The audience for this book is primarily focused on younger persons with interest in mystery, drama, and love. "Have you ever gotten away with something really, really bad? Like when you hooked up with that cute guy you work with at the bagel shop... And never told your boyfriend." Page 1 the first paragraph is a real grabber that pretty much sets the stage for the type of book that you're reading. The ebullient characters are constantly stalked by this mystery person a which brings their high spirits down at times. Nevertheless, the guy characters are still as suave and good at bringing those spirits right back up. This book is a good read and the show is a perfect visual aid and sort of reward after you finish with the series.

    Everyone has that one thing... one thing they have a passion for. Not the kind of passion you'd be willing to give up easily but something you'd be willing to pursue for the rest of your life. That one thing for me is photography, the one thing that I seem to actually be good at. It all started at the beach. 
    About 3 years ago when we were stationed in Waikiki, Hawaii, photography found me. Not theoretically, but literally. It was never something that I necessarily liked or disliked, but more so something that was just there. We were at the beach and the sunset was perfect. My mom was frantically looking for the camera so that she could catch an annual picture of me and my brother before the sun set(everywhere we went this seemed to happen.) After the camera said click, i did the unthinkable. I asked to take a picture of her. That, at that very moment, was when it happened. It found me. 
     Ever since that day I couldn't imagine my life without a camera in my hand. A series of green screens, expensive cameras, tripods, fish-eye lens, and all the above came with Christmas, birthdays, and just out-of-the-blue occasions. I looked at the Art Institute of Atlanta, though i really preferred something more of a state such as New York so I can be accompanied by my family, and just any good college which offered photography as something I could major in. 
    Sadly, i haven't been as active with my passion over the years as now it seems more like a distant dream I used to have. Though someday, I hope that it will find me, again. 

     What if your favorite teacher slipped right through your fingers and was "laid off" from their job? Would you be okay with having another teacher maybe in mid-year during standardized test or most likely the fun part of the year--the end? This is what Chicago teachers and students have been enduring for the past couple of weeks. The teachers have gone on strike because one, they find it unfair that they can be fired at any time from the principal(favoritism could play a big role here). two, they honestly do not get paid enough, and finally, their classrooms are way too big to get that personal one on one time with students.However, it won't seem like such a good choice after the consequences are payed. 
      If the strike were to continue, both the students and the teachers will be dramatically affected. Not only will they have to worry about increased drop-out rate, but other factors as well. 
     One of many factors would is that it is very probable that Chicago could lose an indefinite amount of its citizens. People would move to another district where there child would have better opportunities. With this, Chicago would lose a lot of money which would in the future create of chance of the state becoming bankrupt. The student will then have a better education but the state will suffer int he end. 
     Having the kids at home will hinder the peace of the community because it creates an increased chance of kids getting mixed up into drugs and possibly even violence. While the parents are at work, the children have more freedom to have the house to themselves which then if the child was younger, parents would have to inquire babysitters, more food, and entertainment to keep them out of trouble. The Boys and girls Club would make better business because its an easy and sufficient way to busy the kids, with the hope of keeping them out of trouble and safe. Other programs such as the YMCA--without the goofy dancing that the words make me want to-- would also benefit as well. 
     Another reason to strongly appose of the strike is simply because of one fact. some teachers only decide to teach during an evaluation form their supervisor.. Us kids are constantly being provoked to be on our best behavior in order to make a statement that this teacher is effectively doing her job and that all is well. If the strike continued, teachers wouldn't have to teach in their best way possible at ALL times. this could also be a big factor in hindering the effectiveness of children's learning. 
     Nevertheless, standardized test scores accurately affect the teachers in the wyay that if tyhey teach in an affective way, they shall not lose their salary. which goes back to our starting statement, if the strike were to continue both the students and teachers will be affected. And even so, ho would want to strike on a cold day with the wind of the windy city? -Cheyenne James and Ona Biswas

 1. Think about the athletes you saw at the Olympics. How do they take care of their health? What are some things you do or eat that they would not?
      With the weight on your shoulder as big as America, how do you manage your own?
      On Monday, Jay Leno's talk show featured two iconic -- and uprising iconic African Americans Michelle Obama and Gabby Douglas Olympic Gold medalist. Gabby explains how her diet is composed of protein, protein, and more protein. Though once her title was claimed as Olympian in London, she confesses that she did chow down on an egg McMuffin from the lovely, heart-attack-waiting-to-happen, McDonalads. Regardless of this food choice Gabby is just as healthy and fit as you could expect an olymipan to be. 
      Gabby's personal nutritionist also explains that Gabby eats lots of fruits and veggies, mandatory to keep the fat and mass off and muscles on. To Seventeen magazine, gabby explains that her favorite snack to munch on is a nice cold yogurt with apples on the bottom. Not my first choice of something to eat but hey, I could use Gabby muscles. (:  

    "Its 10a.m., tea time in London, cocktails in Singapore, says the neighborhood's favorable homeless man. Imagine a chuckle or two every time you walked out of the neighborhood church, or a good laugh once you stepped out of the supermarket. Peter Bis, was the cause of this, the self-proclaimed, homeless man who was a neighborhood fixture.

I find it disappointing that we can't celebrate the blissfulness of this young man until his passing. Peter is no short of a neighborhood legend, where his memorial lies underneath a tree. Regardless of his financial situation, he found numerous ways in his unusual pieces of advice for a bit of a pick-me-up to others. "No skinny dipping." When pressed to explain what this meant, he'd reply with an "Its illegal." 

Nonetheless, Peter Bis is my new hero. His canny quotes have also left a place in my heart where it will never leave. Yet, I still wonder... is it teat time yet?