This Song Will Save Your Life (Likes/Dislikes)

Some things I liked about the book was that Elise didn't go to her dj event because her ex wanted it. It shows how much she loves him no matter what he did to her. I also like how they put what Char thought about girls. Char only wanted girls for pleasure and I think that in this generation, that's what people think. A lot of boys and girls get their heart broken because they think that pleasure is the only thing that's important which is false, I think that loving each other is important also. But, Elise gave Char advise on that and helped him notice that it's not like that. I think that that's very important how someone's ex is willing to help their other partner even after they broke their heart. One thing I disliked about the book is that Elise used to cut herself and I understand she went through a tough time but why harm yourself even more? I personally don't find anyhing positive from that but yet, that was her decision and way to forget things.

Make A Change.

Everyone can make a change in this world. We can make a change by cleaning the earth, respecting others, showing that everyone is the same and not different because of their color or race. In this generation, people get insulted for their color or race. They even get killed! This generation is so messed up that you can get killed for any little thing you did or said. Some people get killed for no reason! Let's make a change and show others that everyone is the same. 

This Song Will Save Your Life

My favorite quote from this book is, "people think it means that you want to actually be with them. In a serious way." This is my favorite quote because Char, who's Elise ex boyfriend slept with other girls just for pleasure and not because he actually wants something with them. I think that in this generation people don't know how relationships work or love, in particular. I'm not trying to focus on guys the most but guys these days guys just want a girl for pleasure and not because they want something serious with them, so girls are always getting hurt and I personally don't think it's pretty mature or nice for someone to make a female think they're going to be something serious but hurt them at the end of the day.

Dolores Huerta

In the book "Dolores Huerta", it explains how much of a strong woman she was and what she did to change the world. Dolores always thought that everyone should be treated equally and farm workers at her time weren't being treated equally. She did strikes, boycotts, marches, speeches, etc for farm workers to be treated equally even if it meant for her and her kids to go starving because she knew what she was doing is right. I personally think Dolores was a strong woman because she went through many divorces and struggles just so she can get the respect that she wanted and the respect that everyone else wanted. I do think there's still some discrimination going on but if it wasn't for Dolores Huerta and others, our world would of been a lot much worse.

Bang!

Book Project - Bang!

A World Away & Positive

In the book "A World Away", there's a girl who's Amish and left to another different town. She was different from the others physically but not emotionally. Eliza never went to parties, dances, drinked, etc. so when she moved there with a stranger, she was judged and looked different. She had her first boyfriend there, so everything they were going through was her first. Her "friends" made joked about her and blamed her for things that weren't her fault. She was mocked also. In the book "Positive", Paige is bullied for being HIV positive, she gets teased like Eliza did and mocked also. Paige finds a guy that she likes. The guy knows she's HIV positive but he doesn't care since he likes he for who she is from the inside and outside. The only difference about these two books is that Eliza goes back to her small town because she knows that she doesn't belong there with her boyfriend and Paige ignores all the mean comments, mocking, etc, she becomes famous by doing interviews and becomes a model. 

Bang!

                                              

In the book "Bang!" by Sharon G. Flake there's many conflicts. First of all, this book is about a boy named Mann who's young brother died for no reason. Mann lives in a city where people get shot everyday, doesn't matter if they're good or bad. Mann saw his little brother get shot in front of their porch. Ever since, Mann doesn't step on that porch, he goes to the back door instead. Mann's dad took him and his close friend (Kee-lee) to a far away place so they can both learn how to be brave and protect themselves because Mann's dad didn't want any of them to die soon. Dad left both of them there for about a week or so with just a gun and a small amount of food. Kee-lee and Mann were furious because Mann's dad never came for them. They kept calling but he never picked them up. So what they did was to walk miles and miles until they reached a restaurant or something. After a while, they saw a resturant. They both went inside with hunger but all they wanted was to call Mann's father. Mann called him and right away when he said he wanted to go home, Mann's dad hung up. Everyone from the restaurant was staring at them. A small group of workers who were eating asked them if they were hungry and obviously they both said yes. 

The guy told them to order whatever they wanted so they did, but the thing was that th orders were actually in the trash. The boys were so angry and wanted to shoot all of them since Kee-lee still had the gun. The group of workers started to mistreat them and keep in mind that this occurred when blacks were being segregated. Mann and Kee-lee were forced to eat trash and dirt, they were beaten up. The next day, they try again and finally this nice woman stopped her car and took them home. Mann's dad was glad he was okay but Mann was furious that he did that to him and Kee-lee. Mann forgave him but then again, Mann's dad told Mann that he needed to leave again so he can be brave. Mann didn't want to do it but he had no choice. So he took all of his money and took Kee-lee too since he was kicked out of his house also. Both of them went to Kee-lee's aunts house. Kee-lee's aunt house is different from the others. She has people going in and out, drinking, smoking, etc. If they want to stay they have to pay, so Mann gave her all of his money. 

Weeks later, Kee-lee's aunt sends both of them to a house so she can get her money. Kee-lee's aunt told both of them not to come back high but they didn't. Both of them smoked weed and got high and then again, they got jumped by some others dudes. Kee-lee's aunt told them they if they were going to live with her, they couldn't get beaten, they had to do something to prevent it. They both went to the house to get the money, the lady didn't had the money and Kee-lee was furious because his aunt didn't want them home unless they had her money. So Kee-lee jumped her and started to choke her while Mann was looking for the money. The point of this was that there's a lot of conflicts going on. Mann's dad sending his kid and his kid close friends somewhere far away just so they can be brave? In my opinion, I think that there's so many other different ways to teach people how not be soft and be brave. If the problem was where they were living, couldn't they just move somewhere far way?