The Model p.195 Post 26

What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right?

I think Shay's description of a model is pretty accurate, pretty face, very skinny. I also think they don't know about being over weight or under weight. They just think to be pretty you have to look like a template of everyone else. Both of them think the model has tight cheek bones, and skinney legs and arms, when really they just don't have any fat on them. They do have the fact that no matter what they look like, they all act as if they don't notice. Which means we all think ourselfs or someone else is pretty in the way that they or you see them.

Lies p.187 Post 25

Charactization: David

• ugly


• crooked smile


• few years older than Tally


• forehead was too high

Find a picture to represent what you think the smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.

I think Smoke looks like this, because it looks mysteriously enchanting. Your not sure whats in it, but you have a feeling it is something good.

Bug Eyes p.178 Post 24

List the important events of the chapter in chronological order.

1. Tally wakes up to find she is caught in a fire.
2. She is rescued by the bug eyes.
3. She gets to ride on a helicopter, and Tonk tells her about the orchids.
4. He asks her if she is going to smoke, and she say yes, so he drops her of near the "bald head".

Respond to the following quote:

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

This quote tells how Tally feels right now, trapped until she cooperates. This means that she will have to make a decision for what she wants. To betray her friend, or live as an ugly forever.

Firestorm p.172 Post 23

Give one example of each of these form the chapter: imagery, personification and a simile.

Imagery-Then a tearing noise filled the air, the crackle of dry brush inflamed, and the smell of smoke swept over Tally, bringing her suddenly and completely awake. pg.172

Personification-The fire was growing stronger. Fingers of it shot up the hill, leaping from one beautiful flower to another, leaving them scorched and black. pg.172

Simile-Her footsteps ignited with flame as she ran throught the blackened flowers, like stabbing a poker into a slumbering fire. pg.173

The Side you Despise p.164 Post 22

What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.

I think the flying machine was a helicoptor, because it said it made a tornado through camp, and when helicoptors get low to the ground they do that. I think that David was in the helicoptor, because he is suppose to be the "guy" that smoke revolves around.

The Worst MIstake p.156 Post 21

Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?

Yes I do that everyday, just on little things like doing laundry, cleaning my room, and washing the dishes. Everyone does stuff they don't want to do everyday.

Predict what you think will happen next.

I think she will finally meet the runaways, and find smoke.

Spagbol p.147 Post 20

Invent a dried food you would take with you on your journey if you were Tally. What would it be? How would you make it?

Peanut Butter and Jelly dehyderated sandwich. I would take this because I love PB&J. I would make it by taking made full PB&J's, and dehyderate them, and stick them in a ziploc bag. Then when ever they were released to air, they would chemically turn back into a fresh tasting PB&J.

Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave it as Tally was.

• My dog
• Food of variety
• Comfortable Bed
• TV
• Family
• A/C
• Xbox 360
• My Cat
• Four Wheelers
• My phone

Leaving p.139 Post 19

Why do you think Tally ultimately decides to figure out where Shay is?

I think Tally goes back, because she wants to be pretty more than anything. Even though she likes to be adventureous, she still wants to be a pretty like Peris. Also, I think she is curious of where Shay could be.

Infiltrator p.129 Post 18

Give a chronological list of important events that happened in the chapter.

1. Tally goes back to see Dr. Cable.
2. She told her about what Shay had told her.
3. Dr. Cable tells her the list was designed so only Tally could read it.
4. She tells her she will need to be the infiltrator.
5. Dr. Cable shows Tally a picture of herself ugly, then gets her to agree to the plan.

Peris p.120 Post 17

Why do you think Peris comes back? Support your answer with textual evidence.

I think Peris came back, because the Special Circumstances people told him to help convince Tally to follow through with the plan.

"You'll love it, Tally. Being pretty's the best thing ever. And I'll enjoy it about a million times more once you're there with me."

Ugly for Life p.111 Post 16

Respond to the following quote:

"Everywhere she went, eyes looked away. But it was the most visible she'd ever felt."

This post really means that even though she feels weird looking like an ugly, it is the most attention she has ever gotten, and it's not be cause she is pretty. People are trying to not pay any attention to her.

Special Circumstances p.102 Post 15

Summarize the chapter highlighting the important events in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.

1. Tally rode over to a new part of town, and got air sick for the first time in her life.


2. Dr. Cable questioned her about whether or not she knew why she was here.


3. They then asked her about Shay, and whether or not she knew what happend to her. That she had ran away.


4. She wouldn't break the promise she made with Shay so she didn't say anything.


5. They told her if she didn't cooperate then she would never be able to become pretty.

Characterization: Dr. Cable

• terrible ugly
• mean
• woman
• aquiline nose
• sharp teeth
• eyes nonreflective gray
• slow neutral cadence voice

Operation p.96 Post 14 part 2

Summarize the chapter highlighting the important events in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.

1. Tally waited for the taxi, and thought of all the things that will be happening to her once she becomes a pretty.
2. She talked to a young boy while she was waiting.
3. Tally was picked up, and hovered to the waiting room
4. She waited for more than an hour, when an terribly pretty man came in, and told her there was going to be a problem with her surgery.

Last Trick p.85 Post 14

Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you?

"We don't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. We've got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."

This quote really means that Shay wants Tally to really think if this is what she wants with her life. Also, it means that Shay probably knows what the life of a pretty is like, which makes her not want to become one.

Fight p.76 Post 13

Two fights were presented in this chapter. Compare and Contrast both of them. List their similarities and differences. Why did each fight take place? What was the outcome of each one?

The first fight was really just a prank that Tally, and Shay wanted to do, to scare the little ones. The second fight happened not intentionally, but only because Tally referred to herself as ugly, and Shay didn't like that she thought about herself like that. Also, the fight in the library was a big commotion, the one in the river was very quiet and didn't make a scene. The outcome of the first fight was that everyone got scared, and the girls just ran away. The outcome of the second fight was that, they got into an arguement, and Shay left Tally in the river all alone.

Waiting for David p.69 Post 12

What does the following quote frome the chapter tell you about the city?

"That was one thing about being outside the city: It made all that nature stuff they taught in school seem a lot more useful. She remembered now how rainwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground..."

This quote tells just how protected the people in the city are. They have no clue what really goes on outside of their city. Even though they are taught things most of them never actually apply to them.

Rusty Ruins p.61 Post 11

Tell the important events in chronological order.

1. Shay takes Tally to the roller coaster, and they ride it.
2. Tally jumps the part of the roller coaster that is missing a piece, and Tally is thrown out of her comfort zone.
3. She gets mad at Shay for a minute then she feels all kinds of different emotions.
4. Shay tells Tally about David, and how he showed her and told her most of these cool things.

Two Similies in this Chapter

"The rusties had been stuck down in these streets like a horde of rats trapped in a burning maze." pg.61

"Every building sported jagged spurs of metal stick up from its broken walls, like bones jutting from a long dead animal." pg.62

Rapids p.53 Post 10

Tally says, "I kind of like being fooled about some things." Do you agree with Tally, or would you rather know the reality behind everything? Why?

I personally don't agree with Tally, because I would rather know what is going on around me, than having secret getting passed on. That is one of my pet peeves is not knowing what is going on around me.

It is interesting to note that whitewater rafting was one of the earliest forms of transportation. It was not only used for carrying people but also for transferring goods from one place to another. However, it became quite popular as a form of leisure activity in the 1980s.
In 1811, the first recorded attempt to navigate the Snake River in Wyoming was planned by the Overland Astorians. While attempting to boat the stretch below Jackson Hole, the river was found to be too treacherous and it came to be called ?Mad River.?
The rubber river raft is believed to have been invented in the early 1840s. It was first made by Lt. John Fremont, who was then serving in the U.S army and Horace H. Day. They invented the rubber raft with the intention of surveying the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. Although the raft was invented in the mid-nineteenth century, it was not until the turn of the century that the first ever commercial whitewater trip was undertaken. At first, surplus military rafts were used as boats and it was only much later that inflatable rafts were used.
Private companies played a major role in augmenting the rafting business. In 1956, one of the members of the most affluent business families of America, John D. Rockefeller built a resort that introduced one of the first floating trips in the country. However, it only evoked a lukewarm response. Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, exclusive whitewater rafting companies were formed. These include the Becker-Cooke Expeditions, Hatch River Expeditions and Slickrock Adventures.
Rafting was first included in the Munich Olympic Games, 1972. Subsequently, it was included in the 1992 Barcelona Games and the 1996 Atlanta Games. In 1996, the Ocoee River in Tennessee Valley played host to the whitewater events of the Summer Olympic Games
http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Whitewater-Rafting&id=276992

Pretty Boring p.46 Post 9

Describe the Rusty Ruins. What are they? What happened during this time period?

The rusty ruins is an old civilization that doesn't exsist anymore. It is where the school takes a field trip to every year to see how the older people use to live. It is basically like the places where we live now.

Define peer pressure. Think of a time when it happened to you or someone you know and explain the situation in a paragraph.

Peer pressure is the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in a better or worse way. Better is by pressuring someone to get a good grade on a test. Worse is pressuring someone to smoke a cigaratte or drink alcohol.

About 2 years ago we were playing a baseball tournament at Baseball USA, we had made it all the way to the semi finals. In the last inning we were down by 2 runs, and we were down to our last 2 outs. I came up with 2 men on base. I thought to myself homerun wins it, base hit keeps us alive. I was being pressured from everyone on the entire field, even if they weren't making it obvious. On a 2-0 pitch I hit one of the prettiest hits I'd ever seen it sailed right over the left field fence... Home Run we were going to the finals. One of the very few times I didn't crack under the pier pressure.

Facing the Future p.39 Post 8

Reflect on the following quotes from the chapter, what does each mean to you?

"Making ourselves feel ugly is not fun."...
"This whole game is just designed to
make us hate ourselves."

This quote is sadly how our world today is coming into. People say that in order to be beautiful you must do this or that. Like plastic surgeries half the people that get them don't need them they just want fuller lips, thinner waist or higher faces. It is a fact that everyone on the Earth is beautiful in their own way.

"Everyone judged everone else based on their appearance.People who were taller got better jobs... people killed one another over stuff like having different skin color."

This too is sadly apart of our society. Not as bad as it used to be in the 50s and 60s, but still happens today. For example, only 60 short years ago black people were not aloud half of the rights they are today, all because they have a different skin color. Tell me that is not right. Also, people profile each other from the minute they see them. If you walk into a convinence store and see a man with long unshaved beard, people kind of back up because they think he is a bad person.

"It's the only way to make people equal."

This quote means that if we make everyone equal what would people have to work for in life. There would be no point in life to try and make your life better, because it would be the same for everyone.

Wipeout p.33 Post 7

Think of another movie in which people use hover boards, post a video, and explain how they are used.

In the movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the silver surfer uses a hoverboard to get around. It is like his epicenter without the board he cannot function properly.

Why do you think the pretties don't come back to Uglyville to visit? Describe their physical and mental transformation into new pretties.

The new pretties don't come back to Uglyville for two main reasons. One, they are pretty and that is not a proper thing to do to be seen around or with the uglies. Two, the whole reason they became pretties is to get away from Uglyville, because nobody wants to be an ugly so why would they go back.