George Washington Traits

Summary 
So far in the book its talking about the Revolution. In the book it talks about how George never saw black soldiers. In the book it states that "Some were freemen; others were slaves promised freedom in exchange for enlistment. George's first instinct was to bar blacks,free or slave. George needed all the soldiers he can get. I then move on to chapter 8 "A More Perfect Union".  In chapter 8 it states that George Washington's mother was threatening him to move in with him. George was 51 when the war ended.

Traits
George Washington is a very calm person. I know this because in the book on chapter one "Growing up" it states that "George didn't really care for living under his mother's thumb, he spent more and more time visiting friends and relations". George grew up in a wealthy family. George was also very helpful. He liked to help others in need. George was also very unique. On page 17 it states that "George was a very handsome, well connected young man with reddish brown hair and blue-grey eyes and his height over 6 feet made him stand out. There wasn't many children that was over six feet so he was unique at the time.

George Washington Summary

Summary
I am currently reading the book George Washington by Lenny Hort. I chose this book because I enjoy learning about presidents and the events that occurred in their lives. George Washington was the first male president of the United States. The first chapter of the book talks about George Washington's life as a child. The book then transitions to his life as an adult and how he met the love of his life named Martha Dandridge Custis. On page 32 its states that "Martha was looking for a good stepfather for her two children and was also looking for a good manager for her large estate preferably in the same person." I never really understood how George met his wife but after reading that chapter I finally did. It may seem boring reading about George Washington but it really isn't. To me its not. Im reading this book and i'm being educated with facts about the first president that I never knew.

Genre
As a reader I know for a fact that the book "George Washington" is a Biography and is also non fiction. I know this because a book that is a biography is when an author writes about someones life. It is also non  fiction because the book is based on facts,real events, and real people, its very similar to a Biography. I like many things about reading a biography like, learning new things about a certain person, having the ability to know more interesting things about someone. I don't read a lot of Biographies or Non-fictions, but I will be honest, I do like it. I usually like to read teen-fiction or realistic fiction but over time it starts to get a little boring reading the same type of genre books all the time. I would definitely read a Biography again.   

Summary and Authors purpose

Summary//End of "Counting by 7's
          I recently finished the book "Counting by 7's". I come to the end of  the book and really enjoyed how it ended. "Life goes on". Those words are the last of counting by 7's. Just by reading "Life goes on" it explains more than you think. You may go through the worst times of your life, you may tend to have tragedies that you want to prevent but sometimes "If your lost,you might need to swim against the tide". Cherish every moment you have with your loved ones because you never know what types of situations can occur in a blink of an eye. Thats what Willow had to encounter. Reading Counting by 7's made me realize that nothing last forever. Theres times in your life when you will deal with tough situations, but you have to be strong and know that "Life goes on". With the help of Dell Duke, Mai,Quang-ha, and Pattie Willow was able to have support and focus on the present and future instead of the past. I personally would recommend this to anybody. It honestly touched me in a way a book has never had. Maybe it can do the same to yours.

Authors Purpose
I think that the book counting by 7's has two Authors Purposes. Inform and to Entertain. Inform because Willow teaches and explains many things throughout the book. In the book on page  377  Willow states " I think that at every stage of living , there are many people how matter in your world. "They are people who are inside you". "They are people you rely on". "They are people who change your daily life". From reading that I can infer as a reader that Willow is trying to prove something. Entertain because the book has happy moments, and sad moments.  For example in the beginning of the book it gets straight to the point. Its on page 8 when everything starts to fall for Willow. "Theres been an accident involving your parents". "After whispers comes the news that the two people I love the most in the world are gone forever are now gone". I know as a reader that this is upsetting and sad. Reading this gave me the chills. Questions popped through my head. "How would I react to something like this?" "Who would support me?". 

POV & Summary

Summary
I am close to finishing the book "Counting by 7's". The climax is finally arriving.Will Pattie take in Willow? Will Pattie Quang-Ha and her sister Thi Mai finally get a place of there own? It almost seems as if the book is slowly and slowly coming to an end without me realizing it. So far we come to realize that Quang-ha and her family are living in a garage. This is a bad thing because living in a garage is not safe. During the book Pattie let Willow stay in the garage. I also came to a part where Pattie has been saving up money, from that money I can infer that she wants to adopt Willow. 

Point Of View

I think the point of view for "Counting by 7's" would be First person point of view, because the book has a lot of I, me or mine. I know this because in the beginning of the book it says "I don't tell anyone that what makes this work is wax." It has the word I so I know its first person point of view because it has the character kind of as the narrator. Willow would be the first person point of view because she always used I, me and mine. I would like to read Second person point of view because in books like that the author uses You, or your. I think that means its your self in the book because its saying you or your.

Summary and Genre

Summary

The book Counting by 7s is really starting to heat up. The climax is finally starting to reveal. Whats going to happen to Willow? Is her councilor going to help Willow? The book is finally starting to have a turning point. Willow lost the two most people she loved in the whole wide world. Now there gone. What is she going to do next? How will Willow do it?  Reading Counting by 7's really brought my attention. Willow was adopted and she wasn't really used to having people who cared so much about her. Willow is very quiet, but very very intelligent. Put your self in Willow's shoes. How would you feel if you got back from school and you heard that the two most people you love in the whole wide world is now gone.? All I think about when I read this book , is how Willow is going to find a new family , and if she will.

Genre

Counting by 7's  is more like a teen fiction book, it can also fall for realistic fiction because it can happen in real life. I enjoy reading teen fiction because I'm a teen myself so it's easy to understand what certain girls are going through, especially if its a girl teen fiction. Im a big fan of Teen fiction. I would like to try new genres like mystery,horror,autobiography. When I came across Willows councilor , I didn't seem to find that much interest in him because he was pushing Willow too much. He underestimates Willow and I didn't like that fact that the character in the book is like that. I did like Willows parents a lot because even though they adopted her they give there everything to her. Willows parents are like every kids dream of having cool chilled parents. 

Counting by 7's summary and Character trait

        
Summary

  I have been reading the book Counting by 7's. In the book we meet this girl name Willow chance and she is adopted. Willow is attending middle school and she is preparing to take a standardized test that is administrated for all students in the state of California. I kind of thought of it as the ISATS. Anyway, Willow is a very intelligent 13 year old. Willow in 17 minutes and 47 seconds finished her standardized test. When I read that I was in shock because most kids take the whole 90 minutes to finish a test, but Willow finished in 17 minutes and 47 seconds. Willow had received a perfect score. No one in the that middle school has ever gotten a perfect score on a standardized test. Suddenly teachers began to get suspicious. Willow was called down to Principle Rudins office. On page 36 Principle Rudin talks to Willow. "Willow, do you know why your down here?" Principle Rudin said. Willow made the decision by not answering hoping that she would just say why she was down at her office.

"You cheated." I pictured Willow having a blank face.
"I didn't cheat on anything!". As a reader I know that she didn't. She's just that smart.

Character Traits
In the book counting by 7's the main character Willow has many traits. Pages 30 through 37 explains how Ms.Rudin was accusing Willow of cheating on her standardized test. On page 27 Willow and Ms.Rudin talk back and forth about how she was "cheating". Ms. Rudin said "Willow do you know why your down here?" "No" said Willow. "You cheated".
I wanted to say "Your left elbow displays the firth form of psoriasis an erythrodermic condition characterized by intense redness in large patches. A course of 2.5% cortisone cream application combined with regulated exposure to sunlight–– without sunburn of course– would be my recommendation for relief"
But i didn't.
From reading that I can infer that she is smart.

Goal's for 2015 Blog

My academic goal for 2015 is, to pay more attention in math. To ask more questions that give me a better understanding of what the topic's about. Last year I didn't really focus that much. Now that its the new year I want to show my teachers that I am capable of doing way more. I wanna be able to show my peers , staff and teachers that I can go out of my way to help people when they need it. I personally feel that I wasn't at my best last year. Now I personally feel that Ive grown more mature and I have a better understanding of how I want to be seen and known as. Im very confident because I know that i'm going to be able to show my teachers. I have no doubt.!

My personal goal would be to help more out around my home. I want to be able to help my parents when they need help. I helped here and there last year with things around the house but i didn't really help put a lot. This year I want to show my parents that they can count on me more than they did last year. I think my parents deserve more help around the house because I am older where I am capable of doing my own laundry and dishes and certain things my parents do for me sometimes. I wanna show mostly to my mom that I can take responsibility and do laundry , cook, clean,etc. I want to do this because Im at an age where its time to step things up. When I mean step things up I mean to help out.