants us to see that change isn't always a bad thing.
     My favorite character is Beth because she's smart and incredibly kind. She has worked hard her whole life and always put her son, Ben, before herself. She is also always there for her Grandmother, who has taken care of her almost her life. In this book she grows in how she is able to give Logan a chance in her life when she realizes that although he has a strange story about his past, he is a great person who, most importantly, treats Ben like his own son and becomes his friend.
     One quote I like from the book is "...some of the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." I think this quote is important because it talks about realizing the simple joys in life that can make it so great to live.
One question I have about this book is: Did the photo actually bring him good luck, or did he just grasp on to anything that gave him hope because he was a soldier caught in a dangerous war?

The Iliad raiden

Hello I am reading the Iliad by homer translated by Bruce M. King and Ennis Rees. I am reading the Barnes and Noble edition. I have read to page 78 out of  528. In the book the Acheans have landed on the     Trojan beach. Right now the Acheans are just kinda hanging out on the beach waiting for the leaders to say attack. The Trojans are waiting for the Acheans to attack. Meanwhile Achilles mother, Athena visits her son and tells him that if he fight for the Acheans then he will gain honor and his demise, but if he doesn't fight he will receive a happy life. then Athena finds out that Agamemnon has taken Achilles war spoils, a women he found named and then Briseis. Now the Acheans are getting ready to attack and the Trojans are getting ready to defend. What will happen next? I think this is a good book because this is the kind of action book I like that is a lot more descriptive. I am not sure why Homer wrote the story because it was defiantly not for money so it was probably to tell historical events. I am not sure there is a theme other than a lot of people want to kill the Trojans. The best character is defiantly Achilles. He is the best Achaean fighter on the Trojan beach. I don't think he has changed at all since the beginning of the book. Is there a really easy translation because all translations I have tried area a little crazy, this one is OK but if anyone can find an easier on that would be great.

the invisible man

I am reading The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. I am on page 34 of 196. So far the book has been pretty weird. This man showed up in Bramblehurst, and stays in a motel. He is very suspicious because he is covered up from head to toe in clothing. He starts doing very strange stuff, and he has tons of luggage which ends up being bottles. Anyway when the delivery man delivers his luggage his dog bites the strange man. He runs to his room, while the manager rushes to check on him. The manager enters the room, looks around, and doesn't find the man. All of the sudden the manger is shoved out of the door by an invisible force, and the door closes. Its some pretty weird stuff. I like this book a lot. Its kind of mysterious. I think this author wrote the book because he was a writer and had a very good idea for a book. So he just made it. The theme is mystery because you don't know what all is going on. I like the strange man because you don't know very much about him, and its kind of cool. I don't get why the strange man doesn't just sneak around, because he's invisible. He could just stay at someones house without them knowing. He is invisible.

Holes #1

I am reading the book Holes by Louis Sachar. I am like a third of the way through it. Stanley Yalnats is the main character of this book and gets in trouble for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He gets hit in the head by these stolen shoes and the police convict him of stealing the shoes. He is sent to Camp Green Lake for a punishment. I really like this book, it is very interesting. So far it is pretty interesting because stanley encounters a yellow spotted lizard. The author might have written this book because he must have encountered or saw someone that has stolen shoes or something and wanted to write a book about it, or it could be about his childhood. The theme is to have enough courage and will to suffer the consequences that you shouldn't have to. Stanley Yelnats is the best character because he's the knew kid in the camp that is smart and strong willed and he is the only one i really know about. A quote could be, "A lot of people don't believe in yellow spotted lizards, but you will if one bits you." I have no questions right now none.

Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster:

I am now reading the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons. I am about a few chapters in and so far I am very confused. The main character has no name, and to make it in worse there are two realities. A girl is in a bad home with an abuse, drunk dad and then her mom dies because of him. Right now she is riding in a limo to her moms funeral with some of her relatives. What really confuses me though is then there will be a break in the text and she will wake up in this world where she is rich and her new mom makes her cookies and she has ponies. It is so confusing and weird!!!! I don't really like the book because I am just really confused.

 I think Kaye Gibbons wrote this book to make people feel sorrow and to write in a unique format. While she wrote this book I think she wants us to see the message of responsibility. At the very beginning of this story, before the mom dies, the main character takes the task of trying to help her mom with choirs and with keeping her dad calm so he will not hurt them. She definitely a strong and independent girl.

Because I have not read very far in this book my favorite character is the main character because she is courageous and strong. She tries to get though the day with out getting to angry and frustrated so her dad does not fight with her mom. I very much admire her because I was in her situation I would go crazy.

"I always want to lay here. And she moves her arm up and I push my head down by her side. And I will crawl in and make room for myself. My heart will be the one that beats. And hers has stopped"
This such a cool quote because it shows her love for her mother. This quote shows their relationship and the last moment they had together before she died.

I have many questions about this book. One of them is why the heck did she have to write in such a confusing way?!? I also would love to know why the author would kill the only good thing in this girls life. Finally I kinda want to know why the book has no quotes?...why is it only the girl's thoughts?

Post #1

Currently, I am reading the book I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. I am nearing the end of the book and haven't decided if I will read the next book in the series or not. So far, John and Henri have remained in Paradise, Ohio, because John doesn't want to leave his friend Sam and his love Sarah. The Mogadorians found them though, and now they have to fight for their lives. This book seems okay to me, but isn't anything stellar like I was hoping it would be. Sometimes the story is slow, and nothing seems to happen for awhile. This made me not want to continue reading, but I did. I'm not sure why the author wrote this book, but it might be because he wanted to be an important character in a book. The alien home planet was named after him (Lorien), and in the back of the book it said that Pittacus Lore was Lorien's commanding Elder, and he is preparing Earth for war. The main theme of the book is fighting for what you believe in, and not giving up hope. John has had to do this many times already. When Henri kept trying to leave Paradise John had to take a stand, and tell him they wouldn't leave. John loved Sarah, and Sam was the only friend he had ever had, so he couldn't just leave them. John also has to not give up hope because the Monadorians are hunting him. They outnumber the Loriens and the Loriens have almost no chance of surviving, but John has to learn to keep fighting. This is reflected in the quote, "And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope." John is the best character in he book because he has learned the most. He seems to have become wiser as the book progresses, and gained maturity. He's stopped running away from fights, and has learned to take a stand for what he believes in. I am wondering why the author chose to put himself into the story, and why did he call the planet Lorien? I also want to know if there are any motifs in this book.

Ty Appleget Prelim Post

Hi the book I am reading sounds like a thriller. The book I am reading is called The Invisible Man. So far it is about a man who covers himself comepletely. He doesn't let anybody see him even when he is inside. When there is a fire lit insidehe still kept his clothing on. Some questions I have are: Will anyone ever find out?, Will he cause any trouble to the people and how?, Could he be good or bad?, and Will he ever reveal himself to anyone?

Preliminary Posts

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This does not count as Blog Post #1.  It might be easier if you make the title of your post  "Prelim. Post on >insert title here<."

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