Thursday, May 28, 2009

Last Feature

Marley & Me
Marley & Me is the classic story of mans best friend, with a funny twist. John and Jenny are newly wed and want to be prepared for kids. So they decide to get a dog. Marley was the puppy they choose. The first night was a dream, but the rest, was a nightmare. Marley would wreck the house, eat everything, and drool, a lot. He was only good in using the bathroom. After a few years John and Jenny were ready to have a baby. The first was a miscarriage. But then it was a success. Marley was always kind with the baby. A few years down the road, Marley stared in a movie. He was only a small part, but it was a big deal for the family. More time past and 2 more kids were added to the family. The small house in Florida was too small for five people and a big dog. So they moved. They moved just in time to see there first snow fall. Everyone enjoyed it.
The sad point in the book isn’t until the end. Marley’s stomach twisted and he was suffering from old age. The vet suggested that they put him down. But Marley made a remarkable recovery. The next few months were spent with Marley and strict instructions from the vet. Everything was going great until Marley’s stomach twisted again. This time, the vet could not fix it. They decided to put Marley down. The family thought the proper thing to do was to have a funeral. So John dug a big hole in the back yard and they buried Marley. It was a sad ceremony. A few weeks later, John and Jenny saw an add for a puppy who looked and supposedly acted like Marley. The story ends with John and Jenny going to look at the possible new dog.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Fairest book review

Fairest Book Review

In the mystical land of singers, all Aza ever wanted was to be beautiful. Her wish was granted as a curse. Aza was left in an inn, and was taken in by the inn keepers. She was happy working with her adopted family. She would work when the guests would leave, in fear that they would see her. She was ugly and she knew it. One of the guests that she liked was a gnome named zamH. He told her that he would leave and they would meet again in gnome caverns when she was beautiful. When Aza was alone she would sing to her self. She started hiccupping. With one hiccup, she flung the word apple across the room. She tried many more times before she could do it any where. She called it Illusing She told her family, but they couldn’t do it. One day the Duchess offered to take Aza to the kings wedding. She humbly accepted. At the wedding, the king’s bride, Ivy, broke the tradition of the wedding by not singing. It is said that she will be brought bad luck. At the after party one of the juggler’s metal rings slip out of his hand and heads towards Ivy. The king ran to block the ring, and it hits him in the head. He is not dead, but unconscious.
Aza is back in her room, illusing her family’s voices. They came out of the statues. Then, Aza herd applause. People didn’t applaud here. She turned around and saw Queen Ivy. The queen tells Aza how she can’t sing. The queen promised that she would make Aza her lady in waiting, as long as she would use her illusing powers to make her sing. She also threatened to close down her family’s inn if she refused. So Aza accepted. Then she meet the prince. Prince Ijori. He was handsome. They liked each other. Every thing is going great. Aza would illuse for the queen and the queen would be Aza’s friend. But one day she was illuseing for the queen when the cook made a loud noise and the queen screamed in the middle of the song. Aza knew that she was finished. She turned towards the queen with tears in her eyes and then ran to the queens room. The queen entered with a guard. She explained how she could illuse and how the queen threatened her family. The queen denied it all. When they left the room, Aza saw a potion. But not just any potion, a beauty potion! She could be beautiful. She drank every drop of the potion. When everyone came back in, Ivy realized what had happened. She accused her of being an ogre and ordered Aza to be thrown in the dungeon. When Aza woke up the guard from last night was there. He broke her out of the dungeon and took her to gnome caverns. There she meets zamH. The guard left and she told zamH every thing that happened. But when he illused, he succeeded. He told her that she was part gnome.
Aza was exploring the cavern when an old human lady came up to her and offered her human food. Aza gratefully accepted. She took a bite of an apple and realized that it was too late. She died. She awoke in a magic mirror. She realizes it is a trap is a trap and breaks the mirror. The next time she awakes, she is back at gnome caverns. zamH tells her how the prince saved her and how she almost died. Then the prince comes in the room. He proposes to Aza, and she says yes. Ijori and Aza happily get married and rule the country.