Nonfiction Blog Post

Imagine being strapped to a chair, knowing you will die in any second, you will never have a chance to see your family or friends ever again. Your crying and shaking ,yelling "please give me another chance" but no one listens. Suddenly, your body is shocked with around 1,500 volts of electricity burning your body from the inside out. your life flashes before your eyes and comes to a dramatic ending.

That was the reality for 4,439 people who were executed by the electric chair in the U.S,  only a third of the 15,700 people who were executed in the U.S by all methods. A handful of these men/women ending up being innocent after they already paid the ultimate price. There was 1,300 executions since 1976. Still, 34 states still carry out executions. Which in my opinion is 34 too many. New York did a good thing outlawed executions.

In conclusion, this article opened my eyes to the horror of the death penalty,and shaped by opinion on it. In most instances executions are the wrong thing to do, especially if you can't proof that they committed the crime.

Reading Response

This field trip was very interesting, the museum taught me be about activism in NYC. I did not know about most of these events because wasn't born yet or just never learned about them yet. It really opened up my eyes to the struggles and victories of the past in our great city. I also really liked the photos in the beginning were very cool and I would love to own on of them,

The biking activists really surprised me. I never thought that bikers were disrespected in this community and how they had to fight to get bike lanes on city streets. The bikers convinced that bikes were good for the environment and great exercise. The reason these protests were happening were about the rising amount of deaths by cars hitting bikes

All in all, this trip really taught me a lot of amazing things about this city and made me happen to live in it,

The Giver Reading Response

        The Giver by Lois Lowry   Kieran Hogstrom


      The giver is a really great book. But, some people want this book banned and removed from school libraries. The giver is about a society where everybody get roles in the community and you have to follow them strictly. The main character, Jonas, is assigned with the most important job in the community, a receiver of memory. Which means that he needs to live the memory of very strange times

      One reason, teachers/parents want to ban this book is because scenes of graphic violence.For example, when Jonas receives the memory of war he sees a lot of gory ."[my] arm looked like ragged flesh and splintery bone. He also describes seeing a soldier covered in blood and watches him die right in front of his eyes.
 
     There is also a scene of mild . On page 36, Jonas is recalling his dreams and states "I wanted to her to take her clothes off and get into the tub". Some young readers may not understand this part of the book and take it as something else.

   All in all, the giver should be read we caution. I think this book should be read by mature middle schoolers and up.