The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
I have both read the book and seen the movies of The Hunger Games. My preference goes out to the movies because the book was more boring to go through and I really liked the visuals in the cinema plus there was sound... you don't get to have sound (effects) in a book. Reading The Hunger Games was quite boring because I already knew what would happen and I had go through the trouble of reading all of it in order to get to the end of the book.
After having read the book I came to the conclusion that I couldn't think of anymore themes/ genres than just rebellion so I searched on the internet. I found out that Dystopian is a genre for this book as well. At first I didn't know what Dystopia meant so I searched it up and I think you might find it interesting as well : ''Dystopia is defined as a society characterized by a
focus on mass poverty, squalor, suffering, or oppression, that society
has most often brought upon itself. Most authors of dystopian fiction
explore at least one reason why things are that way, often as an
analogy for similar issues in the real world'' In this case the dystopian was brought upon the people because of their previous rebelion, but I don't think that is relevant now.
I missed class this week because I overslept but I'm lucky for having nice classmates who told me what class is about. In class we had to make a mindmap about finding hidden messages and about the goal those led us to. And I got told that they came to silly and obvious conclusions and that the mindmapping was totally unnessar.
As for the age I think this book is relevant for teenagers up from 16 year old because there are people dying in the story.
woensdag 11 december 2013
woensdag 4 december 2013
Youth literature week 2
Alice In Wonderland
I had never read nor seen Alice In Wonderland ever before so this was my first encounter with the story of Alice In Wonderland. Although I did know Chesire Cat and the Mad Hatter but I got to know them from a reference made in a game I play. This goes to say how popular the story must be.
It might sound crazy but I actually got quite scared of the story of Alice In Wonderland. I usually am not one to get scared of anything but when reading Alice In Wonderland, a young person stranding in another, so to say, world, with different values and reasoning and rules that are completely unknown and foreign to me and the protagonist, made me scared because I didn't know what to expect at all. In this case the protagonist just had a ''go with the flow'' attitude and didn't think about anything as if she never had experienced any other world before ( the world with the rules and way of reasoning that I'm used to ) beside this, I think because I was totally unknown with this kind of storyline before it made me get scared because I totally got into the story and it seemed as if I was meeting al kinds of situations and unknown beings and didn't know what was expected of me. I just want to make it clear that the story made me get really scared because throughout I encountered all kinds of things that I was unknown with and that little girl just went ahead and did stuff without even thinking twice. After having read the story I did a little bit of research on it and found out that some critics say that the author wrote the book with theory of algebra on his mind because he is teaches that. Then it all made sense to me and I think the author did a really great job to put us (the reader ) in a world with completely different values. And the effect that this experience had on me can be concluded in one word : horrifying.
Theme and Genre
I am confinced that there are more themes to this book than one. Those themes being: growing up and a different world. Throughout the story you have Alice who is completely unknown with values and reasoning which makes her be all openminded and accepting about all the situations and as she nears the end of the book she tends to get accustomed with all the different values in the 'mad world' and the moment she becomes able to manipulate these values to her own benefit makes her wake up to the real world and in my opinion this makes Alice have grown up a little bit because she got to cope with all kinds of crazy values and rules ( which one could compare to values and customs in the real world). Like I mentioned before, Alice In Wonderlands made me experience a perspective whilst being in another world, personally I think the author has done a great job in doing so. The age for this book can be a bit tricky because a: either you read this book as an openminded person ( child) or b: as an adult, which makes you enjoy different aspects of this book than rather the surface of the adventure which Alice goes through. I don't know what kind of effect it has on other people but I'd rather not have had read this scary book, I'd say there is no age for this book as long as you can read, this book can be meant for you to read, because the content you understand matches the content you can comprehend at that age and the content that you are able to comprehend is not harmful.
In Class
In class we had also discussed the books every group had read by the following points that I can remember : what are your thoughts on the book, to what age would you recommand the book , what themes did you make out. Furthermore we also discussed the algebra part of the book which the teacher brought up I think or the guy with long hair and glasses which is new in our class, he seemed quite knowledgeable on the book.
I had never read nor seen Alice In Wonderland ever before so this was my first encounter with the story of Alice In Wonderland. Although I did know Chesire Cat and the Mad Hatter but I got to know them from a reference made in a game I play. This goes to say how popular the story must be.
It might sound crazy but I actually got quite scared of the story of Alice In Wonderland. I usually am not one to get scared of anything but when reading Alice In Wonderland, a young person stranding in another, so to say, world, with different values and reasoning and rules that are completely unknown and foreign to me and the protagonist, made me scared because I didn't know what to expect at all. In this case the protagonist just had a ''go with the flow'' attitude and didn't think about anything as if she never had experienced any other world before ( the world with the rules and way of reasoning that I'm used to ) beside this, I think because I was totally unknown with this kind of storyline before it made me get scared because I totally got into the story and it seemed as if I was meeting al kinds of situations and unknown beings and didn't know what was expected of me. I just want to make it clear that the story made me get really scared because throughout I encountered all kinds of things that I was unknown with and that little girl just went ahead and did stuff without even thinking twice. After having read the story I did a little bit of research on it and found out that some critics say that the author wrote the book with theory of algebra on his mind because he is teaches that. Then it all made sense to me and I think the author did a really great job to put us (the reader ) in a world with completely different values. And the effect that this experience had on me can be concluded in one word : horrifying.
Theme and Genre
I am confinced that there are more themes to this book than one. Those themes being: growing up and a different world. Throughout the story you have Alice who is completely unknown with values and reasoning which makes her be all openminded and accepting about all the situations and as she nears the end of the book she tends to get accustomed with all the different values in the 'mad world' and the moment she becomes able to manipulate these values to her own benefit makes her wake up to the real world and in my opinion this makes Alice have grown up a little bit because she got to cope with all kinds of crazy values and rules ( which one could compare to values and customs in the real world). Like I mentioned before, Alice In Wonderlands made me experience a perspective whilst being in another world, personally I think the author has done a great job in doing so. The age for this book can be a bit tricky because a: either you read this book as an openminded person ( child) or b: as an adult, which makes you enjoy different aspects of this book than rather the surface of the adventure which Alice goes through. I don't know what kind of effect it has on other people but I'd rather not have had read this scary book, I'd say there is no age for this book as long as you can read, this book can be meant for you to read, because the content you understand matches the content you can comprehend at that age and the content that you are able to comprehend is not harmful.
In Class
In class we had also discussed the books every group had read by the following points that I can remember : what are your thoughts on the book, to what age would you recommand the book , what themes did you make out. Furthermore we also discussed the algebra part of the book which the teacher brought up I think or the guy with long hair and glasses which is new in our class, he seemed quite knowledgeable on the book.
woensdag 20 november 2013
Youth literature week 1
Reading Biography
My first experience with reading was in 5th grade of elementary school. I had to read the book called Koning van Katoren. I really like the story and I enjoyed reading. But my circumstances could not allow me to be involved in reading at all because I loved playing outside with my friends and that seemed like a lot more fun to me. Later on I got aquinted with computer games and console games and this kept me further away from reading than I ever was. It never crossed my mind to open a book again. The only books I read were the ones I had to read at school. I think reading can be tons of fun, but I'm just not making any time for reading.
In class we discussed what classic books were. Classics are timeless, ageless and genderless stories. Meaning that it is relevant or interesting at any time for any age/ gender. And we also discussed what we will have to do in order to complete this course.
My first experience with reading was in 5th grade of elementary school. I had to read the book called Koning van Katoren. I really like the story and I enjoyed reading. But my circumstances could not allow me to be involved in reading at all because I loved playing outside with my friends and that seemed like a lot more fun to me. Later on I got aquinted with computer games and console games and this kept me further away from reading than I ever was. It never crossed my mind to open a book again. The only books I read were the ones I had to read at school. I think reading can be tons of fun, but I'm just not making any time for reading.
In class we discussed what classic books were. Classics are timeless, ageless and genderless stories. Meaning that it is relevant or interesting at any time for any age/ gender. And we also discussed what we will have to do in order to complete this course.
maandag 17 juni 2013
7 (text)
News
A G8 meeting is being hold in Northern Ireland, Obama and Putin both push for Syria summit. Both the US as well as Russian presidents have acknowledged at the G8 meeting in Northern Ireland that they have a different stance on Syria, but agreed to push for a summit at Geneva. Both of the presidents also mentioned that they were positive about the newly elected Iranian president, and that they have an optimistic view for its future. But despite having different stances towards Syria, they both said that they were on common grounds when it came down to putting a peaceful end to the war.
My opinion:
I am very happy to hear this news. I hope that for all the most important issues in the world, in the future, they will be holding grand scale meetings like this in order to work out international problems like this one. Of course one could already foresee that the Russian and the US president would take on different stances on their opinion about Syria. But what really lift my concerns was that both of the presidents want to end the war and the men slaughter on both sides. I'm glad they want to come with a peaceful solution
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22930266
A G8 meeting is being hold in Northern Ireland, Obama and Putin both push for Syria summit. Both the US as well as Russian presidents have acknowledged at the G8 meeting in Northern Ireland that they have a different stance on Syria, but agreed to push for a summit at Geneva. Both of the presidents also mentioned that they were positive about the newly elected Iranian president, and that they have an optimistic view for its future. But despite having different stances towards Syria, they both said that they were on common grounds when it came down to putting a peaceful end to the war.
My opinion:
I am very happy to hear this news. I hope that for all the most important issues in the world, in the future, they will be holding grand scale meetings like this in order to work out international problems like this one. Of course one could already foresee that the Russian and the US president would take on different stances on their opinion about Syria. But what really lift my concerns was that both of the presidents want to end the war and the men slaughter on both sides. I'm glad they want to come with a peaceful solution
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22930266
zondag 16 juni 2013
6 (text) revised
News:
My Opinion:
I think that it is a very tragic event that has taken place after many years of nothing equal. I am convinced that this tragedy has happend because of the neglect to maintenance on that section in the hospital. I do not understand why a cover-up has taken place instead of an honest report. Everybody makes mistakes, but in this area of arts there should be less mistakes made, especially when it is due to lack of maintenance. I don't think that the 40 million pound, which the government is going to spend on the conduction of inspections, will be able to give confidence to the public about their local hospital ever again.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-baby-deaths-scandal-mps-to-quiz-watchdog-bosses-over-coverup-8666173.html
5 (text) revised
News:
Madeleine McCann: UK prosecutors visit Portugal to discuss new leads.
Senior prosecutors have travelled to Portugal, in order for the Metropolitan police to begin a new investigation on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Alison Saunders, the senior crown prosecutor for London, and her colleague Jenny Hopkins, head of the complex casework unit, discuss the new leads in the inquiry with their Portuguese counterparts. The review of the case is going to cost about 5 million pounds. The review, which began in 2011, has uncovered a number of potential suspects who have not been interviewed. Detectives have said they need to be questioned in order for them to be eliminated or pursued further.
My opinion:
In my opinion, to keep it nice, this is completely unnecessary and a total waste of time and money. Beside trying to accuse innocent people for the abduction of Madeleine McCann, there will also be a lot of money gone to waste. I am convinced that with this stupid review of the case, and because they are going to spend money on it in order to not lose face, they will point their fingers out eventually at one or two innocent people who haven't been able to defend themselves completely, and innocent people will be taking blame for the parents' fault.
Madeleine McCann: UK prosecutors visit Portugal to discuss new leads.
Senior prosecutors have travelled to Portugal, in order for the Metropolitan police to begin a new investigation on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Alison Saunders, the senior crown prosecutor for London, and her colleague Jenny Hopkins, head of the complex casework unit, discuss the new leads in the inquiry with their Portuguese counterparts. The review of the case is going to cost about 5 million pounds. The review, which began in 2011, has uncovered a number of potential suspects who have not been interviewed. Detectives have said they need to be questioned in order for them to be eliminated or pursued further.
My opinion:
In my opinion, to keep it nice, this is completely unnecessary and a total waste of time and money. Beside trying to accuse innocent people for the abduction of Madeleine McCann, there will also be a lot of money gone to waste. I am convinced that with this stupid review of the case, and because they are going to spend money on it in order to not lose face, they will point their fingers out eventually at one or two innocent people who haven't been able to defend themselves completely, and innocent people will be taking blame for the parents' fault.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/21/madeleine-mccann-uk-prosecutors-visit-portugal
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News:
Nigel Farage admits setting up tax haven trust fund was a mistake. Nigel Farage
the leader of the UK Independence party, has admitted setting up a trust fund
in an offshore tax haven which could have enabled him to cut his tax bill. Farage
told the Daily Mirror: "My financial advisers recommended I did it, to
have a trust really for inheritance purposes and I took the advice and I set it
up. It was a mistake. I was a completely unsuitable person for it. I am not
blaming them, it was my fault.''
My opinion:
Here again you see a total hypocrite of a politician, nothing new to be seen
here. Farage told the fellow European parliament members that tier common enemy
was ''rich people, successful companies evading tax'' and what do we see here,
a tax fraud on absolute massive scale by the same guy who seemingly was
opposing the exact same idea. I think
that things like these are only natural for politicians to happen who make a
mistake, and the ones that don't make a mistake and execute their jobs correctly,
get away with it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jun/21/nigel-farage-tax-haven-trust-fund-mistake
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