Blog #52

I would ask the Warden to make me a pretty, if it meant saving a friend. Now she will be beautiful without the lesions. She will have what she truly wants.

Blog #51

I think she will regret coming clean if David stays mad at her. She will have lost her boyfriend. I do think he will change his mind though. He will realize how much he loves her and will come back.

Blog #50

Maddy shouldn't force Shay to take the "cure." It's not Maddy's brain. Shay is a big girl and can decide for herself, even though she does have the lesions in her brain.

Blog #49

If I were Shay I would get the cure. I like my brain. It's just fine the way it is without the dumb lesions.

Blog #48

"Tally thought of the lesions on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friend's thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."

Tally isn't doing anything to help her friend. Shay has lesions in her brain that's controlling how she thinks. Its secretly changing her brain whether she likes it or not, and Tally can't do anything about it. Plus, she made her like this.

Blog #47

• David and Tally find Shay.
• She leads them to the rest of the Smokies.
• David wants his dad.
• Maddy steals Dr.Cable's ring.
• They get in the elevator.

THE KICKER...

• Maddy tells David that Az is dead! :OOO

Blog #46

"Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging." she read softly."Operating Theatre Two."

This has a deeper meaning to the story. You have to go through all those rooms until you reach the Operating Theatre.

Radiology: the examination or photography of different parts of your body using rays.

Neurology: the study of your nervous system and the diseases that effect them.

Magnetic Imaging: a photograph of the body (MRI)

Interrogation Room One & Two: the room where they question uglies.

Isolation Room One: the room where they keep the people who are being difficult to try to set them straight.

Disorientation Room One: where they mess with their mind and discard their memories.

"She was tall and elegant, every feature perfection. Her eyes---deep and soulful, flecked with copper and gold---widened with a troubled look. Her generous lips parted wordlessly, and she raised one graceful hand."

Blog #45

If I could post one message, I would post, "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL" It would make everyone feel better about themselves.

Blog #44

Tally has become more mature. I think the Smoke has made her change. It has helped her learn what the real world is like, and realize that machines aren't everything the world has to offer.

Blog #43

I think her plan won't work. I think she feels like it's her job to save all the Smokies since she helped the Specials find the Smoke in the first place. I think her feelings are valid. She feels guilty.

Blog #42

David and Tally describe the Rusties as dumb, stupid, and idiotic. If I was them, I would probably say the same thing, but in my point of view, it isn't accurate. They have the latest and greatest technology. It's the same case with "the olden days." We think their dumb for not having computers, TVs, and cell phones. Just look at us now. We think we're living the good life. In another 20 years, there will be so much new technology, laptops are going to be old and crappy.

The weaknesses of our society are that we don't use our resources wisely. What will happen when we run out of gasoline? There are vegetable oil cars, and solar power cars, but not very many. We need to be careful with that kind of stuff in case we really need it one day.

The weaknesses of their society is the operation and machines. If the Specials aren't putting the right lesions in every one's brain, almost the whole population could be gone in a blink of an eye. Also, their world relies on machines too much. What will happen if all the machines malfunction one day? Their world would be gone.

Blog #41

Pearl Harbor land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. Pacific naval base, Hickam Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station, and Camp H. M. Smith, headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Command.

The United States first gained rights there in 1887, when the Hawaiian monarchy permitted a coaling and repair station. After the United States annexed Hawaii in 1900, Pearl Harbor was made a naval base. Harbor improvements and fortifications were later added, especially after the signing of the Berlin Pact in 1940 by the Axis nations.

On Dec. 7, 1941, while negotiations were going on with Japanese representatives in Washington, Japanese carrier-based planes swept in without warning over Oahu and attacked (7:55 descr='[AM]' local time) the bulk of the U.S. Pacific fleet, moored in Pearl Harbor. Nineteen naval vessels, including eight battleships, were sunk or severely damaged; 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed. Military casualties were 2,280 killed and 1,109 wounded; 68 civilians also died. On Dec. 8, the United States declared war on Japan.

There were many charges of negligence against those responsible for Pearl Harbor's defense. A special commission appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt accused the army and navy commanders at Hawaii of dereliction of duty in a report on Jan. 24, 1942. Later army and navy investigations concluded that no valid grounds existed for court-martial. A congressional committee, formed in Sept., 1945, absolved the army and navy commanders in a formal report on July 16, 1946, but censured the War Dept. and the Dept. of the Navy.

Pearl Harbor is now a national historic landmark; a memorial has been built over the sunken hulk of the USSArizona. The battleship Missouri, site of Japan's surrender, is also preserved there as a memorial.

Found on: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Pearl_Harbor.aspx

Picture found on: http://coolrain44.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/pearl_harbor_attack.jpg

Blog #40

If Tally never went to the Smoke, everyone would be saved. The Smoke would be okay. She saved the magazines, but destroyed the whole town. It's ironic because she feels like she "beat" Dr.Cable.

Blog #39

David is right; Tally is amazing. She still should be feeling guilty. She betrayed all the Smokies whether she meant to or not. Tally brought the pendant to the Smoke. She didn't want to, but she's the one responsible.

Blog #38

I think the voice will be a friend. I think it will be David. I think Tally will cautiously find out who the voice is. Then, she will plan the rest of her escape.

Blog #37

Self preservation is the preserving of the self. It's doing anything to not get hurt. Technically, it's the most important thing because without it, you'd be dead or in jail. I would most likely lie because of it. I wouldn't want to go to jail.

Blog #36

Tally changed her mind about turning pretty. She likes the Smoke now. Unfortunately, Special Circumstances arrived, and is taking her back to Uglyville. She wants to get away, but its close to impossible. She's still on the Smoke's side, but most of the Smokies think she's not. I think she'll have to go back to Uglyville to turn pretty because they will catch her.

Blog #35

I think this is the climax of the story because everything is going to change. Tally will have to be turned pretty unless she gets away. The Smoke will be destroyed! Special Circumstances will force everyone to leave. They will all have to turn pretty whether they like it or not.

Blog #34

"What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful."

I think my mom is beautiful. She helps my sister and I when we're down and gives up what she wants so we can have fun. She is amazing. In academic life I think my friends are beautiful. They make me laugh so hard my stomach hurts. We have fun, and I couldn't imagine my life without them.

Blog #33

"Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look...it changes the way you think."

If I was a pretty, I would change myself a little. Mentally, I would choose to be smarter, and to stop chewing on my pencil. I hate that habit. Physically, I would want naturally straight teeth because I absolutely hate braces.

Blog #32

"But you do know about genetics don't you? Sure I know all about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."

It tells me that they morph you from a baby to look as your expected. It tells me that they don't know much about where we come from and science its self.

I think being pretty is just something they plant in your head. Its something that determines your place in life, according to an ugly.

Blog #31

Simile:

"...like a walking poison..."

Imagery:

"In the valley below, the orchids glowed with pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest." Uglies page 245

Personification:

"Tally looked away, trying to drown her uncanny pretty feelings in the sea of white weeds." Uglies page 245

It doesn't require bravery to meet Davis's parents. They are nice, friendly people. Their just human beings. How much bravery would it require to meet them?

Blog #30

I think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally. She liked him first and has been friends with him longer. Tally just met him. I've received a gift like Tally had. Its meaning behind it meant friendship.

Blog #29

It would've been easier to activate the pendant when she arrived because she wouldn't have had a chance to build relationships with the smokies. Before she would just feel bad betraying Shay. Now she's betraying many other people she's close to, too.

Blog #28

"You mean they never did the third operation? They still look middle, even though they're crumblies?" Uglies page 218

I think they ran away because they saw what happened during the operation. It disturbed them, so they ran away to avoid all the horrifying surgeries taking place.

Blog #27

The thing beautiful about this skyline is the way the buildings reflect into the water. The perfection of it all is flawless. I think there is nothing ugly about it.
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Blog #26

Shay's description is fairly true. Basically, "pretties" are paid to be pretty. We are not all ugly. If you are pretty, you aren't forced to be a model. The description is a little off, but not by much. They were correct about how girls used to starve themselves, and how most of the obese people were comedians. Magazines just try to capture people in their worst or best moments. They get what the "stars" look like, not regular human beings. Shay and Tally's description is just of what a handful of people act like, and they made too many generalizations.

Blog #25

David:

• tall
• pretty for an ugly
• big nose
• trustworthy
• friendly

I think the Smoke looks like this:

I chose this picture because in the book, it describes that the Smoke is in a valley. Also, the Smoke is a small run-down town with little technology. It is an the middle of nowhere, secluded from the rest of the world.

http://photos.igougo.com/images/p145892-Cusco-Sacred_Valley.jpg

Blog #24

• The bug-eyes gave her treatment.
• They pulled her into the aircraft.
• Tally asked them what their doing.
• The rangers asked her if she's going to the Smoke.
• They dropped her off.
• She hiked to the hill, waiting to betray her friend.

"...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."

Tally has a very tough decision ahead of her. She would be stuck in the Smoke forever if she didn't betray Shay. It was her only option, whether she liked it or not.

Blog #23

Imagery:

"The smoke suddenly cleared, and a familiar shape loomed out of the darkness. It was the flying machine, its thundering beat now obvious above the raging fire. Sparks jumped across the river as the machine's windstorm stirred the fire to new intensity."

Simile:

"...like a leaf."

Personification:

"...huge, inhuman eyes staring at her unblinkingly."

Blog #22

The flying machine is some sort of UFO. I think Dr. Cable is in the flying machine. When Tally got into the water, her tracking device became activated. I think Special Circumstances are tracking Tally to make sure she reaches the Smoke.

Blog #21

I made myself get my homework done because, otherwise, I would have to do it at eight o'clock. I wanted to play on the computer, but I had art. I finished my homework when I didn't want to.

I think a huge boat is coming. She will have to jump out of the water to avoid the ship.