My sister's keeper. Key moments.

I really enjoyed reading “My Sister Keeper” I taught the book was very interesting and dealt with Kate’s diagnoses very well. However this is not the book I started with. I began to read “Never let me go” but I didn’t feel that that was the book for me. I only changed books recently so havn’t finished the book yet but these are the key moments I’ve picked so far.

The opening scene.

In the opening scene of the book we are introduced to Anna a thirteen year old girl who describes what is was like for her to grow up. We find out for her it was a lot different than us. She explains how she was conceived and why. From this scene I feel she has been hurt in finding out she was “made” and she feels most pregnancies are UN planned or the consequence of silly mistakes. I chose this scene because this is where we learn about her sister Kate who has a rare form of Leukemia and how Anna was conceived to save Kate’s life by acting as a donor. Anna was genetically created so that she could be the perfect match for Kate. In this opening scene we also learn about her sisters Kate’s current medical condition and how she needs a kidney from Anna.

Kate's diagnoses.

The next key moment in the book is when we learn all about how Kate got diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. In this scene the doctors test Jese Kate’s older brother to see if he is a matching donor. We see that after one little finger prick Jese is crying with the pain all while Kate has already started her first session of Keamotheorpy. In this scene I think we forget how young the two children are going through this crisis. I chose this as a major key moment because we learn about why Anna was conceived, because none of the family members were match’s for Kate and to have an unrelated donor is extremely risky.

Filing the lawsuit.

The next major key moment in the book is when Anna went to the lawyer’s office to file the lawsuit. Anna has been saving up for this lawyer for ages but it was taking to long but Anna goes to the lawyer’s office in the hopes that he will take on her case. At first the lawyer doesn’t take Anna seriously and he thinks this is a joke but he soon realizes that she really wants to sue her parent for the right of her own body and so he decides that he will take on her case. This is a key moment because I realized that Anna doesn’t want to be a donor for her sister anymore and that she is actually quite angry with her parents for putting her through all that pain. We also find out that Anna has clearly thought about this for a while because she is confident and has clearly revised and learned everything about this man and all his past cases. She is very determined to win this case even though the consequences of winning could mean her sister dies and possibly she gets kicked out of her home. This shows us how strong a person Anna is and even though filing a lawsuit like this might seem extremely selfish and mean we see how mature she is.

Geography project post 2 - The Haka

The Haka is a traditonal dance which is mainly danced in New Zealand. It is a posture dance which is always performed in groups of men AND women. Many people relate the Haka as being a visous male dnace but in fact it is danced by men, women and children and is not all about being violent and war. It is performed for many reasons some being amusement, as a welcome to guests, or to acknowledge great achievements or occasions. Sometimes the Haka is even performed at funerals.

New Zealand is a country that is made up of two main islands that lie in the South Pacific Ocean. Mountains, glaciers and volcanoes make the islands beautiful to visit and explore. The North Island is full of volcanic activity this is because it lie's along the Pacific's "ring of fire". The most recent volcanic eruption was Ruapheu in 1995. In geothermal ares of Taupo and Rotorua the hot rock near the earth's surface heat up this heats ground water which boils to the surface as hot springs. When the water rises as steam it bursts out of the ground as tall fountains called geysers. The heat released by this volcanic activity is used to generate electricity in geothermal stations.

Blog post 5 - The riverdance

Geography of Ireland

Ireland is an island in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The main features include low central plains surrounded by coastal mountains. The highest peak is Carrauntoohil, which is 1,041 meters above sea level. The western coastline is rugged, with many islands, peninsulas, headlands and bays. The island is bisected by the River Shannon, which is the longest river in Ireland and flows south from County Cavan in Ulster to meet the Atlantic just south of Limerick. There are a number of sizeable lakes along Ireland's rivers, of which Lough Neagh is the largest.

The large central lowland is of limestone covered with glacial deposits of clay and sand, with widespread bogs and lakes. The Bog of Allen is one of the largest bogs. The the Giant's Causeway, in Antrim, mainly basalt formation which was caused by volcanic activity between 50–60 million years ago.
An unusual environment is present in north County Clare, in an area known as the Burren. This karst-like landscape consists of limestone bedrock, with little or no soil in the inner-most areas. There are numerous sinkholes, where surface water disappears through the porous rock surface, and extensive cave systems have been formed in some areas

Geography post 4 - The Merengue

Cuba is an island in the Caribbean Sea.

Cuba lies west of the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the Straits of Florida, northwest of the Windward Passage, and northeast of the yucatan Channel.

Cuba is the largest country by land area in the Caribbean.

Terrain is mostly flat plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast.

Natural resoucres include cobalt, nickel, irron ore, copper, salt and petroleum. At one time, the whole island was covered with forests and there are still many valuable trees left. Large areas were cleared to grow more sugarcane, and so few trees remained that timber had to be imported.

The most important Cuban mineral economic resource is nickel. Cuba has the second largest nickel reserves in the world. Cuba ranks as the fifth largest producer of refined cobalt in the world.

Sugarcane was the most important part of the economy in Cuba's history, and is still grown on large areas. Irrigation systems are developed in the south. Tobacco, used for some of the world's best cigars, is grown especially in the Pinar del Ríon Province.

Cuba's climate is tropical and moderated by trade winds. The dry season lasts from November to April and the rainy season from May to October.

The highlights for tourists in Cuba would be High Jinks in old Havana where there is loads of dancing in the streets. Santiago in Cuba is another city but has a mor carribean influence with it's palaces, mansions and museams which makes this the historic heart of cuba.

Geography post 3 - The Tango

Argentina is offically know as the Argentine Republic, it is the second largest country in South America, after Brazil. Its position in South America gives the country a diversity of land and culture. From the artic regions in the south, to the forested jungle regions in the north, from the ocean coastline on the Atlantic, to the rugged mountain regions in the west, and bordering five other countries, Argentina provides an important cultural and economic connection for all of South America.
The main types of climate in Argentina are four, Moderate, Arid, warm and cold.
The north of Argentina is were it has a warm climate. However along wiht these high tempertures the North has no dry season at all. The moderate Climate is in the middle of Argentina. The moderate climate with an ocan fluence has no winter season. The south of Argentina suffers from a cold climate wiht low tempertures. Scantry rianfall and in the winter string snow storms

Geography project post 1 - Flamenco dancing

Andalucia is in the south of spain and is home to the flamenco dance. Andalucia is known for it's tourism. It is a hugh attraction for tourist and most poeple how visit spain will stay there. It survives off all the money tourism brrings but it's not it's only income. Andalucia has an excellent climate for holiday makers who want a gaurantees sunshine all year round.Spring and autumn are lovely seasons with midday temperatures around 30ºC. In July and August the temperature regularly reaches 40ºc and often more inland. Even in December and January coastal temperatures can reach 20 to 25º. The have very low rainfall and drought is common.

P.E

This week p.e has been great, because of the good weather we've been outside. On tuesday we played tennis and it was so much fun and I was actually good at it which made it even better! Well at the start i was a little rusty and we lost a few tennis balls in the bushes.
On the wednesday we had a double class so we played tennis and rounders. Rounders was really fun and my team won for once. i was really happy because i caought the ball and got them all out :D All in all this week has been great.