Dayna’s Comments (group member since Mar 11, 2011)

Dayna’s comments from the Comp 11 (Spring 2011) group.

I am still reading "Burned" by Ellen Hopkins. I still really like this book. It is going very well. It is keeping me interested with all of the conflicts. I can't wait to see how everything turns out in the end.
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My peers are very influenced by advertisements. I can be easily influenced by advertisements but only if it is something I am already interested in. Things that make my peers buy something are if they just see it and want it or if they know something that someone else has and they want it they will go buy it. Advertisements that will get my friends to buy something are seeing peers having it. Also if they see someone famous that has something it could make it seem more important for them to get so they will buy it.
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My Favorite Book of Numbers (Board Books). I would not read this for myself because it is a childrens book but I might read it to a kid.

I am reading "Burned" by Ellen Hopkins. Right now the main character Pattyn has been sent to go live with her aunt in a small town in Nevada. She has been sent there so she can learn to behave. Pattyn is a mormon that does not live by the mormon rules. She parties, sneaks out, and has relationships with non-mormon guys. She has a sweet personality and is charmed easily by guys. After being sent to live with her aunt she has become more mature and has thought a lot about not being mormon anymore.
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The book I entered to win is "Not My Daughter" by Barbara Delinsky.
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I think school uniforms are a good idea if you have had them for a school since the start. I think that how people dress is a reason for someone to judge them and taking them away would help with judging. I do not think they would be good for our school though. We have never had them and I believe it would just cause people to act up. I feel like it would make SRRHS worse because students would violate the dress codes and would not follow the rules.

"The Rainbow Fish"

I am reading the book "Burned" by Ellen Hopkins. I just started it because I finished my other book but it is very interesting so far. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes book with lots of twists and turns.

My favorite movie of all time would be Center Stage. I like this movie because it is about dance and that is one of my hobbies. It also never gets old and I could watch it over and over. I would recommened this movie to anyone that likes dance or likes drama movies.

Some books I added are "Willow" by Julia Hoban, "Hold Still" by Nina LaCour and "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman.

I am currently reading the book, "Burned" by Ellen Hopkins. I just started it a few days ago so I am not that into the book yet. So far it is going well though. It has been pretty interesting so far and it has kept me wanting to read more!

If I could sit down to dinner with any person from history I would choose Rosa Parks. I would choose her because I believe she made a major impact on the integration of blacks and whites. We would talk about what gave her the courage to stand up for blacks and do the things she did, even though she knew the consequences. We would eat at a very expensive restaurant and eat sushi.

I enjoy reading books a lot. I like reading because it gives me a way to use my imagination, and if you read a book more than once you can make it different and you notice little pieces you missed before. Although I have always enjoyed reading books, the genre of books I like has changed as I got older. I believe my upbringing has had a big impact on the fact that I like reading. My mom and dad have always been big readers and I believe that them reading to me a lot when I was younger is why I like reading now.

I am currently reading the book, "A Step From Heaven" by An Na This book follows a little girl named Young Ju's life from the age of five and on. It tells the reader about her experience of leaving Korea and moving to America. Not only does she have to get used to her new lifestyle, soon after they move she notices her dads drinking and abuse problems.

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I have done all the above. I added 22 friends and the book I added to my book shelf is "A Step From Heaven" by An Na.

The book I am currently reading is "A Step From Heaven" by An Na I have read 90 pages and the book is really good so far. It is about a girl named Young Ju. She hears she is moving to "Mi Gook" which is what they call America in Korea. She thinks that Mi Gook means heaven. After they move she figures out that Mi Gook does not mean heaven and her hopes are crushed. She has to go to school and learn all of the American ways and teach them to her mom, dad, and little brother. One thing that I do not like about the book is they way they say words in korean. It makes it hard to understand because it switches from english to korean. Although it is hard to understand sometimes it is a very good book and has been really interesting so far.

My favorite book of all time would have to be,"The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson The book is about a girl named Jenna who recently woke up from a year long coma. Not only does she have to recover from the horrible car accident, she has to figure out who she is. She forgot everything about her life and has to figure it out by watching home videos, and being told memories. This is my favorite book because it has lots of twists and turns that make you want to read more. It also never got boring because you were always finding new stuff out about her and her family.