Christophers Blog

One of my favorite narrators within a novel is Cassie Sullivan in Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave.  Separated from her family, Cassie must find her way back to her family as the world is under attack from an alien invasion. The reader follows Cassie and her thoughts through a whirlwind of emotions and actions throughout the 5 waves of attacks. The novel also follows the perspective of Ben Parish, a young man fighting to survive and undergoing military training. I really enjoy the perspective of these two characters because the reader experiences the first person view through all of the action in the waves and the events leading up to the attack. The reader is in the middle of the action seeing everything through Cassies and Bens eyes. It gives us a view that some books do not offer especially within a thriller novel. I was on the edge of my seat the whole book and the narration made me feel like I was there. The first person narration made me enjoy this novel much more than I woul...

Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan follows Clay Jannon, a web designer looking for work in San Francisco, through a mystery of unexpected twists and turns. Clay recently has been let off from a techgig at a local bagel shop called New Bagel and is in need of work in a time where landing a job is unlikely. While walking down the street, Clay enters Mr. Penumbra's store where a “help wanted” sign is shown. The dusty, old fashioned, and bizarre bookstore captivates Clay’s eyes and Penumbra emerges from the shadows. Clay is given the night shift at the bookstore and his instructions are to give detailed descriptions of the customers who walk in. Clay meets Kat, a girl from Google who is interested in his 3D model of the store, something Clay just does to pass time. Through the uncanny store and exotic customers, Clay uncovers the Unbroken Spine, a secret society determined to uncracking a code for eternal life. Clay makes it his mission to crack the code, discover what...

READ MORE Why I took this approach:  For those who come across this blog and do not know who I am, hi my name is Christopher. I am a high school student attending U of D Jesuit and have been assigned to do a project. My task is to advertise a reason why young men (students) should read more and how reading improves their reading skills. When I heard this I decided to take the option of designing a poster. Not just one poster but 3 that would be hung around the school for students to see. I chose this because I felt like it was the best way to reach the student body and exhibit my creativity into why I think reading is a huge benefit to young men. My campaign is "Why YOU Should READ More!" My Project!:   1. On the first poster I will explain the format that the posters follow. On each poster there are 5 facts on why reading is beneficial to a student. Not only does every poster have this but each poster has a quote from a teacher or member of the faculty at U of...

To reach the student body of U of D Jesuit to encourage reading I have decided to do a poster campaign. I have chosen this for myself for multiple reasons. Projects are regularly assigned at U of D throughout many different classes,. Having said this, when a poster has been an option, I have taken that. I like to think I am a creative person and I believe a poster is the best way I can express my feelings on why students should read more.  This is a great way to reach the students of U of D because they walk these halls everyday. On the walls around the school posters are hung and students stop to read about a new meeting occurring, football game, or an upcoming spirit day. Similar to these, my posters will captivate the eyes of the students and explain why reading is beneficial and why they should read more. I plan on my posters to all have the same theme. Each poster will have a title of, "Why YOU should read more!" This phrase will be on top of every poster that is ma...

English has always been my favorite subject at U of D Jesuit and has challenged me to become a better writer throughout my years here. Whether I am writing a lab report in science or doing a DBQ essay for a government paper, my writing skills have developed from my english classes. Freshman year was probably my hardest and one of my least favorite years of english. Instead of writing essays and talking about literature, it was focused on nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Although this class developed my grammar, it was super boring. Next year I had english II which I enjoyed the most out of all the english classes. This is the year we made the transition from grammar to American literature. We also read arguably my favorite book ever, "The Great Gatbsy." Going into Junior year I liked English more than the other classes I was taking. English III was interesting but not my favorite, I can only take so much British Literature. I am excited for English IV and contemporary literature...