Similies and metaphors

similes-a figure of speech in which things that are different are compared by the use of the words "like" or "as"

metaphors- a figure of speech in which is similar to a simile, but does NOT use the words "like" or "as"

Are you somebody's keeper?

I'm not really any ones keeper in my family. I guess I'm a keeper of my dog,Lilly. Whenever she needs to be fed,walked,or washed i always do it. It a chore in my house for me to take care of Lilly.  Also when lily needs extra care, i am always there. That is why i think of myself as Lilly's keeper.

My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult

My sister keeper is written by Jodi Picoult. Jodi was born on May 19,1966 in Long Island, New York. When she was 13 she moved to New Hampshire. She grew upo there and is now currently living in there. She has 3 children. When Jodi was 6 years old she wrote her first story. She likes to write about ethical issues.
I think the book will be sad because I think the sister dies. I think its kinda weird and mean to have a baby specifically only to be a donor. Also, i heard this is a sad book, so I don't really want to read it. I don't like sad movies,books,etc, but I also heard the book was really good, so I'm excited to read it.
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My Editorial Paper

Chris McCandless: Courageous Hitch Hiker on a Journey

By: Rita Watson

            From canoeing in Arizona to hitch hiking in Alaska, Chris McCandless takes a leap of faith leaving his home in Virginia to live in the wild. Leaving everyone he loved and a chance to go to his dream college, Chris embarks on a two year long journey. Chris set out on this journey and lasted 113 days until he died of starvation. He was very determined and ready for this trip into the wild. People heard of his expedition and claimed he was crazy, but he did something no one would ever dream of, he was a courageous hero.

       Chris was, “five feet seven or eight with a with a wiry build, he claimed to be 24 years old and said he was from South Dakota”Krakauer (4). He wasn’t very social, but was very intelligent. He was always smart and top of his class. He graduated college and was all ready to go to Harvard University, until he left his family unexpectedly on a journey to Alaska’s wilderness. Chris wanted to live life to the fullest and he wanted to do everything he could to make his time on earth worthwhile.

     Chris had other reasons to be upset, release all of his stresses ,and leave his family. When he found out he was born when his parents were not married he wasn’t upset. He was. He was upset and didn’t want to forgive hid dad, he wasn’t ready. He was shocked.

     People often thought of Chris as an amateur or unintelligent. They often said he was unprepared and he was crazy for doing this when he wasn’t. “Gallien thought the hitchhiker’s scheme was foolhardy and tried repeatedly to dissuade him” (5). There were many reasons they thought that he was crazy and not smart. First With the caribou and the moose. Chris killed a moose, well at least that what he though, other people thought he killed a caribou. People said the difference between a caribou and a moose were very distinctive and you’d have to be pretty dumb to not be able to tell the difference between them. Though later in the story Krakaur found out that Chris did in fact kill a moose and not a caribou, proving he was right. Another example was when Chris ate the wild potage root. Everyone thought he was dumb because he couldn’t tell the difference between the identical poisonous and non-toxic potatoes root, when really it wasn’t his fault. He ate the root that had mold growing on it because of the moister in the bag they were in. These people were wrong and wrongly accused him things that didn’t happen.

       Chris did not have many supplies, he didn’t take food and he burnt all of his money. This was definitely not smart at all. That made him somewhat unprepared for his journey. This was a risky move,and in the long run food and money could have helped him out.

     Overall, Chris was courageous and did something no one would ever think of doing. He was smart and he knew what he was doing. People didn’t believe in him, but in the end he did everything he could to survive. He was a courageous hero.

Chris is cool

Chapter and page #	Quote
Chapter 1, page 4	"Five feet seven or eight with a wiry build, he claimed to be twenty-four years old and said he was from South Dakota."	He lied about where he was from so no one would find out where he was, or who he was.
Chapter 1 page 5	"Gallien thought that the hitch hiker’s scheme was foolhardy and tried repeatedly to dissuade him."	Gallien knew he wasn’t ready for the wilderness of Alaska. He didn’t have any experience or supplies for this hike.
Chapter 2,page 12	“SOS, I need your help I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone, this is no joke. In the name of God please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries and will return this evening. Chris Candles”	This shows that Chris isn’t always fearless and can’t always be independent. He needs help.
Chapter 3, page 18	“…he never quit in the middle of something. If he started a job, he’d finish…”	He was always good at working, he never quit, always determined.
Chapter 3 page	“He read a lot. Used a lot of big words.”	He was very smart and advanced in his studies; he was always top of his class.
Chapter 4,page 29	"McCandless tramped around the West for the next two months, spellbound by the scale and power of the landscape, thrilled by minor brushes with the law, savoring the intermittent company of other vagabonds he met along the way."	He enjoyed being by himself in nature. He embraced the wilderness
Chapter 4, page 31	"He made a point of staying in touch."	He wanted to stay in touch with his family.
Chapter 5, page  44	"He needed his solitude at times, but he wasn't a hermit. He did a lot of socializing.	He liked being by himself, but he did a lot of socializing when he was around others.
Chapter 5, page 46	"He was smart. He'd figured out how to paddle a canoe down to Mexico, how to hop freight trains, how to score a bed at inner-city missions. He figured all of that out on his own, and I felt sure he'd figure out Alaska too."	He was smart and very determined. He never gave up.
Chapter 6, page 52	“McCandless's face would darken with anger and he'd fulminate about his parents or politicians or the endemic mainstream American life."	He was very emotional against certain topics; he had an argument for everything.
Chapter 6 ,page 50	‘He seemed extremely intelligent,’ Franz states.”	He was very smart.
Chapter 7, page 65	remained largely or entirely celibate, as chaste as a monk	He respected his life god gave him.
Chapter 7, page  68	“I noticed he was crying. He wasn’t planning on being gone all that long. I figured he wouldn’t have been crying unless he intended to take some big risks  and he knew he might not be coming back”	He knew he could possibly die in the wilderness alone
Chapter 8 , page 85	"Like Rossellini and Waterman, McCandless was a seeker and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature. Like Waterman and McCunn, he displayed a staggering paucity of common sense. But unlike Waterman, McCandless wasn't mentally ill. And unlike McCunn, he didn't go into the bush assuming someone would automatically appear to save his bacon before he came to grief."	He was just like the others who tried to survive in the Alaskan wilderness. He was intelligent and was obsessed with nature, but was fully aware of what could happen next. Such as dyeing.
Chapter 8 page 71	“Why would anyone intending to ‘live off the land for a few months’ forget Boy Scout rule number: Be Prepared?	Chris didn’t want to be tied down by any rule or limits, just be free.
Chapter 9, page 96	"...it sounds like this McCandless kid was like that: We like companionship, but we can't stand to be around people for very long. So we go get ourselves lost, come back for a while, and then get the hell out again."	He didn’t mind being with people, until they annoyed home or he wanted to be alone again.
Chapter 9 , page 91	"I have always been unsatisfied with life as most people live it.	Chris didn’t like the way society was maintined.
Chapter 10, page 101	"Address: none of your damn business. Social security number: I forgot"	He didn’t really care what he was doing or what was going anymore.
Chapter 10 , page 102	'Chris almost always had short hair and was clean-shaven. And the face in the picture was extremely gaunt."-Sam McCandless	Chris changed from when he was with his family, to when he was in the wild.
Chapter 11,page 109	Chris was a high achiever in almost everything that caught his fancy	He was very intelligent.
Chapter 11, page 106	“He was underweight, but healthy and animated.”	He was a little scrawny boy.
Chapter 12, page 118	Chris was good at almost everything he tried,’ Walt reflects, ‘which made him supremely overconfident.’”	He was determined and successful.
Chapter 12,page 120	He would be generous and caring to a fault, but he had a darker side as well, characterized by monomania, impatience, and unwavering self-absorption, qualities that seemed to intensify through his college years."	Chris had a awesome personality but some times could change from his co called dark side.
Chapter 13,page 131	"His name was printed wrong. The label said CHRISTOPHER R. MCCANDLESS. His middle initial is really J. It ticked me off that they didn't get it right. I was mad. Then I thought, 'Chris wouldn't care. He'd think it was funny.'	Chris didn’t get hung up on the little things, he would of actually thought it was funny.
Chapter 13,page 128	Chris was crazy about Buck.” Carine says. “That summer he disappeared he’d wanted to take Buck with him”	Chris loved buck.
Chapter 16, pages 158-159	"He was a dandy kid. Real courteous, and he didn't cuss or use a lot of that there slang. You could tell he came from a nice family." -Gaylord	He was very kind and respectful of others around him.
Chapter 16,page 158	“Alex was clean-shaven and had short hair, and I could tell by the language he used that he was a real sharp fella. He wasn’t what you’d call a typical hitch hiker.”	He was well kept until he came into the wild.
Chapter 17,page 184	"He demanded much of himself- more, in the end, then he could deliver"	He was determined to survive.
Chapter 17,page 173	He was looking for more adventure and freedom than today’s society gives people.’”	He didn’t want to be a part of this human society, with rules and restrictions, he wanted to be free.
Chapter 18,page 197-198	"Chris would never, ever, intentionally burn down a forest, not even to save his life. Anybody who would suggest otherwise doesn't understand the first thing about my brother.	He loved nature to much to harm it in any way, he was very caring.
Chapter 18,page 190	"He is smiling in the picture, and there is no mistaking the look in his eyes: Chris McCandless was at peace, serene as a monk gone to God."	He was ok with dying, because he was dying from what he really wanted in life

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