Vince Papale joined the track team at his high school but was recruited by a rough-touch football league at the same time. He got a scholarship for college because of his track experience, but eventually graduated from college with hopes of being a PE teacher and coach. He got his wish, and became an excellent coach that turned a run-down track program into an award-winning one. 

So, I've started reading Invincible, and it's really interesting. Vince Papale started out as a poor kid in the bad side of town, but he was a fast runner. His mom suffered with a brain issue, something about delerium, and his father worked a lot. He was really small, but athletic and he was really competitive. I've not gotten to past his childhood, so I'll blog when I have read more.

TEOGROMITMM

Well, this play is certainly... interesting. It's realistic fiction, which is easier to read than Romeo and Juliet, but also harder when I'm always visualizing how it looks in the present. All I can say is; what a confusing family! Some things make a lot of sense, like about their father, but other things don't- like how the mother is acting like a teenager herself. I mean, why would she be hitting on the teacher when she should be taking care of Nanna and her daughters. It's not exactly that it doesn't make sense as much as it just frustrates me... Anyway, this play is interesting enough to keep my attention.

Romeo and Juliet

I love this book! It is brilliant... I love how everyone speaks so poetically and beautifully. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of concentration to read, so when I'm reading I have to think as well... :)

Romeo and Juliet act 1

So far the characters are kind of confusing... I'm not exactly sure who's on what "side", but I can pretty much get  what's happening. As for the language; OH MY GOODNESS!!!! It's like a whole different dialect! They use such different words, they could be talking about something completely different than what they actually are... It is mostly confusing, but it seems like there is a tiny glimmer of understanding interspersed throughout. I really like it so far, it's much better comparreed to the Odyssey, plus I really enjoy reading it in script form, as we are learning about theatre terminology in theatre class at school.

Act 2

actor/actress:
Thoreau- Johnny Depp
Lydian- Meryl Streep
Bailey- Channing Tatum
Thoreau's protest seems like a total failure in the end because no one was listening to him.

The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail; Act 1

"Our own school, John. No buildings. Break out of the classroom prison. All we need is the sky!"
Definition of transcendalism: any system of philosiphy, esp that of Kant, holding that the key to knowledge of the nature of reality lies in the critical examination of the processes of reason on which depends the nature of experience. --dictionary.reference.com
This quote is practically the definition of transcendalism. Henry is wanting to be able to expand the thought "walls" of the students' minds to beyond that what they are currently. Reality is what is happening right now, and Henry wants the students to realize that. He also wants them to experience nature at it's finest, to go to what is natural, to be free. For their knowledge and minds to be free of the dismal classroom, where imagination is "boxed" and confined  and stifled.

A Perfect Day For Bananafish

Seymour- similar to holden in a few ways: They both seem to be deep thinkers, yet somehow give off a depressed, sullen air about themselves. They are both mysterious, and are both fans of disappearing.
Muriel: Seems to somehow be similar to Holden in ways as well. She also is mysterious, yet not so sad and self-criticizing. She gives off more of an air of self-confidence rather than Holden's superiority and judjmentalisticisty.
Sybil: is much like Phoebe, in that she is opinionated and knows what she wants. They are both very independent, innocent, and have ties to Seymour/Holden.
This story seems to be one triangle, Muriel's mother's child, Sybil, knows Seymour, who is married to Muriel. It seems like a soap opera by the time it finishes, with Seymour's suicide.

CITR 1/18

I I were Holden, and I'd just been kicked out of school, where would I go and why? First of all, I probably won't get kicked out of school. But, I would probably go home, where I'd have to face the facts, not run away from them.
Jane seems to mean a lot to Holden, so Im wondering why they didn't stay in contact. If they were as close as Holden describes, wouldn't they have at least called each other occasionally? Jane seems like a very nice person, so I can see why Holden might miss her.
Well, people can ruin things, true, but not "always." Sometimes we have no control over what happens. If someone wants to make a decision that impacts my life, whether positive or negative, I can't exactly stop them. Life is full of ups and downs, andf we ust have to go with it sometimes, and let what happens, happen. I can't think of a time someone's ruined something for me, because usually, when bad stuff happens, good things come out of it.

The Catcher In The Rye

I am really enjoying this book! I love the main character and how the author frankly describes other characters. Anyway, answers for the questions;
What does it mean to be unique? I think being unique is being yourself. Everyone was created differently, and with a different personality. If God wanted us all the same, he would have made us that way. Being unique means having interests and thoughts that no one else has. Everyone has the capacity to make a difference, but only through combined talents and personalities. My friends and I quote; "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." Being unique is being different.
How do we keep individuality in an adult world? By not comparing yourself to others, and embracing your own identity. We are in a constant battle and search for our identity in our teen years, and our adult years are when we find out what we should be doing with our lives. By bringing professionality at the right time and humor and carefree thoughts and actions at the right times, we can all eventually find a balance and make a difference.
How is Allie's character similar to your favorite person? (One of my closest friends is Adrianne, who is currently serving as a missionary in Ecuador with her family) I can relate to the main character with this, because I was sad and mad that Adrianne had to leave, too. Not breakiung-windows mad, but I still get sad sometimes. We are still really close, via email, but Allie and died, and his brother couldn't keep in touch. Adrianne is super-smart, and she's about my age. She's a friend to everybosdy, and she's really nice. We love funny movies, and usually end up laughing really hard. Adrianne's my best friend, which it sounds like Allie was to his brother.
 I think the most significant place in this book is when he's describing his homelife, in the first chapter. he seems to have minor trouble with his parents, and he doesn't seem to like school. The beginning is always my favorite part of a book, because I find out about the character, and I get a clue of the direction of the story. With CITR, it pulled me in from the beginning, and occasionaly, I don't even realize I'm turning the pages.