Sunday, November 18, 2012.

Name of the book: WILMA RUDOLPH

Author: JO HARPER

Illustrated: MERYL HENDERSON

Number of pages read: 184

WILMA RUDOLPH

This new chapter is about "Wilma Becomes a Fighter"

            In the 1940s in Clarksville, Tennessee an little girl of six years  called Wilma saw sadly as her brother Wesley ran out the door." see you later" he said over her shoulder. He was always going places and doing things. He would joke and laugh about later. He was only a year older than Wilma. She wanted to go with him. When she saw him leave she felt sad and she started to cry. And Wilma went to room with only a little radio to listen to. After of this event Wilma went not school because she was too sick. Wilma's mother said why is your leg like this? Wilma looked at the brace that was supposed to straighten her twisted foot and crooked leg. Then she looked intently at her mother's gentle face.

            Later, Dr. Coleman came by to check on her. He was a black doctor, and he treated all the black people in Clarksville. He had taken care of Wilma all her life. He always wore a suit and carried his doctor's leg Wilma thought he was very neat and very professional, but it was his face that she liked most. It was a kind intelligent face. She felt that Dr. Coleman understands her.

After leg was amputated but she continued to struggle to overcome this problem and after many years Wilma thus became Olympic runner and also she became Olympic champion. Finally, Wilma Rudolph died of brain cancer at 54 on November 12, 1994.

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I am delighted with this story I think is the most exciting and interesting story I've read so far. This story teaches us that we should never stop fighting for our ideals and that nothing is impossible in life when you believe and fight for their dreams.

Saturday, November 10, 2012.

Name of the book: The U.S. COAST GUARD

Author: DENNIS L. NOBLE

Number of pages read: 50

This new chapter is about “Maritime Safety 1789-1915”

Some of the early colonies had built lighthouses to help ships to reach port safely.  The lighthouses Service were important for the safety of the sailors. Therefore, in 1716 the first lighthouse was built on Little Brewster Island in Boston U.S. As well, on August 7, 1789, Congress passed a law for that the Government take the control of all lighthouses, and established the Unites States’ Service Lighthouse.

After that, the lighthouses scattered on the East Coast and the United States Lighthouses Service continued to spread. By 1910 there were more than 1397 Lighthouses along the coast of the United States. The management of the lighthouses from Washington, D.C. gave enough money for new equipment. Years later, Unites States’ Lighthouse Board was created; therefore, the board established rules for people who worked at lighthouses. As a result, the United States had one of the best lighthouse systems in the world.

People who worked at lighthouses were known as lighthouses keepers, but they were civilians. Many women helped their husbands tend the lighthouses, and also children helped their fathers and mothers in running the light. The Unites States Lighthouse Service also used buoys to mark safe passages in harbors. Finally,   lighthouses Service were the most dangerous job.

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I think this is the best part of this book because it describes as the lighthouses were built in the ports of the United States to protect their vessels. And also how they were expanding and taking a lot of importance in ports.

Sunday, October 28, 2012.

Name of the book: The U.S. COAST GUARD

Author: DENNIS L. NOBLE

Number of pages read: 5

 

This new chapter talks about “Fighting Pirates."

The pirates interfered with the commerce in the Gulf of Mexico. Therefore, on August 31, 1879 Captain Jairus Loomis of Louisiana took by assault the ship of the pirate Jean Lafitte. The captain liberated to many prisoners captured. In addition, the captain Loomis also set in the search the pirates. Thus, there were American ships to enforce a trade blockade with their enemy Napoleon France. On the other hand, the British were supplying to Native Americans with armaments and inciting them to attack American settlers.

Moreover, in the xx century, the U.S. Revenue Cutter   Service proved to be a seagoing police force that they were prepared for the battle. Therefore, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service provided an invaluable service in the Civil War. After years, in 1915, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service was joined with the U.S. Life-Saving Service. This new service was called the U.S. Coast Guard. 

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This new chapter becomes very interesting because it tells that there were clashes between soldiers and pirates. It is also entertaining because most of this chapter has action scenes.123

 

 

The U.S COAST GUARD

 

               

Sunday, October 14, 2012.

Name of the book: The U.S. COAST GUARD

Author: DENNIS L. NOBLE

Number of pages read: 6

           

The U.S. COAST GUARD

Alexander Hamilton who was the first secretary of the treasury of the US in 1789 realized that the smugglers were evading taxes and he looked for establish a maritime police force to uphold customs laws and also Alexander looked for money to build 10 boats for the police force. Therefore, on august 4, 1790 the congress authorized the request of Hamilton for the creation of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. The early missions of the U.S. Revenue Service was battling pirates, the Revenue Cutters received the order to prevent new slaves from being transported by ships. Moreover, to the final civil war the Revenue Cutter service had captured many slavers and freed about 500 slaves.

The quasi-war with France (1798-1801) had encouraged to the U.S create a civil war. The Quasi- war was an undeclared naval war between the United States and France. On October 11, 1814 the captain Frederick Lee who commanded the Cutters Eagle at New Haven had rescued an American ship captured by the British. Therefore, the war of 1812-1815 had been caused for the British practice of impressment of American seamen for the service in the British navy.

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I like this new book about " The U.S. COAST GUARD" because this book relates a part of the history of the U.S. when I finished to read this chapter I can comprehend better some part of the history of US.

Friday, september 29,2012.

Name of the book: Fis For Freedom.

Author: Roni Schotter.

Number of pages read: 7.

Fis For Freedom

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            In this part of the story, Amanda has an idea. She opens her eyes and she starts to dances down on the tips of her toes and then she pulls  the pocket of her father and tells  " It is nearing Christmas," and you have a present for me in the closet, but Mr. Meecker doesn't want to give her the key of the closet. Afterward, Amanda starts to imagine that her father would ruin Christmas. And then, Amanda dreams something strange, and suddenly she gets up of her bed. Later on, Amanda was preparing to go to her school, and all of a sudden, she realized that her father and brother had prepared the breakfast. Finally, Amanda again closed her eyes and tried to imagine somewhat, and then she opened her eyes and she had become in a princess.

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            while I was reading this part of story I comprehended better the sequence of the story. I like the form as the author relates the story. In this parte, he includes other characters as Amanda's brother.

Fis For Freedom

Thursday, September 23, 2012.

Name of the book: Fis For Freedom.

Author: Roni Schotter

Number of pages read: 16.

Fis For Freedom

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The story begins in the dark at night. Amanda a girl is alone in her room, and she is frightened because she is hearing strange sounds to outside of her house, so she hugs strong to her doll Coey Yocks, but she is imagining these sounds because she was reading a frightened story before she went to sleep. Now Amanda is imagining to hear some strong sounds of footsteps such as creaks and crunches that come from floorboards. Shortly after she realizes that these sounds are not real.

                Later, she heard to her parents talk about some slaves that had escaped to Canada and that they could be free. Suddenly, she realizes that this event seems to a reading of a book that her uncle Oliver gave her. Then, she closed her eyes and she tried to imagine what would happen if she would lose her doll Coey Yocks, and she felt very sad because she understood that she cannot separate of her doll Coey Yocks. Later on, Amanda returns to the reality and she hears to her mother that her father went to find a job. She wishes that her father can find a job.

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                So far, everything I'm reading I like. The author of this story has a particularity of writing the history. He starts focusing on the central character that is Amanda. Next, the author skims the story giving detail by detail. Later, the author makes the story more exciting because he cuts the sequence of the story. For example, he is relating that Amanda is imagining to lose her doll and suddenly, the author says, Amanda comes back to the reality. This sequence gives more suspense and entertaining to the story.

 I cannot give details yet about the end of the story because I have not finished reading the book.

 

My name is Luis I am from Peru. I like to read a lot of textbooks, because this makes me comfortable. For instance now I will start to read a new book titled Fis For Freedom.